The card cost over €300 so I am very upset that it could be this user un-friendly.
My local DVB-T is Saorview in Ireland & I am using the pre-configured kippure muxes
The only change I have made from the guides was to add dvb.conf file as below to sore the adapters:
/etc/modprobe.d/dvb.conf
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#set TBS6209 DVB-T #TBSECP3 driver#
options tbsecp3 adapter_nr=10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18
#set TBS6984 DVB-S2 #SAA716x Budget#
options saa716x_core adapter_nr=21,22,23,24
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Slot: 03:00.0
Class: Multimedia controller
Vendor: Philips Semiconductors
Device: SAA7160
SVendor: Unknown vendor 6984
SDevice: SAA7160
PhySlot: 1
Rev: 02
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Slot: 0f:00.0
Class: Multimedia controller
Vendor: TBS Technologies
Device: DVB-S2 4 Tuner PCIe Card
SVendor: TBS Technologies (wrong ID)
SDevice: TBS6209 DVB-T2/C2/T/C/ISDB-T OctaTV Tuner
PhySlot: 2
Here are some outputs from host.
dmesg | grep frontend
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[ 22.141707] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 10 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 22.269847] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 11 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 22.397442] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 12 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 22.525760] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 13 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 22.645496] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 14 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 22.773413] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 15 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 22.902335] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 16 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 23.029827] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 17 frontend 0 (Turbosight TBS 6209 (Octa DVB-T/T2/C/C2/ISDB-T))...
[ 26.128140] i2c i2c-18: cx24117: Attaching frontend 0
[ 26.135060] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: TurboSight TBS 6984 frontend 0 doesn't seem to have a isl6422b on the i2c bus.
[ 26.135356] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 21 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6984 DVB-S/S2)...
[ 26.136069] i2c i2c-18: cx24117: Attaching frontend 1
[ 26.140527] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: TurboSight TBS 6984 frontend 1 doesn't seem to have a isl6422b on the i2c bus.
[ 26.140815] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 22 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6984 DVB-S/S2)...
[ 26.141618] i2c i2c-17: cx24117: Attaching frontend 0
[ 26.146082] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: TurboSight TBS 6984 frontend 2 doesn't seem to have a isl6422b on the i2c bus.
[ 26.146370] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 23 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6984 DVB-S/S2)...
[ 26.147003] i2c i2c-17: cx24117: Attaching frontend 1
[ 26.151466] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: TurboSight TBS 6984 frontend 3 doesn't seem to have a isl6422b on the i2c bus.
[ 26.151754] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 24 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6984 DVB-S/S2)...
[ 32.773077] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: adapter 24 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (950000..2150000)
[ 32.884245] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: adapter 23 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (950000..2150000)
[ 34.416660] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: adapter 22 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (950000..2150000)
[ 35.286697] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 17 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
[ 35.797837] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 16 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
[ 36.668755] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 15 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
[ 37.183477] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 14 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
[ 38.061351] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 13 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
