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diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt deleted file mode 100644 index fc53ccd9a629..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2330 +0,0 @@ - - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver - ========================================== - Configuration guide - - -Kernel Configuration -==================== - -To enable ALSA support you need at least to build the kernel with -primary sound card support (CONFIG_SOUND). Since ALSA can emulate OSS, -you don't have to choose any of the OSS modules. - -Enable "OSS API emulation" (CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL) and both OSS mixer and -PCM supports if you want to run OSS applications with ALSA. - -If you want to support the WaveTable functionality on cards such as -SB Live! then you need to enable "Sequencer support" -(CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER). - -To make ALSA debug messages more verbose, enable the "Verbose printk" -and "Debug" options. To check for memory leaks, turn on "Debug memory" -too. "Debug detection" will add checks for the detection of cards. - -Please note that all the ALSA ISA drivers support the Linux isapnp API -(if the card supports ISA PnP). You don't need to configure the cards -using isapnptools. - - -Creating ALSA devices -===================== - -This depends on your distribution, but normally you use the /dev/MAKEDEV -script to create the necessary device nodes. On some systems you use a -script named 'snddevices'. - - -Module parameters -================= - -The user can load modules with options. If the module supports more than -one card and you have more than one card of the same type then you can -specify multiple values for the option separated by commas. - -Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. - - Module snd - ---------- - - The core ALSA module. It is used by all ALSA card drivers. - It takes the following options which have global effects. - - major - major number for sound driver - - Default: 116 - cards_limit - - limiting card index for auto-loading (1-8) - - Default: 1 - - For auto-loading more than one card, specify this - option together with snd-card-X aliases. - slots - Reserve the slot index for the given driver. - This option takes multiple strings. - See "Module Autoloading Support" section for details. - debug - Specifies the debug message level - (0 = disable debug prints, 1 = normal debug messages, - 2 = verbose debug messages) - This option appears only when CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y. - This option can be dynamically changed via sysfs - /sys/modules/snd/parameters/debug file. - - Module snd-pcm-oss - ------------------ - - The PCM OSS emulation module. - This module takes options which change the mapping of devices. - - dsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device. - - Default: 0 - adsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device. - - Default: 1 - nonblock_open - - Don't block opening busy PCM devices. Default: 1 - - For example, when dsp_map=2, /dev/dsp will be mapped to PCM #2 of - the card #0. Similarly, when adsp_map=0, /dev/adsp will be mapped - to PCM #0 of the card #0. - For changing the second or later card, specify the option with - commas, such like "dsp_map=0,1". - - nonblock_open option is used to change the behavior of the PCM - regarding opening the device. When this option is non-zero, - opening a busy OSS PCM device won't be blocked but return - immediately with EAGAIN (just like O_NONBLOCK flag). - - Module snd-rawmidi - ------------------ - - This module takes options which change the mapping of devices. - similar to those of the snd-pcm-oss module. - - midi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device. - - Default: 0 - amidi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device. - - Default: 1 - - Common parameters for top sound card modules - -------------------------------------------- - - Each of top level sound card module takes the following options. - - index - index (slot #) of sound card - - Values: 0 through 31 or negative - - If nonnegative, assign that index number - - if negative, interpret as a bitmask of permissible - indices; the first free permitted index is assigned - - Default: -1 - id - card ID (identifier or name) - - Can be up to 15 characters long - - Default: the card type - - A directory by this name is created under /proc/asound/ - containing information about the card - - This ID can be used instead of the index number in - identifying the card - enable - enable card - - Default: enabled, for PCI and ISA PnP cards - - Module snd-adlib - ---------------- - - Module for AdLib FM cards. - - port - port # for OPL chip - - This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe, so - the port must be specified. For actual AdLib FM cards it will be 0x388. - Note that this card does not have PCM support and no mixer; only FM - synthesis. - - Make sure you have "sbiload" from the alsa-tools package available and, - after loading the module, find out the assigned ALSA sequencer port - number through "sbiload -l". Example output: - - Port Client name Port name - 64:0 OPL2 FM synth OPL2 FM Port - - Load the std.sb and drums.sb patches also supplied by sbiload: - - sbiload -p 64:0 std.sb drums.sb - - If you use this driver to drive an OPL3, you can use std.o3 and drums.o3 - instead. To have the card produce sound, use aplaymidi from alsa-utils: - - aplaymidi -p 64:0 foo.mid - - Module snd-ad1816a - ------------------ - - Module for sound cards based on Analog Devices AD1816A/AD1815 ISA chips. - - clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz) - - This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP. - - Module snd-ad1848 - ----------------- - - Module for sound cards based on AD1848/AD1847/CS4248 ISA chips. - - port - port # for AD1848 chip - irq - IRQ # for AD1848 chip - dma1 - DMA # for AD1848 chip (0,1,3) - - This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe - thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-ad1889 - ----------------- - - Module for Analog Devices AD1889 chips. - - ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware - See the description of intel8x0 module for details. - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-ali5451 - ------------------ - - Module for ALi M5451 PCI chip. - - pcm_channels - Number of hardware channels assigned for PCM - spdif - Support SPDIF I/O - - Default: disabled - - This module supports one chip and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-als100 - ----------------- - - Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS100/ALS120 ISA chips. - - This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-als300 - ----------------- - - Module for Avance Logic ALS300 and ALS300+ - - This module supports multiple cards. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-als4000 - ------------------ - - Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS4000 PCI chip. - - joystick_port - port # for legacy joystick support. - 0 = disabled (default), 1 = auto-detect - - This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-asihpi - ----------------- - - Module for AudioScience ASI soundcards - - enable_hpi_hwdep - enable HPI hwdep for AudioScience soundcard - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-atiixp - ----------------- - - Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250/400 AC97 controllers. - - ac97_clock - AC'97 clock (default = 48000) - ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware - See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below. - ac97_codec - Workaround to specify which AC'97 codec - instead of probing. If this works for you - file a bug with your `lspci -vn` output. - -2 -- Force probing. - -1 -- Default behavior. - 0-2 -- Use the specified codec. - spdif_aclink - S/PDIF transfer over AC-link (default = 1) - - This module supports one card and autoprobe. - - ATI IXP has two different methods to control SPDIF output. One is - over AC-link and another is over the "direct" SPDIF output. The - implementation depends on the motherboard, and you'll need to - choose the correct one via spdif_aclink module option. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-atiixp-modem - ----------------------- - - Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 modem controllers. - - This module supports one card and autoprobe. - - Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first - slot is excluded. