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"このテレビの直し方わかりますか。" means "Do you know how to fix this TV?" but I can't figure
out the purpose of の (after テレビ) in this sentence.
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What is the purpose of の in this sentence?
直し方 is a noun meaning "way to fix", or "method of fixing".

The usage of の here is possessive:

> `A` の `B`  
>  The `B` of (or belonging to) `A`

So the translation works as follows:

> この | テレビ | の | 直し方 | わかります | か  
>  This | TV | 's | way to fix | (you) know | ?
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It is the most common usage of -no: genitive. It connects the two noun
phrases: 1) kono terebi and 2) naosikata. Yes, naosikata is a noun, not a verb
which I suspect is your confusion.
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