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If you have any any questions, please send an email to [email protected]. Your comments and advice will be highly appreciated.
support kernel version from v4.19-6.14

Downloading and building

The upstream LinuxTV source code does not contain all the TBS drivers. Download the source code from TBS:

git clone https://github.com/tbsdtv/media_build.git
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/tbsdtv/linux_media.git -b latest ./media

Build the media_build drivers: Any errors,See Prerequisites, Build errors and Rebuilding for more details and the upstream LinuxTV Wiki for more background.

When problems with other drivers occur after installation, e.g. graphic driver, than skipping the remote drivers can fix the issues.

cd media_build
make dir DIR=../media
make allyesconfig
sed -i -r 's/(^CONFIG.*_RC.*=)./\1n/g' v4l/.config
sed -i -r 's/(^CONFIG.*_IR.*=)./\1n/g' v4l/.config
make -j4
sudo make install

Firmware

wget http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/document/linux/tbs-tuner-firmwares_v1.0.tar.bz2
sudo tar jxvf tbs-tuner-firmwares_v1.0.tar.bz2 -C /lib/firmware/

Installation

A reboot will automatically pick up the new drivers:

sudo reboot

An alternative to a reboot is to install them manually:

#
# Remove any previously installed drivers
# =======================================
#
sudo make rmmod
#
# Manual installation of CX23885 based drivers
# ============================================
#
sudo modprobe cx23885
#
# Manual installation of SAA716x based drivers
# ============================================
#
# Old kernel trees use the module name "saa716x_budget", newer trees use "saa716x_tbs_dvb".
# The "int_type=1" may or may not be needed.
#
sudo modprobe saa716x_tbs_dvb int_type=1

Can not find the 6909 firmware:

wget http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/document/linux/dvb-fe-mxl5xx.fw 
sudo cp dvb-fe-mxl5xx.fw /lib/firmware/

In addition to following the above instructions, TBS6980/1/4 owners will need to put a copy of the CX24117 firmware in /lib/firmware/

Currently supported cards

ASI

TBS690A

HDMI

TBS6301
TBS6304
TBS6314
TBS6302SE
TBS6304SE
TBS6302X
TBS6304X
TBS6304T

DVB-S/S2 - PCI-E

TBS6922
TBS6922SE
TBS6902
TBS6903
TBS6980
TBS6981
TBS6982
TBS6983
TBS6984
TBS6985
TBS6904
TBS6905
TBS6908
TBS6909
TBS6991SE
TBS6910
TBS6910SE
TBS6903X
TBS6909X
TBS6902SE
TBS6904SE
TBS6909SE
TBS6916

DVB-S/S2/S2X - Mini PCI-E

TBS7901

DVB-S/S2 - USB

TBS5920
TBS5922
TBS5922SE
TBS5925
TBS5927
TBS5980
TBS5990
TBS5930

DVB-S/S2 - PCI

TBS8922

DVB-T/T2/C - PCI-E

TBS6220
TBS6221
TBS6280
TBS6281
TBS6281SE
TBS6284
TBS6285
TBS6290SE
TBS6205
TBS6209
TBS6209SE
TBS6205SE

DVB-T/T2/C - Mini PCI-E

TBS7220

DVB-T/T2/C - USB

TBS5220
TBS5880
TBS5881
TBS5280
TBS5281
TBS5230

ATSC - PCI-E

TBS6704

ISDB-T - PCI-E

TBS6814

DTMB - PCI-E

TBS6514

Multi-standard - PCI-E

TBS6522
TBS6528
TBS6590
TBS6504
TBS6508

Multi-standard - USB

TBS5520
TBS5520SE
TBS5580
TBS5590
TBS5530