[Bug 319049] [NEW] [Ubuntu 8.10] scantv looks for /dev/vbi instead of /dev/vbi0

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: xawtv

The "scantv" utility specifies the default "vbi" device file as /dev/vbi.
This may fail because v4l2 creates /dev/vbi0 instead.

For example:
saa7130[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2]
saa7130[0]: registered device vbi0
saa7130[0]: registered device radio0

The solution is trivial:
1. Use "scantv -C /dev/vbi0"    or
2. Symlink to the correct file "ln -s /dev/vbi0 /dev/vbi"

Still, I think this should be fixed in the package.

Is there any reason to expect only one /dev/vbi?
What happens when there are two TV tuners? I assume /dev/vbi0 and /dev/vbi1 both exist?

This has been known for a long time in Debian and Ubuntu, but nobody has done anything about it. See:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/11/msg00214.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=29643

** Affects: xawtv (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: scantv tv xawtv

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[Ubuntu 8.10] scantv looks for /dev/vbi instead of /dev/vbi0
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/319049
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