<div dir="ltr"><div>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.</div><div>I have always built the TBS driver from the instructions found on the TBS website. I can elaborate on this if needed.<br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,</div><div>Klaas.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 22:28, myth via mythtv-users <<a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
I am trying to bring my tuner card back to life!<br>
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).<br>
<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
<br>
Using the instructions from <a href="https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TBS_driver_installation" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TBS_driver_installation</a><br>
I think the problem comes during the make step as follows:<br>
<br>
dad@fatty:~/tbsdriver/media_build$ make -j4<br>
make -C /home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l<br>
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l'<br>
./scripts/<a href="http://make_myconfig.pl" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">make_myconfig.pl</a><br>
scripts/<a href="http://make_makefile.pl" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">make_makefile.pl</a><br>
[ ! -f "./config-mycompat.h" ] && echo "/* empty config-mycompat.h */" > "./config-mycompat.h" || true<br>
<br>
make -C firmware prep<br>
perl scripts/<a href="http://make_config_compat.pl" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">make_config_compat.pl</a> /lib/modules/6.17.0-8-generic/build ./.myconfig ./config-compat.h<br>
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'<br>
make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'prep'.<br>
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'<br>
make -C firmware<br>
creating symbolic links...<br>
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'<br>
make[2]: Nothing to be done for 'default'.<br>
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l/firmware'<br>
ln: will not overwrite just-created './vdec.c' with '../linux/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vdec.c'<br>
ln: will not overwrite just-created './venc.c' with '../linux/drivers/media/platform/amphion/venc.c'<br>
make[1]: *** [Makefile:264: links] Error 123<br>
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/dad/tbsdriver/media_build/v4l'<br>
make: *** [Makefile:26: all] Error 2<br>
dad@fatty:~/tbsdriver/media_build$<br>
<br>
Presumably failing to create some symbolic links - that seem unrelated!<br>
This is the first time a rebuild has failed in this way<br>
<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
<br>
-Sean<br>
<br>
<br>
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