"sting sting" <qwejohn@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > /dev/video0 [v4l]: no overlay support > What can be the reason for this message ? What just it says: The device doesn't support overlay (direct transfer of the video from the grabber to the gfx card). That is true for all usb cams, so the message is harmless. xawtv will go capture frames and blit them to the screen instead of using overlay. > (I do have problems with of not getting video > with other video application, so I want to know if > this is connected with this message). Maybe, if the application in question expects overlay support is available ... Gerd -- sigfault