[linux-dvb] Re: MORE THAN 4 DVB DEVICES

[Daniel Sáez Domingo <dsaez@iti.upv.es>]

But I don't use devfs. I have created the /dev/dvb directory with
makedev.napi and this is the result:

[ DVB]# ll /dev/dvb/
total 24
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 may 20 10:57 adapter0
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 may 20 10:57 adapter1
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 may 20 10:57 adapter2
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 may 20 10:57 adapter3
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 may 20 10:57 adapter4
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 may 20 10:57 adapter5

[ DVB]# ll /dev/dvb/adapter0
total 0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   1 may 20 10:57 audio0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   6 may 20 10:57 ca0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   4 may 20 10:57 demux0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   5 may 20 10:57 dvr0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   3 may 20 10:57 frontend0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   7 may 20 10:57 net0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   8 may 20 10:57 osd0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,   0 may 20 10:57 video0

[ DVB]# ll /dev/dvb/adapter1
total 0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  65 may 20 10:57 audio0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  70 may 20 10:57 ca0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  68 may 20 10:57 demux0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  69 may 20 10:57 dvr0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  67 may 20 10:57 frontend0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  71 may 20 10:57 net0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  72 may 20 10:57 osd0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250,  64 may 20 10:57 video0

[ DVB]# ll /dev/dvb/adapter2
total 0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 129 may 20 10:57 audio0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 134 may 20 10:57 ca0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 132 may 20 10:57 demux0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 133 may 20 10:57 dvr0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 131 may 20 10:57 frontend0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 135 may 20 10:57 net0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 136 may 20 10:57 osd0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 128 may 20 10:57 video0

[ DVB]# ll /dev/dvb/adapter3
total 0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 193 may 20 10:57 audio0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 198 may 20 10:57 ca0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 196 may 20 10:57 demux0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 197 may 20 10:57 dvr0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 195 may 20 10:57 frontend0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 199 may 20 10:57 net0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 200 may 20 10:57 osd0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    250, 192 may 20 10:57 video0

[ DVB]# ll /dev/dvb/adapter4
total 0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   1 may 20 10:57 audio0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   6 may 20 10:57 ca0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   4 may 20 10:57 demux0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   5 may 20 10:57 dvr0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   3 may 20 10:57 frontend0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   7 may 20 10:57 net0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   8 may 20 10:57 osd0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,   0 may 20 10:57 video0

[ DVB]# ll /dev/dvb/adapter5
total 0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  65 may 20 10:57 audio0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  70 may 20 10:57 ca0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  68 may 20 10:57 demux0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  69 may 20 10:57 dvr0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  67 may 20 10:57 frontend0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  71 may 20 10:57 net0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  72 may 20 10:57 osd0
crw-rw----    1 root     video    251,  64 may 20 10:57 video0

But when I try to access some file in adapter4 or adapter5, the error No
such device appears.

How can I solve this problem without devfs


El mar, 20 de 05 de 2003 a las 14:42, Holger Waechtler escribió:
> Daniel Sáez Domingo wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > 	I'm trying to make a box with six dvb cards but I the dvb driver only
> > supports 4 devices.
> > I know I'll have to change some defines from 4 to 6 in the dvb driver
> > code but which ones must I change?
> > Is there a patch to enable support to more than 4 cards easily?
> 
> if you use devfs there should be no limit in the number of cards that 
> can be used simultanously.
> 
> Holger
> 
> 



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