how to get onboard sound on a ASUS M2V mainboard going w/ ubuntu feisty

i finally got the onboard sound going on my new asus m2v mainboard. the soundchip wasn’t detected correctly at first, but now it’s working. the gnome device manager tells me the card ID is ‘VT82xx’ and the device ID is ‘ALC861VD Analog’. i did three things to accomplish this, but i could not tell you whether all of them were necessary. it was only after step three that i finally got sound.

1. Install newest ALSA 1.0.14rc4 from the ALSA homepage. Follow instructions here.
2. Apply this patch from gentoo people on ALSA 1.0.14rc4 prior to compilation.
3. Add the line

   options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-660

   to the file

   /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base

   , following once again these instructions.

see also:
[2.6.21 regression] hda-intel/VIA silent output at Gentoo Bugzilla
snd_hda_intel doesn’t work with ASUS M2V mainboard at Kernel Bugzilla

conclusion:
there isn’t a problem that can’t be solved with patience, determination and google :o)