It doesn't work for me either (at least, I can load the driver after using the
patch from Takashi).

Here are some details :

lspci -nv says:
0000:00:1b.0 0403: 8086:27d8 (rev 02)
        Subsystem: 161f:2054
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 82
        Memory at d5300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0
Enable+
        Capabilities: [70] #10 [0091]

$ dmesg | grep ALSA
[17179588.696000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:680:
codec_mask = 0x3
[17179588.876000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:1741:
hda_codec: model 'medion' is selected
[17179589.604000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_si3054.c:245:
si3054: cannot initialize. EXT MID = 0000
[17179589.612000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/patch_si3054.c:257:
Link Frame Detect(FDT) is not ready (line status: 0000)
[17179635.900000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/../../alsa-kernel/pci/hda/hda_intel.c:1142:
azx_pcm_prepare: bufsize=0x10000, fragsize=0x1000, format=0x11
[17179635.900000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:630:
hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x2, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x11
[17179635.908000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:630:
hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x4, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x11
[17179635.916000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:630:
hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x3, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x11
[17179635.924000] ALSA
/home/albuntu/install/realtek-linux-audiopack-4.05b/alsa-driver-1.0.13/pci/hda/hda_codec.c:630:
hda_codec_setup_stream: NID=0x5, stream=0x5, channel=0, format=0x11

$ cat /proc/asound/card0/codec#0
Codec: Realtek ALC883
Address: 0
Vendor Id: 0x10ec0883
Subsystem Id: 0x161fd82b
Revision Id: 0x100002
Default PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x0e, types 0x1
Default Amp-In caps: N/A
Default Amp-Out caps: N/A
Node 0x02 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x0e, types 0x1
Node 0x03 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x0e, types 0x1
Node 0x04 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x0e, types 0x1
Node 0x05 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x0e, types 0x1
Node 0x06 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x211: Stereo Digital
  PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x1e, types 0x1
Node 0x07 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x08 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x08, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  PCM: rates 0x160, bits 0x06, types 0x1
  Connection: 1
     0x23
Node 0x09 [Audio Input] wcaps 0x10011b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x08, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  PCM: rates 0x160, bits 0x06, types 0x1
  Connection: 1
     0x22
Node 0x0a [Audio Input] wcaps 0x100391: Stereo Digital
  PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x1e, types 0x1
  Connection: 1
     0x1f
Node 0x0b [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010b: Stereo Amp-In
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x17, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x1f 0x1f] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
[0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Connection: 10
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17
Node 0x0c [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x1f 0x1f]
  Connection: 2
     0x02 0x0b
Node 0x0d [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x06 0x06]
  Connection: 2
     0x03 0x0b
Node 0x0e [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x0b 0x07]
  Connection: 2
     0x04 0x0b
Node 0x0f [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x06 0x06]
  Connection: 2
     0x05 0x0b
Node 0x10 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x11 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x12 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x13 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x14 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x083e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x01011110: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x15 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x083e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x01011112: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d* 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x16 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x083e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x01011111: [Jack] Line Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e* 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x17 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x083e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x40: OUT
  Connection: 5
     0x0c 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f* 0x26
Node 0x18 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x08173e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x02a11c3f: [Jack] Mic at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x19 [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x08173e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x24: IN
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1a [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x80 0x80]
  Pincap 0x08173e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x99830130: [Fixed] Line In at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x20: IN
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1b [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x40018f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x03, stepsize=0x27, mute=0
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Pincap 0x08173e: IN OUT HP Detect
  Pin Default 0x0221111f: [Jack] HP Out at Ext Front
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0xc0: OUT HP
  Connection: 5
     0x0c* 0x0d 0x0e 0x0f 0x26
Node 0x1c [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400001: Stereo
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x411111f0: [N/A] Speaker at Ext Rear
    Conn = 1/8, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x1d [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400000: Mono
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x99830131: [Fixed] Line In at Int ATAPI
    Conn = ATAPI, Color = Unknown
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x1e [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400300: Mono Digital
  Pincap 0x0810: OUT
  Pin Default 0x01451120: [Jack] SPDIF Out at Ext Rear
    Conn = Optical, Color = Black
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
  Connection: 1
     0x06
Node 0x1f [Pin Complex] wcaps 0x400200: Mono Digital
  Pincap 0x0820: IN
  Pin Default 0x01c46160: [Jack] SPDIF In at Ext Rear
    Conn = RCA, Color = Orange
  Pin-ctls: 0x00:
Node 0x20 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00040: Mono
Node 0x21 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x22 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x00 0x00]
[0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 11
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
Node 0x23 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
[0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: N/A
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 11
     0x18 0x19 0x1a 0x1b 0x1c 0x1d 0x14 0x15 0x16 0x17 0x0b
Node 0x24 [Vendor Defined Widget] wcaps 0xf00000: Mono
Node 0x25 [Audio Output] wcaps 0x11: Stereo
  PCM: rates 0x560, bits 0x0e, types 0x1
Node 0x26 [Audio Mixer] wcaps 0x20010f: Stereo Amp-In Amp-Out
  Amp-In caps: ofs=0x00, nsteps=0x00, stepsize=0x00, mute=1
  Amp-In vals:  [0x00 0x00] [0x80 0x80]
  Amp-Out caps: ofs=0x1f, nsteps=0x1f, stepsize=0x05, mute=0
  Amp-Out vals:  [0x00 0x00]
  Connection: 2
     0x25 0x0b


I also tried speaker-test but nothing happened. I'll now try the tarball that
Remy posted last weekend and I'll let you know if it works...

Cheers,
AL