I just installed Mandrive 2008 Spring on my system after I installed a new mobo (Biostar TForce TF8200 with integrated GeForce 8200) and the sound is working but terrible. It has a lot of interrmittent static. I've tried switching audio drivers around without much effect.

Can anybody offer me some help please? I've been a long time Mandrake/Mandriva user and this is just driving me nuts.

welcome to mub 

can you give the output (as root) of lspci -vvv 

$ lspci -vvv
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0754 (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 075c (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Region 0: I/O ports at 2f00 [size=256]

00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0752 (rev a1)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 15
Region 0: I/O ports at 2900 [size=64]
Region 4: I/O ports at 2d00 [size=64]
Region 5: I/O ports at 2e00 [size=64]
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0751 (rev a1)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:01.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0753 (rev a2)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 10
Region 0: Memory at fcf80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]

00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0568 (rev a1)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 077b (rev a1) (prog-if
10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
Region 0: Memory at fcf7f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd

00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 077c (rev a1) (prog-if
20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 20
Region 0: Memory at fcf7ec00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 077d (rev a1) (prog-if
10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
Region 0: Memory at fcf7d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd

00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 077e (rev a1) (prog-if
20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at fcf7e800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0759 (rev a1) (prog-if
8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 340b
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Region 0: [virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disab
led] [size=8]
Region 1: [virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disab
led] [size=1]
Region 2: [virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disab
led] [size=8]
Region 3: [virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disab
led] [size=1]
Region 4: I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: AMD_IDE
Kernel modules: pata_amd, amd74xx

00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0774 (rev a1)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 8213
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (500ns min, 1250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at fcf78000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 075a (rev a1) (prog-if 01
[Subtractive decode])
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
Memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: dff00000-dfffffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort
- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr+ DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0ad0 (rev a2) (prog-if
85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 5409
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
Region 0: I/O ports at c480 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at c400 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at c080 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at c000 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at bc00 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at fcf76000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci

00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0569 (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: fd000000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f0000000-00000000f9ffffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0778 (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[Normal decode])
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
Memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:12.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 075b (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: feb00000-febfffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fbf00000-00000000fbffffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:13.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 077a (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[Normal decode])
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
Memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:14.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 077a (rev a1) (prog-if 00
[Normal decode])
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff
Memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000fff00000-00000000000fffff
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
Kernel modules: shpchp

00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTra
nsport Technology Configuration
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Capabilities: <access denied>

00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address
Map
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Con
troller
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscella
neous Control
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: k8temp
Kernel modules: k8temp

01:08.0 Network controller: Intersil Corporation Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (rev
01)
Subsystem: Netgear MA311 802.11b wireless adapter
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort
- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at dffff000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: hostap_pci
Kernel modules: orinoco_pci, hostap_pci

02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0849 (rev a
2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 1408
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step
ping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22
Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 3: Memory at f8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at dc00 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at feae0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia-current, nvidiafb

04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI E xpress Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
Subsystem: Biostar Microtech Int'l Corp Unknown device 2307
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Step ping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at febff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 4: Memory at fbff0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at febc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169

and what is the output of:

grep Codec /proc/asound/card0/codec#*



(as root again)

# grep Codec /proc/asound/card0/codec#*
Codec: Realtek ALC888


Thanks for helping

now the bad news you will have to try all the following models below

in the file /etc/modprobe.conf you will find a line like this:

options snd-hda-intel model=auto

substitute auto with the following models and see if it works for you, you will have to reboot each time

(or close all audio apps then

rmmod snd-hda-intel

change the model in modprobe.conf and

modprobe (ie enter the command modprobe in a console))





857 ALC883/888
858 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O
859 6stack-dig 6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O
860 3stack-6ch 3-jack 6-channel
861 3stack-6ch-dig 3-jack 6-channel with SPDIF I/O
862 6stack-dig-demo 6-jack digital for Intel demo board
863 acer Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc)
864 acer-aspire Acer Aspire 9810
865 medion Medion Laptops
866 medion-md2 Medion MD2
867 targa-dig Targa/MSI
868 targa-2ch-dig Targs/MSI with 2-channel
869 laptop-eapd 3-jack with SPDIF I/O and EAPD (Clevo M540JE, M550JE)
870 lenovo-101e Lenovo 101E
871 lenovo-nb0763 Lenovo NB0763
872 lenovo-ms7195-dig Lenovo MS7195
873 haier-w66 Haier W66
874 6stack-hp HP machines with 6stack (Nettle boards)
875 3stack-hp HP machines with 3stack (Lucknow, Samba boards)
876 6stack-dell Dell machines with 6stack (Inspiron 530)
877 mitac Mitac 8252D
878 auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)


from: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentati...nfiguration.txt (the first column is line number, ignore it, second model number, the one you have to try, third column description.....look at the link if it's not clear)

My modprobe.conf file looks different. I don't know if it's messed up from all of the driver changes I was trying, here it is:

install scsi_hostadapter /sbin/modprobe ahci; /sbin/modprobe ata_piix; /bin/true
install ide-controller /sbin/modprobe amd74xx; /sbin/modprobe ide_generic; /bin/true
install usb-interface /sbin/modprobe ehci_hcd; /sbin/modprobe ohci_hcd; /bin/true
alias wlan0 hostap_pci
alias eth0 r8169
alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
alias pci:v00001260d00003873sv00001385sd00004105bc02sc80i00 hostap_pci
remove snd_hda_intel /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove snd_hda_intel
install snd_hda_intel /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install snd_hda_intel
remove nvaudio /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove nvaudio
install nvaudio /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install nvaudio
remove snd_intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove snd_intel8x0
install snd_intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install snd_intel8x0
remove ali5455 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove ali5455
install ali5455 /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install ali5455
remove audio /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove audio
install audio /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install audio
remove snd_usb_audio /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove snd_usb_audio
install snd_usb_audio /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install snd_usb_audio
remove via82cxxx_audio /sbin/modprobe --first-time -r --ignore-remove via82cxxx_audio
install via82cxxx_audio /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install via82cxxx_audio

Download drivers ans software from this site

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downlo...p;GetDown=false

.....Lex

then just add the line at the bottom


like so:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig



one more tip in kde arts uses the audio device and make it impossible to rmmod the sound module, so disable it... 

(@lex, even 20 reboots is faster than downloading anything from the realtek servers....)

I gave the realtek download a try and ran the installer -- sound still has static. ffi, is it worth going through the steps you mentioned or is that redundant at this point?

i would try it, just to give it a go

I gave up and just pulled a separate sound blaster card out of an old machine and disabled my on board sound. I also pull an old separate geforce 6200 card and am using that in place of my on board 8200 because the 8200 generates a bunch of nasty artifacts when using compiz-fusion.

So much for the little upgrades I was hoping to get with this new mobo.

I really appreciate the help, thanks again.

I think it sounds more like a defective Board regardless of it being new.
I would suggest returning it if possible and replacing it.
On board audio chips are cheap, that is why they are used.
I say that even though I use it myself.

Cheers. John.

@ffi



Good luck ....lex

Maybe trying a newer kernel revision?
Your lspci lists too many "unknown devices".

I would recommend trying a different kernel version as well. I have major problems with the sound on my Jetway J7F2WE Mini-ITX m/b on Mandriva 2007.0. It got so bad I bought a Turtle Beach USB sound "card" to give me useful audio.

When I upgraded to 2008.0, the sound was perfect.

You could use numerous NEW Live distros as tests to find which one works best with all of your devices.