Hello,

   here a short description if you need to configure Alsa drivers
   for your ESS1688 on a Compaq Armada 1750.

   All you need are:
   alsa-driver-xxx
   alsa-lib-xxx
   alsa-utils-xxx

   Ok, make a directory to store alsa sources on
   /usr/src
   mkdir alsa_sources
   cd alsa_sources
   
   and copy your driver, lib and utils here...
   
   1) Unzip alsa-driver-xxx

   bunzip2 alsa-driver-xxx
   tar -xvf alsa-driver-xxx
   cd alsa-driver-xxx
   ./configure --with-cards=es1688 --with-sequencer=yes
   make
   make install
   ./snddevices

   chmod a+rw /dev/dsp /dev/mixer /dev/sequencer /dev/midi

   2) Unzip alsa-lib-xxx
   bunzip2 alsa-lib-xxx
   tar -xvf alsa-lib-xxx
   cd alsa-lib-xxx
   ./configure; make; make install

   3) Unzip alsa-utils-xxx
   bunzip2 alsa-utils-xxx
   tar -xvf alsa-utils-xxx
   cd alsa-utils-xxx
   ./configure; make; make install

   4) run the command alsaconf
   Ok, here you have to select to probe ISA cards,
   and check for ES1688.

   After, some configuration lines are added by alsaconf
   on /etc/modules.conf (no problem, is an automatic procedure...)

Work done!

skynet