[ 38.586089] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 12 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
[ 39.456962] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 11 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
[ 39.540686] SAA716x Budget 0000:0f:00.0: DVB: adapter 21 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (950000..2150000)
[ 40.050801] TBSECP3 driver 0000:03:00.0: DVB: adapter 10 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (174000000..862000000)
sudo lsmod
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Module Size Used by
isl6422 16384 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1
gpio_ich 16384 0
si2157 16384 8
si2183 24576 8
i2c_mux 16384 1 si2183
intel_powerclamp 16384 0
coretemp 16384 0
kvm_intel 217088 0
kvm 610304 1 kvm_intel
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
intel_cstate 20480 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 106496 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_intel 45056 0
hp_wmi 16384 0
snd_hda_codec 126976 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
sparse_keymap 16384 1 hp_wmi
saa716x_tbs_dvb 61440 0
cx24117 36864 5 saa716x_tbs_dvb
wmi_bmof 16384 0
serio_raw 16384 0
snd_hda_core 81920 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
saa716x_core 69632 1 saa716x_tbs_dvb
tbsecp3 40960 3
tas2101 24576 2 tbsecp3,saa716x_tbs_dvb
dvb_core 143360 3 tbsecp3,saa716x_tbs_dvb,saa716x_core
snd_hwdep 20480 1 snd_hda_codec
mac_hid 16384 0
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 dvb_core
snd_pcm 98304 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_core
lpc_ich 24576 0
snd_timer 32768 1 snd_pcm
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
i7core_edac 24576 0
videobuf2_common 57344 1 dvb_core
videodev 221184 1 videobuf2_common
snd 81920 8 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_pcm
mc 49152 4 videodev,si2157,dvb_core,videobuf2_common
soundcore 16384 1 snd
shpchp 36864 0
sch_fq_codel 20480 2
ib_iser 49152 0
rdma_cm 61440 1 ib_iser
iw_cm 45056 1 rdma_cm
ib_cm 53248 1 rdma_cm
ib_core 221184 4 rdma_cm,iw_cm,ib_iser,ib_cm
iscsi_tcp 20480 0
libiscsi_tcp 20480 1 iscsi_tcp
libiscsi 53248 3 libiscsi_tcp,iscsi_tcp,ib_iser
scsi_transport_iscsi 98304 3 iscsi_tcp,ib_iser,libiscsi
ip_tables 28672 0
x_tables 40960 1 ip_tables
autofs4 40960 2
btrfs 1138688 0
zstd_compress 163840 1 btrfs
raid10 53248 0
raid456 147456 0
async_raid6_recov 20480 1 raid456
async_memcpy 16384 2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_pq 16384 2 raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_xor 16384 3 async_pq,raid456,async_raid6_recov
async_tx 16384 5 async_pq,async_memcpy,async_xor,raid456,async_raid6_recov
xor 24576 2 async_xor,btrfs
raid6_pq 114688 4 async_pq,btrfs,raid456,async_raid6_recov
libcrc32c 16384 1 raid456
raid1 40960 0
raid0 20480 0
multipath 16384 0
linear 16384 0
nouveau 1708032 0
mxm_wmi 16384 1 nouveau
video 45056 1 nouveau
i2c_algo_bit 16384 2 saa716x_tbs_dvb,nouveau
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
ttm 106496 1 nouveau
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
ghash_clmulni_intel 16384 0
pcbc 16384 0
drm_kms_helper 172032 1 nouveau
syscopyarea 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
sysfillrect 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
aesni_intel 188416 0
sysimgblt 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
fb_sys_fops 16384 1 drm_kms_helper
aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel
tg3 167936 0
firewire_ohci 40960 0
crypto_simd 16384 1 aesni_intel
ahci 40960 1
firewire_core 65536 1 firewire_ohci
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
ptp 20480 1 tg3
psmouse 151552 0
cryptd 24576 3 crypto_simd,ghash_clmulni_intel,aesni_intel
drm 401408 4 drm_kms_helper,ttm,nouveau
libahci 32768 1 ahci
crc_itu_t 16384 1 firewire_core
pps_core 20480 1 ptp
megaraid_sas 143360 0
floppy 77824 0
wmi 24576 4 hp_wmi,wmi_bmof,mxm_wmi,nouveau
lspci | grep -i saa
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0f:00.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7160 (rev 02)
lspci | grep -i tbs
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03:00.0 Multimedia controller: TBS Technologies DVB-S2 4 Tuner PCIe Card
lastly, I want to confirm that the feed is indeed 100%. I have tested with USB T2 adapter on same ubuntu server & e2 box with T2 tuner. Both worked flawlessly.
I was hoping to buy the latest TBS-S2 pci tuners to replace my TBS6984 but the problems I am having with this card are making me reconsider. I hope someone from support can help me out here.
Thanks in advance..