fix: Remove apt rtl-sdr conflict and always unload DVB modules on Pi

Two bugs caused RTL-SDR dongles to be deaf after setup on Raspberry Pi:

1. The apt `rtl-sdr` package was left installed alongside the Blog
   drivers, creating a binary/library ambiguity. Anything linking or
   calling the apt binaries in /usr/bin used the non-V4-aware library
   from /usr/lib instead of the Blog drivers in /usr/local. Fix: remove
   the apt package immediately after a successful Blog driver build.

2. `blacklist_kernel_drivers_debian` returned early with "already
   present" without ever running `modprobe -r`, so dvb_usb_rtl28xxu
   could remain loaded and hold the device in DVB mode (rtl_test sees
   the USB device but the tuner is unconfigured). Fix: always run the
   module unload loop regardless of whether the blacklist file is new.
   Also add `update-initramfs -u` so the blacklist survives reboots.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Smittix
2026-02-18 16:22:45 +00:00
parent 36b6539044
commit 5a7a6ce522

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@@ -1315,6 +1315,16 @@ install_rtlsdr_blog_drivers_debian() {
$SUDO udevadm trigger || true $SUDO udevadm trigger || true
fi fi
# Remove the apt rtl-sdr package to prevent binary/library conflicts.
# The apt package installs to /usr/bin and /usr/lib; keeping it alongside
# the Blog drivers (in /usr/local) causes ambiguity and can silently
# result in the wrong (non-V4-aware) library being loaded.
if dpkg -l rtl-sdr 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^ii"; then
info "Removing apt rtl-sdr package to prevent library conflicts with Blog drivers..."
$SUDO apt-get remove -y rtl-sdr >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
fi
$SUDO ldconfig
ok "RTL-SDR Blog drivers installed successfully." ok "RTL-SDR Blog drivers installed successfully."
info "These drivers provide improved support for RTL-SDR Blog V4 and other devices." info "These drivers provide improved support for RTL-SDR Blog V4 and other devices."
warn "Unplug and replug your RTL-SDR devices for the new drivers to take effect." warn "Unplug and replug your RTL-SDR devices for the new drivers to take effect."
@@ -1348,24 +1358,35 @@ blacklist_kernel_drivers_debian() {
if [[ -f "$blacklist_file" ]]; then if [[ -f "$blacklist_file" ]]; then
ok "RTL-SDR kernel driver blacklist already present" ok "RTL-SDR kernel driver blacklist already present"
return 0 else
fi info "Blacklisting conflicting DVB kernel drivers..."
$SUDO tee "$blacklist_file" >/dev/null <<'EOF'
info "Blacklisting conflicting DVB kernel drivers..."
$SUDO tee "$blacklist_file" >/dev/null <<'EOF'
# Blacklist DVB-T drivers to allow rtl-sdr to access RTL2832U devices # Blacklist DVB-T drivers to allow rtl-sdr to access RTL2832U devices
blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu
blacklist rtl2832 blacklist rtl2832
blacklist rtl2830 blacklist rtl2830
blacklist r820t blacklist r820t
EOF EOF
fi
# Unload modules if currently loaded # Always unload modules if currently loaded — this must happen even on
# re-runs where the blacklist file already exists, since the modules may
# still be live from the current boot (e.g. blacklist wasn't in initramfs).
local unloaded=false
for mod in dvb_usb_rtl28xxu rtl2832 rtl2830 r820t; do for mod in dvb_usb_rtl28xxu rtl2832 rtl2830 r820t; do
if lsmod | grep -q "^$mod"; then if lsmod | grep -q "^$mod"; then
$SUDO modprobe -r "$mod" 2>/dev/null || true $SUDO modprobe -r "$mod" 2>/dev/null || true
unloaded=true
fi fi
done done
$unloaded && info "Unloaded conflicting DVB kernel modules from current session."
# Bake the blacklist into the initramfs so it survives reboots on
# Raspberry Pi OS / Debian (without this the modules can reload on boot).
if cmd_exists update-initramfs; then
info "Updating initramfs to persist driver blacklist across reboots..."
$SUDO update-initramfs -u >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
fi
ok "Kernel drivers blacklisted. Unplug/replug your RTL-SDR if connected." ok "Kernel drivers blacklisted. Unplug/replug your RTL-SDR if connected."
echo echo