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TBS 6908

Postby zkab » Tue Feb 03, 2015 2:04 am

I received my TBS6908 and downloaded Linux drivers for that card.
All the other cards seems to be documented but not TBS6908.
How do I install this card ?
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby zkab » Tue Feb 03, 2015 3:33 am

OK - I followed the instructions for README_TBS6980 but apparently something went wrong:

I.1 extract linux-tbs-drivers.tar.bz2 archive:
*** In my case 'linux-tbs-drivers_150130.tar.bz2'
I.2 go to driver package directory:
I.3 depending on your kernel version and if the kernel is x86 or
x86_64 (check output of 'uname -a') do:
*** In my case - for any x86_64 kernel (x86 64 bit installations of Linux):
# ./v4l/tbs-x86_64.sh
I.4 build and install the driver:
# make && make install
I.5 reboot in order to load the newly installed driver:
# shutdown -r now
I.6 after reboot check that the newly installed driver is loaded correctly:
# dmesg | grep cx gave me errors:

dmesg | grep -i dvb
[ 7.247918] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_dmxdev_init
[ 7.247920] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmxdev_init (err -22)
[ 7.247937] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_register_adapter
[ 7.247938] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_register_adapter (err -22)
[ 7.247943] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets
[ 7.247944] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets (err -22)
[ 7.247950] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_dmx_release
[ 7.247950] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmx_release (err -22)
[ 7.247955] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_net_init
[ 7.247956] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_net_init (err -22)
[ 7.247959] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_dmxdev_release
[ 7.247960] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmxdev_release (err -22)
[ 7.247964] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_frontend_detach
[ 7.247965] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_frontend_detach (err -22)
[ 7.247968] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_net_release
[ 7.247969] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_net_release (err -22)
[ 7.247972] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_unregister_frontend
[ 7.247973] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_unregister_frontend (err -22)
[ 7.247976] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_register_frontend
[ 7.247977] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_register_frontend (err -22)
[ 7.247981] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_unregister_adapter
[ 7.247981] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_unregister_adapter (err -22)
[ 7.247984] tbs_pcie_dvb: disagrees about version of symbol dvb_dmx_init
[ 7.247985] tbs_pcie_dvb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmx_init (err -22)
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby crazycat » Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:18 am

remove kernel media driver before install tbs-linux-drivers:

sudo rm -r -f /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/media
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby zkab » Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:20 am

OK - i fixed the issues above.
I have Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (3.13.0-45-generic) and installed the drivers 'linux-tbs-drivers_150130.tar.bz2' according to the documentation for my TBS6908 card.
Installation went OK.
Appreciate all help I can get ...

dmesg | grep -i TBS
[ 8.432304] TBS PCIE Detected TBS6908 Board Rev 3
[ 8.433476] DVB: registering new adapter (TBS PCIE DVB Adapter)
[ 8.595044] tbs6908fe: module license 'TurboSight Proprietary: http://www.tbsdtv.com' taints kernel.
[ 8.595178] TurboSight TBS 6908 Frontend Attaching...
[ 9.595734] TurboSight TBS6908 DVB-S2 card adapter0 MAC=00:22:ab:69:08:01
[ 9.595736] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6908 DVBS/S2 frontend)...
[ 9.595773] DVB: registering new adapter (TBS PCIE DVB Adapter)
[ 9.595908] TurboSight TBS 6908 Frontend Attaching...
[ 9.598504] TurboSight TBS6908 DVB-S2 card adapter1 MAC=00:22:ab:69:08:02
[ 9.598505] DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6908 DVBS/S2 frontend)...
[ 9.598526] DVB: registering new adapter (TBS PCIE DVB Adapter)
[ 9.757506] TurboSight TBS 6908 Frontend Attaching...
[ 10.768223] TurboSight TBS6908 DVB-S2 card adapter2 MAC=00:22:ab:69:08:03
[ 10.768226] DVB: registering adapter 2 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6908 DVBS/S2 frontend)...
[ 10.768331] DVB: registering new adapter (TBS PCIE DVB Adapter)
[ 10.768484] TurboSight TBS 6908 Frontend Attaching...
[ 10.771173] TurboSight TBS6908 DVB-S2 card adapter3 MAC=00:22:ab:69:08:04
[ 10.771175] DVB: registering adapter 3 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6908 DVBS/S2 frontend)...

But still I can't scan ... which I did without problems with my cheap testing tuner card Hauppauge 5500 before.
What is the problem ?

sudo w_scan -fs -c SE -s s0w8 -C UTF-8 -O 0 -R 0
...
trying 'S2 f = 10747 kHz H SR = 25000 3/4 0,35 8PSK'
(time: 00:11)
trying 'S2 f = 10747 kHz V SR = 25000 3/4 0,35 8PSK
...
ERROR: Sorry - i couldn't get any working frequency/transponder
Nothing to scan!!
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby crazycat » Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:23 am

maybe selected wrong dvb adapter ?:)
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby zkab » Fri Feb 06, 2015 4:22 am

No - dvb adpter was right.
Anyhow I fixed the problem and it seems to work ...
But when I install tbs6908-drivers from 'linux-tbs-drivers_150130.tar.bz2' with following commands I received some warnings from 'make'.

cd /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers
sudo rm -rf /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/media/*
sudo make distclean
sudo ./v4l/tbs-x86_64.sh
sudo make
sudo make install

Can I ignore them ?

Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 527 modules
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs8921ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs8921ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5220ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5220ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5680ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5680ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5880ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5880ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5881ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5881ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5922ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5922ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5925ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5925ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbsdvbcctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbsdvbcctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5922ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5922ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5921ctrl.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5921ctrl.o

and it goes on ...
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby zkab » Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:53 pm

bump

Can I ignore ...
WARNING: could not find /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6908fe_driver.o.cmd for /home/rajan/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6908fe_driver.o
from make
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby crazycat » Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:45 am

This only warning, ignore it. Used precompiled tbs6908fe_driver.o instead compile from source (because no source for this module)
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Re: TBS 6908

Postby zkab » Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:44 pm

Thank you crazycat ...
I get a warning with make ... can that also be ignored ?
I am not so familiar with make & make install.

***WARNING:*** You do not have the full kernel sources installed.
This does not prevent you from building the v4l-dvb tree if you have the
kernel headers, but the full kernel source may be required in order to use
make menuconfig / xconfig / qconfig.
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