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AVerMedia is a Taiwanese company that produces and sells many different analog and digital TV devices for personal computers.
'''AVerMedia''' is a Taiwanese company that produces and sells many analog and digital 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/constrained 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)].
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)].


This vendor 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.
This vendor 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==
==Analog devices==
AverMedia's bttv cards are well supported and work out of the box. See [[Bttv devices (bt848, bt878)]].
AverMedia's bttv cards are well supported and work out of the box. See [[Bttv devices (bt848, bt878)]].


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==Digital Devices==
==Digital devices==
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|+'''DVB Devices sold by AVerMedia'''
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| AVerMedia 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 [http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=31&tab=APDriver Beta driver] for Linux 64 bit and Linux 32 bit.
| AVerMedia 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 [http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=31&tab=APDriver Beta driver] for Linux 64 bit and Linux 32 bit.
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| AVerMedia A306 || DVB-T, PAL, NTSC || Mini PCIe (Minicard) || {{Unknown}} || Seems to be simmilar 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.
| AVerMedia A306 || DVB-T, PAL, NTSC || Mini PCIe (Minicard) || {{Unknown}} || Seems to be simmilar 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.
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| [[AVerMedia 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.
| [[AVerMedia 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.
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| [[AVerMedia A373 MiniCard Dual DVB-T]] || Dual DVB-T || PCIe (Minicard) || {{No}} || Uses ITS IT9135 tuner. PCIe Minicard but reports as USB. Shipped in Acer Revo RL70.
| [[AVerMedia A373 MiniCard Dual DVB-T]] || Dual DVB-T || PCIe (Minicard) || {{No}} || Uses ITS IT9135 tuner. PCIe Minicard but reports as USB. Shipped in Acer Revo RL70.
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| AVerMedia Hybrid M779 PCI-E || PAL, SECAM Analog DVB-T || PCIe || {{No}} || AverMedia card shipped by Dell.
| AVerMedia Hybrid M779 PCI-E || PAL, SECAM Analog DVB-T || PCIe || {{No}} || AverMedia card shipped by Dell.
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| [[AVerTV HD PRO (H868R)]] || SBTVD (ISTB-t for Brazil) Hybrid RCA S-Video inputs || USB 2.0 || {{Unknown}} || Testing some kernel modules
| [[AVerTV HD PRO (H868R)]] || SBTVD (ISTB-t for Brazil) Hybrid RCA S-Video inputs || USB 2.0 || {{Unknown}} || Testing some kernel modules
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| [[ AVerTV Digi Volar EX (A815)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} ||
| [[AVerTV Digi Volar EX (A815)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[ AVerTV Volar Black HD (A850)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} ||
| [[AVerTV Volar Black HD (A850)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[ AVerTV Volar Red HD+ (A850T)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} ||
| [[AVerTV Volar Red HD+ (A850T)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} ||
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| [[ AVerTV Volar Green HD (A835)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} || Since kernel 3.5 and firmware [http://xgazza.altervista.org/Linux/DVB/dvb-usb-af9035-02.fw]
| [[AVerTV Volar Green HD (A835)]] || DVB-T || USB 2.0 || {{Yes}} || Since kernel 3.5 and firmware [http://xgazza.altervista.org/Linux/DVB/dvb-usb-af9035-02.fw]
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| [[AVerTV Nova T2]] || DVB-T, DVB-T2 || PCIe || {{Unknown}} ||
| [[AVerTV Nova T2]] || DVB-T, DVB-T2 || PCIe || {{Unknown}} ||
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* AVerTV DVB-T Volar (A808) has a ''Linux compatible'' label on the [http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=9&tab=APDriver product site] but with [[#Licence issues|licence issues]].
* AVerTV DVB-T Volar (A808) has a ''Linux compatible'' label on the [http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=9&tab=APDriver product site] but with [[#Licence issues|licence issues]].

* AVerTV DVB-T Express (E568) has a ''Linux compatible'' label on the product site (not found anymore) but with [[#Licence issues|licence issues]].
* AVerTV DVB-T Express (E568) has a ''Linux compatible'' label on the product site (not found anymore) but with [[#Licence issues|licence issues]].

* AVerTV DVB-T Express X (E568E) has a ''Linux compatible'' label on the [http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=99&tab=APDriver product site] but with [[#Licence issues|licence issues]] and need to be patched for kernel 2.6.27 with this tip [[Patch for E568E and kernel 2.6.27]].
* AVerTV DVB-T Express X (E568E) has a ''Linux compatible'' label on the [http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=99&tab=APDriver product site] but with [[#Licence issues|licence issues]] and need to be patched for kernel 2.6.27 with this tip [[Patch for E568E and kernel 2.6.27]].


