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Boris
Asked: 2013-03-26 12:11:58 +0800 CST

How to make an Avermedia AverTV Volar Green HD work?

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How can I get a driver to make my Avermedia AverTV Volar Green HD work ?

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Now solved. See below:

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  1. Best Answer

    Solution on Ubuntu 13.10 & 14.04

    from this source, note that this solution is simpler than on 12.04

    1. Download the firmware

    $ cd /lib/firmware/
$ sudo wget http://xgazza.altervista.org/Linux/DVB/dvb-usb-af9035-01.fw
$ sudo wget http://xgazza.altervista.org/Linux/DVB/dvb-usb-af9035-02.fw

    2. Install the needed application

    $ sudo apt-get install git
$ sudo apt-get install  libproc-processtable-perl

    3. Install the latest v4l-dvb

    from the wiki How to Obtain, Build and Install V4L-DVB Device Drivers:

    $ git clone --depth=1 git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git
$ cd media_build 
$ ./build

    4. Reboot

    $ sudo reboot

    5. Check if device is properly installed

    see below

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  2. Solution on Ubuntu 12.4 kernel 3.2

    0. Check your kernel

    $ uname -r
3.2.0-39-generic-pae

    1. Plug in the USB TV Tuner

    You can check that it is correctly plug in with lsusb

    $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 07ca:a835 AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.

    2. Download the driver for AF9035 dvb-t usb dongle (3.2.x kernel version)

    Note that this driver should work with:
    - Avermedia AVerTV A835 HD (ID 07ca:b835)
    - Avermedia AVerTV A835 HD PRO (ID 07ca:a835)
    - Avermedia AverTV A835 Green HD (ID 07ca:a835)
    - TerraTec Cinergy T Stick (ID 0ccd:0093)
    - TerraTec Cinergy T Stick 2 (ID 0ccd:00aa)
    - Avermedia AverTV A825 (ID 07ca:0825)

    $ git clone git://github.com/xgazza/DVB-AF9035_kernel-3.2.0.git
$ cd DVB-AF9035_kernel-3.2.0
$ make
$ sudo make install

    3. Download the firmware(s)

    $ cd /lib/firmware/
$ sudo wget http://xgazza.altervista.org/Linux/DVB/dvb-usb-af9035-01.fw
$ sudo wget http://xgazza.altervista.org/Linux/DVB/dvb-usb-af9035-02.fw

    I downloaded these 2 firmwares, I do not know which one is used.

    4. Reboot

    $ sudo reboot

    5. Check if device is properly loaded

    see below

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  3. 5. Check if device is properly installed

    $ ls /dev/dvb
adapter0

    If this command returns something like adapter0 => good
    If it returns nothing => not good

    6. Check with your TV application if the USB TV Tuner is recognized

    I personally use Kaffeine Install kaffeine.
    In tab Television | Configure TV, I get a new tab called Peripherique 1.

    enter image description here Note that for French TV, it is necessary to set the source with a shift of 167khz.

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  4. This process no longer makes the Volar Green functional in Ubuntu 14.04. The firmware has been re-mapped to dvb-usb-it9135-02 firmware instead of the dvb-usb-af9035 firmware which has completely broken my 4 tuner system. Used to work with 14.04 doesn't now.

    I think the dvb-usb-it9135 is the correct firmware for the Volar Black and it has been assumed that it is also correct for the Volar Green.

    The Green and the Black are different chips - simples!!!! ask any meerkat.

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