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Hi !
I use Ubuntu 12.04.1 mini x64
Linux TVserver 3.2.0-32-generic #51-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 26 21:33:09 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux and last drivers.
and 5 cards TBS6984, cards defined by the system. But there is no LOCK.
All dmesg output with "options saa716x_tbs_dvb int_type=1 verbose=1" string in /etc/modprobe.d/tbs.conf - http://paste.ubuntu.com/1342809/

I am concerned line in dmesg

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[    3.645628] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend 3 Attaching...
[    3.727864] saa716x_i2c_send (0): TXFIFO not empty after Timeout, tried 1000 loops!
[    3.727865] saa716x_i2c_send (0): I2C Send failed (Err=-5)
[    3.727866] saa716x_i2c_xfer (0): Data send failed
[    3.727873] saa716x_i2c_hwinit (0): Adapter (b000) SAA716x I2C Core 0 RESET
[    3.730094] saa716x_i2c_send (0): TXFIFO not empty after Timeout, tried 1000 loops!
[    3.730094] saa716x_i2c_send (0): I2C Send failed (Err=-5)
[    3.730095] saa716x_i2c_xfer (0): Data send failed
[    3.730102] saa716x_i2c_hwinit (0): Adapter (b000) SAA716x I2C Core 0 RESET
[    3.732285] saa716x_i2c_send (0): TXFIFO not empty after Timeout, tried 1000 loops!
[    3.732286] saa716x_i2c_send (0): I2C Send failed (Err=-5)
[    3.732287] saa716x_i2c_xfer (0): Data send failed
[    3.732294] saa716x_i2c_hwinit (0): Adapter (b000) SAA716x I2C Core 0 RESET


Why is this happening?

and i check another card T6984S120800216 and T6984S120800214 work and see only 3 adapters
and I see message kernel.

[ 6.901404] Modules linked in: tbsfe(O) isl6423(O) tbs6984fe(P) ir_lirc_codec(O) lirc_dev(O) ir_mce_kbd_decoder(O) ir_sony_decoder(O) ir_jvc_decoder(O) ir_rc6_decoder(O) rc_tbs_nec(O) ir_rc5_decoder(O) ir_nec_decoder(O) saa716x_tbs_dvb(O+) tbs6928fe(P) tbs6922fe(P) rc_core(O) saa716x_core(O) dvb_core(O) tbs6618fe(P) tbs6991fe(P) stv090x(O) tbs6680fe(P) tbs6982fe(P) snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc lp mac_hid ppdev parport_pc parport nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm psmouse i2c_algo_bit mxm_wmi wmi serio_raw video firewire_ohci firewire_core e100 crc_itu_t floppy r8169 pata_jmicron
[ 6.901482]
[ 6.901484] Pid: 368, comm: modprobe Tainted: P O 3.2.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3LR/EP45-UD3LR
[ 6.901495] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa0353262>] [<ffffffffa0353262>] isl6423_attach+0x62/0xe00 [isl6423]
[ 6.901502] RSP: 0018:ffff880114915b78 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 6.901506] RAX: ffff880118bdb660 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 6.901511] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff880118bdb680
[ 6.901515] RBP: ffff880114915bb8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff880118bdb660
[ 6.901520] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff880118394b38
[ 6.901526] R13: ffffffffa03174f8 R14: ffff880118bdb660 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 6.901531] FS: 00007fd310253700(0000) GS:ffff88011fd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 6.901663] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 6.901955] CR2: 0000000000000308 CR3: 0000000116304000 CR4: 00000000000406e0
[ 6.902267] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 6.902587] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 6.902910] Process modprobe (pid: 368, threadinfo ffff880114914000, task ffff880114a25c00)
[ 6.903244] Stack:
[ 6.903574] 0000000000000002 ffffffffa0355020 ffff880118394b38 ffff880118395c70
[ 6.903922] 0000000000000002 ffff880118394000 ffff880118394b38 0000000000000002
[ 6.904009] ffff880114915c08 ffffffffa03119f0 ffff880118395d00 0000000000000000
[ 6.904009] Call Trace:
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffffa03119f0>] saa716x_tbs6984_frontend_attach+0x1d0/0x460 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffffa02ff67f>] saa716x_dvb_init+0x340/0xcc1 [saa716x_core]
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffffa0314c24>] saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x268/0x2b8 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff81334abc>] local_pci_probe+0x5c/0xd0
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff81336389>] __pci_device_probe+0xf9/0x100
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff8130d36a>] ? kobject_get+0x1a/0x30
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813363ca>] pci_device_probe+0x3a/0x60
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f5a28>] really_probe+0x68/0x190
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f5cb5>] driver_probe_device+0x45/0x70
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f5d8b>] __driver_attach+0xab/0xb0
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f5ce0>] ? driver_probe_device+0x70/0x70
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f5ce0>] ? driver_probe_device+0x70/0x70
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f4b1c>] bus_for_each_dev+0x5c/0x90
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f57ee>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f5440>] bus_add_driver+0x1a0/0x270
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffffa0314c74>] ? saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x2b8/0x2b8 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff813f62f6>] driver_register+0x76/0x140
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffffa0314c74>] ? saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x2b8/0x2b8 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff81336066>] __pci_register_driver+0x56/0xd0
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff81042923>] ? set_memory_nx+0x43/0x50
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffffa0314c92>] saa716x_tbs_init+0x1e/0x38c [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff81002040>] do_one_initcall+0x40/0x180
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff810a83ee>] sys_init_module+0xbe/0x230
[ 6.904009] [<ffffffff81662b02>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[ 6.904009] Code: 0f 84 ab 01 00 00 ba 18 00 00 00 be d0 80 00 00 e8 e4 ff e0 e0 48 85 c0 49 89 c6 0f 84 e0 01 00 00 45 85 ff 4d 89 2e 4d 89 66 08 <4c> 89 b3 08 03 00 00 41 c6 46 10 20 41 c6 46 11 40 41 c6 46 12
[ 6.904009] RIP [<ffffffffa0353262>] isl6423_attach+0x62/0xe00 [isl6423]
[ 6.904009] RSP <ffff880114915b78>
[ 6.904009] CR2: 0000000000000308
[ 6.917187] ---[ end trace c10d156a73a45654 ]---
[ 7.050886] init: failsafe main process (722) killed by TERM signal
[ 7.104498] type=1400 audit(1352466081.842:11): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" name="/sbin/dhclient" pid=786 comm="apparmor_parser"
[ 7.661600] r8169 0000:04:00.0: eth0: link up
[ 7.662052] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready


