Nicola Apicella wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Mark Clarkstone wrote:
> > > > Check your kernel has "si2168", "si2157" and "em28xx" modules (it should do if it's 4.0+)
> > >
> > > As a matter of fact, all three of them are present.
> > >
> > > Is there a way to "force" the system to load the stick or something? No idea why the other three DVB-USB sticks I own work without a hitch but this one doesn't. :-(
> >
> > If you have those modules, they should just load and set up the device.. You could install the kernel source package and take a look if the source has the following lines from this patch,
https://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/commit/?id=1efc21701d94ed0c5b91467b042bed8b8becd5cc.
> >
> > Ok, I looked into this on Ubuntu 16.04 (4.4.0-22-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 12 22:03:46 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) and the source doesn't have the required lines, 4.6.2 and 4.5.7 on kernel.org have the required lines whereas 4.4.13 doesn't..
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> Just to make sure I'm getting this right: Both my sources claim kernel support since 3.16 for the device—which it does, since the stick gets recognized.
The stick isn't recognised, but rather no drivers (modules) were loaded for it, the kernel sees it but has no clue how to handle it.
> But to get it running, it also needs to know to load the corresponding modules—which fails because the patch you linked to is
not included in kernel 4.4.0. (The patch is in fact way younger than the 4.4.0 release, as far as I can tell…)
> Is that correct?
Yes. It can take a while before a driver/modules gets included, many end up in "staging" (for advanced kernel builders).
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> > Your only option is to upgrade your kernel or install/build the latest media_tree, maybe your apt sources have a newer kernel?
>
> The newest kernel my system offers is the one I have installed. On the other hand, justyesterday a new beta of Linux Mint (18.0)
This doesn't prevent you from building your own (it's easy as hell), while it has many pros, it has just as many cons!
> has been released, based on a much newer version of Ubuntu; the official release should be this month. (And yes, I checked: newer kernel version and everything! \o/ ).
If it's based on 16.04 (what I'm running) the kernel may still be 4.4.x, but I could be wrong though.
>
> So thanks for helping me understand how stuff works. :-)
> I'll try and update to the beta (what could possibly go wrong… ;-) ) or just wait a bit. I've got plenty of projects on the backburner anyway. ^^ (I'll keep you guys posted unless I forget.)