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-au8810, snd-au8820, snd-au8830 - ----------------------------------------- - - Module for Aureal Vortex, Vortex2 and Advantage device. - - pcifix - Control PCI workarounds - 0 = Disable all workarounds - 1 = Force the PCI latency of the Aureal card to 0xff - 2 = Force the Extend PCI#2 Internal Master for Efficient - Handling of Dummy Requests on the VIA KT133 AGP Bridge - 3 = Force both settings - 255 = Autodetect what is required (default) - - This module supports all ADB PCM channels, ac97 mixer, SPDIF, hardware - EQ, mpu401, gameport. A3D and wavetable support are still in development. - Development and reverse engineering work is being coordinated at - http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/openvortex/ - SPDIF output has a copy of the AC97 codec output, unless you use the - "spdif" pcm device, which allows raw data passthru. - The hardware EQ hardware and SPDIF is only present in the Vortex2 and - Advantage. - - Note: Some ALSA mixer applications don't handle the SPDIF sample rate - control correctly. If you have problems regarding this, try - another ALSA compliant mixer (alsamixer works). - - Module snd-azt1605 - ------------------ - - Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy soundcards based on the Aztech AZT1605 - chipset. - - port - port # for BASE (0x220,0x240,0x260,0x280) - wss_port - port # for WSS (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40) - irq - IRQ # for WSS (7,9,10,11) - dma1 - DMA # for WSS playback (0,1,3) - dma2 - DMA # for WSS capture (0,1), -1 = disabled (default) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disabled (default) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (3,5,7,9), -1 = disabled (default) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 (0x388), -1 = disabled (default) - - This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe: port, - wss_port, irq and dma1 have to be specified. The other values are - optional. - - "port" needs to match the BASE ADDRESS jumper on the card (0x220 or 0x240) - or the value stored in the card's EEPROM for cards that have an EEPROM and - their "CONFIG MODE" jumper set to "EEPROM SETTING". The other values can - be chosen freely from the options enumerated above. - - If dma2 is specified and different from dma1, the card will operate in - full-duplex mode. When dma1=3, only dma2=0 is valid and the only way to - enable capture since only channels 0 and 1 are available for capture. - - Generic settings are "port=0x220 wss_port=0x530 irq=10 dma1=1 dma2=0 - mpu_port=0x330 mpu_irq=9 fm_port=0x388". - - Whatever IRQ and DMA channels you pick, be sure to reserve them for - legacy ISA in your BIOS. - - Module snd-azt2316 - ------------------ - - Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy soundcards based on the Aztech AZT2316 - chipset. - - port - port # for BASE (0x220,0x240,0x260,0x280) - wss_port - port # for WSS (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40) - irq - IRQ # for WSS (7,9,10,11) - dma1 - DMA # for WSS playback (0,1,3) - dma2 - DMA # for WSS capture (0,1), -1 = disabled (default) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disabled (default) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10), -1 = disabled (default) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 (0x388), -1 = disabled (default) - - This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe: port, - wss_port, irq and dma1 have to be specified. The other values are - optional. - - "port" needs to match the BASE ADDRESS jumper on the card (0x220 or 0x240) - or the value stored in the card's EEPROM for cards that have an EEPROM and - their "CONFIG MODE" jumper set to "EEPROM SETTING". The other values can - be chosen freely from the options enumerated above. - - If dma2 is specified and different from dma1, the card will operate in - full-duplex mode. When dma1=3, only dma2=0 is valid and the only way to - enable capture since only channels 0 and 1 are available for capture. - - Generic settings are "port=0x220 wss_port=0x530 irq=10 dma1=1 dma2=0 - mpu_port=0x330 mpu_irq=9 fm_port=0x388". - - Whatever IRQ and DMA channels you pick, be sure to reserve them for - legacy ISA in your BIOS. - - Module snd-aw2 - -------------- - - Module for Audiowerk2 sound card - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-azt2320 - ------------------ - - Module for sound cards based on Aztech System AZT2320 ISA chip (PnP only). - - This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-azt3328 - ------------------ - - Module for sound cards based on Aztech AZF3328 PCI chip. - - joystick - Enable joystick (default off) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-bt87x - ---------------- - - Module for video cards based on Bt87x chips. - - digital_rate - Override the default digital rate (Hz) - load_all - Load the driver even if the card model isn't known - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first - slot is excluded. - - Module snd-ca0106 - ----------------- - - Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit - - This module supports multiple cards. - - - Module snd-cmi8330 - ------------------ - - Module for sound cards based on C-Media CMI8330 ISA chips. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - wssport - port # for CMI8330 chip (WSS) - wssirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (WSS) - wssdma - first DMA # for CMI8330 chip (WSS) - sbport - port # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) - sbirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) - sbdma8 - 8bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) - sbdma16 - 16bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) - fmport - (optional) OPL3 I/O port - mpuport - (optional) MPU401 I/O port - mpuirq - (optional) MPU401 irq # - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-cmipci - ----------------- - - Module for C-Media CMI8338/8738/8768/8770 PCI sound cards. - - mpu_port - port address of MIDI interface (8338 only): - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330 = legacy port, - 0 = disable (default) - fm_port - port address of OPL-3 FM synthesizer (8x38 only): - 0x388 = legacy port, - 1 = integrated PCI port (default on 8738), - 0 = disable - soft_ac3 - Software-conversion of raw SPDIF packets (model 033 only) - (default = 1) - joystick_port - Joystick port address (0 = disable, 1 = auto-detect) - - This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-cs4231 - ----------------- - - Module for sound cards based on CS4231 ISA chips. - - port - port # for CS4231 chip - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (optional), -1 = disable - irq - IRQ # for CS4231 chip - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART - dma1 - first DMA # for CS4231 chip - dma2 - second DMA # for CS4231 chip - - This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe - thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-cs4236 - ----------------- - - Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A, - CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/ - CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x534) - cport - control port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable - fm_port - FM port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable - irq - IRQ # for CS4236 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15) - dma1 - first DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3) - dma2 - second DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable - - This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe - (if ISA PnP is not used) thus main port and control port must be - specified!!! Other ports are optional. - - The power-management is supported. - - This module is aliased as snd-cs4232 since it provides the old - snd-cs4232 functionality, too. - - Module snd-cs4281 - ----------------- - - Module for Cirrus Logic CS4281 soundchip. - - dual_codec - Secondary codec ID (0 = disable, default) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-cs46xx - ----------------- - - Module for PCI sound cards based on CS4610/CS4612/CS4614/CS4615/CS4622/ - CS4624/CS4630/CS4280 PCI chips. - - external_amp - Force to enable external amplifier. - thinkpad - Force to enable Thinkpad's CLKRUN control. - mmap_valid - Support OSS mmap mode (default = 0). - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - Usually external amp and CLKRUN controls are detected automatically - from PCI sub vendor/device ids. If they don't work, give the options - above explicitly. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-cs5530 - _________________ - - Module for Cyrix/NatSemi Geode 5530 chip. - - Module snd-cs5535audio - ---------------------- - - Module for multifunction CS5535 companion PCI device - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-ctxfi - ---------------- - - Module for Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi boards (20k1 / 20k2 chips) - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer - * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic - - reference_rate - reference sample rate, 44100 or 48000 (default) - multiple - multiple to ref. sample rate, 1 or 2 (default) - subsystem - override the PCI SSID for probing; the value - consists of SSVID << 16 | SSDID. The default is - zero, which means no override. - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-darla20 - ------------------ - - Module for Echoaudio Darla20 - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-darla24 - ------------------ - - Module for Echoaudio Darla24 - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-dt019x - ----------------- - - Module for Diamond Technologies DT-019X / Avance Logic ALS-007 (PnP - only) - - This module supports multiple cards. This module is enabled only with - ISA PnP support. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-dummy - ---------------- - - Module for the dummy sound card. This "card" doesn't do any output - or input, but you may use this module for any application which - requires a sound card (like RealPlayer). - - pcm_devs - Number of PCM devices assigned to each card - (default = 1, up to 4) - pcm_substreams - Number of PCM substreams assigned to each PCM - (default = 8, up to 128) - hrtimer - Use hrtimer (=1, default) or system timer (=0) - fake_buffer - Fake buffer allocations (default = 1) - - When multiple PCM devices are created, snd-dummy gives different - behavior to each PCM device: - 0 = interleaved with mmap support - 1 = non-interleaved with mmap support - 2 = interleaved without mmap - 3 = non-interleaved without mmap - - As default, snd-dummy drivers doesn't allocate the real buffers - but either ignores read/write or mmap a single dummy page to all - buffer pages, in order to save the resources. If your apps need - the read/ written buffer data to be consistent, pass fake_buffer=0 - option. