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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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    Slipping the 「が」 back in there will show it.
    – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
    Commented May 5, 2012 at 18:35

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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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