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(→‎Digital devices: Continue to sort by model number. Not sure which model from the series the unlabeled, partially supported AVerTV Digi Super 007 is from, so I'll have to remove the {{Partial}} tag in order to put all three series models in the table.)
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'''AVerMedia''' is a Taiwanese manufacturer of TV devices for personal computers. Some AVerMedia devices are well supported under Linux via drivers from the LinuxTV project. AVerMedia, themselves, do not provide direct support for their devices under Linux but for one exception (which itself is a case that is quite limited in scope). A dialogue with George Chen, AVerMedia Technologies S.L. director, outlines the [http://galindaines.blogspot.com/2007/05/avermedia-i-linux.html company's current position in regards to Linux (Spanish)].
'''AVerMedia''' is a Taiwanese company that produces and sells many analog and digital TV devices for personal computers.

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Some AVerMedia devices are well supported under Linux via drivers from the LinuxTV project. AVerMedia, themselves, do not provide direct support for their devices under Linux but for one exception (which itself is a case that is quite limited in scope). A dialogue with George Chen, AVerMedia Technologies S.L. director, outlines the [http://galindaines.blogspot.com/2007/05/avermedia-i-linux.html company's current position in regards to Linux (Spanish)].


AVerMedia is occasionally explicitly Linux friendly, though most support has been written without their input and we cannot count on their help in resolving problems. Most of their cards are well supported under Linux.
AVerMedia is occasionally explicitly Linux friendly, though most support has been written without their input and we cannot count on their help in resolving problems. Most of their cards are well supported under Linux.
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| [[AVerMedia A169|A169]] || A169 || Dual analog FM || PCI || {{Unknown}} || Versions B and B1 are listed as card numbers 91 and 92 in CARDLIST.saa7134.
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| [[AVerMedia DVD EZMaker 7 (C039)|DVD EZMaker 7]] || C039 || S-Video, composite || USB 2.0 || {{No}} || [[Conexant CX2310x|Conexant CX23102]] ||
| [[AVerMedia DVD EZMaker 7 (C039)|DVD EZMaker 7]] || C039 || S-Video, composite || USB 2.0 || {{No}} || [[Conexant CX2310x|Conexant CX23102]] ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Speedy PCI-E (H788)|AVerTV Speedy PCI-E]] || H788 || Analog TV, FM || PCIe || {{No}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T 777 (A16AR)|AVerTV DVB-T 777]] || A16AR || DVB-T || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16AR)|AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI]] || A16AR || DVB-T || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D)|AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI]] || A16D || DVB-T || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D)|AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI]] || A16D || DVB-T || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Express (A577)|AVerTV Hybrid Express]] || A577 || DVB-T, analog TV, FM digital radio || ExpressCard || {{No}} || Many features and very compact
| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Express (A577)|AVerTV Hybrid Express]] || A577 || DVB-T, analog TV, FM digital radio || ExpressCard || {{No}} || Many features and very compact
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| [[AVerMedia A169|A169]] || A169 || Dual analog FM || PCI || {{Unknown}} || Versions B and B1 are listed as card numbers 91 and 92 in CARDLIST.saa7134.
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180|AVerTVHD MCE]] || A180 || ATSC || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTVHD Volar (A868R)|AVerTV Volar]] || A868R || ATSC || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} || Supported since 2.6.27
| [[AVerMedia AVerTVHD Volar (A868R)|AVerTV Volar]] || A868R || ATSC || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} || Supported since 2.6.27
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| [[AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid Volar HX (A827)|AverTV Hybrid Volar HX]] || A827 || DVB-T, analog TV, FM || USB 2.0 || {{Partial}} || Works on Fedora 11, 12, 13, RHEL-Workstation-6.0-beta, with 0.07 beta - 0.10 beta drivers from Avermedia. Tested/working on ArchLinux(i386) with 2.6.33 kernel and 0.10 beta driver. AVerMedia stopped maintaining their [http://avertv.avermedia.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=293&tab=APDriver driver]; it is unusable with kernel-2.6.35. Driver needed for newer kernels!
| [[AVerMedia AverTV Hybrid Volar HX (A827)|AverTV Hybrid Volar HX]] || A827 || DVB-T, analog TV, FM || USB 2.0 || {{Partial}} || Works on Fedora 11, 12, 13, RHEL-Workstation-6.0-beta, with 0.07 beta - 0.10 beta drivers from Avermedia. Tested/working on ArchLinux(i386) with 2.6.33 kernel and 0.10 beta driver. AVerMedia stopped maintaining their [http://avertv.avermedia.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=293&tab=APDriver driver]; it is unusable with kernel-2.6.35. Driver needed for newer kernels!
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV DVB-T 777 (A16AR)|AVerTV DVB-T 777]] || A16AR || DVB-T || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16AR)|AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI]] || A16AR || DVB-T || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E (A177)|AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E]] || A177 || Dual DVB-T, analog TV, FM || PCIe || {{No}} ||
| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E (A177)|AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E]] || A177 || Dual DVB-T, analog TV, FM || PCIe || {{No}} ||
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180|AVerTVHD MCE]] || A180 || ATSC || PCI || {{Yes}} ||
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| AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E II || A188 || Dual DVB-T, analog TV, FM || PCIe || {{Unknown}} ||
| AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E II || A188 || Dual DVB-T, analog TV, FM || PCIe || {{Unknown}} ||
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| AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX || H826 || ATSC, NTSC || PCIe || {{No}} || US market only
| AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX || H826 || ATSC, NTSC || PCIe || {{No}} || US market only
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| [[AVerMedia AVerTV Speedy PCI-E (H788)|AVerTV Speedy PCI-E]] || H788 || Analog TV, FM || PCIe || {{No}} ||
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| AVerTV Bravo Hybrid PCI-E || H788 || ATSC, NTSC, FM || PCIe || {{No}} ||
| AVerTV Bravo Hybrid PCI-E || H788 || ATSC, NTSC, FM || PCIe || {{No}} ||

