Lourens replying to Tim Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I bought a new m/b and CPU a week ago. An Epox 8K5A2 which has
> a KT333 Northbridge and a VT8235 Southbridge.
>
> Initially I could not get X to work, with a Nvidia Geforce2
> MX400, but saw something suggesting I should move from my
> 2.4.17 kernel to the 2.4.19. I do not remember what the reason
> given was, but it worked. I'd like to get sound working, not
> urgent, but for completeness.
>
> "sndconfig' sees the VT8235 as it predecessor,a VT8233, and
> assumes that it has the standard Via codec. It doesn't. Epox
> used the RealTek ALC650.
>
> There is a Linux patch for the ALC650 on the RealTek website.
> Can I assume that it will work, if the kernel does not
> recognise the Southbridge?
>
> My reading of the Via site is that it is the VT8235 that
> actually provides the sound.
>
I have two of the above mobos but do not use the on-board sound thingies
on either. Real sound cards are cheap enough.
There is a patch for the vt8235 / 2.4.19 kernel (found with Google) that
works well on the one installation that I have applied it too.
My reason for the patch was to improve hdd performance.
Try it, it may work solve your problem?
HTH
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