> > b: is there a workround - perhaps other than setting all the elements of > > the audiomux array to the [audio: external] value? > > v4lctl volume mute off > > Gerd > You know you're having a bad day when v4lctl repeatedly segfaults on you :-( If I try with xawtv or RealProducer running, it precedes this with a message about /dev/video0 being busy (as I think I expected) You were suggesting I try v4lct immediately before opening RealProducer I think? Is there anything I can try to avoid the segfault? - or is there anything you want to know about it? (Basically built on an out-of-the box RedHat 7.1) Mike Onyskiw