Here the current progress: # Hareware - i586 - 380 MB RAM - DC10 capture card # Re-installed RedHat 7.1 - Select Indiviual Packages Option - Installed V4L Support - Installed SDL Libraries # Edited /etc/X11/XF86Config Section "Module" Load "dbe" Load "GLCore" Load "dri" Load "glx" Load "extmod" Load "v4l" EndSection # Compiled xawtv-3.72 -./configure <no options> - make & make install # startx using KDE - <cmd> xawtv - result: window opens - console errors: XVideo missing on display ":0.0" ioctl: VIDIOSCHAN(0,Composite,flags=0x0,type=2,norm=2): invalid argument # scratch head... r.b.