Sound problems with ASUS

[enkidu2]

Hi there,
NEWBY WARNING!

I finally found out that to get sound to work I need to install some drivers for linux from ASUS.
I've got them, but how do I install them?

Cheers,

[caf4926]

It's possible you might want to look here first
Hardware - openSUSE

You could tell us what we are dealing with.

lspci -v

from a su terminal can give useful info

[lachs0r]

Please provide more info on your hardware.

Do you mean the onboard sound of the ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe?
If this is the case, you have to update your BIOS to the latest version. No additional drivers are needed.

The easiest way should be:

1. Download the most recent BIOS release from ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-
2. Unzip it, then put the extracted file on a USB drive (filesystem should be FAT as far as I know) or a CD.
3. Reboot, enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing DEL when the ASUS splash screen is displayed
4. Enter the EZ-Flash utility (I don't know it's exact location, should be under "Tools")
5. Follow the instructions on the screen (locate the BIOS image and be sure to have a stable power line )

[enkidu2]

Originally Posted by caf4926

It's possible you might want to look here first
Hardware - openSUSE

You could tell us what we are dealing with.

lspci -v

from a su terminal can give useful info

HI,
The h/ware support page is very interesting, thanks!
So is lspci -v must remember that one.

At moment I'm trying to install SUSE over a trashed Ubuntu upgrade. Waiting on answers re that, too.

[enkidu2]

Originally Posted by lachs0r

Please provide more info on your hardware.

Do you mean the onboard sound of the ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe?
##### NO, It is a P5GC-MX Board.

If this is the case, you have to update your BIOS to the latest version. No additional drivers are needed.
#### The drivers I d/l were supposed to fix the problem but nobody seemed willing/able to tell me how to do the CLI install over on the Ubuntu Board.
The easiest way should be:

1. Download the most recent BIOS release from ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-
2. Unzip it, then put the extracted file on a USB drive (filesystem should be FAT as far as I know) or a CD.
3. Reboot, enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing DEL when the ASUS splash screen is displayed
4. Enter the EZ-Flash utility (I don't know it's exact location, should be under "Tools")
5. Follow the instructions on the screen (locate the BIOS image and be sure to have a stable power line )

Only hard part here is that I'm in Oz and stable power is like expecting ADSL to be reliable (512/256 averages half that in the jungle of Nth Queensland... :-) )

Thanks will try it.