Thanks for all your input.

Now it works! Why? I don't have the slightest clue. :)

(Once again,) I took the case to a different place, opened it, connected 
it to a monitor, booted Linux, surfed through some channels, booted 
NetBSD again and ripped the TV-stream with mencoder without problems.

Very, very strange. The TV-cable was the same.

Thanks again.


Andy: I got my Hauppauge from Ebay for 10$:

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bktr0 at pci0 dev 20 function 0
bktr0: interrupting at irq 10
bktr0: Hauppauge Model 61314 A1MC
bktr0: Detected a MSP3410D-B4 at 0x80
bktr0: Hauppauge WinCast/TV, Philips PAL I tuner, msp3400c stereo.
Brooktree Bt878 Video Capture (Audio Section) (miscellaneous multimedia,
revision 0x02) at pci0 dev 20 function 1 not configured
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Petar Bogdanovic wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> sadly, I was still unable to get _one_ picture out of my bktr-card and 
> the problem seems to be so 'generic', that I can't even supply some 
> useful information to the list.
> 
> What is the 'most primitive' way to see if bktr(4) works? If this 
> includes some coding, that's ok for me.
> 
> 
> Thank you very much.
> 
> 
> Petar Bogdanovic
> 
> 
> P.S: The card works on Linux and Windows.