2 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
index e87e8427f25f..e9cd8e054f25 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emu10k1_main.c
@@ -756,9 +756,12 @@ static emu_chip_details_t emu_chip_details[] = {
         .sblive51 = 1} ,
        /* Tested by alsa bugtrack user "hus" bug #1297 12th Aug 2005 */
        {.vendor = 0x1102, .device = 0x0002, .subsystem = 0x80611102,
-         .driver = "EMU10K1", .name = "SBLive! Platinum 5.1 [SB0060]", 
+         .driver = "EMU10K1", .name = "SBLive 5.1 [SB0060]",
         .id = "Live",
         .emu10k1_chip = 1,
+         .ac97_chip = 2, /* ac97 is optional; both SBLive 5.1 and platinum
+                          * share the same IDs!
+                          */
         .sblive51 = 1} ,
        {.vendor = 0x1102, .device = 0x0002, .subsystem = 0x80511102,
         .driver = "EMU10K1", .name = "SBLive! Value [CT4850]", 
diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emumixer.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emumixer.c
index d71a72e84bcc..7cc831ccd0cb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/emumixer.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/emumixer.c
@@ -810,8 +810,14 @@ int __devinit snd_emu10k1_mixer(emu10k1_t *emu,
                ac97.private_data = emu;
                ac97.private_free = snd_emu10k1_mixer_free_ac97;
                ac97.scaps = AC97_SCAP_NO_SPDIF;
-                if ((err = snd_ac97_mixer(pbus, &ac97, &emu->ac97)) < 0)
+                if ((err = snd_ac97_mixer(pbus, &ac97, &emu->ac97)) < 0) {
-                        return err;
+                        if (emu->card_capabilities->ac97_chip == 1)
+                                return err;
+                        snd_printd(KERN_INFO "emu10k1: AC97 is optional on this board\n");
+                        snd_printd(KERN_INFO"          Proceeding without ac97 mixers...\n");
+                        snd_device_free(emu->card, pbus);
+                        goto no_ac97; /* FIXME: get rid of ugly gotos.. */
+                }
                if (emu->audigy) {
                        /* set master volume to 0 dB */
                        snd_ac97_write(emu->ac97, AC97_MASTER, 0x0000);
@@ -836,6 +842,7 @@ int __devinit snd_emu10k1_mixer(emu10k1_t *emu,
                for (; *c; c++)
                        remove_ctl(card, *c);
        } else {
+        no_ac97:
                if (emu->card_capabilities->ecard)
                        strcpy(emu->card->mixername, "EMU APS");
                else if (emu->audigy)