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From: Michael Sullivan <michael@espersunited.com>
To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:08:02 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1135980482.11114.12.camel@camille.espersunited.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1135904790.9334.1.camel@camille.espersunited.com>

On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 19:06 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 11:53 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> > It's been over an hour since I sent this in to the list and my log files
> > say that it was sent, but I haven't gotten it back from the list yet.
> > I'm sending it again...
> > 
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Michael Sullivan <michael@espersunited.com>
> > To: gentoo-user <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
> > Subject: OT - Need MythTV setup help
> > Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:30:48 -0600
> > 
> > I went ahead and allotted 40GB (from my Windows partion zapped away by
> > QParted) for my tv partition.  I followed the wiki all the way through
> > except for one part:  My Input Connections screen is blank.  The wiki
> > said that this was a permissions issue, but as I'm trying to do this as
> > root at the moment I don't think permissions should be a problem.  Just
> > in case, here's what the relevant permissions look like:
> > 
> > camille mythtv # ls -al /dev/video*
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       6 Dec 28 16:39 /dev/video -> video0
> > crw-rw-rw-  1 root video 81,  0 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video0
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  1 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video1
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 10 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video10
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 11 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video11
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 12 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video12
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 13 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video13
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 14 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video14
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 15 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video15
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 16 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video16
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 17 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video17
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 18 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video18
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 19 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video19
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  2 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video2
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 20 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video20
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 21 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video21
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 22 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video22
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 23 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video23
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 24 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video24
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 25 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video25
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 26 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video26
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 27 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video27
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 28 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video28
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 29 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video29
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  3 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video3
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 30 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video30
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 31 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video31
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 32 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video32
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 33 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video33
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 34 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video34
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 35 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video35
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 36 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video36
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 37 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video37
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 38 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video38
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 39 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video39
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  4 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video4
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 40 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video40
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 41 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video41
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 42 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video42
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 43 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video43
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 44 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video44
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 45 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video45
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 46 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video46
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 47 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video47
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 48 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video48
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 49 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video49
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  5 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video5
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 50 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video50
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 51 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video51
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 52 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video52
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 53 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video53
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 54 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video54
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 55 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video55
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 56 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video56
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 57 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video57
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 58 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video58
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 59 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video59
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  6 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video6
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 60 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video60
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 61 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video61
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 62 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video62
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 63 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video63
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  7 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video7
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  8 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video8
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  9 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video9
> > camille mythtv # chmod 666  /dev/video*
> > camille mythtv # mythsetup
> > 2005-12-29 10:28:26.867 New DB connection, total: 1
> > Total desktop width=1024, height=768, numscreens=1
> > 2005-12-29 10:28:27.048 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0
> > 2005-12-29 10:28:27.424 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T.)
> > mythtv: could not connect to socket
> > mythtv: No such file or directory
> > lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> > Couldn't open /dev/video0 to probe its inputs.
> > If this is the master backend server:
> > Now, please run 'mythfilldatabase' to populate the database
> > with channel information.
> > 
> > camille mythtv # chmod 660  /dev/video*
> > camille mythtv # ls -al /dev/video*
> > lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root       6 Dec 28 16:39 /dev/video -> video0
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  0 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video0
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  1 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video1
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 10 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video10
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 11 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video11
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 12 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video12
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 13 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video13
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 14 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video14
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 15 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video15
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 16 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video16
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 17 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video17
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 18 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video18
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 19 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video19
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  2 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video2
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 20 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video20
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 21 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video21
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 22 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video22
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 23 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video23
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 24 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video24
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 25 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video25
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 26 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video26
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 27 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video27
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 28 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video28
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 29 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video29
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  3 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video3
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 30 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video30
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 31 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video31
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 32 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video32
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 33 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video33
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 34 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video34
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 35 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video35
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 36 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video36
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 37 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video37
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 38 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video38
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 39 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video39
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  4 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video4
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 40 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video40
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 41 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video41
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 42 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video42
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 43 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video43
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 44 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video44
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 45 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video45
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 46 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video46
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 47 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video47
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 48 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video48
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 49 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video49
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  5 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video5
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 50 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video50
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 51 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video51
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 52 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video52
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 53 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video53
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 54 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video54
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 55 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video55
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 56 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video56
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 57 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video57
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 58 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video58
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 59 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video59
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  6 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video6
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 60 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video60
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 61 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video61
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 62 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video62
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 63 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video63
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  7 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video7
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  8 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video8
> > crw-rw----  1 root video 81,  9 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video9
> > 
> > 
> > What am I doing wrong here?
> 
> I tried running mythbackground from the terminal prompt.  I got this
> printout:
> 
> camille ~ # mythbackend
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.721 New DB connection, total: 1
> Starting up as the master server.
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.758 New DB connection, total: 2
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.778 Channel(/dev/video0)::Open(): Can't open video
> device, error "No such device"
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.784 Channel(/dev/video0)::Open(): Can't open video
> device, error "No such device"
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.812 ChannelBase: Could not find input: Television on
> card when setting channel 3
> 
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.834 New DB scheduler connection
>  is defined, but isn't attached to a cardinput.
> Zap2It is defined, but isn't attached to a cardinput.
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.874 mythbackend version: 0.18.1.20050510-1
> www.mythtv.org
> 2005-12-29 19:04:14.874 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> 2005-12-29 19:04:16.867 Reschedule requested for id -1.
> 2005-12-29 19:04:16.902 Scheduled 0 items in 0.0 = 0.03 match + 0.01
> place
> 2005-12-29 19:04:16.908 Seem to be woken up by USER
> 
> camille ~ # ls -l /dev/video0
> crw-rw----  1 root video 81, 0 Oct 19 11:13 /dev/video0
> 
> As you can see, /dev/video0 DOES exist.  Why is mythbackend saying it
> doesn't?

