[ubuntu-uk] USB TV stick and installing the (latest?) kernel

[Andrew Golightly]

Hey there,

I've got a Freecom DVB-T USB stick, and am trying to get it going with 
Ubuntu. It seems that to get it going I need at least kernel 2.6.13. 
There is a posting here 
(http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=118324&highlight=freecom) 
about it with, as yet, no solution.

So what do you guys recommend? Is there something I can do to the 
current kernel (2.6.12-10)? Or do I start trying to build my own kernel 
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelBuildpackageDetailedHowto)? I'm a newbie. 
So I'm trying to KISS. And do we know when the next kernel will be released?

thanks for your input!
Andrew