[linux-dvb] Re: Multiple opens on /dev/video

[Klaus Schmidinger <Klaus.Schmidinger@cadsoft.de>]

"Marcus O.C. Metzler" wrote:
> 
> Harald Lipphaus writes:
>  > Hi all together,
>  > as far as i understand, one of the benefits of the newer 0.9 driver is
>  > the ability to open the video device in multiple concurrent
>  > applications.
>  > But how can i manage to do this? When i try to start xawtv it complains
>  > about "device already in use..".
>  >
> 
> That shouldn't happen. If vdr doesn't open /dev/video it should be
> possible to open it. I haven't tested it with vdr, but I am currently
> running rtuxzap and just tested it with tuxview and there were no
> problems.
> Are you using the latest versions of the driver and vdr?

Try starting xawtv _before_ starting VDR.
VDR 0.80 tries to open /dev/video upon startup, and continues without it
if it fails to open it.

Klaus
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