> Aug 7 21:11:08 snuggle kernel: bttv0: gpio: out_enable=0x0, data=0xffffff, in=0x0 > Aug 7 21:13:16 snuggle kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter bt848 #0 registered as adapter 0. > Aug 7 21:13:24 snuggle kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for eeprom @ 0xa0... not found > Aug 7 21:13:32 snuggle kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for eeprom @ 0xae... not found i2c access bus access is dead slow. Maybe the card doesn't use it at all and the i2c tries and retries over and over to access the broken i2c bus. Try loading i2c-algo-bit with bit_test=1, this should catch it. Gerd