card 217

[ 7.397489] Modules linked in: tbsfe(O) isl6423(O) tbs6984fe(P) ir_lirc_codec(O) lirc_dev(O) ir_mce_kbd_decoder(O) ir_sony_decoder(O) ir_jvc_decoder(O) ir_rc6_decoder(O) rc_tbs_nec(O) ir_rc5_decoder(O) ir_nec_decoder(O) saa716x_tbs_dvb(O+) tbs6928fe(P) tbs6922fe(P) rc_core(O) saa716x_core(O) dvb_core(O) tbs6618fe(P) tbs6991fe(P) stv090x(O) tbs6680fe(P) tbs6982fe(P) snd_hda_codec_realtek ppdev parport_pc snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_timer snd nouveau soundcore snd_page_alloc mac_hid ttm drm_kms_helper drm lp parport psmouse i2c_algo_bit mxm_wmi wmi serio_raw video firewire_ohci firewire_core floppy e100 crc_itu_t r8169 pata_jmicron
[ 7.397566]
[ 7.397569] Pid: 384, comm: modprobe Tainted: P O 3.2.0-31-generic #50-Ubuntu Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3LR/EP45-UD3LR
[ 7.397579] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa0352262>] [<ffffffffa0352262>] isl6423_attach+0x62/0xe00 [isl6423]
[ 7.397587] RSP: 0018:ffff880117c45b78 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 7.397591] RAX: ffff880116bca500 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 7.397596] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff880116bca520
[ 7.397600] RBP: ffff880117c45bb8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff880116bca500
[ 7.397605] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff880113d68b38
[ 7.397611] R13: ffffffffa03164f8 R14: ffff880116bca500 R15: 0000000000000000
[ 7.397615] FS: 00007fa753168700(0000) GS:ffff88011fc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 7.397745] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 7.398040] CR2: 0000000000000308 CR3: 000000011850b000 CR4: 00000000000406e0
[ 7.398352] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 7.398671] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 7.398996] Process modprobe (pid: 384, threadinfo ffff880117c44000, task ffff8801162cdc00)
[ 7.399328] Stack:
[ 7.399657] 0000000000000002 ffffffffa0354020 ffff880113d68b38 ffff880113d69c70
[ 7.400004] 0000000000000002 ffff880113d68000 ffff880113d68b38 0000000000000002
[ 7.400004] ffff880117c45c08 ffffffffa03109f0 ffff880113d69d00 0000000000000000
[ 7.400004] Call Trace:
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffffa03109f0>] saa716x_tbs6984_frontend_attach+0x1d0/0x460 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffffa030467f>] saa716x_dvb_init+0x340/0xcc1 [saa716x_core]
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffffa0313c24>] saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x268/0x2b8 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff81334abc>] local_pci_probe+0x5c/0xd0
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff81336389>] __pci_device_probe+0xf9/0x100
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff8130d36a>] ? kobject_get+0x1a/0x30
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813363ca>] pci_device_probe+0x3a/0x60
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f5a28>] really_probe+0x68/0x190
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f5cb5>] driver_probe_device+0x45/0x70
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f5d8b>] __driver_attach+0xab/0xb0
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f5ce0>] ? driver_probe_device+0x70/0x70
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f5ce0>] ? driver_probe_device+0x70/0x70
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f4b1c>] bus_for_each_dev+0x5c/0x90
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f57ee>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f5440>] bus_add_driver+0x1a0/0x270
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffffa0313c74>] ? saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x2b8/0x2b8 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff813f62f6>] driver_register+0x76/0x140
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffffa0313c74>] ? saa716x_tbs_pci_probe+0x2b8/0x2b8 [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff81336066>] __pci_register_driver+0x56/0xd0
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff81042923>] ? set_memory_nx+0x43/0x50
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffffa0313c92>] saa716x_tbs_init+0x1e/0x38c [saa716x_tbs_dvb]
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff81002040>] do_one_initcall+0x40/0x180
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff810a83ee>] sys_init_module+0xbe/0x230
[ 7.400004] [<ffffffff81662b02>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[ 7.400004] Code: 0f 84 ab 01 00 00 ba 18 00 00 00 be d0 80 00 00 e8 e4 0f e1 e0 48 85 c0 49 89 c6 0f 84 e0 01 00 00 45 85 ff 4d 89 2e 4d 89 66 08 <4c> 89 b3 08 03 00 00 41 c6 46 10 20 41 c6 46 11 40 41 c6 46 12
[ 7.400004] RIP [<ffffffffa0352262>] isl6423_attach+0x62/0xe00 [isl6423]
[ 7.400004] RSP <ffff880117c45b78>
[ 7.400004] CR2: 0000000000000308
[ 7.413279] ---[ end trace 47bece8f61fa0c88 ]---
[ 7.472235] init: failsafe main process (727) killed by TERM signal


