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From: Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend)
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 06:44:20
Message-Id: 1136011206.11068.1.camel@camille.espersunited.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OT - Need MythTV setup help (resend) by Bob Sanders
1 On Fri, 2005-12-30 at 19:30 -0800, Bob Sanders wrote:
2 > On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:08:02 -0600
3 > Michael Sullivan <michael@××××××××××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 >
6 > >
7 > > Is there a way to find out what each device node is connected to
8 > > hardwarewise? I'm wonderine if /dev/video0 is NOT the correct device
9 > > for my tv card, and if one of the other sixty-three /dev/video* nodes,
10 > > but I don't want to have to go through each individual one. Is there an
11 > > easier way?
12 > >
13 >
14 > I'm guessing you're running devfs? Thus every node in the world.
15 > If not, and you really are running udev, then edit /etc/conf.d/rc and
16 > change - RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="yes" to "no" and reboot. That should
17 > clear out all the useless nodes.
18 >
19 > Have you tried /dev/video1?
20 >
21 > Also, do all nodes exists in /dev/v4l? If I were running MythTV,
22 > I'd have select one of the modes from -
23 > chi rsanders # ls -l /dev/v4l
24 > total 0
25 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 64 Dec 30 06:57 radio0
26 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 65 Dec 30 06:57 radio1
27 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 224 Dec 30 06:57 vbi0
28 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 228 Dec 30 06:57 vbi4
29 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 232 Dec 30 06:57 vbi8
30 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 Dec 30 06:57 video0
31 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 16 Dec 30 06:57 video16
32 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 24 Dec 30 06:57 video24
33 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 32 Dec 30 06:57 video32
34 > crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 48 Dec 30 06:57 video48
35 >
36 > According to xawdecode -h,
37 >
38 > -c video device
39 > video4linux video device. For devfs enabled systems, default is
40 > /dev/v4l/video or /dev/v4l/video0, in that order. For non devfs
41 > systems, default is /dev/video or /dev/video/video0 or
42 > /dev/video0, in that order. Note that on /proc enabled systems,
43 > video device detection is automagic.
44 >
45 > Bob
46 > -
47
48 I changed the setting in /etc/conf.d/rc as you suggested and rebooted.
49 Here's my actual /dev info:
50
51 camille ~ # ls -l /dev
52 total 0
53 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Dec 30 18:33 bus
54 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Dec 30 18:33 cdrom -> hda
55 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Dec 30 18:33 cdrw -> hda
56 crw------- 1 root tty 5, 1 Dec 31 00:33 console
57 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Dec 30 18:33 core -> /proc/kcore
58 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 120 Dec 30 18:33 disk
59 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Dec 30 18:33 dvd -> hda
60 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Dec 30 18:33 fd -> /proc/self/fd
61 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 7 Dec 30 18:33 full
62 brw-rw---- 1 root cdrom 3, 0 Dec 30 18:33 hda
63 prw------- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 00:33 initctl
64 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Dec 30 18:33 input
65 crw-r----- 1 root root 1, 2 Dec 30 18:33 kmem
66 crw-rw---- 1 root root 1, 11 Dec 30 18:33 kmsg
67 srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Dec 31 00:33 log
68 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 200 Dec 30 18:33 loop
69 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop0 -> loop/0
70 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop1 -> loop/1
71 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop2 -> loop/2
72 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop3 -> loop/3
73 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop4 -> loop/4
74 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop5 -> loop/5
75 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop6 -> loop/6
76 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Dec 30 18:33 loop7 -> loop/7
77 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Dec 30 18:33 mapper
78 crw-r----- 1 root root 1, 1 Dec 30 18:33 mem
79 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Dec 30 18:33 misc
80 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 3 Dec 30 18:33 null
81 crw-r----- 1 root root 1, 4 Dec 30 18:33 port
82 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Dec 30 18:33 psaux -> misc/psaux
83 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 5, 2 Dec 31 00:36 ptmx
84 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 30 18:33 pts
85 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram0 -> rd/0
86 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram1 -> rd/1
87 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ram10 -> rd/10
88 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ram11 -> rd/11
89 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ram12 -> rd/12
90 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ram13 -> rd/13
91 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ram14 -> rd/14
92 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ram15 -> rd/15
93 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram2 -> rd/2
94 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram3 -> rd/3
95 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram4 -> rd/4
96 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram5 -> rd/5
97 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram6 -> rd/6
98 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram7 -> rd/7
99 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram8 -> rd/8
100 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 ram9 -> rd/9
101 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 8 Dec 30 18:33 random
102 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 360 Dec 30 18:33 rd
103 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 Dec 30 18:33 sda
104 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 Dec 30 18:33 sda1
105 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 2 Dec 30 18:33 sda2
106 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 3 Dec 30 18:33 sda3
107 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 4 Dec 30 18:33 sda4
108 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 5 Dec 30 18:33 sda5
109 brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 6 Dec 30 18:33 sda6
110 drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 40 Dec 30 18:33 shm
111 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 stderr -> fd/2
112 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 stdin -> fd/0
113 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 30 18:33 stdout -> fd/1
114 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Dec 30 18:33 tts
115 crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 5, 0 Dec 31 00:34 tty
116 crw-rw---- 1 root root 4, 0 Dec 30 18:33 tty0
117 crw------- 1 root root 4, 1 Dec 31 00:33 tty1
