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Copyright (c) 1998-2003 VIA Technologies Inc.
VT82C686A/VT82C686B/VT8231/VT8233/VT8233A/VT8233B/VT8235/VT8237
Combo Audio Device Driver ReadMe
for
Linux
This readme file is to provide the information for installing and
uninstalling "VIA AC'97 PCI Audio Device" and "VIA AC'97 PCI Enhanced
Audio Device". VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for any
errors in this document and no part of this document may be reproduced,
transmitted, or translated into any language,or in any form without
the prior written permission of VIA Technologies Incorporated.
Package Version 2.2 / ReadMe Version 2.2
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VT82C686A/VT82C686B/VT8231 (68) family south bridges are named as
"VIA AC'97 PCI Audio Device"
VT8233/VT8233A/VT8233B/VT8235/VT8237 (74) family south bridges are named as
"VIA AC'97 PCI Enhanced Audio Device"
CONTENTS
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1) Recommended Hardware
2) System Requirements
3) Package Version Identification
4) Distribution Package Contents
5) Installation
6) Uninstallation
7) FAQ
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1) Recommended Hardware
Minimum system specifications of Pentinum II 266 MHz CPU, or Pentinum 200 MHz
CPU, or AMD K6-2 200MHz, or any VIA CPUs. 32 MB RAM are recommended to ensure
sound quality.
2) System Requirements
This package can be installed for the Audio function with any of the VIA
southbridge chips.
Generally, this driver package provides drivers for Linux systems with
kernel 2.4.0 or above, but following Linux systems are recommended:
Linux Distribution Version
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Mandrake 8.0 or above
Red Flag 3.2 or above
Red Hat 7.2 or above
SuSE 8.0 or above
Pay attention to following conditions:
(a) You must have a fully configured source for the Linux kernel which you will
install the audio driver on. It is neccessary to resolve all symbol dependencies
between the kernel and the audio driver.
(b) You must compile a kernel with sound support.
(c) You are able to log on as root.
3) Package Version Identification
1. The package name includes the release version information. You can find the
package version in this ReadMe file.
4) Distribution Package Contents
Now, this driver is released as an RPM package
5) Installation
If you get this driver package as tar.gz file, please decompress it first.
(a) Red Hat 8.0 or above:
1) Run 'rpmbuild --rebuild viaudiocombo-2.2-3.src.rpm'
2) Change the directory to the system RPM directory. Usually, the directory is
something like /usr/src/RPM. Then change to its subdirectory /RPMS/ix86.
Here, 'x' is specified by the type of your machine.
3) Find the binary rpm file name. Run 'rpm -i viaudiocombo-2.2-3.ix86.rpm'.
(b) Other Linux systems:
1) Run 'rpm --rebuild viaudiocombo-2.2-3.src.rpm'
2) Change the directory to the system RPM directory. Usually, the directory is
something like /usr/src/RPM. Then change to its subdirectory /RPMS/ix86.
Here, 'x' is specified by the type of your machine.
3) Find the binary rpm file name. Run 'rpm -i viaudiocombo-2.2-3.ix86.rpm'.
6) Uninstallation
Run 'rpm -e viaudiocombo'.
7) FAQ
If installation fails, please check the error message. Here are some known
errors and their solutions.
(a) "Could not find Linux directory"
Please install all of the source code of the kernel. The VIA combo audio driver
needs the complete source code to compile.
(b) "kernel-module version mismatch"
Please check the current kernel version by running "uname -r". It should be the
same as your system kernel configuration. The kernel configuration is made by
running "make config" (menuconfig/xconfig).
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.