Installation of soundcards with Aureal Vortex chip
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Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.1
Kernel: Version 2.4.0
Request:
You use a soundcard with an Aureal Vortex 1 (8820), Aureal Vortex 2 (8830) or Aureal Advantage (8810) chip.
Currently SourceForge developes the drivers.
You need:
- Kernel 2.2.5 or higher or 2.4 or higher
- Package 'lx_sus22' or 'lx_sus24' series 'd'. If you use SuSE Linux 7.2, please install the package 'kernel-source' from the same series.
- Bios 'PnP OS' option must be set to 'NO'
- An audio mixer (e.g. smix, kmix, aumix found in series 'snd')
- speakers, headphones and a connection cable between your cd-rom and your soundcard
Procedure:
Download the latest driver au88xx*.tar.gz
from http://sourceforge.net/projects/aureal. Unpack the file with
tar -xvvzf au88xx*.tar.gz
and change into the directory.
cd aureal
Verify your chipset with the command
lspci -v |grep -iA4 aureal
Kernel 2.4 (SuSE 7.1 and 7.2)
First of all, you have to copy two files:
For SuSE Linux 7.1 execute the following commands as 'root':
rm /usr/include/linux/version.h
rm /usr/include/linux/autoconf.h
cp /boot/vmlinuz_24.autoconf.h /usr/include/linux/autoconf.h
cp /boot/vmlinuz_24.version.h /usr/include/linux/version.h
For SuSE Linux 7.2 execute the following commands as user 'root':
rm /usr/include/linux/version.h
rm /usr/include/linux/autoconf.h
cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h /usr/include/linux/autoconf.h
cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /usr/include/linux/version.h
To compile
- make install if you have an 8830-based card
- make install20 if you have an 8820-based card
- make install10 if you have an 8810-based card
Read the README
for more details.
Please check the following entries in the file /etc/modules.conf
alias char-major-14 au8820
post-install au8820 /sbin/modprobe "-k" "au8820"
alias sound au8820
alias midi au8820
(These entries are an example for a Terratec XLerate with Aureal Vortex 1 (8820) chip. Please use the correct module name for your chipset) If one of the entries is missing add it with your prefered editor (e.g. 'vi').
After that check or edit the lines:
alias char-major-14 off
alias sound off
alias midi off
to:
# alias char-major-14 off
# alias sound off
# alias midi off
Now save & exit that file and run depmod -a
. You can change the volume with one of the mixers, e.g. 'kmix' now. The support for joysticks is on IO prt 0x2001.
Notice
The Aureal module doesn't support SMP kernels.
List of soundcards that use the aureal chips:
- Actech PCI 388-A3D
- Aureal Vortex PCI
- Aureal Vortex2 PCI
- Aureal SQ1500, SQ2500, SQ3500
- Diamond Monster Sound MX300
- Diamond Sonic Impact S90
- EON Bach SP901 (A3D)
- Orchid NuSound 3D
- Hi-Val PCI 338
- Hi-Val PCI 576
- I/OMagic MagicWaveV
- I/OMagic MagicWaveV2
- Turtle Beach Montego A3D
- Turtle Beach Montego A3D II
- Terratec XLerate (A3D)
- TerraTec Promedia XLerate Pro
- Videologic SonicVortex2
- Xitel Storm VX, Platinum
- Compaq All Presario Computers
- Dell Dimension and Optiplex Computers
- Diamond Multimedia / Micronics Micronics M280 motherboard
- Hewlett Packard HP Pavilion
- IBM S-Series Aptiva
- iWill LE370 motherboard
- Micron ClientPro, Millennia
- NEC Value Star Nx
- Packard Bell Europe Platinum and Pulsar Computers
- Sony Computing VAIO PCV-E302D, PCV-E308DS, PCV-E314DS
Keywords: AUREAL, SOUND, SOUNDCARD, VORTEX, AU8820, XMMS, MIXER, AUDIO, XLERATE, 8830, 8820, 8810
Categories:
Sound
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