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   Jeff Layman to pinnerite   
   Re: TBSTV DVB-TV2 Cards and Linux driver   
   17 Mar 25 13:35:44   
   
   XPost: uk.tech.digital-tv, uk.d-i-y   
   From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 17/03/2025 13:13, pinnerite wrote:   
   > On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:23:55 +0000   
   > pinnerite  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Every time a new kernel is downloaded and installed.   
   >> fresh drivers have to be compiled against the new kernel   
   >> using the same gcc compiler that had been used to create   
   >> the new kernel.   
   >>   
   >> Previously this had been just a case of running a script.   
   >> However recently I just get 'make' errors.   
   >>   
   >> I have gone back to kernel 5.15.0-133-generic without   
   >> success.   
   >>   
   >> Does ayone else use these cards?   
   >>   
   >> Alan   
   >>   
   >   
   > It turned out that I needed the full kernel  source, the headers were   
   insufficient.   
   > I don't recall this being an issue in the past.   
   > Dementia onset probably. :(   
      
   I doubt it...   
      
   I had a program which worked well to control the keyboard led lighting   
   suddenly stop working when I upgraded from Linux Mint 21.3 to 22.0. It   
   took a 400MB linux firmware update a month later before it started   
   working again.   
      
   --   
   Jeff   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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