In video4linux, you wrote: >> Here are dmesg snippets of good and bad behauviour for anyone interested. >Can I get that with bttv_gpio=1 ? Naturally. Linux video capture interface: v1.00 i2c-core.o: i2c core module i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module bttv: driver version 0.7.64 loaded bttv: using 2 buffers with 2080k (4160k total) for capture bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:0d.0 PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:04.2 PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:04.3 PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:0d.1 bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 00:0d.0, irq: 9, latency: 32, memory: 0xd7000000 bttv0: subsystem: 0070:4500 => Hauppauge WinTV/PVR => card=10 bttv0: model: BT878(Hauppauge new (bt878)) [autodetected] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00dfffff [init #1] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00dfffff [init #2] bttv0: gpio: en=00000007, out=00000002 in=00dffff8 [audio: extern] bttv0: gpio: en=00000027, out=00000022 in=00dfffd8 [msp34xx] bttv0: Hauppauge msp34xx: reset line init i2c-core.o: adapter bt848 #0 registered as adapter 0. bttv0: Hauppauge eeprom: model=45234, tuner=Philips FM1216 (5), radio=yes bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... found i2c-core.o: driver i2c msp3400 driver registered. msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3415D-B3, has NICAM support msp3410: daemon started bttv0: i2c attach [MSP3415D-B3] i2c-core.o: client [MSP3415D-B3] registered to adapter [bt848 #0](pos. 0). bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found tvaudio: TV audio decoder + audio/video mux driver tvaudio: known chips: tda9840,tda9873h,tda9850,tda9855,tea6300,tea6420,tda8425,pic16c54 (PV951) i2c-core.o: driver generic i2c audio driver registered. i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered. tuner: chip found @ 0x61 bttv0: i2c attach [Philips PAL] i2c-core.o: client [Philips PAL] registered to adapter [bt848 #0](pos. 1). bttv0: gpio: en=00000027, out=00000024 in=00dfffd8 [audio: off] Linux video capture interface: v1.00 i2c-core.o: i2c core module i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module bttv: driver version 0.7.64 loaded bttv: using 2 buffers with 2080k (4160k total) for capture bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:0d.0 PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:04.2 PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:04.3 PCI: The same IRQ used for device 00:0d.1 bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 00:0d.0, irq: 9, latency: 32, memory: 0xd7000000 bttv0: subsystem: 0070:4500 => Hauppauge WinTV/PVR => card=10 bttv0: model: BT878(Hauppauge new (bt878)) [autodetected] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init #1] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init #2] bttv0: gpio: en=00000007, out=00000002 in=00fffff8 [audio: extern] bttv0: gpio: en=00000027, out=00000022 in=00ffffd8 [msp34xx] bttv0: Hauppauge msp34xx: reset line init i2c-core.o: adapter bt848 #0 registered as adapter 0. bttv0: Hauppauge eeprom: model=45234, tuner=Philips FM1216 (5), radio=yes bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found tvaudio: TV audio decoder + audio/video mux driver tvaudio: known chips: tda9840,tda9873h,tda9850,tda9855,tea6300,tea6420,tda8425,pic16c54 (PV951) i2c-core.o: driver generic i2c audio driver registered. i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered. tuner: chip found @ 0x61 bttv0: i2c attach [Philips PAL] i2c-core.o: client [Philips PAL] registered to adapter [bt848 #0](pos. 0). bttv0: gpio: en=00000027, out=00000024 in=00ffffd8 [audio: off] Hope this helps, -- Antti Salmela