Here is my setup : hardware : Athlon XP1600+ 256MB + Nvidia GeForce 2 MX kernel : 2.4.21 chipset : Ali (Magik 1) nvidia : Kernel Module 1.0-4191 result of modprobe bttv in /var/log/messages : ------ Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module version 2.7.0 (20021208) Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module version 2.7.0 (20021208) Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv: driver version 0.7.100 loaded Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv: using 4 buffers with 2080k (8320k total) for capture Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv: Host bridge is Acer Laboratories Inc. [ALi] M1647 Northbridge [MAGiK 1 / MobileMAGiK 1] Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv: Host bridge needs ETBF enabled. Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:0b.0 Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 10 with 00:0b.1 Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 00:0b.0, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe7000000 Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: detected: Hauppauge WinTV [card=10], PCI subsystem ID is 0070:13eb Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: using: BT878(Hauppauge (bt878)) [card=10,insmod option] Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: enabling ETBF (430FX/VP3 compatibilty) Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv: reduced PCI latency to 0x0A. Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: Hauppauge/Voodoo msp34xx: reset line init [5] Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: tuner: probing bt848 #0 i2c adapter [id=0x10005] Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0xc2 Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: tuner(bttv): type forced to 3 (Philips (SECAM+PAL_BG) (FI1216MF, FM1216MF, FR1216MF)) [insmod] Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: i2c attach [client=Philips (SECAM+PAL_BG) (FI1216MF,ok] Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: Hauppauge eeprom: model=44806, tuner=Philips FI1216MF MK2 (3), radio=no Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: tuner: type already set (3) Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: using tuner=3 Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found Mar 10 09:57:45 beta kernel: bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found Mar 10 09:57:46 beta kernel: tvaudio: TV audio decoder + audio/video mux driver Mar 10 09:57:46 beta kernel: tvaudio: known chips: tda9840,tda9873h,tda9874h/a,tda9850,tda9855,tea6300,tea6420,tda8425,pic16c54 (PV951) Mar 10 09:57:46 beta kernel: bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 ... ok Mar 10 09:57:46 beta kernel: bttv0: registered device video1 Mar 10 09:57:46 beta kernel: bttv0: registered device vbi0 ------ result of lspci -v : ----- 00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1647 Northbridge [MAGiK 1 / MobileMAGiK 1] (rev b0) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Capabilities: [b0] AGP version 2.0 Capabilities: [a4] Power Management version 1 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI to AGP Controller (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 Memory behind bridge: e5000000-e66fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e7f00000-efffffff 00:02.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9 Memory at e4800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:04.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4) (prog-if ea) Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7A266 Motherboard IDE Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32 I/O ports at d400 [size=16] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:06.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9 Memory at e3800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV] Subsystem: ALi Corporation ALI M1533 Aladdin IV ISA Bridge Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1 00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08) Subsystem: Creative Labs CT4832 SBLive! Value Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5 I/O ports at b400 [size=32] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 00:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 08) Subsystem: Creative Labs Gameport Joystick Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32 I/O ports at b000 [size=8] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 00:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 46) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 15 Memory at e2800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K] I/O ports at a800 [size=128] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 00:0b.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. WinTV Series Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10 Memory at e7000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 00:0b.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. WinTV Series Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 Memory at e6800000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11 I/O ports at a400 [size=256] Memory at e2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] 00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 PMU Flags: medium devsel 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Guillemot Corporation: Unknown device 7100 Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 11 Memory at e5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Expansion ROM at e7ff0000 [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0 [root@beta root]# [root@beta root]# lspci -v 00:00.0 Host bridge: ALi Corporation M1647 Northbridge [MAGiK 1 / MobileMAGiK 1] (rev b0) Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Capabilities: [b0] AGP version 2.0 Capabilities: [a4] Power Management version 1 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ALi Corporation PCI to AGP Controller (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0 Memory behind bridge: e5000000-e66fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e7f00000-efffffff 00:02.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9 Memory at e4800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:04.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4) (prog-if ea) Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc. A7A266 Motherboard IDE Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32 I/O ports at d400 [size=16] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:06.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9 Memory at e3800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV] Subsystem: ALi Corporation ALI M1533 Aladdin IV ISA Bridge Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1 00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08) Subsystem: Creative Labs CT4832 SBLive! Value Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5 I/O ports at b400 [size=32] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 00:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 08) Subsystem: Creative Labs Gameport Joystick Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32 I/O ports at b000 [size=8] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 00:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 46) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 15 Memory at e2800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K] I/O ports at a800 [size=128] Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 00:0b.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. WinTV Series Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10 Memory at e7000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 00:0b.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. WinTV Series Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 Memory at e6800000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11 I/O ports at a400 [size=256] Memory at e2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=64K] 00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 PMU Flags: medium devsel 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Guillemot Corporation: Unknown device 7100 Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 11 Memory at e5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] Expansion ROM at e7ff0000 [disabled] [size=64K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0 ----- When launching xawtv in overlay mode, the system freeze in 1 to 5 seconds, no pbs with : xawtv -remote -noxv-video -c /dev/v4l/video1 (I have a webcam on video0) (grabdisplay mode) I've tried : * moving arount my TV card in different slot => nothing * adding triton1=1 in the bttv options in modules.conf => nothing * reduced / raised latency for the TV card from 32 to 248 => nothing I've seen on the v4l mailing list (I think) that knoppix works so I will try it tomorrow to confirm or infirm that. any help or ideas appreciated -- Arnaud