Linux on DFI Infinity RS482 (ATI x200 based)

I fried an Athlon XP, so I got a DFI Infinity RS482 mobo: * http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=4497 I ran across the following problem(s) getting Linux (Debian Unstable) installed on it: * Unsupported SATA controller (ATI SB450 south bridge) * At the time of writing, ALSA didn't correctly see the sound card '''SATA DRIVERS''' I looked around on many fourums, usenet, etc and couldn't find any info. I cheated here I just picked up a supported PCI SATA card. End of story. '''ALSA Sound Round 1''' The current version of ALSA in debian unstable (''1.0.10'') simply doesn't properly detect this card. This thread helped: * http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-407489.html Here's the abbreviated steps. In short, the CVS version supports it. mkdir /usr/src/progs mkdir /usr/src/progs/alsacvs cd /usr/src/progs/alsacvs cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/alsa co . cd alsa-driver The INSTALL doc says to use the '''cvscompile''' script here to compile. Well, there were a few bugs and it didn't work, so here's what worked for me: cd /usr/src/progs/alsacvs/alsa-driver make ALSAKERNELDIR=/usr/src/progs/alsacvs/alsa-kernel all-deps aclocal autoconf ./configure --with-cards=hda-intel make dep make '''Alsa Sound Round 2''' It ends up that the above instrucitons didnt work. Here's another URL: http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=ATI&card=ATI-IXP \ +southbridge+HD-audio+and+modem.&chip=SB450&module=hda-intel