Instructions for Installing the ALSA Driver 1. Copy the distribution zip file to the target machine. This zip file is password protected. The password is in the notification email. 2. Unzip the distribution zip. It will ask you for the password. unzip <distribution-file-name> 3. You should have the ALSA driver tar file and this document. Untar the ALSA files with the command: tar xvzf alsa-driver-0.9.1ADI.tgz 4. You should have a directory called alsa-driver-0.9.1adi. CD to that directory and follow the standard ALSA build instructions in the file INSTALL. cd alsa-driver-0.9.1adi 5. To read the INSTALL file type: more INSTALL 6. The three basic commands needed to build the AC97 ALSA driver are summarize here: (These commands should be executed from the root account.) ./configure --with-cards=intel8x0 make install ./snddevices 7. Edit /etc/modules.conf and add the following lines: # ALSA native device support alias char-major-116 snd options snd major=116 cards_limit=1 alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 # OSS/Free setup alias char-major-14 soundcore alias sound-slot-0 snd-intel8x0 alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || : pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || : 9. Reboot your system. 10. Please read the ALSA INSTALL file for more information.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.
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