diff -cr --exclude=sound alsa-driver-1.0.8.orig/alsa-kernel/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c alsa-driver-1.0.8/alsa-kernel/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
*** alsa-driver-1.0.8.orig/alsa-kernel/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c	Tue Jan 11 17:44:52 2005
--- alsa-driver-1.0.8/alsa-kernel/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c	Sun Apr  3 17:52:06 2005
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*** 1920,1930 ****
  	
  	/* test for AC'97 */
  	if (!(ac97->scaps & AC97_SCAP_SKIP_AUDIO) && !(ac97->scaps & AC97_SCAP_AUDIO)) {
! 		/* test if we can write to the record gain volume register */
! 		snd_ac97_write_cache(ac97, AC97_REC_GAIN, 0x8a06);
! 		if (((err = snd_ac97_read(ac97, AC97_REC_GAIN)) & 0x7fff) == 0x0a06)
! 			ac97->scaps |= AC97_SCAP_AUDIO;
  	}
  	if (ac97->scaps & AC97_SCAP_AUDIO) {
  		ac97->caps = snd_ac97_read(ac97, AC97_RESET);
  		ac97->ext_id = snd_ac97_read(ac97, AC97_EXTENDED_ID);
--- 1920,1935 ----
  	
  	/* test for AC'97 */
  	if (!(ac97->scaps & AC97_SCAP_SKIP_AUDIO) && !(ac97->scaps & AC97_SCAP_AUDIO)) {
! 	       if ((ac97->scaps & AC97_SCAP_DETECT_BY_VENDOR))
! 	               ac97->scaps |= AC97_SCAP_AUDIO;
! 	       else {
! 	         /* test if we can write to the record gain volume register */
! 	         snd_ac97_write_cache(ac97, AC97_REC_GAIN, 0x8a06);
! 	         if (((err = snd_ac97_read(ac97, AC97_REC_GAIN)) & 0x7fff) == 0x0a06)
! 	                 ac97->scaps |= AC97_SCAP_AUDIO;
! 	      }
  	}
+ 
  	if (ac97->scaps & AC97_SCAP_AUDIO) {
  		ac97->caps = snd_ac97_read(ac97, AC97_RESET);
  		ac97->ext_id = snd_ac97_read(ac97, AC97_EXTENDED_ID);