Comment 8 for bug 184314

In order to compile the alsa driver you'll need to install the build-essential package first.

I just tried the directions on my everex gbook va1500v (which I understand to be almost identical to the nc1502) and I can report that it doesn't work. I'm running hardy 8.04 and still experiencing the same problem.

Interestingly, the gOS install that came with the laptop (a derivative of ubuntu 7.10) had no problem with the headphone jack. I dug though the files from the gOS recovery disk (I wiped gOS off my hard drive in order to install hardy) and discovered something called "via-linux-audiopackV1.5.tar.gz". It would seem that gOS is running an unreleased version of the audio drivers from via. I've tried installing these in hardy but they still don't fix my headphone problem.