scantv in etch says " fails to open /dev/vbi" No such file

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I can watch TV using xawtv in etch, but I want to better config it, so I run scantv, but scantv
complains that can't open /dev/vbi, no such file when beginning to scan TV.

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(Solved) scantv in etch says " fails to open /dev/vbi" No such f

Submitted by Serena Cantor on Fri, 2007-11-02 19:00.

Solved on my own.

--- Serena Cantor wrote:

> I can watch TV using xawtv in etch, but I want to better config it, so I run scantv, but scantv
> complains that can't open /dev/vbi, no such file when beginning to scan TV.
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