T6984S120800213
T6984S120800215
T6984S120800216
Working only 2 adapters....((

And I check this cards in windows the result is the same....
My cards broken?

Hi Fantom,

I can tell you from experience, its most probably not going to be the cards, its going to be your PC Motherboard BIOS.
I know this sounds strange because one would immediately assume its going to be the TBS card because that is the bit that doesn't work but I actually had a similar problem not too long ago and it drove me absolutely bananas and was totally the fault of the PC motherboard BIOS. Updating it resolved the issue 100% immediately with no other fiddling required or anything like that.

So do yourself a favour, ALWAYS update your motherboard BIOS and then you'll most probably find that you won't get any more errors like this.
I think it should be a standard practice to update to latest BIOS of motherboard because the PC motherboard manufacturers of late release them too quickly into the market place without proper bug testing and so not only with the TBS cards you'll have problems but also with other cards such as graphics cards etc... The forums are riddled with complaints about external cards but when in fact it is the PC motherboard BIOS that is the fault. Fixing IT will fix your problem most likely.

Just leave an update on this forum after you update the BIOS, I think it will benefit everyone that is having such problems.
Here is a site to help you how to update motherboard BIOS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPKx8a96fwI
It sounds harder than it really is, but follow the video, you can't go wrong and you'll only benefit but because you get the same problem on both Linux and Windows, there is a very high probability that a BIOS update will fix this issue for you.
It is recommended that you follow the second method in this video which starts at 1:55, its the fastest and easiest way.

Cheers
IPMAN

I tested the performance cards on 3 different computers with different motherboards, the result is the same.

when NOT LOCK in dmesg i see

[ 107.510923] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 107.510924] tbs6984fe - software version is 1.95.2.3
[ 107.510927] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 107.510928] tbs6984fe - Successfully Initialized
[ 121.991003] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 121.991005] tbs6984fe - software version is 1.95.2.3
[ 121.991007] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 121.991008] tbs6984fe - Successfully Initialized
[ 132.700011] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 132.700013] tbs6984fe - command is not responding
[ 133.708010] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 133.708012] tbs6984fe - command is not responding
[ 160.760013] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 160.760015] tbs6984fe - command is not responding
[ 162.576012] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 162.576014] tbs6984fe - command is not responding
[ 166.392011] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:
[ 166.392013] tbs6984fe - command is not responding
[ 169.240011] TurboSight TBS 6984 Frontend:

Fantom,

Can you please post the output of this command: "dmesg | grep frontend"
Note: Obviously without the exclamation marks ""

Then after that, please provide the software and command you are using to lock on signal

This will give more information on your problem.

Cheers
IPMAN