Latest Realtek HD Audio Driver Version

[erpster4]

its a 2008 Toshiba Satellite with Windows 7 ULTIMATE SP1 x64

I just didn't feel like booting it up...
running ALC268 and driver version v6.0.1.8224

that's much better but still missing the model # of your 2008 Toshiba Satellite laptop.

anyways, Realtek has just posted a new MS certified WHQL HDA driver - v6.0.8816.1 FF00 & FF03 versions [compatible with Win7 to Win10]. use the FF00 version of 8816 HDA. FF03 best suited for ASUS ROG gaming boards w/ SonicStudio 2.x, Dell Alienware laptops w/ Alienware Sound Center, MSI gaming boards & laptops w/ Nahimic 2.x audio.

it's been several weeks since 8799 WHQL and Realtek just came out with 8816 WHQL (the previous 8813 & 8810 HDA versions were in beta and never got certified by MS [aka non-whql])

 

[Melchior]

@erpster4 , here is the info u wanted....
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5894
Model NO. PSLB8U-02300X <-- the last digit is unreadable..


the most current generic FF00 build of Realtek HD Audio drivers is v6.0.1.8821.1 compatible with Windows 7.



I get my updates from a repo on GitHub... who gets them from the Realtek FTP server...
Releases . alanfox2000/realtek-hda-release . GitHub

 

[erpster4]

and version 6.0.8838.1 HDA FF00 and FF01 have recently came out late last night - compatible (I mean WHQL) with Windows Vista/Seven up to any Windows 10 version

realize that these traditional HDA drivers are getting fewer, less frequent updates for the past several months; it's been a few weeks between the 8821 and the recent 8838 release


edit: btw- 8821 HDA started to use HDADynabook.inf & HDXDynabook.inf files instead of the HDAToshiba.inf & HDXToshiba.inf files since Dynabook now owns the previous Toshiba consumer PC products. 8816 was the last HDA version to use the HDAToshiba.inf & HDXToshiba.inf files.

 

[erpster4]

version 6.0.8844.1 FF00 HDA "generic" posted on 11/25 at github

 

[erpster4]

version 6.0.8862.1 FF00 HDA "generic" posted on 12/20/2019 at github

 

[erpster4]

version 6.0.8874.1 FF00 HDA "generic" posted on 1/10/2020 at github

8874 HDA is WHQL from Win7 to Win10. the previous HDA version (6.0.8865.1) was WHQL for Win10 only

edit 1/20 - 8874 HDA FF00 also adds support for new Realtek audio device with hardware IDs beginning with "HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0245"

 

[erpster4]

version 6.0.8881.1 FF00 HDA "generic" posted on 1/17/2020 at github
WHQL for both Win7 & Win10; also adds support for new Realtek audio devices with hardware IDs beginning with "HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0245"

 

[Melchior]

hi I just a release update email from GitHub so..


v6.0.8899.1 FF00 HDA "generic" posted on 02/21/2020 at
Release Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.8899.1 WHQL . alanfox2000/realtek-hda-release . GitHub


EDIT:

this will be the last update posted there...
not sure why but he archived that repo..

 

[erpster4]

hi I just a release update email from GitHub so..


v6.0.8899.1 FF00 HDA "generic" posted on 02/21/2020 at
Release Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.8899.1 WHQL . alanfox2000/realtek-hda-release . GitHub

and this one is actually WHQL'ed for Win7 (and yes Vista) as I checked the HDART.cat & HDXRT.cat signature hash files. I'm gonna install 8899 FF00 on my bro's old Sony Vaio laptop which still runs Win7 Home Premium (maybe someday I'll upgrade to a higher edition like either Win7 Pro or Win7 Ultimate)

 

[erpster4]

hi I just a release update email from GitHub so..


v6.0.8899.1 FF00 HDA "generic" posted on 02/21/2020 at
Release Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.8899.1 WHQL . alanfox2000/realtek-hda-release . GitHub


EDIT:

this will be the last update posted there...
not sure why but he archived that repo..

it looks like that Realtek HDA github repo has been recently taken down and served with DMCA notices, Melchior.


that's pretty much a "game over" (I think Realtek has pretty much cracked down as noted from this comment from this Station Drivers forum page) - no more realtek audio driver downloads from there (except for certain modded ones made by other users)


on the other hand, I was able to find this v6.0.8874.1 FF00 HDA X64 driver cab download from MS Update Catalog several days ago and it works from Win7 to Win10.

