[mythtv-users] Failing to build TBS6284 drivers

[Klaas de Waal]

Note that the latest Linux kernel that the TBS drivers support is 6.12. If
you have a distribution with a newer kernel you need to install a 6.12 or
earlier kernel first.
I have always built the TBS driver from the instructions found on the
TBS website. I can elaborate on this if needed.
I get it compiled on Fedora 43 but only with a 6.12 kernel and with a few
patches to avoid failure due to duplicate symbols. I do not know if these
patches are also needed on other Linux distributions.

Hope this helps,
Klaas.



On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 22:28, myth via mythtv-users <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to bring my tuner card back to life!
> It is a TBS 6284 PCIe quad tuner and I am failing when trying to rebuild
> the drivers (a procedure that is needed every time an update brings me a
> new kernel).
>
>
> I have successfully rebuilt 2 or 3 times since Jan 2025 (when I obtained a
> new backend machine and the quad card) but this time I am utterly failing.
>
>
> Using the instructions from
> https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TBS_driver_installation
> I think the problem comes during the make step as follows:
>
> dad at fatty:~/tbsdriver/media_build$ make -j4
> make -C /home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l
> make[1]: Entering directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l'
> ./scripts/make_myconfig.pl
> scripts/make_makefile.pl
> [ ! -f "./config-mycompat.h" ] && echo "/* empty config-mycompat.h */" >
> "./config-mycompat.h" || true
>
> make -C firmware prep
> perl scripts/make_config_compat.pl /lib/modules/6.17.0-8-generic/build
> ./.myconfig ./config-compat.h
> make[2]: Entering directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'prep'.
> make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'
> make -C firmware
> creating symbolic links...
> make[2]: Entering directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'default'.
> make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'
> ln: will not overwrite just-created './vdec.c' with
> '../linux/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vdec.c'
> ln: will not overwrite just-created './venc.c' with
> '../linux/drivers/media/platform/amphion/venc.c'
> make[1]: *** [Makefile:264: links] Error 123
> make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l'
> make: *** [Makefile:26: all] Error 2
> dad at fatty:~/tbsdriver/media_build$
>
> Presumably failing to create some symbolic links - that seem unrelated!
> This is the first time a rebuild has failed in this way
>
>
> I realise that this is unrelated to myth itself but I am hoping that
> someone can help me out please or suggest where to look next.
>
>
> Thanks to everyone that continues to contribute to the ongoing development
> of this marvelous collection of software plus all those on this list who
> patiently answer.
>
>
> -Sean
>
>
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