Revision as of 05:33, 6 December 2016

AVerMedia is a Taiwanese manufacturer of TV devices for personal computers. Some AVerMedia devices are well supported under Linux via drivers from the LinuxTV project. AVerMedia, themselves, do not provide direct support for their devices under Linux but for one exception (which itself is a case that is quite limited in scope). A dialogue with George Chen, AVerMedia Technologies S.L. director, outlines the company's current position in regards to Linux (Spanish).

AVerMedia is occasionally explicitly Linux friendly, though most support has been written without their input and we cannot count on their help in resolving problems. Most of their cards are well supported under Linux.

Analog devices

AVerMedia's bttv cards are well supported and work out of the box. See Bttv devices (bt848, bt878).

Several of AVerMedia's saa713x cards are also well supported. See Saa713x devices.

Model name Model number Standards Interface Supported Chipset Comments
A169 A169 Dual analog FM PCI ? Unknown Versions B and B1 are listed as card numbers 91 and 92 in CARDLIST.saa7134.
DVD EZMaker 7 C039 S-Video, composite USB 2.0 ✘ No Conexant CX23102
AVerTV Speedy PCI-E H788 Analog TV, FM PCIe ✘ No

Digital devices

Model name Model number Standards Interface Supported Comments
AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI A16D DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV HD Express A918R DVB-T ExpressCard ✘ No af9035.c + dvb-usb-ids.h source files to be updated. Couldn't get any working frequency/transponder (even with 100% signal strength).
AVerTV Speedy Hybrid PCI-E DVB-T, ATSC, PAL, FM digital radio PCIe ~ Partial
AVerTV Hybrid Express A577 DVB-T, analog TV, FM digital radio ExpressCard ✘ No Many features and very compact
AVerTV Volar A868R ATSC USB 2.0 ✔ Yes Supported since 2.6.27
AVerTV DVB-S Pro A700 DVB-S PCI ✘ No Experimental support exists
AVerTV DVB-S Hybrid+FM A700 DVB-S PCI ✘ No Experimental support exists
AverTV Hybrid Volar HX A827 DVB-T, analog TV, FM USB 2.0 ~ Partial Works on Fedora 11, 12, 13, RHEL-Workstation-6.0-beta, with 0.07 beta - 0.10 beta drivers from Avermedia. Tested/working on ArchLinux(i386) with 2.6.33 kernel and 0.10 beta driver. AVerMedia stopped maintaining their driver; it is unusable with kernel-2.6.35. Driver needed for newer kernels!
AVerTV DVB-T 777 A16AR DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI A16AR DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E A177 Dual DVB-T, analog TV, FM PCIe ✘ No
AVerTVHD MCE A180 ATSC PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E II A188 Dual DVB-T, analog TV, FM PCIe ? Unknown
AVerTVHD Duet A188 Dual ATSC, ClearQAM PCIe ✘ No No Linux drivers
A301 A301 DVB-T, PAL, ATSC, NTSC Mini PCIe (Minicard) ~ Partial DVB-T works with the AVerTV Hybrid+FM Volar A828 Linux driver. You can download the beta driver for 32-bit and 64-bit Linux.
A306 A306 DVB-T, PAL, NTSC Mini PCIe (Minicard) ? Unknown Seems to be similar to A301 but A306 includes S-Video connector. Some hardware components: Xceive Silicon Tuner, Afatech DVB-T Demodulator, Conexant video and broadcast audio decoder and PCIe bridge.
