kernel 2.4.18 pwc 8.5 (same with other versions I have tried) video4linux compiled in. pwc as loadable mod. lsmod shows it loaded ok. -------------------------------- In my little c test program, device /dev/video0 opens ok VIDIOCGCAP reports: Philips 730 webcam, capture sizes 160x120 to 640x480 type 1 The little light on the camera comes on and straight off again when the prog is run. But VIDIOCGFBUF reports that the size is 0x0, base is nil and bpl is 0, and I don't get an image. Since it opens ok and is clearly finding the right device (there's only 1 physical device on the usb bus), I'm baffled where to look next. Any ideas welcome! -------------------------------- NB I have also a RH7.3 partition on the same machine. Booting into this allows me to run x, and when I do xawtv runs and displays camera input ok, while fbtv blanks the screen briefly and reports 'can't find useful capture format' --------------------------------