 

[Melchior]

it looks like that Realtek HDA github repo has been recently taken down and served with DMCA notices, Melchior.


that's pretty much a "game over" (I think Realtek has pretty much cracked down as noted from this comment from this Station Drivers forum page) - no more realtek audio driver downloads from there (except for certain modded ones made by other users)


on the other hand, I was able to find this v6.0.8874.1 FF00 HDA X64 driver cab download from MS Update Catalog several days ago and it works from Win7 to Win10.

Well doesn't that just suck...
it sucks Realtek has chosen to go down this path... considering they have not updated their HD Audio drivers on their home site since 2017... its shameful... even more so considering them have YET to reply to even one of the emails I sent them...

 

[erpster4]

here are most of the Realtek HDA drivers that I mentioned in Eight Forums (with mostly working links)



6.0.8838.1 FF00 & FF01 (11/12/2019)

6.0.8821.1 FF00 (10/22/2019) on MS Update, 8821 FF06 version posted here

6.0.8816.1 FF03 (10/15/2019) {available from nahimic support site}

6.0.8781.1 FF00 & FF0C (8/20/2019)

6.0.8773.1 FF04 (8/06/2019) {unavailable - removed from github in March 2020}
6.0.8716.1 FF04 (5/28/2019)


6.0.8703.1 FF00-FF10 (5/14/2019), this is the last one to have FF10 Creative drivers


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alternate link to 6.0.8899.1 FF00 HDA driver {working}


-edited 3/23/2020
-edited 2nd time 4/24/2020

 

[NoN]

there is 8899_FF00 too
Win 7,10 x32/64
PackageVersion = PG475
DriverVer=02/18/2020, 6.0.8899.1

 

[Melchior]

I am running v6.0.8899.1 myself...

 

[flavallee]

This is where I get the Realtek HD Audio drivers for Windows 7 and Windows 10.
Realtek HD Audio Drivers 6.0.8899.1 WHQL Download

Version 6.0.8899.1 is what I'm also using, and they work fine.

 

[Melchior]

This is where I get the Realtek HD Audio drivers for Windows 7 and Windows 10.
Realtek HD Audio Drivers 6.0.8899.1 WHQL Download

Version 6.0.8899.1 is what I'm also using, and they work fine.

I just checked out this site... and found the links point back to the Alanfox GitHub repo which is gone now..

 

[erpster4]

Well doesn't that just suck...
it sucks Realtek has chosen to go down this path... considering they have not updated their HD Audio drivers on their home site since 2017... its shameful... even more so considering them have YET to reply to even one of the emails I sent them...

Realtek listens more to OEMs / mobo makers than with PC end users like you & me

Edit 3/12 - and since there were also some security vulnerabilities discovered in the legacy HDA drivers (from 8855 & older) and later patched up by Realtek (as noted in this BleepingComputer article in early Feb. 2020), not making these newer security bug fixed Realtek HDA drivers easily available is also not helping their cause.

 

[Melchior]

Realtek listens more to OEMs / mobo makers than with PC end users like you & me

Edit 3/12 - and since there were also some security vulnerabilities discovered in the legacy HDA drivers (from 8855 & older) and later patched up by Realtek (as noted in this BleepingComputer article in early Feb. 2020), not making these newer security bug fixed Realtek HDA drivers easily available is also not helping their cause.

Realtek is run by idiots... lol..
I am running Realtek HD Audio driver generic FF00 v6.0.8899.1,
as that was the last available build from the GitHub repo before it was taken down..

 

[erpster4]

all of alanfox2000's stuff (including his account) on github has been removed


but you can send him personal comments on his user profile in MDL forums (need to be a forum member there to do that)


-also edited one of my older posts that now mentions the 8821 FF06 HDA driver link

 

[erpster4]

I just checked out this site... and found the links point back to the Alanfox GitHub repo which is gone now..

contact the webmaster of the codecpack.co site about the broken 8899 FF00 HDA link and have him/her fix it.


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meanwhile


Realtek HDA FF00 generic v6.0.8881.1 (older version) with Dolby DAX2 app from Lenovo (posted 3/20/2020)
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