Getting to work Fortemedia FM 801 sound card with ubuntu

If you are using a Fortemedia FM-801 sound card, it is not supported by default in the existing ALSA sound system of ubuntu.

You need to get OSS, for this sound card to work.

Follow these steps :

1. Remove Pulse Audio and ALSA by the following commands :
   

   sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio
   sudo /etc/init.d/alsa-utils stop
   sudo apt-get remove alsa-base alsa-utils
   sudo dpkg-reconfigure linux-sound-base

2. Install the necessary pre-requisites for OSS :
   

   sudo apt-get install -y binutils libgtk2.0-0 sed gcc libc6
   sudo apt-get install -y build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r` gawk libtool libgtk2.0-dev
   sudo apt-get install -y libesd0 libsdl1.2debian-oss

3. Download the OSS files from here. If you are not sure about what Linux kernel you are running, type :
   

   uname -r

4. To install OSS, cd to the directory where you have just downloaded the OSS files and type :
   

   sudo dpkg -i oss-linux*.deb

5. To check if OSS has been installed properly, type :
   

   osstest

6. You might now notice that the volume control applet at the top panel has disappeared. To get an alternative, Right-Click on the Panel->Add to Panel->Custom Application Launcher.
7. Against Name, give anything you like.
8. For Command, give gnome-volume-control.
9. You can now see a volume icon on the top of the screen.

Enjoy sounding.