unable to install Drivers on centOS 6.2

[akashif]

Hi

on this URL http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/

"TBS6925 linux driver is updated to v120216, any Linux kernel version in the range 2.6.31 to 3.2.x and any Linux distribution is supported."

so ideally the drivers should be supported on my Linux kernel version

and if i knew how to upgrade the kernel , i am ready to do that, i have no issue,
but if i am really certain that after spending lot of time on upgrading the kernel the drivers are going to work, only then i will upgrade the kernel.
[for you may be its 5 minutes job to upgrade the kernel, but for me i have to study many articles etc.. to even know the process.]

so i will see what i can do. i will defiantly send an email to "support[at]tbsdtv.com" but also try to upgrade the kernel.

but that is very sad that tbs mentioned on site that drivers are supported and infect those are not. or may be i am making some serious mistake.

Thanks
Ali

[cody]

first of all currently supported Linux kernel versions are clearly stated in the Download sections of TBS website:

http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/

any Linux kernel version in the range 2.6.31 to 3.2.x and any Linux

and thus discussion about that is pointless.

so, obviously, Linux kernel version 2.6.18 is not supported, at least not supported officially, which mean even if you can get the driver to run there you can't get any help about how to do it from TBS and in my opinion it's a little ridiculous in 2012 to even try to use Linux kernel version 2.6.18 in new installation, which is about 6 years old Linux kernel version.

anyway, the other kernel you tried - version 2.6.32 is supported, but the error you get is due to missing kernel headers, which "SergioDanielG" already suggested to you in one of the initial posts here and you stated it doesn't help, but it should help. so, there is nothing else i can suggest to you except to install the necessary kernel headers with doing:

# yum install kernel-devel-`uname -r`

that should ensure you install the kernel headers for your kernel version and not for some other kernel version, which i believe is the mistake you made.

last, but not least, that information is included in the README files inside TBS Linux driver package - in the few READMEs for Fedora Linux (which as CentOS is Redhat-based distribution) like for example "README_TBS6920_8920_FEDORA". so, it's not some information TBS missed to include.

[akashif]

Hi
"cody" --> i never mean to offend anyone and therefore at end i said "or may be i am making some serious mistake."

and you are right i was making mistake i did

# yum install kernel-devel-`uname -r`

and make worked.

i did make and make install.

rebooted the system and tried

[root@iptv ~]# dmesg | grep cx23885
[root@iptv ~]#

did not get any output as expected , I know my card is "6925". so what should i do now ?

Thanks
Ali

[SergioDanielG]

And wath about

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 dmesg | grep SAA716x

To me:

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[   12.196319] SAA716x TBS 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[   12.196326] SAA716x TBS 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   12.208329] DVB: registering new adapter (SAA716x dvb adapter)
[   13.581309] DVB: registering new adapter (SAA716x dvb adapter)
[   14.301081] SAA716x TBS 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[   14.301086] SAA716x TBS 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   14.312536] DVB: registering new adapter (SAA716x dvb adapter)

This is my TBS6925.

Best regards.

[akashif]

Hi

i got this

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[root@iptv cDrivers]# dmesg | grep SAA716x
SAA716x TBS 0000:10:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
SAA716x TBS 0000:10:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
DVB: registering new adapter (SAA716x dvb adapter)


does it means that card is installed .. your output seems little different from Mine; [sorry for being so stupid but i am very new in Linux and this type of stuff]

thanks
Ali

[SergioDanielG]

Great! There is your card!
Now in /dev/dvb you can see devices created.

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$ ls -l /dev/dvb
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 mar 02 17:09 adapter0


And, how do you plain to use your card? wich software?

Best resgards.

[akashif]

Hi

thanks "SergioDanielG" you have been great help,

My Task is to provide IPTV and VOD in a small network of 20 PCs

so for IPTV i will be using mumuDVB and for VOD i am plaining to use wowZa server.

if you have any suggestion for these, i will be really thankful

Thanks again
Ali