Can you provide some more details of the problem? The module was definitely included in the 2.6.17 kernels built for Edgy (I used it almost every day).
As for deprecation, it seems that this module has since been upgraded to the v4l2 API for the kernel included in feisty (2.6.20). -- dsbr100 module not included anymore (D-Link USB FM radio) https://launchpad.net/bugs/59871 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs