[mythtv-users] PCTV 292e not being detected by mythtv-setup

[Tim Draper]

---- On Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:32:56 +0000 Simon Paterson<simon.paterson.nz at gmail.com> wrote ---- 
 > On 20/03/15 04:03, Tim Draper wrote: 
 > > i found http://blog.palosaari.fi/2014/04/naked-hardware-15-pctv-triplestick-292e.html, but even after putting the .fw files into the firmware dir and a reboot, still no /dev/dvb/ adapter appears for the 292e. 
 > > my TBS-6981 sat card is getting an adapter assigned and mythtv is happy so definately something specific i'm missing.. 
 > I may be mistaken on this, but thought I should mention it. 
 >  
 > Are you using the TBS 'closed-source' drivers or the open source driver  
 > for the 6981? 
 >  
 > The TBS driver compile and install as I see it replaces most (maybe all)  
 > of the modules under /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/kernel/drivers/media/  
 > with copies from its own build tree. If the 292e relies on support in  
 > recent kernels, the TBS replacement of the original modules may be  
 > effectively removing support again. 
 >  
 > I just experienced this myself while preparing to add a TBS card to my  
 > backend system. I installed the TBS drivers, only to find that it broke  
 > support for an existing Hauppauge card. So I have rolled back until I  
 > can untangle what is needed to get both working. 
 >  
 > Simon 
 >  

good point; i do use the closed source TBS drivers. I forgot it interfered with /lib/modules/.../ would this be one to refer to TBS rather than linux-media?
maybe theres a way around it - simply copy the required mods /lib/modules/.../ from an untainted-by-TBS fedora host, for the 292e modules?

Would the opensource TBS drivers work around this or do they still have the same problem?