diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
index ca20b806e82d..9a07e1094978 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-cards.c
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ struct tvcard bttv_tvcards[] = {
 		/* .audio_inputs= 0, */
 		.svhs           = 9,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x00,
-		.gpiomask2      = 0x03, /* used for external vodeo mux */
+		.gpiomask2      = 0x03, /* used for external video mux */
 		.muxsel         = MUXSEL(2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 0),
 		.muxsel_hook	= phytec_muxsel,
 		.gpiomux        = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }, /* card has no audio */
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ struct tvcard bttv_tvcards[] = {
 		/* .audio_inputs= 0, */
 		.svhs           = 9,
 		.gpiomask       = 0x00,
-		.gpiomask2      = 0x03, /* used for external vodeo mux */
+		.gpiomask2      = 0x03, /* used for external video mux */
 		.muxsel         = MUXSEL(2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 1),
 		.muxsel_hook	= phytec_muxsel,
 		.gpiomux        = { 0, 0, 0, 0 }, /* card has no audio */
@@ -2180,8 +2180,8 @@ struct tvcard bttv_tvcards[] = {
 	[BTTV_BOARD_PICOLO_TETRA_CHIP] = {
 		/*Eric DEBIEF <debief@telemsa.com>*/
 		/*EURESYS Picolo Tetra : 4 Conexant Fusion 878A, no audio, video input set with analog multiplexers GPIO controlled*/
-		/* adds picolo_tetra_muxsel(), picolo_tetra_init(), the following declaration strucure, and #define BTTV_BOARD_PICOLO_TETRA_CHIP*/
-		/*0x79 in bttv.h*/
+		/*adds picolo_tetra_muxsel(), picolo_tetra_init(), the following declaration*/
+		/*structure and #define BTTV_BOARD_PICOLO_TETRA_CHIP 0x79 in bttv.h*/
 		.name           = "Euresys Picolo Tetra",
 		.video_inputs   = 4,
 		/* .audio_inputs= 0, */
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ struct tvcard bttv_tvcards[] = {
 	     one external BNC composite input (mux 2)
 	     three internal composite inputs (unknown muxes)
 	     an 18-bit stereo A/D (CS5331A), which has:
-	       one external stereo unblanced (RCA) audio connection
+	       one external stereo unbalanced(RCA) audio connection
 	       one (or 3?) internal stereo balanced (XLR) audio connection
 	       input is selected via gpio to a 14052B mux
 		 (mask=0x300, unbal=0x000, bal=0x100, ??=0x200,0x300)
@@ -3924,7 +3924,7 @@ static void osprey_eeprom(struct bttv *btv, const u8 ee[256])
 	u32 serial = 0;
 	int cardid = -1;
 
-	/* This code will nevery actually get called in this case.... */
+	/* This code will never actually get called in this case.... */
 	if (btv->c.type == BTTV_BOARD_UNKNOWN) {
 		/* this might be an antique... check for MMAC label in eeprom */
 		if (!strncmp(ee, "MMAC", 4)) {
@@ -4086,7 +4086,7 @@ static void avermedia_eeprom(struct bttv *btv)
 /*
  * For Voodoo TV/FM and Voodoo 200.  These cards' tuners use a TDA9880
  * analog demod, which is not I2C controlled like the newer and more common
- * TDA9887 series.  Instead is has two tri-state input pins, S0 and S1,
+ * TDA9887 series.  Instead it has two tri-state input pins, S0 and S1,
  * that control the IF for the video and audio.  Apparently, bttv GPIO
  * 0x10000 is connected to S0.  S0 low selects a 38.9 MHz VIF for B/G/D/K/I
  * (i.e., PAL) while high selects 45.75 MHz for M/N (i.e., NTSC).
@@ -4144,7 +4144,7 @@ static void init_PXC200(struct bttv *btv)
 	int tmp;
 	u32 val;
 
-	/* Initialise GPIO-connevted stuff */
+	/* Initialise GPIO-connected stuff */
 	gpio_inout(0xffffff, (1<<13));
 	gpio_write(0);
 	udelay(3);
@@ -4580,7 +4580,7 @@ static void xguard_muxsel(struct bttv *btv, unsigned int input)
 }
 static void picolo_tetra_init(struct bttv *btv)
 {
-	/*This is the video input redirection fonctionality : I DID NOT USED IT. */
+	/*This is the video input redirection functionality : I DID NOT USED IT. */
 	btwrite (0x08<<16,BT848_GPIO_DATA);/*GPIO[19] [==> 4053 B+C] set to 1 */
 	btwrite (0x04<<16,BT848_GPIO_DATA);/*GPIO[18] [==> 4053 A]  set to 1*/
 }
@@ -4598,7 +4598,7 @@ static void picolo_tetra_muxsel (struct bttv* btv, unsigned int input)
  * ivc120_muxsel [Added by Alan Garfield <alan@fromorbit.com>]
  *
  * The IVC120G security card has 4 i2c controlled TDA8540 matrix
- * swichers to provide 16 channels to MUX0. The TDA8540's have
+ * switchers to provide 16 channels to MUX0. The TDA8540's have
  * 4 independent outputs and as such the IVC120G also has the
  * optional "Monitor Out" bus. This allows the card to be looking
  * at one input while the monitor is looking at another.
