[mythtv-users] Devices keep moving causing backend to not startup
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Feb 21 15:30:55 UTC 2007
On 02/20/2007 11:04 PM, Kevin Kuphal wrote:
> Jeffrey Born wrote:
>
>> My backend fails to startup after almost every reboot.
>>
>> To fix I have to run mythtvsetup and delete all the capture cards and
>> reset them.
>>
>> I have a PVR500 and HD3000. I think that /dev/video0, /dev/video1,
>> and /dev/video2 are randomly set to the PVR and the HD3000 card.
>>
>> I am running FC6 and mythtv .20
>>
>> Any ideas on how to fix?
>>
>> I believe I've seen a thread about this, but all my searches have
>> yielded nothing. If so please point me there.
>>
> I just helped a friend do this. For the PVR, you can set in your
> modprobe.conf an options like:
>
> options ivtv ivtv_first_minor 1
>
> Which would force the ivtv to start with 1 and 2. I think the
> first_minor is enough because if the HD3000 loads first, it takes 0 and
> ivtv starts at 1. If ivtv loads first, it starts at 1 and 2 and then
> the HD3000 will load and grab 0
Or, udev rules. See http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html and
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/236293#236293 (whole
thread) and
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/211701#211701 (and
the rest of that thread)
Mike
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