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-echo3g - ----------------- - - Module for Echoaudio 3G cards (Gina3G/Layla3G) - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-emu10k1 - ------------------ - - Module for EMU10K1/EMU10k2 based PCI sound cards. - * Sound Blaster Live! - * Sound Blaster PCI 512 - * Emu APS (partially supported) - * Sound Blaster Audigy - - extin - bitmap of available external inputs for FX8010 (see bellow) - extout - bitmap of available external outputs for FX8010 (see bellow) - seq_ports - allocated sequencer ports (4 by default) - max_synth_voices - limit of voices used for wavetable (64 by default) - max_buffer_size - specifies the maximum size of wavetable/pcm buffers - given in MB unit. Default value is 128. - enable_ir - enable IR - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - Input & Output configurations [extin/extout] - * Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03] - * Creative Card w/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f0f] - * Creative Card w/Digital CD in [0x000f/0x1f0f] - * Creative Card wo/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fc3] - * Creative Card w/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fcf] - * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + LiveDrive [0x3fcf/0x1fcf] - * Creative Card wo/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f] - * Creative Card w/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f] - * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fcf/0x1f0f] - * Creative Card 5.1/w Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fff] - * Creative Card 5.1 (c) 2003 [0x3fc3/0x7cff] - * Creative Card all ins and outs [0x3fff/0x7fff] - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-emu10k1x - ------------------- - - Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-ens1370 - ------------------ - - Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1370 PCI sound cards. - * SoundBlaster PCI 64 - * SoundBlaster PCI 128 - - joystick - Enable joystick (default off) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-ens1371 - ------------------ - - Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371 PCI sound cards. - * SoundBlaster PCI 64 - * SoundBlaster PCI 128 - * SoundBlaster Vibra PCI - - joystick_port - port # for joystick (0x200,0x208,0x210,0x218), - 0 = disable (default), 1 = auto-detect - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-es1688 - ----------------- - - Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-1688 and ES-688 sound cards. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 (option; share the same port as default) - - with isapnp=0, the following additional options are available: - port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) - irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10) - dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port) - and PnP with the ES968 chip. - - Module snd-es18xx - ----------------- - - Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-18xx sound cards. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for ES-18xx chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default) - fm_port - port # for FM (optional, not used) - irq - IRQ # for ES-18xx chip (5,7,9,10) - dma1 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3) - dma2 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3) - - This module supports multiple cards, ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401 - port if native ISA PnP routines are not used). - When dma2 is equal with dma1, the driver works as half-duplex. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-es1938 - ----------------- - - Module for sound cards based on ESS Solo-1 (ES1938,ES1946) chips. - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-es1968 - ----------------- - - Module for sound cards based on ESS Maestro-1/2/2E (ES1968/ES1978) chips. - - total_bufsize - total buffer size in kB (1-4096kB) - pcm_substreams_p - playback channels (1-8, default=2) - pcm_substreams_c - capture channels (1-8, default=0) - clock - clock (0 = auto-detection) - use_pm - support the power-management (0 = off, 1 = on, - 2 = auto (default)) - enable_mpu - enable MPU401 (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = auto (default)) - joystick - enable joystick (default off) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-fm801 - ---------------- - - Module for ForteMedia FM801 based PCI sound cards. - - tea575x_tuner - Enable TEA575x tuner - - 1 = MediaForte 256-PCS - - 2 = MediaForte 256-PCPR - - 3 = MediaForte 64-PCR - - High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1 - - example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-gina20 - ----------------- - - Module for Echoaudio Gina20 - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-gina24 - ----------------- - - Module for Echoaudio Gina24 - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-gusclassic - --------------------- - - Module for Gravis UltraSound Classic sound card. - - port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) - irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) - dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7) - dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) - joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) - voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32) - pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - Module snd-gusextreme - --------------------- - - Module for Gravis UltraSound Extreme (Synergy ViperMax) sound card. - - port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) - gf1_port - port # for GF1 chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260,0x270) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable - irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10) - gf1_irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10) - dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3) - dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7) - joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) - voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32) - pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port). - - Module snd-gusmax - ----------------- - - Module for Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card. - - port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) - irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) - dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7) - dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) - joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) - voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32) - pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - Module snd-hda-intel - -------------------- - - Module for Intel HD Audio (ICH6, ICH6M, ESB2, ICH7, ICH8, ICH9, ICH10, - PCH, SCH), - ATI SB450, SB600, R600, RS600, RS690, RS780, RV610, RV620, - RV630, RV635, RV670, RV770, - VIA VT8251/VT8237A, - SIS966, ULI M5461 - - [Multiple options for each card instance] - model - force the model name - position_fix - Fix DMA pointer - -1 = system default: choose appropriate one per controller - hardware - 0 = auto: falls back to LPIB when POSBUF doesn't work - 1 = use LPIB - 2 = POSBUF: use position buffer - 3 = VIACOMBO: VIA-specific workaround for capture - 4 = COMBO: use LPIB for playback, auto for capture stream - probe_mask - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots) - When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used - as the "fixed" codec slots; i.e. the driver probes the - slots regardless what hardware reports back - probe_only - Only probing and no codec initialization (default=off); - Useful to check the initial codec status for debugging - bdl_pos_adj - Specifies the DMA IRQ timing delay in samples. - Passing -1 will make the driver to choose the appropriate - value based on the controller chip. - patch - Specifies the early "patch" files to modify the HD-audio - setup before initializing the codecs. This option is - available only when CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER=y is set. - See HD-Audio.txt for details. - beep_mode - Selects the beep registration mode (0=off, 1=on); default - value is set via CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP_MODE kconfig. - - [Single (global) options] - single_cmd - Use single immediate commands to communicate with - codecs (for debugging only) - enable_msi - Enable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) (default = off) - power_save - Automatic power-saving timeout (in second, 0 = - disable) - power_save_controller - Reset HD-audio controller in power-saving mode - (default = on) - align_buffer_size - Force rounding of buffer/period sizes to multiples - of 128 bytes. This is more efficient in terms of memory - access but isn't required by the HDA spec and prevents - users from specifying exact period/buffer sizes. - (default = on) - snoop - Enable/disable snooping (default = on) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - See Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt for more details about - HD-audio driver. - - Each codec may have a model table for different configurations. - If your machine isn't listed there, the default (usually minimal) - configuration is set up. You can pass "model=<name>" option to - specify a certain model in such a case. There are different - models depending on the codec chip. The list of available models - is found in HD-Audio-Models.txt - - The model name "generic" is treated as a special case. When this - model is given, the driver uses the generic codec parser without - "codec-patch". It's sometimes good for testing and debugging. - - If the default configuration doesn't work and one of the above - matches with your device, report it together with alsa-info.sh - output (with --no-upload option) to kernel bugzilla or alsa-devel - ML (see the section "Links and Addresses"). - - power_save and power_save_controller options are for power-saving - mode. See powersave.txt for details. - - Note 2: If you get click noises on output, try the module option - position_fix=1 or 2. position_fix=1 will use the SD_LPIB - register value without FIFO size correction as the current - DMA pointer. position_fix=2 will make the driver to use - the position buffer instead of reading SD_LPIB register. - (Usually SD_LPIB register is more accurate than the - position buffer.) - - position_fix=3 is specific to VIA devices. The position - of the capture stream is checked from both LPIB and POSBUF - values. position_fix=4 is a combination mode, using LPIB - for playback and POSBUF for capture. - - NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at - loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq - routing). Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi". Also, you - can try "single_cmd=1" module option. This will switch the - communication method between HDA controller and codecs to the - single immediate commands instead of CORB/RIRB. Basically, the - single command mode is provided only for BIOS, and you won't get - unsolicited events, too. But, at least, this works independently - from the irq. Remember this is a last resort, and should be - avoided as much as possible... - - MORE NOTES ON "azx_get_response timeout" PROBLEMS: - On some hardware, you may need to add a proper probe_mask option - to avoid the "azx_get_response timeout" problem above, instead. - This occurs when the access to non-existing or non-working codec slot - (likely a modem one) causes a stall of the communication via HD-audio - bus. You can see which codec slots are probed by enabling - CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE, or simply from the file name of the codec - proc files. Then limit the slots to probe by probe_mask option. - For example, probe_mask=1 means to probe only the first slot, and - probe_mask=4 means only the third slot. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-hdsp - --------------- - - Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug - when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load - the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools - package. - The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package. - - Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem - module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance - when any HDSP cards are found. To make the buffer - allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early - stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation" - section. - - Module snd-hdspm - ---------------- - - Module for RME HDSP MADI board. - - precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer, or disable. - line_outs_monitor - Send playback streams to analog outs by default. - enable_monitor - Enable Analog Out on Channel 63/64 by default. - - See hdspm.txt for details. - - Module snd-ice1712 - ------------------ - - Module for Envy24 (ICE1712) based PCI sound cards. - * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010 - * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010LT - * MidiMan M Audio Delta DiO 2496 - * MidiMan M Audio Delta 66 - * MidiMan M Audio Delta 44 - * MidiMan M Audio Delta 410 - * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 2496 - * TerraTec EWS 88MT - * TerraTec EWS 88D - * TerraTec EWX 24/96 - * TerraTec DMX 6Fire - * TerraTec Phase 88 - * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 - * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Value - * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Media 7.1 - * Event Electronics, EZ8 - * Digigram VX442 - * Lionstracs, Mediastaton - * Terrasoniq TS 88 - - model - Use the given board model, one of the following: - delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410, - delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d, - dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8, - phase88, mediastation - omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66 - cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transceiver) - in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part - is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta - serie). - - Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI - SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the - model by passing "model" module option in case that the - driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another - type for testing. - - Module snd-ice1724 - ------------------ - - Module for Envy24HT (VT/ICE1724), Envy24PT (VT1720) based PCI sound cards. - * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 5.1 - * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 7.1 - * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 192 - * AMP Ltd AUDIO2000 - * TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Sky - * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Space - * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Universe - * TerraTec Phase 22 - * TerraTec Phase 28 - * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 - * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 LT - * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 XT - * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI - * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HD2 - * AudioTrak Prodigy 192 - * Pontis MS300 - * Albatron K8X800 Pro II - * Chaintech ZNF3-150 - * Chaintech ZNF3-250 - * Chaintech 9CJS - * Chaintech AV-710 - * Shuttle SN25P - * Onkyo SE-90PCI - * Onkyo SE-200PCI - * ESI Juli@ - * ESI Maya44 - * Hercules Fortissimo IV - * EGO-SYS WaveTerminal 192M - - model - Use the given board model, one of the following: - revo51, revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, prodigy71lt, - prodigy71xt, prodigy71hifi, prodigyhd2, prodigy192, - juli, aureon51, aureon71, universe, ap192, k8x800, - phase22, phase28, ms300, av710, se200pci, se90pci, - fortissimo4, sn25p, WT192M, maya44 - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI - SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the - model by passing "model" module option in case that the - driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another - type for testing. - - Module snd-indigo - ----------------- - - Module for Echoaudio Indigo - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-indigodj - ------------------- - - Module for Echoaudio Indigo DJ - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-indigoio - ------------------- - - Module for Echoaudio Indigo IO - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-intel8x0 - ------------------- - - Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles. - * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440 - ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, 6300ESB, ESB2 - * SiS 7012 (SiS 735) - * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804 - CK8, CK8S, MCP501 - * AMD AMD768, AMD8111 - * ALi m5455 - - ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect) - ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware - See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below. - buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some - motherboards (default yes on nForce chips, - otherwise off) - buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardware with buggy - semaphores (e.g. on some ASUS laptops) - (default off) - spdif_aclink - Use S/PDIF over AC-link instead of direct connection - from the controller chip - (0 = off, 1 = on, -1 = default) - - This module supports one chip and autoprobe. - - Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock. - if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock - explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194". - - Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your - motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401 - modules, respectively. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-intel8x0m - -------------------- - - Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems. - * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440 - ICH5, ICH6, ICH7 - * SiS 7013 (SiS 735) - * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce2s, NForce3 - * AMD AMD8111 - * ALi m5455 - - ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect) - - This module supports one card and autoprobe. - - Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first - slot is excluded. