How to Install TBS6985 Driver on Ubuntu

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Hi Team,

I am new to linux. I shall be very thankful to you if anybody could please suggest and help me in installing TBS6985 drivers on Ubuntu 12.03.92.

I have downloaded the drviers from tbsdtv.com and they are archieved in a .zip file format. Please help.

Thanks & Regards,
ErSehmi

Bengt Madeberg

Read the readme files or

From linuxtv.org

Making it work

I.1 extract linux-tbs-drivers.tar.bz2 archive:

tar xjvf linux-tbs-drivers.tar.bz2

I.2 go to driver package directory:

cd linux-tbs-drivers

I.3 select build arch 32bit or 64bit

./v4l/tbs-x86.sh

./v4l/tbs-x86_64.sh

I.4 build and install the driver:

make && make install

I.5 reboot in order to load the newly installed driver:

shutdown -r now

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Please confirm what is this -

I.4 build and install the driver:

make && make install

Where I have to build them?

Also, where I have to write all the above commands

Thanks & Regards,
ErSehmi

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Please provide me step by step process with screenshot. I couldn't able to understand what all you have written above!

Thanks & Regards,
ErSehmi

Bengt Madeberg

Open a terminal window. Goto the directory where you have the downloaded driver and do the commands above...

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Please help me. I got the following error & warning while I run make && make install

make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-29-generic'
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 537 modules

WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6985ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6985ctrl.o

Installing kernel modules under /lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media/:
video/gspca/m5602/: install: cannot create directory `/lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video': Permission denied

gspca_m5602.ko install: cannot create regular file `/lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/m5602': No such file or directory

strip: '/lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/gspca/m5602/*.ko': No such file
make[1]:* [media-install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l'

make:* [install] Error 2

Thanks & regards,
ErSehmi

srx srx

You should run "make install" as root.

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Run as root even getting the following warning messages -

WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6985ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6985ctrl.o

What is this? How to resolve this issue?

srx srx

I would suggest that you remove "linux-tbs-drivers" directory, unpack linux-tbs-drivers.tar.bz2 again and start from scratch. It should work. At least it did work for me (ubutu 12.04, x64).

If you got that driver from some forum post or strange page, then go ahead and download the latest driver from official page, to be sure.

http://www.tbsdtv.com/download/document/common/tbs-linux-drivers_v130927.zip

Run everything as root


# if you downloaded new driver, then use appropriate unzip command first
# I assume that you have linux-tbs-drivers.tar.bz2 in /root/tbs/ folder
cd /root/tbs/
rm -rf linux-tbs-drivers/
tar xjvf linux-tbs-drivers.tar.bz2
cd linux-tbs-drivers/
./v4l/tbs-x86.sh       # for 32bit linux, DO NOT RUN BOTH, only choose one that matches your installation
./v4l/tbs-x86_64.sh       # for 64bit linux
make
# ONLY if everything went ok, then
make install

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

I hav repeated the complete process are you have explained above. But I think I didn't got any success this time again

case after installing make, I ran the following command

dmesg | grep frontend

And, as others suggested it should yield the following -

dmesg | grep frontend
[ 2.675672] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6985 DVBS/S2 frontend)...
[ 3.228796] DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6985 DVBS/S2 frontend)...
[ 3.780790] DVB: registering adapter 2 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6985 DVBS/S2 frontend)...

[ 4.332797] DVB: registering adapter 3 frontend 0 (TurboSight TBS 6985 DVBS/S2 frontend)...

But, in my case it yielded

[ 8.520003] [<f90ea16f>] saa716x_tbs6985_frontend_attach+0xef/0x470 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]

Please suggest me where is an issue in all this!

Thanks In Advance!

Regards,
ErSehmi

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Please fomd the output of make command at my system

root@HP6040in:~/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers# make
make -C /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l'
creating symbolic links...
make -C firmware prep
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/firmware'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/firmware'
make -C firmware
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/firmware'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `default'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/firmware'
Kernel build directory is /lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/build
make -C /lib/modules/3.8.0-29-generic/build SUBDIRS=/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-29-generic'
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 537 modules
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs8921ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs8921ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5220ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5220ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5680ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5680ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5880ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5880ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5881ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5881ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5925ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5925ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbsdvbcctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbsdvbcctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5922ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5922ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5921ctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5921ctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbsctrl.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbsctrl.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5220fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5220fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5280fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5280fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5680fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5680fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5880fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5880fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5881fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5881fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5921fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5921fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5922fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5922fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs5925fe_ctrl_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs5925fe_ctrl_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs62x0fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs62x0fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs62x1fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs62x1fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6618fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6618fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6680fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6680fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6921fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6921fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6922fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6922fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6923fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6923fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6925ctrl_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6925ctrl_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6926_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6926_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6926ctrl_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6926ctrl_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6928fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6928fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6928se_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6928se_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6980fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6980fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6981fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6981fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6982fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6982fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6982se_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6982se_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6984fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6984fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6985fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6985fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6985se_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6985se_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6991fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6991fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6991se_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6991se_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs6992_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs6992_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs8921fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs8921fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbs8922fe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbs8922fe_driver.o
WARNING: could not find /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/.tbsdvbcfe_driver.o.cmd for /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/tbsdvbcfe_driver.o
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-29-generic'
./scripts/rmmod.pl check
found 537 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l'

srx srx

Strange. Do you have all needed tools? Did you install build-essential package? Maybe you are missing something.

