I have been trying to use tvtime to watch tv on debian/fc5 system (kernel 2.6.15 loaded with bttv module 0.9.16.). I am using a PlayTv Pro2 PixelView PV-M4500 which uses the bt878 module.
kauv4:~# cat /etc/modprobe.d/bttv install bttv /sbin/modprobe rtc; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install bttv options bttv card=37 tuner=5
kauv4:~# dmesg | grep bttv bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:05:00.0, irq: 58, latency: 32, mmio: 0x30001000 bttv0: using: Prolink PixelView PlayTV pro [card=37,insmod option] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=009fc0ff [init] bttv0: using tuner=5 bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found bttv0: registered device video0 bttv0: registered device vbi0 bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok bttv0: PLL can sleep, using XTAL (28636363).
Since I dont have a cable connection at home, I am using a settop box's composite output to connect to the composite input of the tuner card. The problem is that eventhough I am getting a very good display of the tv, everything is in black and white.
In the TV input type I am using PAL-NC (note that Indian standards are Pal-BG, which is not in the list of availabe). I've tried connecting my video camera's composite output, but the display is always in black and white. There is no problem with the card since on windoze OS I am getting proper colour display.