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June 4th, 2008, 1:16 am

I am a newbie and I need some expert help to troubleshoot driver installation problem.

I just install Mandriva and it works okay mostly except the audio part.
My MB is ASUS P5K Pro and come with a onboard audio - Realtek ALC883 chip.

I have downloaded the driver from the MB manufacturer as well as from realtek.
They basically same except the version.

Just follow the installation instruction for automated installation but failed.
Go for the manual installation step by step and got the following error while compiling the driver:
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make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24.4-server-3mnb/source SUBDIRS=/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Audio/Public/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.12-4.05b O=/lib/modules/2.6.24.4-server-3mnb/build CPP="gcc -E" CC="gcc" modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.4-server-3mnb'
/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.4-server-3mnb/scripts/Makefile.build:46: *** CFLAGS was changed in "/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Audio/Public/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.12-4.05b/acore/Makefile". Fix it to use EXTRA_CFLAGS. Stop.
make[3]: *** [/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Audio/Public/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.12-4.05b/acore] Error 2
make[2]: *** [_module_/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Audio/Public/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.12-4.05b] Error 2
make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.4-server-3mnb'
make: *** [compile] Error 2

Can't figure out what's wrong and how to proceed... Anyone can help?

June 4th, 2008, 5:57 am

Try make -i

June 4th, 2008, 7:26 am

Thanks but the problems still there.

I tried make -i and it proceed but the error still there, just ignored and continue....

Finally got the ALSA module compiled but not able to install...

Here is the last few lines what I have.

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/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.4-server-3mnb/scripts/Makefile.build:46: *** CFLAGS was ch
anged in "/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Audio/Public/realtek-
linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.12-4.05b/usb
/Makefile". Fix it to use EXTRA_CFLAGS. Stop.
make[3]: [/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Audio/Public/realtek-
linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.12-4.05b/usb
] Error 2 (ignored)
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 0 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.24.4-server-3mnb'
utils/link-modules /home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Audio/Public
/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.12-
4.05b

ALSA modules were successfully compiled.


Then try install with make install -> failed..

The errors are:

find /lib/modules/2.6.24.4-server-3mnb/kernel/sound -name 'snd*.*o' | xargs rm -
f
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Au
dio/Public/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driv
er-1.0.12-4.05b/acore'
mkdir -p /lib/modules/2.6.24.4-server-3mnb/kernel/sound/acore
cp snd-hwdep.ko snd-page-alloc.ko snd-pcm.ko snd-rawmidi.ko snd-timer.ko snd.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.24.4-server-3mnb/kernel/sound/acore
cp: cannot stat `snd-hwdep.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-page-alloc.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-pcm.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-rawmidi.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd-timer.ko': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `snd.ko': No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [modules_install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/william/Download/LinuxDrivers/LinuxDrivers/Aud
io/Public/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-drive
r-1.0.12-4.05b/acore'
make: *** [install-modules] Error 1

June 4th, 2008, 7:26 pm

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dow ... Down=false

Is that where you got the driver?

June 5th, 2008, 4:12 pm

Yes, but just 1 version older. The one now list for download is 5.04 but I got the one 5.03.

I also asked ASUS Technical support directly for the driver and support and the answer is they won't provide technical support for linux!

June 5th, 2008, 7:14 pm

Then try 5.04