===3rd Party Drivers===
===Third-party drivers===
In progress:
In progress:
* [http://mcentral.de/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_Cardbus_Hybrid_TV_FM_E506R Avermedia Cardbus Hybrid TV FM E506]
* [http://mcentral.de/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_Cardbus_Hybrid_TV_FM_E506R Avermedia Cardbus Hybrid TV FM E506]
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== Licence issues ==
== 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” ?
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 ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.avermedia.com/ AVerMedia Global Website]
* [http://www.avermedia.com/ AVerMedia Global website]
** [http://www.avermedia.de AVerMedia German Website]
** [http://www.avermedia.de/ AVerMedia German website]
** [http://www.averm.co.uk/ AVerMedia UK Website]
** [http://www.averm.co.uk/ AVerMedia UK website]


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Revision as of 22:58, 3 December 2016

AVerMedia is a Taiwanese company that produces and sells many analog and digital 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).

This vendor 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.

Analog Devices sold by AVerMedia
Model Standard Interface Supported Chipset Comments
AVerMedia DVD EZMaker 7 (C039) S-Video/Composite USB 2.0 ✘ No Conexant CX23102

Digital devices

DVB Devices sold by AVerMedia
Model Standard Interface Supported Comments
AVerTV DVB-T USB DVB-T USB 1.1 ✔ Yes Comes with a tiny antenna
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 DVB-T (A761) DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Digi Super 007 M135D DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes http://www.avermedia.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=21

saa7134

AVerTV Digi Super 007 DVB-T, DAB PCI ~ Partial
AVerTV DVB-T 771 (A771) DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV DVB-T 777 (A16AR) DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16D) DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI (A16AR) DVB-T PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Hybrid+FM Cardbus (E506R) DVB-T, NTSC/PAL/SECAM Analog, FM Cardbus ✘ No Experimental support exists
AVerMedia AVerTV HD Express A918R DVB-T ExpressCard ✘ No af9035.c + dvb-usb-ids.h source files to be updated [1]

couldn't get any working frequency/transponder (with 100% signal strength)

AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Express Slim HC81R DVB-T Analog TV ATSC PAL FM Digital Radio ExpressCard ✘ No Many features - Very compact - Gets extremely hot
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress (HC82) ExpressCard ~ Partial
AVerMedia AVerTV Speedy Hybrid PCI-E DVB-T Analog TV ATSC PAL FM Digital Radio PCIe ~ Partial
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Express (A577) DVB-T Analog TV FM Digital Radio ExpressCard ✘ No Many features - Very compact
AVerMedia A169 Dual Analog, FM PCI ? Unknown Versions B and B1 are listed as card numbers 91 and 92 in CARDLIST.saa7134
AVerTVHD MCE A180 ATSC PCI ✔ Yes
AVerTV Combo PCIe (M780) ATSC PCIe ✘ No
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
M791 PCIe Combo (OEM) ATSC PCIe ✘ No
M792 PCIe Combo (OEM) ATSC PCIe ✘ No
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 TO UPDATE THEIR DRIVER FOR THIS DEVICE. Avermedia drivers unusable with kernel-2.6.35. Driver needed with newer kernels!
AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid Volar HD (H830) DVB-T, Analog TV, FM USB ~ Partial Official driverSupport neither FM nor Remote Control. Tested on Ubuntu 10.04. Successfully installed on Debian with appropriate kernel[2]
AVerTV Satellite Trinity (A707) DVB-T DVB-S Analog TV FM PCIe ✘ No
AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E (A177) Dual DVB-T Analog TV FM PCIe ✘ No
AVerTV Speedy PCI-E (H788) Analog TV FM PCIe ✘ No
AVerTV Hybrid Speedy PCI-E (H788R) DVB-T Analog TV FM PCIe ? Unknown
AVerTV Bravo Hybrid PCI-E (H788) ATSC, NTSC Analog, FM PCIe ✘ No
AVerTV Duo Hybrid PCI-E II (A188) Dual DVB-T Analog TV FM PCIe ? Unknown
AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX (H826) ATSC, NTSC Analog PCIe ✘ No US market only
AVerMedia 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 Linux 64 bit and Linux 32 bit.
AVerMedia A306 DVB-T, PAL, NTSC Mini PCIe (Minicard) ? Unknown Seems to be simmilar 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.
AVerMedia 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.
AVerMedia A373 MiniCard Dual DVB-T Dual DVB-T PCIe (Minicard) ✘ No Uses ITS IT9135 tuner. PCIe Minicard but reports as USB. Shipped in Acer Revo RL70.
AVerMedia Hybrid M779 PCI-E PAL, SECAM Analog DVB-T PCIe ✘ No AverMedia card shipped by Dell.
AVerTV HD PRO (H868R) SBTVD (ISTB-t for Brazil) Hybrid RCA S-Video inputs USB 2.0 ? Unknown Testing some kernel modules
AVerTV Digi Volar EX (A815) DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes
AVerTV Volar Black HD (A850) DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes
AVerTV Volar Red HD+ (A850T) DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes
AVerTV Volar Green HD (A835) DVB-T USB 2.0 ✔ Yes Since kernel 3.5 and firmware [3]
AVerTV Nova T2 DVB-T, DVB-T2 PCIe ? Unknown

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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