Ticket #7957: alsa-driver-Readme.txt

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1The source code copy from www.alsa-project.org. ver:3.3-4
2Linux Source Code for ALC audio codec
3Support Codec list:
4====AC97 Codec=====
5ALC100,100P
6ALC200,200P
7ALC650D
8ALC650E
9ALC650F
10ALC650
11ALC655
12ALC653
13ALC658
14ALC658D
15ALC850
16ALC101
17ALC202
18ALC250
19ALC203
20
21====HD Audio codec ====
22ALC260
23ALC262
24ALC267
25ALC268
26ALC269
27ALC272
28ALC660
29ALC660VD
30ALC662
31ALC663
32ALC861
33ALC861VD
34ALC880
35ALC882
36ALC883
37ALC885
38ALC888
39ALC889A
40
41Installation:
42This Source Code is from www.alsa-project.org.
43For OS installation, please remember add the Development tool kit.
44For driver installation, please follow below steps.
45
46Automatic install: (Recommend RedHat distribution)
47execute
48
49 ./install
50
51Note: Ubuntu OS, please use manual install.
52 Run commands need to add sudo at first words.
53
54Manual install:
55Step 1. unzip source code
56 tar xfvj alsa-driver-1.0.xx.tar.bz2
57
58Step 2. Turn on sound support from kernel config
59 (soundcore module, default turn on)
60
61Step 3. Complied source code
62 a. cd alsa-driver-1.0.xx
63 b. ./configure
64 c. make
65 d. make install
66 e. alsaconf
67 f. ./snddevices (Only kernel 2.4 does it)
68
69Step 4. Edit your /etc/modules.conf or conf.modules depending on the distribution
70 (Please refer to the attached modules.conf)
71
72 snd-xxxx is the card ID.
73
74 -- Azalia controller --ALC880 ALC882 ALC260 ALC262 ALC883 ALC885 ALC888
75 --- Intel ICH6 ICH7 ---------
76 snd-hda-intel
77
78 -- AC97 controller --ALC655 ALC650 ALC250 ALC255
79 --- Intel ICH6 ICH7 , SiS 7012 and NVidia----------
80 snd-intel8x0
81 --- Via8233 Via686a -------------------------------
82 snd-via82xx
83 --- ATI Chipset -------------------------------
84 snd-atiixp
85
86 Copy and paste this to the bottom of your /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf file.
87 # ALSA portion
88 alias char-major-116 snd
89 alias snd-card-0 snd-xxxx
90 # OSS/Free portion
91 alias char-major-14 soundcore
92 alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
93 # card #1
94 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
95 alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
96 alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
97 alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
98 alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
99
100Step 5. reboot your machine
101
102Step 6. Use the alsamixer the disable mute (All audio line default is mute)
103 *Must to compile and to install the ALSA library and utility. (Use automatic install is already install)
104 excute alsamixer
105
106Note: 1. The most detail information, can refer the alsa-kernel/Documenttation/ALSA-Configuration.txt in the azx-021705.tar.bz2.
107 2. Kernel Version must be 2.2.14 or later.
108 3. All mixer channels are muted by default. You must use a native
109 or OSS mixer program to unmute appropriate channels.
110 4. If can not compile the source code, try to rename the /usr/src/linux-2.x -> /usr/src/linux.
111 5. The driver added to support the SPDIF functoin.
112 6. a. You can download the alsa-lib-1.0.9 and alsa-utils-1.0.9a form the www.alsa-project.org, then unzip and install them.
113 b. Suggest use "alsamixer" to control mixer function.
114 c. Used "alsaconf" can autodetect which drive you need to install (step 4).
115 7. SUSE Distribution must install the ncurses package.