terratec grabby 2 on linux - follow-up Q to discussion from mar/apr 2013

Hi all,
my first post
I am a Linux user who bought a Terratec Grabby 2 analog-video-to-usb encoding device, which I cannot get to work on Linux.

I noticed a thread on this mailing list a few weeks ago.

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg60286.html

I get exactly the same error messages (from dmesg) as the initiator of that forum-thread.

In any event, I infer from the long forum-thread that the problem with the new chips inside the Grabby 2 has been solved, or partly solved. Some people posted patches to this mailing list.
I don't know how complete the new solution is.
Do I just need to grab an em28xx*.c file from the bleeding edge of the
kernel source tree?

How can I, as an interested end-user use that new driver code? Should I simply wait for a new kernel being distributed by Canonical that will have new patches included eventually?

Do I have to compile a patched .c file myself and copy it to /lib/modules/3.8.0-19-generic/kernel/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/ directory on my linux box, replacing an older version? SHould I use DKMS for this following a howto guide such as

http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules

My linux system is a raring ringtail Ubuntu,
Linux 3.8.0-19-generic #30-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 1 16:35:23 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux

my need to use the grabby is not that urgent. Would be nice to use that camcorder on my main desktop PC, which happens to be the most powerful computer I have full access to.

Any hints?

Best regards,

Knut Behrends

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