During the installation the sound level can be mutted, check out in the slider if it is not mute! You can do this by right-clicking on you speaker icon and selecting sound preferences -> hardware -> select the desired audio output -> select the desired surround profile (ie: Analog Surround 5.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input) -> Test Speakers. Type './configure -with-cards=hda-intel'ġ2. Type 'tar -xjf 2', where ZZZ is the version corresponding to the filename (example: 'tar -xjf alsa-driver-1.0.2 ').Ĩ. Type: 'cd realtek-linux-audiopack-YYY', where YYY is the version of your downloaded driver (as shown if folder name, example: 'cd realtek-linux-audiopack-5.17' ).Ħ. Type: 'tar -xjf LinuxPkg_2', where XXX is the version of your downloaded driver (as sown in filename, example: 'tar -xjf LinuxPkg_5.2 ').ĥ. Change to the folder where you downloaded the driver (ie: 'cd ~/Downloads')Ĥ. Type: 'sudo su' and enter root password.Ĥ. Visit '' and download the lastest Unix/Linux driver. So, how to install the correctly and working drivers:ġ. Using the 'automated' realtek official driver installation leaves you to a no-sound and no hardware sound support. In other words, only the front speakers works right. It swaps the rear speakers, the side speakers and the LFE/center speakers as well. This is a quick tutorial for who are having problems with swapped surround sound problems using realtek alc892.īy default Linux Kernel/ALSA does not support this chipset correctly.

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