I couldn’t find a r/linuxhardware alternative community, so I decided to ask here.

I have a TBS5530 DVB-S/T/C USB device and I am not happy with it due to https://github.com/tbsdtv/linux_media/issues/193

I don’t want to recompile kernel or use out-of-tree media_builds everytime I upgrade my kernel (ubuntu22.04).

Therefore I am looking for a device that has built-in kernel driver or simply loadable one with apt install linux-modules-XXX .

I prefer USB devices since I use it with both my desktop & laptop.

Does anyone know such hardware available to buy ?

Note to myself: seems I am 175th subscriber and this is my 1st post. yay !

  • heftig@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    I’m using cards from https://www.digital-devices.eu/; a Cine S2 v6.5 from 2015 and a DuoFlex S2 v4 from 2017 for 4 DVB-S2 tuners total. I’ve found them to be of high quality and the upstream kernel supports them.

    Unfortunately, it seems the modular hardware I’m using is no longer sold. The cheapest currently available product is an expensive 8 tuner card.