even with the new audio package no way to install drivers (they can be
extracted) but unusable
I don't know what to do???
jf
By unusable, what response are you getting when you try to use the
installer ? Any error messages (please include the _exact_ text) ?
Is is possible this is a localization problem ? Asus doesn't do
that good a job of supporting OSes, when the language is not English.
Generally, that happens when Asus writes the software, and I hope
that this Analog Devices driver is not affected by localization issues.
If you look in the folder created by unzipping the package, there
is a directory called "SMAXWDM", and below it "W2K_XP". In there
is a file called "smwdmVI3.inf". It lists Device information, and
in order for the low level driver to install, the Ven/Dev/Subsys/Ver
must match.
For example, on my P4C800-E with AD1985, these values would be
8086/24D5/80F31043/02
The 8086 means Intel
The 24D5 refers to ICH5 Southbridge.
The 1043 is the subsystem ID belonging to Asus
The 80F3 could be a unique identifier for the motherboard P4C800-E
The 02 version, I haven't a clue.
Get a copy of Everest "Home Edition" from this site. It is a
utility similar to Sisoft Sandra. Install it, then use the
Everest program:
http://www.lavalys.com
If you look in the Devices section, in Windows Devices, you should
see an entry for the Sound chip. That is where you can look up
the Vendor/Device/Subsystem/Version of the chip. In Physical
Devices, there should be an entry for Bus 0, Device 31, Function 5,
and that is the AC97 part of the Southbridge. While knowing the
Southbridge type is important to the driver, you will not find
any info in the smwdmVI3.inf file that corresponds to those numbers.
The naming convention of the .inf file is important, as it gives
a clue as to which Southbridge family is supported. In the
example we are using here, smwdmVI3.inf, the "VI" part means the
driver handles VIA chipsets. There are other driver versions
that contain smwdmCH5.inf. Since the 5150 driver has a smwdmVI3.inf
file, but it has twice as many entries as before, it is possible
the naming convention is no longer accurate, and the 5150 driver
support both VIA and Intel Southbridges. So, in the past, finding
the "VI" part would mean we had the wrong driver, I don't think
that is the problem in this case.
I really don't understand too much about drivers and installation.
What I do know, is a driver won't install, if the Ven/Dev/Subsys/Ver
coming from the hardware, doesn't match a line in that .inf file.
So, using Everest, see if you can figure out the declaration of
your sound chip, and whether it matches any of the .inf files of
the drivers you current possess. The Subsys field is
"soft programmable", and the Asus BIOS writes 80F31043 into
two registers inside the sound chip. That is how the Sound Chip
can identify that it is living on a particular motherboard design,
and it also means that Analog Devices must add at least one
line of code to the .INF file for every new motherboard design
with their sound chip on it.
HTH,
Paul
