I hope, you logged in as Admin before doing that. Don't rename anything in system folders. I was curious enough about this stubborn cheap tuner to contact LME myself. That's what I got just now:
"Please kindly try some times. If the problem is still ,I think there is some bug in your hardware, if this, please kindly contact to your vendor.Thanks."
I'm still curious, if Everest can read its ID, make and model? Btw, there should be Serial interface on the PCB to talk to it, but one would probably need to solder a pin header, make a cable (ask LME for wiring diagram), and have LME Diagnostic software for it. May be you can ask to e-mail you latest Diag Utility and standard Firmware? I wonder, if its buggy branded firmware can be re-flashed with LME standard. At times it's done during driver installation routing, and you can ask for such installer as well. FTA hobby has no boundaries...
USB2.0 PCTV Controller IC
Features:
USB2.0 transceiver
Flash controller for U-disk function (LME2520 only)
Support all digital TV standards (DVB-T/C/S, DMB-TH, T-DMB, CMMB, ATSC, ISDB-T,...)
Support SDTV and HDTV reception
Built-in enhanced microcontroller, support user program downloading
I2C serial interface for tuner and demodulator control
Built-in PID filtering
7mm X 7mm 64-pin LQFP small package