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-interwave - -------------------- - - Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32 - and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip. - - joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) - midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default) - pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2) - effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0); - requires 8 voices - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) - irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) - dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7) - dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) - - This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP. - - Module snd-interwave-stb - ------------------------ - - Module for UltraSound 32-Pro (sound card from STB used by Compaq) - and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T - circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume. - - joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) - midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default) - pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2) - effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0); - requires 8 voices - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) - port_tc - tone control (i2c bus) port # for TEA6330T chip (0x350,0x360,0x370,0x380) - irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) - dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7) - dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) - - This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP. - - Module snd-jazz16 - ------------------- - - Module for Media Vision Jazz16 chipset. The chipset consists of 3 chips: - MVD1216 + MVA416 + MVA514. - - port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) - irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (3,5,7,9,10,15) - dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3) - dma16 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (5,7) - mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) - mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (2,3,5,7) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-korg1212 - ------------------- - - Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-layla20 - ------------------ - - Module for Echoaudio Layla20 - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-layla24 - ------------------ - - Module for Echoaudio Layla24 - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-lola - --------------- - - Module for Digigram Lola PCI-e boards - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-lx6464es - ------------------- - - Module for Digigram LX6464ES boards - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-maestro3 - ------------------- - - Module for Allegro/Maestro3 chips - - external_amp - enable external amp (enabled by default) - amp_gpio - GPIO pin number for external amp (0-15) or - -1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for - others) - - This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips. - - Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware. - If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to - specify other gpio connection via amp_gpio option. - For example, a Panasonic notebook might need "amp_gpio=0x0d" - option. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-mia - --------------- - - Module for Echoaudio Mia - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-miro - --------------- - - Module for Miro soundcards: miroSOUND PCM 1 pro, - miroSOUND PCM 12, - miroSOUND PCM 20 Radio. - - port - Port # (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40) - irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11) - dma1 - 1st dma # (0,1,3) - dma2 - 2nd dma # (0,1) - mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) - mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (5,7,9,10) - fm_port - FM Port # (0x388) - wss - enable WSS mode - ide - enable onboard ide support - - Module snd-mixart - ----------------- - - Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards. - - This module supports multiple cards. - Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards. - See MIXART.txt for details. - - When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware - is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. - Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. - When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the - firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package. - - Module snd-mona - --------------- - - Module for Echoaudio Mona - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-mpu401 - ----------------- - - Module for MPU-401 UART devices. - - port - port number or -1 (disable) - irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable) - pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - This module supports multiple devices and PnP. - - Module snd-msnd-classic - ----------------------- - - Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Classic, Tahiti or Monterey - soundcards. - - io - Port # for msnd-classic card - irq - IRQ # for msnd-classic card - mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000, - 0xe0000 or 0xe8000) - write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1) - calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0) - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - digital - Digital daughterboard present (default = 0) - cfg - Config port (0x250, 0x260 or 0x270) default = PnP - reset - Reset all devices - mpu_io - MPU401 I/O port - mpu_irq - MPU401 irq# - ide_io0 - IDE port #0 - ide_io1 - IDE port #1 - ide_irq - IDE irq# - joystick_io - Joystick I/O port - - The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/msndinit.bin" and - "turtlebeach/msndperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory. - - See Documentation/sound/oss/MultiSound for important information - about this driver. Note that it has been discontinued, but the - Voyetra Turtle Beach knowledge base entry for it is still available - at - http://www.turtlebeach.com - - Module snd-msnd-pinnacle - ------------------------ - - Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Pinnacle/Fiji soundcards. - - io - Port # for pinnacle/fiji card - irq - IRQ # for pinnalce/fiji card - mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000, - 0xe0000 or 0xe8000) - write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1) - calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0) - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/pndspini.bin" and - "turtlebeach/pndsperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory. - - Module snd-mtpav - ---------------- - - Module for MOTU MidiTimePiece AV multiport MIDI (on the parallel - port). - - port - I/O port # for MTPAV (0x378,0x278, default=0x378) - irq - IRQ # for MTPAV (7,5, default=7) - hwports - number of supported hardware ports, default=8. - - Module supports only 1 card. This module has no enable option. - - Module snd-mts64 - ---------------- - - Module for Ego Systems (ESI) Miditerminal 4140 - - This module supports multiple devices. - Requires parport (CONFIG_PARPORT). - - Module snd-nm256 - ---------------- - - Module for NeoMagic NM256AV/ZX chips - - playback_bufsize - max playback frame size in kB (4-128kB) - capture_bufsize - max capture frame size in kB (4-128kB) - force_ac97 - 0 or 1 (disabled by default) - buffer_top - specify buffer top address - use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default) - vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800 - reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops - reset_workaround2 - enable extended AC97 RESET workaround for some - other laptops - - This module supports one chip and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Note: on some notebooks the buffer address cannot be detected - automatically, or causes hang-up during initialization. - In such a case, specify the buffer top address explicitly via - the buffer_top option. - For example, - Sony F250: buffer_top=0x25a800 - Sony F270: buffer_top=0x272800 - The driver supports only ac97 codec. It's possible to force - to initialize/use ac97 although it's not detected. In such a - case, use force_ac97=1 option - but *NO* guarantee whether it - works! - - Note: The NM256 chip can be linked internally with non-AC97 - codecs. This driver supports only the AC97 codec, and won't work - with machines with other (most likely CS423x or OPL3SAx) chips, - even though the device is detected in lspci. In such a case, try - other drivers, e.g. snd-cs4232 or snd-opl3sa2. Some has ISA-PnP - but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to specify isapnp=0 - and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP. - - Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the - known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this - workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a - hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option. - - Note: Dell Latitude CSx laptops have another problem regarding - AC97 RESET. On these laptops, reset_workaround2 option is - turned on as default. This option is worth to try if the - previous reset_workaround option doesn't help. - - Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the - OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering. - The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after* - X-server as described above. You might be able to force to load - the module, but it may result in hang-up. Hence, make sure that - you load this module *before* X if you encounter this kind of - problem. - - Module snd-opl3sa2 - ------------------ - - Module for Yamaha OPL3-SA2/SA3 sound cards. