[mythtvnz] DVB cards changing

[Jason Taylor]

Create a udev rule....

See script on this bug
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythbuntu-meta/+bug/370696

They got my name wrong in the copyright lol

2009/7/17 Graeme Woollett <g.woollett at irl.cri.nz>:
> krizze at bluezone.no wrote:
>>> I have a second problem, same system. I have two Hauppauge Nova S cards
>>> and
>>> a dual Nova T. The cards keep changing their assignments, eg DVBS0 becomes
>>> the Nova T then after a reboot becomes the Nova S.
>>> Can't figure this one out but it sure stuffs up myth.
>>> I also have problems trying to tune one of the nova T, sometimes it just
>>> sits there and won't tune, other times it flys through.
>>> Aaargh! Help anyone?
>>>
>> One way would be to blacklist the kernel modules the cards are using
>> (/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist afaik). Then you can manually modprobe them in
>> order during bootup, e.g. in /etc/rc.local:
>> modprobe module-of-card-1 options=xxx
>> modprobe module-of-card-2 options=xxx
>>
>> I also have problems with tuning on my Nova-T-500, it just stands there
>> with no lock, and 0 signal. After a reboot it's OK again, for a cople of
>> hours, if i'm lucky. Guess it's broken or something.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kristian Haga Karstensen
>>
>>
>>
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> Make sure you are not running the 1.2 version firmware.  A UDev rule can
> stop them changing around.
> I had a HVR4000 & Nova T that did this.  I found that they only changed
> order when I did a warm reboot.  Cold booting didn't change them.
> Once the firmware gets loaded they must change the product or vendor ID
> and this causes them to be allocated in a different order by the OS.
>
>
>
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> Graeme Woollett
> Research Engineer
> Applied Physics and Engineering Team
> Industrial Research Ltd
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