Try upgrade to the latest version of the bttv driver. http://bytesex.org/bttv/ Also, check your /etc/modules.conf to see if the correct card type is selected. i.e., options bttv card=?? The bttv driver definitely can capture colour with my AverTV Stereo. :) zw_0000 wrote: > Thanks for you help! with the same hardware in MS Windows,it can > capture and dispaly in color, so it's some problem of bttv driver, I > use debian linux, kernel bf24-2.4.18, I heard from sb on internet > after kernel 2.2.7(or other version), the bt878 based capture card > can only capture and display in gray, it's realy? I use the xawtv to > diplay and try every paramenter that can adapt, it still in gray! a > lot of people has the same problem! > > >> Hi How have u connected ur camera? Over composite or S-VHS? Maybe a >> damage on the cable. To what value have u set the hue and the >> color? What version of the driver do u have ( stanrdard kernel >> version? ). Try hue about 50 and color about 100 ... >> >> And at least - check ur camera over a normal tv - does it work in >> color? Normally when this happens, the hardware has a problem :(. >> >> Michael >> >> Am Samstag, 21. Juni 2003 02:26 schrieb zw_0000: >>> hi, I using a bt878 based capture card to capture image, I set >>> the palette RGB565, but the image I capture only in gray but not >>> color image. why? (kernel version 2.4.18), I use xawtv to display >>> the from the capture card , it also in gray but not in color! the >>> card it's self support color. any suggestion is appreciate! >>> thanks! >>> >>> Walker