You do have make. But what about gcc and other tools?

I just tried to build it on my machine.
I do get the same warnings but it continues with lot of lines like this:


  CC      /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/adp1653.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/adp1653.ko
  CC      /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/adv7170.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/adv7170.ko
  CC      /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/adv7175.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/adv7175.ko
  CC      /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/adv7180.mod.o
  ...

And then finishes:


  ...
  CC      /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/zr364xx.mod.o
  LD [M]  /root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l/zr364xx.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8.0-29-generic'
./scripts/rmmod.pl check
found 525 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/tbs-drivers/linux-tbs-drivers/v4l'

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

I think I have only update linux-headers and after that I am not sure what all I have at my system, since I am a newbie

Please suggest me what all other packages I need at my system for successful installation.

Regards,
ErSehmi

srx srx

The most important package is build-essential, it contains tools for compiling kernel and modules.


apt-get install build-essential

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

I ran this command and got the following message

root@HP6040in:~/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers# apt-get install build-essential
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
build-essential is already the newest version.
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
thunderbird-globalmenu
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 240 not upgraded.

What shall I do next please suggest? Since, I am getting headache cause I couldn't able to see any TV adapters in TVHeadEnd Configuration.

Please suggest!

Regards,
ErSehmi

srx srx

Looks ok. You have build-essentials.

But your logs do not show any lines with CC or LD, that is strange. Looks like everything is either built already or you are missing something.
You should get lot of lines starting with CC and LD.

Now, if you run "make" 2nd time, then that is normal, because everything is already built. The just do "make install" and restart your computer.

If you did "make install" and restart and it's still not working, then try this:

cd /root/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers rm -rf /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/media/ make install

And then restart again.

It removes old media tree and installs TBS modules again. Otherwise there might be some conflicts.
It should work now.

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Done the same but in the same situation where I was earlier!

srx srx

What do you get when you run:


dmesg | grep -i dvb

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

The output of dmesg | grep dvb is

root@HP6040in:~/tbs/linux-tbs-drivers# dmesg | grep dvb
[ 7.640362] DVB: registering new adapter (SAA716x dvb adapter)
[ 8.232424] IP: [<f8755c83>] tbsctrl1+0x3/0x10 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 8.232883] Modules linked in: snd_hda_intel(F+) tbs6985fe(POF) snd_hda_codec(F) snd_hwdep(F) snd_pcm(F) rc_tbs_nec(OF) snd_seq_midi(F) snd_rawmidi(F) snd_seq_midi_event(F) saa716x_tbs_dvb(OF+) tbs6991se(POF) ir_lirc_codec(OF) tbs6928fe(POF) lirc_dev(OF) snd_seq(F) ir_mce_kbd_decoder(OF) ir_sony_decoder(OF) ir_jvc_decoder(OF) ir_rc6_decoder(OF) ir_rc5_decoder(OF) ir_nec_decoder(OF) tbs6922fe(POF) rc_core(OF) snd_timer(F) saa716x_core(OF) snd_seq_device(F) dvb_core(OF) i2c_algo_bit(F) tbs6618fe(POF) tbs6991fe(POF) snd(F) tbs6982se(POF) tbs6928se(POF) tbs6985se(POF) tbs6923fe(POF) stv090x(OF) soundcore(F) coretemp(F) snd_page_alloc(F) wmi(F) tbs6680fe(POF) tbs6982fe(POF) microcode(F) psmouse(F) serio_raw(F) i2c_nforce2(F) drm(F) mac_hid(F) lp(F) parport(F) hid_generic(F) usbhid(F) hid(F) usb_storage(F) pata_acpi(F) firewire_ohci(F) firewire_core(F) crc_itu_t(F) forcedeth(F) ahci(F) libahci(F) pata_amd(F)
[ 8.236002] EIP is at tbsctrl1+0x3/0x10 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 8.236002] [<f875216f>] saa716x_tbs6985_frontend_attach+0xef/0x470 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 8.236002] [<f86c8bbf>] saa716x_dvb_init+0x4f/0x510 [saa716x_core]
[ 8.236002] [<f8755752>] saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x1b2/0x300 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 8.236002] [<f87558bc>] saa716x_tbs_init+0x1c/0x20 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 8.236002] [<f87558a0>] ? saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x300/0x300 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]

[ 8.236002] EIP: [<f8755c83>] tbsctrl1+0x3/0x10 [saa716x_tbs_dvb] SS:ESP 0068:f2469cb4

And the output of dmesg | grep TBS is

[ 7.640144] input: saa716x IR (TurboSight TBS 6985) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0d.0/0000:04:00.0/rc/rc0/input7
[ 7.640208] rc0: saa716x IR (TurboSight TBS 6985) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0d.0/0000:04:00.0/rc/rc0

[ 8.232016] TurboSight TBS 6985 Frontend Attaching...

Arshvinder Singh Sehmi

Please confirm me isn't this issue due to I have not attached IR cable with my TBS card while installing drivers?