ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ? Copyright (c) 1998-2002 VIA Technologies Inc. ? ? ? ? VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Device Driver ReadMe.Txt ? ? for ? ? Linux ? ? LINUX KERNEL 2.2.16 68AUDIO.2216.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for kernel 2.2.16 2.4.0 68AUDIO.240.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for kernel 2.4.0 Happy? ? ? ? 2.0 ? 68AUDIO.hap20.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for Happy Linux 2.0 REDFLAG ? ? 1.0 ? ? 68AUDIO.RFLG10.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedFlag 1.0 ? ? 2.0 ? 68AUDIO.RFLG20.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedFlag 2.0 ? ? 3.0 ? 68AUDIO.RFG30.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedFlag 3.0 ? ? 3.2 ? 68AUDIO.RFG32.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedFlag 3.2 CALDERA ? ? 2.2 68AUDIO.CLA22.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for Caldera OPENLINUX 2.2 Mandrake? ? ? ? 8.0 ? 68AUDIO.mdk80.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for Mandrake 8.0 ? ? ? ? 8.1 ? 68AUDIO.mdk81.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for Mandrake 8.1 ? ? 8.2(2.4.8-6mdk) ? 68AUDIO.mdk81.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for Mandrake 8.2 REDHAT ? ? 6.0 ? ? 68AUDIO.RHT60.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 6.0 ? ? 6.1 ? ? 68AUDIO.RHT61.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 6.1 ? ? 6.2 ? ? 68AUDIO.RHT62.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 6.2 ? ? 6.2lp ? ? 68AUDIO.RHT62lp.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 6.2lp ? ? 7.0 ? ? 68AUDIO.RHT70.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.0 ? ? 7.1 ? 68AUDIO.RHT71.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.1 7.2 68AUDIO.RHT72a.i386.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.2(Cyrix) 68AUDIO.RHT72a.i686.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.2(Celeron, Coppermine, Socket 7) 68AUDIO.RHT72a.athlon.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.2(Duron, Athlon) 7.3 68AUDIO.RHT73.i386.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.3(Cyrix) 68AUDIO.RHT73.i686.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.3(Celeron, Coppermine, Socket 7) 68AUDIO.RHT73.athlon.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for RedHat 7.3(Duron, Athlon) SuSE 7.3 68AUDIO.SUE73a.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for SuSE 7.3 8.0 68AUDIO.SUE80.GZ VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device compressed file for SuSE 8.0 LINUX ************************* ** Driver Installation ** ************************* Please follow the instructions listed below to install the driver : A) Login as a super user. B) Change directory according to the Linux version, e.g.. # mcd a:/linux/redhat for RedHat C) Copy compressed file according to the Linux version to a certain directory, e.g.. # mkdir ./viaudio # mcopy a:68audio.rht72.gz ./viaudio for RedHat 7.2 D) Uncompress the compressed file by using tar command, e.g. # tar xzvf 68audio.rht72.gz for RedHat 7.2 and E) Change directory to the relative directory to do the installation. # ./vinstall or # sh vinstall For RedHat 7.2, this program will copy some files, e.g. /lib/modules/2.4.7-10/sound/viaudio.o and backup the original files as the following : /etc/modules.conf to /etc/modules.conf.old or /etc/modules.conf to /etc/old.modules.conf After the installation, the VIA Audio Linux driver should be loaded on the RedHat 7.2. * Please turn on the USB Host Controller and USB 2 Host Controller in the BIOS setting first. Otherwise, the Audio function will not detect by LINUX 2.2.5 kernel. It is the LINUX 2.2.5 kernels' bug. *************************** ** Driver Uninstallation ** *************************** Please follow the instructions listed below to uninstall the driver : A) Login as a super user. B) Change directory to the relative directory to do the uninstallation by typing : # ./vunstall or # sh vunstall After the uninstallation, the the VIA PCI Audio driver will be removed from the system.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.