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

[John Pilkington]

On 20/03/15 10:51, Simon Paterson wrote:
> On 20/03/15 22:40, Tim Draper wrote:
>> 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?
> Hopefully I'll know more in a day or two once I've looked my setup here,
> but I'd say TBS are to _blame_ by shipping outdated drivers in their
> source bundle. From what I briefly saw, there could be abi / version
> issues between the various snared / dependant modules (tuner, demod,
> etc), with just copying the binary modules. I'm thinking to instead
> identify what modules my existing cards need, and compare / copy those
> from the kernel source into the tbs tree, then build / install the tbs
> tree again.
>
> An alternate path, which I didn't realise existed until after I started
> this, is the open-source drivers for TBS cards
> https://github.com/ljalves/linux_media/wiki. The table there states
> support for the 6981 is 'working / in kernel'. Presumably that means
> merged into the mainline kernel source, but I haven't checked when /
> what kernel version that is from. Others on the list may know more about
> this..
>
> Anyway, I'll know more once I have had time this weekend to look at my
> setup.
>

Here's a rather old link, from Paul H, on this topic.  It might add a 
little more light.  Paul is a myth dev.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/559850#559850