A316 A316 DVB-T, PAL, NTSC PCIe (Minicard) ✘ No Seems that some of drivers exist but modules are not loaded automatically. Linux drivers for A827 or A828 doesn't work here. Hardware components are Afatech and NXP.
MiniCard Dual DVB-T A373 Dual DVB-T PCIe (Minicard) ✘ No Uses ITS IT9135 tuner. PCIe Minicard but reports as USB. Shipped in Acer Revo RL70.
AVerTV Satellite Trinity A707 DVB-T, DVB-S, analog TV, FM PCIe ✘ No
AVerTV Nova T2 A757 DVB-T, DVB-T2 PCIe ? Unknown
AVerTV DVB-T A761 DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV DVB-T 771 A771 DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV DVB-T USB 2.0 A800 DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes Comes with a tiny antenna; has a Linux compatible label on the product site and is fully supported via the Open Source DiBUSB Linux driver.
AVerTV Digi Volar EX A815 DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes
AVerTV Volar Green HD A835 DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes Since kernel 3.5 and firmware update
AVerTV Volar Black HD A850 DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes
AVerTV Volar Red HD+ A850T DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes
AVerTV Hybrid+FM Cardbus E506R DVB-T, NTSC/PAL/SECAM, FM Cardbus ✘ No Experimental support exists
AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX H826 ATSC, NTSC PCIe ✘ No US market only
AVerTV Bravo Hybrid PCI-E H788 ATSC, NTSC, FM PCIe ✘ No
AVerTV Hybrid Speedy PCI-E H788R DVB-T, analog TV, FM PCIe ? Unknown
AVerTV Hybrid Volar HD H830 DVB-T, analog TV, FM USB ~ Partial Official driver supports neither FM nor remote control. Tested on Ubuntu 10.04. Successfully installed on Debian with appropriate kernel
AVerTV HD PRO H868R SBTVD (ISTB-t for Brazil), hybrid RCA/S-Video inputs USB 2.0 ? Unknown Testing some kernel modules
AVerTV Hybrid Express Slim HC81R DVB-T, ATSC, PAL, FM digital radio ExpressCard ✘ No Many features and very compact, but gets extremely hot
AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress HC82 ExpressCard ~ Partial
AVerTV Digi Super 007 M135C DVB-T PCI
AVerTV Digi Super 007 M135D DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes saa7134
AVerTV Digi Super 007 M135R DVB-T, NTSC, PAL, SECAM PCI
Hybrid PCI-E M779 DVB-T, PAL, SECAM PCIe ✘ No Card shipped by Dell
AVerTV Combo PCIe M780 ATSC PCIe ✘ No
PCIe Combo (OEM) M791 ATSC PCIe ✘ No
PCIe Combo (OEM) M792 ATSC PCIe ✘ No

Third-party drivers

In progress:

Licence issues

Some product pages have a 'Linux compatible' label, but the licence in the associated driver that they offer includes the words "The binaries part of AVerMedia Linux Driver is ported from Windows driver and is under some other NDA, so the original source code will not be released." This suggests that this driver has non-free dependencies, which suggests that this driver will never be included in Linux. Does "is fully supported" in the paragraph above mean "supported so long as you use AVerMedia's out-of-tree driver", or does it mean "supported in-tree, no need for AVerMedia's own driver"?

External links

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