Is there a way to find out what each device node is connected to
hardwarewise?  I'm wonderine if /dev/video0 is NOT the correct device
for my tv card, and if one of the other sixty-three /dev/video* nodes,
but I don't want to have to go through each individual one.  Is there an
easier way?

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  reply	other threads:[~2005-12-30 22:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-12-29 17:53 [gentoo-user] OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend) Michael Sullivan
2005-12-30  1:06 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Sullivan
2005-12-30 22:08   ` Michael Sullivan [this message]
2005-12-31  3:30     ` Bob Sanders
2005-12-31  6:40       ` Michael Sullivan
2005-12-31 17:18         ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-01 22:30           ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-01 22:47             ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-01 22:57               ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02  1:47                 ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-02  3:20                   ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-02  3:27                     ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02  5:05                       ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02  5:15                     ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02  5:21                       ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08  0:42                     ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08  3:50                       ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-08  4:35                         ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08  5:17                         ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 16:50                           ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-08 17:32                             ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 17:53                               ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 18:18                                 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 18:31                                   ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 18:37                                   ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 18:58                                     ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 19:10                                   ` OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI (WAS[Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)]) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 19:22                                     ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 19:36                                       ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 19:41                                         ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 20:28                                           ` [gentoo-user] OT - mysql (WAS: [Re: OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI]) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 20:46                                             ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 21:13                                               ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 21:54                                                 ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 21:58                                                   ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 22:21                                                     ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 22:20                                                   ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 22:40                                                     ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 23:20                                                       ` [gentoo-user] OT - mysql (WAS: [Re: OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI]) [SOLVED] Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 23:58                                                         ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 20:19                                         ` OT - Need help with mythfronted GUI (WAS[Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)]) Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 20:25                                           ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-08 17:57                             ` [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 21:04                             ` Bob Sanders
2006-01-08 21:18                               ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-08 22:49                                 ` John Myers
2006-01-09  0:31                                   ` Mark Knecht
2006-01-02 17:21                   ` GARTInit: WAS (Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)) Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 20:17                     ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-02 18:30                       ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 21:01                         ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-02 19:12                           ` Ted Ozolins
2006-01-02 19:22                             ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 21:55                               ` Ted Ozolins
2006-01-02 19:21                           ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-02 21:55                             ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-02 21:29                               ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-03  6:53                                 ` Rumen Yotov
2006-01-03 16:05                                   ` Michael Sullivan
2006-01-03 18:23                                     ` Rumen Yotov

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