AC'97 Audio Controller Linux driver

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Written by pirat9 | 04 November 2009
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Question : How to install AC'97 Audio Controller driver in my Linux ?

Answer:

With Gnome2.28 i got really issue to make it working . the alsa drivers and the mixers dont help . finaly decided to search from google and to check experience of people with this driver issue .

This is the output of my lspci:

00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)

the only working methode is to install driver from the OSS (opensound system)

Go to http://www.4front-tech.com/download.cgi

download the package for your Linux or Unix version

reboot the machine .

test the sound with :

[pirat9@Unixmen-Host99 ~]$ osstest 
Sound subsystem and version: OSS 4.2 (b 2001/200910230524) (0x00040100)
Platform: Linux/i686 2.6.31.5-96.fc12.i686 #1 SMP Fri Oct 23 19:53:24 EDT 2009

*** Scanning sound adapter #-1 ***
/dev/oss/oss_ich0/pcm0 (audio engine 0): Intel ICH6 (266E)
Note! Device is in use (by PID 0/VMIX) but will try anyway
- Performing audio playback test... 
  OK  
OK  
OK  

*** All tests completed OK ***

its realy a good job from the oss team ,im now enjoying with my music .

please ask is you have any question

Written on Wednesday, 04 November 2009 18:35 by pirat9

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Comments (5)

2009-11-09 16:19:52 | Gato303 - Command Line

Why always I am looking for help, the answers always have to be done on the command line ? - like other novice linux users I don't know how to use the command line -

Why people who post help, stop assuming all linux users Know how to use the command line? why not to do a graphic method for people migrating from Windows?
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2009-11-09 19:54:41 | zinovsky

We understand that is difficult for linux newbies to use the commandline, but there are cases there is noother solution to resolve the problem. Try to just copy/Past the commands to your terminal and see if will work
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2009-11-14 07:10:09 | tux - Please help me

I have followed the above article and it works to my karmic. but when i open my music (rhythmbox) that is no sound. please help me to return my sound.
Tq

Rgds,
Tux
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2009-11-14 12:37:45 | Pirat9

TUx, Try other music player like VLC. its working fine for me
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2009-12-08 19:43:33 | Takagami - THANK YOU!!!

Oh man! I have done 5-6 minimal installs of Ubuntu 9.04 AND 9.10 and could NEVER get my audio working. Everyone told me to install alsa and pulse audio! It would detect my hardware but never actually play any audio! THIS FINALLY FIXED IT! In one simple DEB install it all works perfectly! What the hell!?!

THANK YOU THANK YOU!

P.S. For those of you complaining about the command line in linux. You will NEED to learn how to use it if you really want to use linux to it's fullest potential for ANYTHING! Even if all you do is check your email and browse the web. The linux console is VERY powerfull and very important to know, even just the basics.
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