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - control port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x370) - sb_port - SB port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x220,0x240) - wss_port - WSS port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) - midi_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable - fm_port - FM port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x388), -1 = disable - irq - IRQ # for OPL3-SA chip (5,7,9,10) - dma1 - first DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3) - dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable - - This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. It does not support - autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!! - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-opti92x-ad1848 - ------------------------- - - Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Analog Devices AD1848 chips. - Module works with OAK Mozart cards as well. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388) - irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10) - dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) - - This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP. - - Module snd-opti92x-cs4231 - ------------------------- - - Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Crystal CS4231 chips. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388) - irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10) - dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) - dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) - - This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP. - - Module snd-opti93x - ------------------ - - Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c93x chips. - - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388) - irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10) - dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) - dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) - - This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP. - - Module snd-oxygen - ----------------- - - Module for sound cards based on the C-Media CMI8786/8787/8788 chip: - * Asound A-8788 - * Asus Xonar DG/DGX - * AuzenTech X-Meridian - * AuzenTech X-Meridian 2G - * Bgears b-Enspirer - * Club3D Theatron DTS - * HT-Omega Claro (plus) - * HT-Omega Claro halo (XT) - * Kuroutoshikou CMI8787-HG2PCI - * Razer Barracuda AC-1 - * Sondigo Inferno - * TempoTec HiFier Fantasia - * TempoTec HiFier Serenade - - This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards. - - Module snd-pcsp - ----------------- - - Module for internal PC-Speaker. - - nopcm - Disable PC-Speaker PCM sound. Only beeps remain. - nforce_wa - enable NForce chipset workaround. Expect bad sound. - - This module supports system beeps, some kind of PCM playback and - even a few mixer controls. - - Module snd-pcxhr - ---------------- - - Module for Digigram PCXHR boards - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-portman2x4 - --------------------- - - Module for Midiman Portman 2x4 parallel port MIDI interface - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-powermac (on ppc only) - --------------------------------- - - Module for PowerMac, iMac and iBook on-board soundchips - - enable_beep - enable beep using PCM (enabled as default) - - Module supports autoprobe a chip. - - Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianness. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-pxa2xx-ac97 (on arm only) - ------------------------------------ - - Module for AC97 driver for the Intel PXA2xx chip - - For ARM architecture only. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-riptide - ------------------ - - Module for Conexant Riptide chip - - joystick_port - Joystick port # (default: 0x200) - mpu_port - MPU401 port # (default: 0x330) - opl3_port - OPL3 port # (default: 0x388) - - This module supports multiple cards. - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - You need to install the firmware file "riptide.hex" to the standard - firmware path (e.g. /lib/firmware). - - Module snd-rme32 - ---------------- - - Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32, - Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards. - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-rme96 - ---------------- - - Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards. - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-rme9652 - ------------------ - - Module for RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall, Hammerfall-Light) sound cards. - - precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably). - (default = 0) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem - module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance - when any RME9652 cards are found. To make the buffer - allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early - stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation" - section. - - Module snd-sa11xx-uda1341 (on arm only) - --------------------------------------- - - Module for Philips UDA1341TS on Compaq iPAQ H3600 sound card. - - Module supports only one card. - Module has no enable and index options. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-sb8 - -------------- - - Module for 8-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 1.0, - SoundBlaster 2.0, - SoundBlaster Pro - - port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) - irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10) - dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-sb16 and snd-sbawe - ----------------------------- - - Module for 16-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 16 (PnP), - SoundBlaster AWE 32 (PnP), - SoundBlaster AWE 64 PnP - - mic_agc - Mic Auto-Gain-Control - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - port - port # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable - awe_port - base port # for EMU8000 synthesizer (0x620,0x640,0x660) - (snd-sbawe module only) - irq - IRQ # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,7,9,10) - dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0,1,3) - dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,6,7) - - This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP. - - Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must - disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter. - Also, all Sound Blaster 16 type cards can operate in 16-bit - half duplex mode through 8-bit DMA channel by disabling their - 16-bit DMA channel. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-sc6000 - ----------------- - - Module for Gallant SC-6000 soundcard and later models: SC-6600 - and SC-7000. - - port - Port # (0x220 or 0x240) - mss_port - MSS Port # (0x530 or 0xe80) - irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11) - mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (5,7,9,10) ,0 - no MPU-401 irq - dma - DMA # (1,3,0) - joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable - - This module supports multiple cards. - - This card is also known as Audio Excel DSP 16 or Zoltrix AV302. - - Module snd-sscape - ----------------- - - Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape cards. - - port - Port # (PnP setup) - wss_port - WSS Port # (PnP setup) - irq - IRQ # (PnP setup) - mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup) - dma - DMA # (PnP setup) - dma2 - 2nd DMA # (PnP setup, -1 to disable) - joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable - - This module supports multiple cards. - - The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. - - Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only) - -------------------------------------- - - Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs. - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only) - ------------------------------------- - - Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs. - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-sun-dbri (on sparc only) - ----------------------------------- - - Module for DBRI sound chips found on Sparcs. - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-wavefront - -------------------- - - Module for Turtle Beach Maui, Tropez and Tropez+ sound cards. - - use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface - (inaccessibly located inside your computer) - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - with isapnp=0, the following options are available: - - cs4232_pcm_port - Port # for CS4232 PCM interface. - cs4232_pcm_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 PCM interface (5,7,9,11,12,15). - cs4232_mpu_port - Port # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface. - cs4232_mpu_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface (9,11,12,15). - ics2115_port - Port # for ICS2115 - ics2115_irq - IRQ # for ICS2115 - fm_port - FM OPL-3 Port # - dma1 - DMA1 # for CS4232 PCM interface. - dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface. - - The below are options for wavefront_synth features: - wf_raw - Assume that we need to boot the OS (default:no) - If yes, then during driver loading, the state of the board is - ignored, and we reset the board and load the firmware anyway. - fx_raw - Assume that the FX process needs help (default:yes) - If false, we'll leave the FX processor in whatever state it is - when the driver is loaded. The default is to download the - microprogram and associated coefficients to set it up for - "default" operation, whatever that means. - debug_default - Debug parameters for card initialization - wait_usecs - How long to wait without sleeping, usecs - (default:150) - This magic number seems to give pretty optimal throughput - based on my limited experimentation. - If you want to play around with it and find a better value, be - my guest. Remember, the idea is to get a number that causes us - to just busy wait for as many WaveFront commands as possible, - without coming up with a