[mythtv-users] Fixed numbers for video devices

[Rod Smith]

On Friday 26 October 2007 17:10:38 Jos Hoekstra wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I've been using myth for quite a while now and I use it a lot with my
> roommates. Recently I've stumbled on a problem which is partly a mythtv
> problem.
>
> I'm using a PVR500 and 350 for recording TV, which gives me 3 video
> devices: /dev/video[0-2]
>
> Lately I got a webcam which I want to use for Zoneminder(looking forward
> to the ZM-plugin ;)), which works fine using the gspcav-driver.
> This one uses:
> /dev/video3
>
> All this works under FC6, until I reboot then the webcam gets
> /dev/video0 and the PVR's shift a number up.
...
> Can this be done by a udev-rule?

Check the MythTV wiki:

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Device_Filenames_and_udev

That describes a solution to your problem, although not precisely the solution 
you're looking for.

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Rod Smith
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