I had the same issue. Using Debian unstable. Apparently a bug of sorts. Try: ln -s /dev/vbi0 /dev/vbi If that doesn't work, then: rmmod bttv mknod /dev/vbi0 c 81 224 ln -s /dev/vbi0 /dev/vbi modprobe bttv See if that helps. Also make sure that your user has rights to it.. run the scantv thing as root if you have problems just to make sure. -- drag