Nick, Running 'modinfo ivtv' shows (among other things) that also:
parm: ivtv_first_minor:Set minor assigned to first card (int) In the case of the cx18 driver: otherbox ~ # modprobe cx18 cx18_first_minor=3 otherbox ~ # ls /dev/v4l/ vbi3 video27 video3 video35 Thanks, Josh Becigneul <quote who="Nick Morrott"> > On 09/04/2008, Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> One solution is that the video drivers could be blacklisted and >> modprobed after udev has started. >> A second solution is that some udev rules could be written to link the >> devices to some other name. (but I'm rather found of /dev/videoX as the >> device name as it represents what it is.) >> >> I'm just wondering if anyone has a better solution for this problem and >> what it is? > > The ivtv driver still (as far as I can tell, looking at > http://www.linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/file/6e0ba8a3aa32/linux/drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c) > supports the 'ivtv_first_minor' module parameter to control which > /dev/videoX device it creates when loaded. > > -- > Nick Morrott > > MythTV Official wiki: > http://mythtv.org/wiki/ > MythTV users list archive: > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users > > "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." - Benjamin > Franklin > > _______________________________________________ > ivtv-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-devel > _______________________________________________ ivtv-devel mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-devel