118 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 10 Dec 31 00:33 tty10
119 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 11 Dec 31 00:33 tty11
120 crw------- 1 root root 4, 12 Dec 31 00:34 tty12
121 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 13 Dec 30 18:33 tty13
122 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 14 Dec 30 18:33 tty14
123 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 15 Dec 30 18:33 tty15
124 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 16 Dec 30 18:33 tty16
125 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 17 Dec 30 18:33 tty17
126 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 18 Dec 30 18:33 tty18
127 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 19 Dec 30 18:33 tty19
128 crw------- 1 root root 4, 2 Dec 31 00:33 tty2
129 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 20 Dec 30 18:33 tty20
130 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 21 Dec 30 18:33 tty21
131 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 22 Dec 30 18:33 tty22
132 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 23 Dec 30 18:33 tty23
133 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 24 Dec 30 18:33 tty24
134 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 25 Dec 30 18:33 tty25
135 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 26 Dec 30 18:33 tty26
136 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 27 Dec 30 18:33 tty27
137 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 28 Dec 30 18:33 tty28
138 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 29 Dec 30 18:33 tty29
139 crw------- 1 root root 4, 3 Dec 31 00:33 tty3
140 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 30 Dec 30 18:33 tty30
141 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 31 Dec 30 18:33 tty31
142 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 32 Dec 30 18:33 tty32
143 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 33 Dec 30 18:33 tty33
144 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 34 Dec 30 18:33 tty34
145 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 35 Dec 30 18:33 tty35
146 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 36 Dec 30 18:33 tty36
147 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 37 Dec 30 18:33 tty37
148 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 38 Dec 30 18:33 tty38
149 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 39 Dec 30 18:33 tty39
150 crw------- 1 root root 4, 4 Dec 31 00:33 tty4
151 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 40 Dec 30 18:33 tty40
152 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 41 Dec 30 18:33 tty41
153 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 42 Dec 30 18:33 tty42
154 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 43 Dec 30 18:33 tty43
155 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 44 Dec 30 18:33 tty44
156 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 45 Dec 30 18:33 tty45
157 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 46 Dec 30 18:33 tty46
158 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 47 Dec 30 18:33 tty47
159 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 48 Dec 30 18:33 tty48
160 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 49 Dec 30 18:33 tty49
161 crw------- 1 root root 4, 5 Dec 31 00:33 tty5
162 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 50 Dec 30 18:33 tty50
163 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 51 Dec 30 18:33 tty51
164 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 52 Dec 30 18:33 tty52
165 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 53 Dec 30 18:33 tty53
166 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 54 Dec 30 18:33 tty54
167 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 55 Dec 30 18:33 tty55
168 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 56 Dec 30 18:33 tty56
169 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 57 Dec 30 18:33 tty57
170 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 58 Dec 30 18:33 tty58
171 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 59 Dec 30 18:33 tty59
172 crw------- 1 root root 4, 6 Dec 31 00:33 tty6
173 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 60 Dec 30 18:33 tty60
174 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 61 Dec 30 18:33 tty61
175 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 62 Dec 30 18:33 tty62
176 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 63 Dec 30 18:33 tty63
177 crw-rw---- 1 root root 4, 7 Dec 31 00:33 tty7
178 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 8 Dec 31 00:33 tty8
179 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 4, 9 Dec 31 00:33 tty9
180 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ttyS0 -> tts/0
181 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ttyS1 -> tts/1
182 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ttyS2 -> tts/2
183 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 30 18:33 ttyS3 -> tts/3
184 cr--r--r-- 1 root root 1, 9 Dec 31 00:33 urandom
185 crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 0 Dec 30 18:33 usbdev1.1
186 crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 128 Dec 30 18:33 usbdev2.1
187 crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 256 Dec 30 18:33 usbdev3.1
188 crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 384 Dec 30 18:33 usbdev4.1
189 crw-rw---- 1 root root 189, 512 Dec 30 18:33 usbdev5.1
190 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 0 Dec 30 18:33 vcs
191 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 1 Dec 31 00:33 vcs1
192 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 12 Dec 31 00:33 vcs12
193 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 2 Dec 31 00:33 vcs2
194 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 3 Dec 31 00:33 vcs3
195 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 4 Dec 31 00:33 vcs4
196 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 5 Dec 31 00:33 vcs5
197 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 6 Dec 31 00:33 vcs6
198 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 7 Dec 31 00:33 vcs7
199 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 128 Dec 30 18:33 vcsa
200 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 129 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa1
201 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 140 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa12
202 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 130 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa2
203 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 131 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa3
204 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 132 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa4
205 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 133 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa5
206 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 134 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa6
207 crw-rw---- 1 root tty 7, 135 Dec 31 00:33 vcsa7
208 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 5 Dec 30 18:33 zero
209
210
211 I didn't see anything there that hinted at being my TV card, yet I KNOW
212 it's in there. It works great in Windows. It's a Hauppage
213 WinTV-PVR-250. Why doesn't it show up in /dev?
214
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