There are quite lot modules out here... videodev.o this is the basic video4linux module, all video drivers (incl. bttv) register themself here. i2c.o the generic i2c module. It does much of the i2c bus management, all other modules (except videodev.o) use this one insmod args: scan=1 scan the bus for i2c devices verbose=0 shut up i2c i2c_debug=1 for debugging, it sticks the whole (software) i2c bus traffic to the syslog bttv.o the bt848 (grabber chip) driver insmod args: remap=adr remap Bt848 memory to adr<<20 vidmem=base frame buffer address>>20 (of graphic card) triton1=0/1 for Triton1 compatibility Triton1 is automatically recognized but this might also help with other chipsets pll=0/1/2 pll settings 0: don't use PLL 1: 28 MHz crystal installed 2: 35 MHz crystal installed radio=0/1 card supports radio card=n card type 0: Auto-Detect 1: Miro 2: Hauppauge 3: STB 4: Intel 5: Diamond 6: AVerMedia 7: MATRIX Vision MV-Delta 8: FlyVideo 9: TurboTV 10: Hauppauge (might work better for newer boards) remap, card, radio and pll accept up to four comma-separted arguments (for multiple boards). The CARD and PLL defines from the Makefile are used as defaults. msp3400.o The driver for the msp34xx sound processor chips. If you have a stereo card, you probably want to insmod this one. insmod args: debug=1/2 print some debug info to the syslog, 2 is more verbose. tuner.o The tuner driver. You need this unless you want to use only with a camera or external tuner ... insmod args: debug=1 print some debug info to the syslog type=n type of the tuner chip. n as follows: 0: Temic PAL tuner 1: Philips PAL_I tuner 2: Philips NTSC tuner 3: Philips SECAM tuner 4: no tuner 5: Philips PAL tuner 6: Temic NTSC tuner 7: Temic PAL tuner i2c_chardev.o provides a character device for i2c bus access. Works for 2.1.x only, not compiled by default. The utilities in ../experimental/utils use this device. Might be useful to debug new drivers / play with new chips too. Major number for /dev/i2c* is 89. To load the tuner+msp3400 modules with kerneld/kmod, you should use "modprobe -k tuner; modprobe -k msp3400" in pre-install for bttv.