The sound card is a Creative SoundBlaster Live (emu10k1). This is what I see in the klog and syslog. Thanks, Shaun $ dmesg | less Linux video capture interface: v1.00 i2c-core.o: i2c core module saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.2 loaded PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:0f.0 saa7130[0]: found at 00:0f.0, rev: 1, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: 0xd9001000 saa7130[0]: subsystem: 5168:0138, board: LifeView FlyVIDEO2000 [card=3,insmod option] i2c-core.o: adapter saa7130[0] registered as adapter 0. saa7130[0]: i2c eeprom 00: 68 51 38 01 10 28 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff saa7130[0]: i2c eeprom 10: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff saa7130[0]: i2c eeprom 20: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff saa7130[0]: i2c eeprom 30: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff saa7130[0]/video: DCSDT: no signal i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered. tuner: probing saa7130[0] i2c adapter [id=0x90000] tuner: chip found @ 0xc2 tuner: type already set i2c-core.o: client [LG NTSC (newer TAPC series)] registered to adapter [saa7130[0]](pos. 0). saa7130[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2] saa7130[0]: registered device vbi0 saa7130[0]: registered device radio0 saa7130[0]/video: DCSDT: no signal saa7130[0]/video: DCSDT: found NTSC $ less /var/log/debug Dec 21 00:40:41 quince kernel: saa7130[0]/audio: tvaudio thread scan start [126] Dec 21 00:40:42 quince kernel: saa7130[0]/audio: scanning 4.500 MHz => dc is 1577 [700/-877] Dec 21 00:40:42 quince kernel: saa7130[0]/audio: found NTSC main sound carrier @ 4.500 MHz Dec 21 00:40:42 quince kernel: saa7130[0]/audio: ctl_mute=0 automute=0 input=Television => mute=0 input=Television Dec 21 00:40:42 quince kernel: saa7130[0]/audio: tvaudio_setmode: trying NTSC-M [4.500/0.-01 MHz] Dec 21 00:40:43 quince kernel: saa7130[0]/audio: tvaudio_setmode: using NTSC-M [4.500/0.-01 MHz] > What the syslog and klog daemons says? > What sound card use you? > Wiesiek