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VIA VT8237
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Description: The integrated audio on the via VT8237 southbridge for the KT600 chipset works with ALSA version 1.0.5a (probably older version too.)
Keywords: VT8237 southbridge audio via KT600
/sbin/lspci output: 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
Chipset: KT600/VT8237
Connection Type: Integrated


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Old 03-29-2005, 09:11 AM   #1
jimieee
 
Registered: Aug 2003
Distribution: Debian and Fedora for play and RHEL + Solaris for work
Posts: 147
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.11
Distribution: Gentoo



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After problems with my last onboard sound card I was ready for a struggle, but this was supprisingly easy. All I had to do was recompile my kernel with the snd_via82xx driver and alsa, oh and turn the mixer off mute :)

lspci output:

0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237
AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
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Old 11-25-2005, 07:26 PM   #2
Samoth
 
Registered: Apr 2005
Distribution: Ubuntu dapper(2.6.17.4-custom), Gentoo 2006.1 amd64(2.6.17-r8-custombuild)
Posts: 472
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.13.2 & 2.6.10
Distribution: Slackware 10.2


excellent chip. I used this with a VIA K8M800 northbridge and a Abit kv-80 motherboard. all i needed was "alsaconf", "alsamixer(unmute)", and i was running.
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