Hi Alexander > Check "/sbin/lspci" to list your TV card. Then check "/sbin/lsmod" > whether is lists the saa7146 kernel module. If not, then run in one > terminal "tail -f /var/log/messages" (as root) and in another one run > "modprobe -v saa7146" (as root). Check too /etc/modprobe.conf for > existing TV card related settings. > This is what I get.. still not working.. any other ideas please? Gordon 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP] Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge 00:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04) 00:07.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port (rev 04) 00:07.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04) 00:08.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01) 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80) 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200] (rev 01) 01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200] (Secondary) (rev 01) [wizzy@localhost wizzy]$ su Password: [root@localhost wizzy]# modprobe -v saa7146 bash: modprobe: command not found [root@localhost wizzy]# /sbin/modprobe -v saa7146 insmod /lib/modules/2.6.8-1.521/kernel/drivers/media/common/saa7146.ko [root@localhost wizzy]# tvtime & [1] 3028 [root@localhost wizzy]# Running tvtime 0.9.12. Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml Reading configuration from /root/.tvtime/tvtime.xml videoinput: Cannot open capture device /dev/video0: No such device or address Thank you for using tvtime.