Compiling new version of audio driver

From: Anthony (orders_at_nodivisions.com)
Date: 08/29/03 

Date: 28 Aug 2003 18:04:42 -0700

Hello,

I'm using the via82cxxx_audio driver for my soundcard (as a module),
and according to this file:

/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/drivers/sound/via82cxxx_audio.c

...the version of the driver is 1.9.1. This driver sounds ok, but it
does have quiet-but-audible distortion on most music played through
it. I've read in a few different places that v1.9.1-ac2 is available,
and has improved the sound quality, so I found and downloaded the
source for that driver.

But I'm not sure how to go about compiling and installing it. Is
there a way to compile just this one module, or do I need to recompile
all my modules by running "make modules; make modules_install" in the
/usr/src/linux dir?

If I do need to recompile all the modules, do I just need to put the
new .c file into the /usr/src/linux-2.4.20/drivers/sound/ directory,
and then make the modules, in order to get a new
/lib/modules/2.4.20/kernel/drivers/sound/via82cxxx_audio.o.gz file?

Finally, do I need to recompile the kernel in order to recompile my
modules?

Thanks,
Anthony
http://nodivisions.com/

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