asus crosshair and graphic card and sound card help

cobra1981 · 07-10-2007, 08:00 AM

Hi I wanted to install Linux on my computer but when I did some research for drivers I could not find anything. I need help how can I get Linux drivers for my asus crosshair and my sound card. I need help cant find any drivers for Linux so if any one can help me?

puntjuh · 07-10-2007, 08:22 AM

For the sound you should just install ALSA. I have the same chipset on my M2N-SLI DELUXE by ASUS.
For the motherboard, i'd like to know what drivers you would like? Your ethernet card which is onboard will by default use Forcedeth, which is normal for AFAIK all nvidia chipsets. For SLI you should use the appropiate ATI/NVIDIA drivers.

BTW, it's also possible to instead of installing ALSA software wise, too compile it with the kernel.

cobra1981 · 07-10-2007, 08:27 AM

Where can I get this ALSA driver and for the motherboard driver I would like to now were would I get all the motherboard drivers from?

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Originally Posted by puntjuh

For the sound you should just install ALSA. I have the same chipset on my M2N-SLI DELUXE by ASUS.
For the motherboard, i'd like to know what drivers you would like? Your ethernet card which is onboard will by default use Forcedeth, which is normal for AFAIK all nvidia chipsets. For SLI you should use the appropiate ATI/NVIDIA drivers.

BTW, it's also possible to instead of installing ALSA software wise, too compile it with the kernel.

cobra1981 · 07-10-2007, 10:35 AM

Ok I have downloaded ALSA from here
http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Soft...SA-driver.html
and then I downloaded GeForce 7800 GTX SLI from here
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_d..._1.0-8174.html
but puntjuh were can I get the ethernet card from and are these the only drivers I need?

puntjuh · 07-10-2007, 12:41 PM

The ethernet card driver, with newer distributions, are default. If it's not, then you'll have to recompile the kernel. But in most distro's Forcedeth (YOUR ETHERNET DRIVER!) is pre-installed. I would recommend downloading ALSA from it's own site: www.alsa-project.org too ensure you have the latest version.

Furthermore if you should choose to use ALSA from the kernel, you need the INTEL_HD_AUDIO module.

Since your motherboard is an AMD one, i'd also suggest taking this NVIDIA driver for your GFX Card: THIS ONE (32BIT!)

You shouldn't need more.

cobra1981 · 07-10-2007, 01:47 PM

but puntjuh i have a 64bit x2 AMD will that work with the 32BIT driver?

Quote:

Originally Posted by puntjuh

The ethernet card driver, with newer distributions, are default. If it's not, then you'll have to recompile the kernel. But in most distro's Forcedeth (YOUR ETHERNET DRIVER!) is pre-installed. I would recommend downloading ALSA from it's own site: www.alsa-project.org too ensure you have the latest version.

Furthermore if you should choose to use ALSA from the kernel, you need the INTEL_HD_AUDIO module.

Since your motherboard is an AMD one, i'd also suggest taking this NVIDIA driver for your GFX Card: THIS ONE (32BIT!)

You shouldn't need more.

puntjuh · 07-10-2007, 05:45 PM

Yep you might have a 64bit processor, but did you install a 64bit distribution ? If you did .. then this would be your link: THIS ONE (64BIT!!!)

For further reference, I would include such information in your first post

. But in this case I forgot too ask!