[mythtv-users] Failing to build TBS6284 drivers

[Andy Harvey]

On 29/01/2026 21:27, myth via mythtv-users 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
>
There are some much new drivers from TBS that are much easier to 
install here: 
https://github.com/tbsdtv/linux_media/issues/399#issuecomment-3775816985.

It currently pulls in a driver 
from:https://www.tbsiptv.com/download/common/tbsdvb_v1011.tar.bz2.

However, for my card, a TBS6981, only tbsdvb_v1002.tar.bz2 worked as 
later ones are missing drivers for saa716x. I also needed a small patch 
after 6.18.5 - 
https://github.com/tbsdtv/linux_media/issues/411#issuecomment-3764102117

Andy