number so large that we hog the whole - CPU. - Specifically, with this number, out of about 134,000 status - waits, only about 250 result in a sleep. - sleep_interval - How long to sleep when waiting for reply - (default: 100) - sleep_tries - How many times to try sleeping during a wait - (default: 50) - ospath - Pathname to processed ICS2115 OS firmware - (default:wavefront.os) - The path name of the ISC2115 OS firmware. In the recent - version, it's handled via firmware loader framework, so it - must be installed in the proper path, typically, - /lib/firmware. - reset_time - How long to wait for a reset to take effect - (default:2) - ramcheck_time - How many seconds to wait for the RAM test - (default:20) - osrun_time - How many seconds to wait for the ICS2115 OS - (default:10) - - This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. - - Note: the firmware file "wavefront.os" was located in the earlier - version in /etc. Now it's loaded via firmware loader, and - must be in the proper firmware path, such as /lib/firmware. - Copy (or symlink) the file appropriately if you get an error - regarding firmware downloading after upgrading the kernel. - - Module snd-sonicvibes - --------------------- - - Module for S3 SonicVibes PCI sound cards. - * PINE Schubert 32 PCI - - reverb - Reverb Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default) - - SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this. - mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - Module snd-serial-u16550 - ------------------------ - - Module for UART16550A serial MIDI ports. - - port - port # for UART16550A chip - irq - IRQ # for UART16550A chip, -1 = poll mode - speed - speed in bauds (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200) - 38400 = default - base - base for divisor in bauds (57600,115200,230400,460800) - 115200 = default - outs - number of MIDI ports in a serial port (1-4) - 1 = default - adaptor - Type of adaptor. - 0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A, - 3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic - - This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe - thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional. - - Module snd-trident - ------------------ - - Module for Trident 4DWave DX/NX sound cards. - * Best Union Miss Melody 4DWave PCI - * HIS 4DWave PCI - * Warpspeed ONSpeed 4DWave PCI - * AzTech PCI 64-Q3D - * Addonics SV 750 - * CHIC True Sound 4Dwave - * Shark Predator4D-PCI - * Jaton SonicWave 4D - * SiS SI7018 PCI Audio - * Hoontech SoundTrack Digital 4DWave NX - - pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM - wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb) - - This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-ua101 - ---------------- - - Module for the Edirol UA-101/UA-1000 audio/MIDI interfaces. - - This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging. - - Module snd-usb-audio - -------------------- - - Module for USB audio and USB MIDI devices. - - vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional) - pid - Product ID for the device (optional) - nrpacks - Max. number of packets per URB (default: 8) - device_setup - Device specific magic number (optional) - - Influence depends on the device - - Default: 0x0000 - ignore_ctl_error - Ignore any USB-controller regarding mixer - interface (default: no) - autoclock - Enable auto-clock selection for UAC2 devices - (default: yes) - quirk_alias - Quirk alias list, pass strings like - "0123abcd:5678beef", which applies the existing - quirk for the device 5678:beef to a new device - 0123:abcd. - - This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging. - - NB: nrpacks parameter can be modified dynamically via sysfs. - Don't put the value over 20. Changing via sysfs has no sanity - check. - NB: ignore_ctl_error=1 may help when you get an error at accessing - the mixer element such as URB error -22. This happens on some - buggy USB device or the controller. - NB: quirk_alias option is provided only for testing / development. - If you want to have a proper support, contact to upstream for - adding the matching quirk in the driver code statically. - - Module snd-usb-caiaq - -------------------- - - Module for caiaq UB audio interfaces, - * Native Instruments RigKontrol2 - * Native Instruments Kore Controller - * Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 - * Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ - - This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging. - - Module snd-usb-usx2y - -------------------- - - Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices. - - This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging. - - Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included - in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages. - - Module snd-via82xx - ------------------ - - Module for AC'97 motherboards based on VIA 82C686A/686B, 8233, - 8233A, 8233C, 8235, 8237 (south) bridge. - - mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, otherwise obtain BIOS setup - [VIA686A/686B only] - joystick - Enable joystick (default off) [VIA686A/686B only] - ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz) - dxs_support - support DXS channels, - 0 = auto (default), 1 = enable, 2 = disable, - 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA, 5 = enable any sample - rate and different sample rates on different - channels - [VIA8233/C, 8235, 8237 only] - ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware - See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below. - - This module supports one chip and autoprobe. - - Note: on some SMP motherboards like MSI 694D the interrupts might - not be generated properly. In such a case, please try to - set the SMP (or MPS) version on BIOS to 1.1 instead of - default value 1.4. Then the interrupt number will be - assigned under 15. You might also upgrade your BIOS. - - Note: VIA8233/5/7 (not VIA8233A) can support DXS (direct sound) - channels as the first PCM. On these channels, up to 4 - streams can be played at the same time, and the controller - can perform sample rate conversion with separate rates for - each channel. - As default (dxs_support = 0), 48k fixed rate is chosen - except for the known devices since the output is often - noisy except for 48k on some mother boards due to the - bug of BIOS. - Please try once dxs_support=5 and if it works on other - sample rates (e.g. 44.1kHz of mp3 playback), please let us - know the PCI subsystem vendor/device id's (output of - "lspci -nv"). - If dxs_support=5 does not work, try dxs_support=4; if it - doesn't work too, try dxs_support=1. (dxs_support=1 is - usually for old motherboards. The correct implemented - board should work with 4 or 5.) If it still doesn't - work and the default setting is ok, dxs_support=3 is the - right choice. If the default setting doesn't work at all, - try dxs_support=2 to disable the DXS channels. - In any cases, please let us know the result and the - subsystem vendor/device ids. See "Links and Addresses" - below. - - Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver - additionally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-via82xx-modem - ------------------------ - - Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem - - ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz) - - This module supports one card and autoprobe. - - Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first - slot is excluded. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-virmidi - ------------------ - - Module for virtual rawmidi devices. - This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate - to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports. - - midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-4, default=4) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - Module snd-virtuoso - ------------------- - - Module for sound cards based on the Asus AV66/AV100/AV200 chips, - i.e., Xonar D1, DX, D2, D2X, DS, DSX, Essence ST (Deluxe), - Essence STX (II), HDAV1.3 (Deluxe), and HDAV1.3 Slim. - - This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards. - - Module snd-vx222 - ---------------- - - Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX222, V222 v2 and Mic cards. - - mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI) - ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size) - - This module supports multiple cards. - - When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware - is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. - Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. - When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the - firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke - vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf - - install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader - - (for 2.2/2.4 kernels, add "post-install /usr/bin/vxloader" to - /etc/modules.conf, instead.) - IBL size defines the interrupts period for PCM. The smaller size - gives smaller latency but leads to more CPU consumption, too. - The size is usually aligned to 126. As default (=0), the smallest - size is chosen. The possible IBL values can be found in - /proc/asound/cardX/vx-status proc file. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-vxpocket - ------------------- - - Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX2 and 440 PCMCIA cards. - - ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size) - - This module supports multiple cards. The module is compiled only when - PCMCIA is supported on kernel. - - With the older 2.6.x kernel, to activate the driver via the card - manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the - sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. 