diff -urN linux-2.4.20-pre4-clean/drivers/sound/i810_audio.c linux-2.4.20-pre4/drivers/sound/i810_audio.c
--- linux-2.4.20-pre4-clean/drivers/sound/i810_audio.c	2002-08-29 01:56:03.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.4.20-pre4/drivers/sound/i810_audio.c	2002-08-31 17:44:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -2697,14 +2697,6 @@
 			break;
 		}
 		
-		codec->codec_write(codec, AC97_EXTENDED_MODEM_ID, 0L);
-		if(codec->codec_read(codec, AC97_EXTENDED_MODEM_ID))
-		{
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "i810_audio: codec %d is a softmodem - skipping.\n", num_ac97);
-			kfree(codec);
-			continue;
-		}
-	
 		card->ac97_features = eid;
 				
 		/* Now check the codec for useful features to make up for