There is a small error in set_ivtv_params that only hurts for pal users:

/etc/init.d/set_ivtv_params (partly):
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case $IVTV_DF in # was $IVTV _TYPE
("") IVTV_TYPE=0x3000 ;;
(NTSC) IVTV_TYPE=0x3000 ;;
(PAL) IVTV_TYPE=0xff ;;
esac
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The 'case $IVTV_TYPE' had to be changed to 'case $IVTV_DF' the default was always picked and works for NTCS and not for PAL.

\wim.

I think there is a misunderstanding. I believe the way it is supposed to work is that if you have an ivtv device and you wish to use something other than NTSC by default, you can copy the /etc/sysconfig/ivtv/Readme file to /etc/sysconfig/ivtv/cfg-0 if your device is for /dev/video0, as that Readme says. Then make a line (near the bottom) that says IVTV_TYPE='PAL'.