2.6.13 or later kernel requires no - longer require a config file. - - When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware - is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. - Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. - When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the - firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. - - About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module. - - Note: snd-vxp440 driver is merged to snd-vxpocket driver since - ALSA 1.0.10. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-ymfpci - ----------------- - - Module for Yamaha PCI chips (YMF72x, YMF74x & YMF75x). - - mpu_port - 0x300,0x330,0x332,0x334, 0 (disable) by default, - 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only) - fm_port - 0x388,0x398,0x3a0,0x3a8, 0 (disable) by default - 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only) - joystick_port - 0x201,0x202,0x204,0x205, 0 (disable) by default, - 1 (auto-detect) - rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool) - - This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips. - - The power-management is supported. - - Module snd-pdaudiocf - -------------------- - - Module for Sound Core PDAudioCF sound card. - - The power-management is supported. - - -AC97 Quirk Option -================= - -The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround for -specific devices on drivers for on-board AC'97 controllers like -snd-intel8x0. Some hardware have swapped output pins between Master -and Headphone, or Surround (thanks to confusion of AC'97 -specifications from version to version :-) - -The driver provides the auto-detection of known problematic devices, -but some might be unknown or wrongly detected. In such a case, pass -the proper value with this option. - -The following strings are accepted: - - default Don't override the default setting - - none Disable the quirk - - hp_only Bind Master and Headphone controls as a single control - - swap_hp Swap headphone and master controls - - swap_surround Swap master and surround controls - - ad_sharing For AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone - - alc_jack For ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode - - inv_eapd Inverted EAPD implementation - - mute_led Bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED - -For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer value -1, 0, -... are accepted, too. - -For example, if "Master" volume control has no effect on your device -but only "Headphone" does, pass ac97_quirk=hp_only module option. - - -Configuring Non-ISAPNP Cards -============================ - -When the kernel is configured with ISA-PnP support, the modules -supporting the isapnp cards will have module options "isapnp". -If this option is set, *only* the ISA-PnP devices will be probed. -For probing the non ISA-PnP cards, you have to pass "isapnp=0" option -together with the proper i/o and irq configuration. - -When the kernel is configured without ISA-PnP support, isapnp option -will be not built in. - - -Module Autoloading Support -========================== - -The ALSA drivers can be loaded automatically on demand by defining -module aliases. The string 'snd-card-%1' is requested for ALSA native -devices where %i is sound card number from zero to seven. - -To auto-load an ALSA driver for OSS services, define the string -'sound-slot-%i' where %i means the slot number for OSS, which -corresponds to the card index of ALSA. Usually, define this -as the same card module. - -An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below: ------ /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf -alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1 -alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1 ------ /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf - -The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module -option "cards_limit" of snd module. As default it's set to 1. -To enable the auto-loading of multiple cards, specify the number of -sound cards in that option. - -When multiple cards are available, it'd better to specify the index -number for each card via module option, too, so that the order of -cards is kept consistent. - -An example configuration for two sound cards is like below: - ------ /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf -# ALSA portion -options snd cards_limit=2 -alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave -alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371 -options snd-interwave index=0 -options snd-ens1371 index=1 -# OSS/Free portion -alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave -alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371 ------ /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf - -In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card -(index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1). - -Alternative (and new) way to fixate the slot assignment is to use -"slots" option of snd module. In the case above, specify like the -following: - -options snd slots=snd-interwave,snd-ens1371 - -Then, the first slot (#0) is reserved for snd-interwave driver, and -the second (#1) for snd-ens1371. You can omit index option in each -driver if slots option is used (although you can still have them at -the same time as long as they don't conflict). - -The slots option is especially useful for avoiding the possible -hot-plugging and the resultant slot conflict. For example, in the -case above again, the first two slots are already reserved. If any -other driver (e.g. snd-usb-audio) is loaded before snd-interwave or -snd-ens1371, it will be assigned to the third or later slot. - -When a module name is given with '!', the slot will be given for any -modules but that name. For example, "slots=!snd-pcsp" will reserve -the first slot for any modules but snd-pcsp. - - -ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping -======================================= - -/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4 -/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3 -/dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12 -/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20 -/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19 -/dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28 -/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36 -/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39 -/dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44 - -The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means -sound card number and second means device number. The ALSA devices -have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and -playback, respectively. - -Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module -options of snd-pcm-oss module. - - -Proc interfaces (/proc/asound) -============================== - -/proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss -------------------------------- - String "erase" - erase all additional information about OSS applications - String "<app_name> <fragments> <fragment_size> [<options>]" - - <app_name> - name of application with (higher priority) or without path - <fragments> - number of fragments or zero if auto - <fragment_size> - size of fragment in bytes or zero if auto - <options> - optional parameters - - disable the application tries to open a pcm device for - this channel but does not want to use it. - (Cause a bug or mmap needs) - It's good for Quake etc... - - direct don't use plugins - - block force block mode (rvplayer) - - non-block force non-block mode - - whole-frag write only whole fragments (optimization affecting - playback only) - - no-silence do not fill silence ahead to avoid clicks - - buggy-ptr Returns the whitespace blocks in GETOPTR ioctl - instead of filled blocks - - Example: echo "x11amp 128 16384" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss - echo "squake 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss - echo "rvplayer 0 0 block" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss - - -Early Buffer Allocation -======================= - -Some drivers (e.g. hdsp) require the large contiguous buffers, and -sometimes it's too late to find such spaces when the driver module is -actually loaded due to memory fragmentation. You can pre-allocate the -PCM buffers by loading snd-page-alloc module and write commands to its -proc file in prior, for example, in the early boot stage like -/etc/init.d/*.local scripts. - -Reading the proc file /proc/drivers/snd-page-alloc shows the current -usage of page allocation. In writing, you can send the following -commands to the snd-page-alloc driver: - - - add VENDOR DEVICE MASK SIZE BUFFERS - - VENDOR and DEVICE are PCI vendor and device IDs. They take - integer numbers (0x prefix is needed for the hex). - MASK is the PCI DMA mask. Pass 0 if not restricted. - SIZE is the size of each buffer to allocate. You can pass - k and m suffix for KB and MB. The max number is 16MB. - BUFFERS is the number of buffers to allocate. It must be greater - than 0. The max number is 4. - - - erase - - This will erase the all pre-allocated buffers which are not in - use. - - -Links and Addresses -=================== - - ALSA project homepage - http://www.alsa-project.org - - Kernel Bugzilla - http://bugzilla.kernel.org/ - - ALSA Developers ML - mailto:alsa-devel@alsa-project.org - - alsa-info.sh script - http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh |