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diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt index 241e26c4ff9..7ccf933bfbe 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt @@ -57,7 +57,15 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. - 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 ------------------ @@ -148,13 +156,6 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module for sound cards based on Analog Devices AD1816A/AD1815 ISA chips. - port - port # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 (PnP setup) - irq - IRQ # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) - dma1 - first DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) - dma2 - second DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz) This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP. @@ -201,14 +202,6 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS100/ALS120 ISA chips. - port - port # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) - irq - IRQ # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) - dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) - dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup) - fm_port - port # for OPL3 FM (PnP setup) - This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP. The power-management is supported. @@ -234,6 +227,16 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 ----------------- @@ -297,20 +300,86 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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). - port - port # for AZT2320 chip (PnP setup) - wss_port - port # for WSS (PnP setup) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) - fm_port - FM port # for AZT2320 chip (PnP setup) - irq - IRQ # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) - dma1 - 1st DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup) - dma2 - 2nd DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup) - This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe. The power-management is supported. @@ -350,6 +419,10 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) @@ -357,6 +430,9 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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. @@ -365,13 +441,14 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module snd-cmipci ----------------- - Module for C-Media CMI8338 and 8738 PCI sound cards. + Module for C-Media CMI8338/8738/8768/8770 PCI sound cards. - mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330 = legacy port, - 1 = integrated PCI port, + mpu_port - port address of MIDI interface (8338 only): + 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330 = legacy port, 0 = disable (default) - fm_port - 0x388 = legacy port, - 1 = integrated PCI port (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) @@ -398,31 +475,16 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. The power-management is supported. - Module snd-cs4232 + Module snd-cs4236 ----------------- - Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A ISA chips. + Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A, + CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/ + CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips. - port - port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x534) - cport - control port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00) - mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable - fm_port - FM port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable - irq - IRQ # for CS4232 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15) - dma1 - first DMA # for CS4232 chip (0,1,3) - dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha CS4232 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - - 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 CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/ - CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips. + 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) @@ -432,7 +494,6 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) 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 @@ -440,6 +501,9 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. The power-management is supported. + This module is aliased as snd-cs4232 since it provides the old + snd-cs4232 functionality, too. + Module snd-cs4281 ----------------- @@ -480,6 +544,28 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 ------------------ @@ -502,13 +588,6 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module for Diamond Technologies DT-019X / Avance Logic ALS-007 (PnP only) - port - Port # (PnP setup) - mpu_port - Port # for MPU-401 (PnP setup) - fm_port - Port # for FM OPL-3 (PnP setup) - irq - IRQ # (PnP setup) - mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup) - dma8 - DMA # (PnP setup) - This module supports multiple cards. This module is enabled only with ISA PnP support. @@ -521,6 +600,26 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 @@ -601,44 +700,39 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. The power-management is supported. - Module snd-es968 - ---------------- - - Module for sound cards based on ESS ES968 chip (PnP only). - - port - port # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup) - irq - IRQ # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup) - dma1 - DMA # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup) - - This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe. - - The power-management is supported. - Module snd-es1688 ----------------- Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-1688 and ES-688 sound cards. - port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) + isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default) - irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10) 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). + 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) - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) This module supports multiple cards, ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port if native ISA PnP routines are not used). @@ -757,246 +851,91 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module snd-hda-intel -------------------- - Module for Intel HD Audio (ICH6, ICH6M, ESB2, ICH7, ICH8), - ATI SB450, SB600, RS600, + 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 (0 = auto, 1 = none, 2 = POSBUF, 3 = FIFO size) + 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 one card and autoprobe. + 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. - - Model name Description - ---------- ----------- - ALC880 - 3stack 3-jack in back and a headphone out - 3stack-digout 3-jack in back, a HP out and a SPDIF out - 5stack 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front - 5stack-digout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, a SPDIF out - 6stack 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front - 6stack-digout 6-jack with a SPDIF out - w810 3-jack - z71v 3-jack (HP shared SPDIF) - asus 3-jack (ASUS Mobo) - asus-w1v ASUS W1V - asus-dig ASUS with SPDIF out - asus-dig2 ASUS with SPDIF out (using GPIO2) - uniwill 3-jack - fujitsu Fujitsu Laptops (Pi1536) - F1734 2-jack - lg LG laptop (m1 express dual) - lg-lw LG LW20/LW25 laptop - tcl TCL S700 - clevo Clevo laptops (m520G, m665n) - test for testing/debugging purpose, almost all controls can be - adjusted. Appearing only when compiled with - $CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC260 - hp HP machines - hp-3013 HP machines (3013-variant) - fujitsu Fujitsu S7020 - acer Acer TravelMate - will Will laptops (PB V7900) - replacer Replacer 672V - basic fixed pin assignment (old default model) - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC262 - fujitsu Fujitsu Laptop - hp-bpc HP xw4400/6400/8400/9400 laptops - hp-bpc-d7000 HP BPC D7000 - benq Benq ED8 - benq-t31 Benq T31 - hippo Hippo (ATI) with jack detection, Sony UX-90s - hippo_1 Hippo (Benq) with jack detection - sony-assamd Sony ASSAMD - basic fixed pin assignment w/o SPDIF - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC268 - 3stack 3-stack model - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC662 - 3stack-dig 3-stack (2-channel) with SPDIF - 3stack-6ch 3-stack (6-channel) - 3stack-6ch-dig 3-stack (6-channel) with SPDIF - 6stack-dig 6-stack with SPDIF - lenovo-101e Lenovo laptop - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC882/885 - 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O - 6stack-dig 6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O - arima Arima W820Di1 - macpro MacPro support - imac24 iMac 24'' with jack detection - w2jc ASUS W2JC - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC883/888 - 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O - 6stack-dig 6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O - 3stack-6ch 3-jack 6-channel - 3stack-6ch-dig 3-jack 6-channel with SPDIF I/O - 6stack-dig-demo 6-jack digital for Intel demo board - acer Acer laptops (Travelmate 3012WTMi, Aspire 5600, etc) - medion Medion Laptops - medion-md2 Medion MD2 - targa-dig Targa/MSI - targa-2ch-dig Targs/MSI with 2-channel - laptop-eapd 3-jack with SPDIF I/O and EAPD (Clevo M540JE, M550JE) - lenovo-101e Lenovo 101E - lenovo-nb0763 Lenovo NB0763 - lenovo-ms7195-dig Lenovo MS7195 - 6stack-hp HP machines with 6stack (Nettle boards) - 3stack-hp HP machines with 3stack (Lucknow, Samba boards) - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC861/660 - 3stack 3-jack - 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O - 6stack-dig 6-jack with SPDIF I/O - 3stack-660 3-jack (for ALC660) - uniwill-m31 Uniwill M31 laptop - toshiba Toshiba laptop support - asus Asus laptop support - asus-laptop ASUS F2/F3 laptops - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - ALC861VD/660VD - 3stack 3-jack - 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF OUT - 6stack-dig 6-jack with SPDIF OUT - 3stack-660 3-jack (for ALC660VD) - 3stack-660-digout 3-jack with SPDIF OUT (for ALC660VD) - lenovo Lenovo 3000 C200 - dallas Dallas laptops - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - CMI9880 - minimal 3-jack in back - min_fp 3-jack in back, 2-jack in front - full 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front - full_dig 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front, SPDIF I/O - allout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, SPDIF out - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - AD1882 - 3stack 3-stack mode (default) - 6stack 6-stack mode - - AD1884 - N/A - - AD1981 - basic 3-jack (default) - hp HP nx6320 - thinkpad Lenovo Thinkpad T60/X60/Z60 - toshiba Toshiba U205 - - AD1983 - N/A - - AD1984 - basic default configuration - thinkpad Lenovo Thinkpad T61/X61 - - AD1986A - 6stack 6-jack, separate surrounds (default) - 3stack 3-stack, shared surrounds - laptop 2-channel only (FSC V2060, Samsung M50) - laptop-eapd 2-channel with EAPD (Samsung R65, ASUS A6J) - ultra 2-channel with EAPD (Samsung Ultra tablet PC) - - AD1988 - 6stack 6-jack - 6stack-dig ditto with SPDIF - 3stack 3-jack - 3stack-dig ditto with SPDIF - laptop 3-jack with hp-jack automute - laptop-dig ditto with SPDIF - auto auto-config reading BIOS (default) - - Conexant 5045 - laptop Laptop config - test for testing/debugging purpose, almost all controls - can be adjusted. Appearing only when compiled with - $CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y - - Conexant 5047 - laptop Basic Laptop config - laptop-hp Laptop config for some HP models (subdevice 30A5) - laptop-eapd Laptop config with EAPD support - test for testing/debugging purpose, almost all controls - can be adjusted. Appearing only when compiled with - $CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y - - STAC9200/9205/9254 - ref Reference board - - STAC9220/9221 - ref Reference board - 3stack D945 3stack - 5stack D945 5stack + SPDIF - dell Dell XPS M1210 - intel-mac-v1 Intel Mac Type 1 - intel-mac-v2 Intel Mac Type 2 - intel-mac-v3 Intel Mac Type 3 - intel-mac-v4 Intel Mac Type 4 - intel-mac-v5 Intel Mac Type 5 - macmini Intel Mac Mini (equivalent with type 3) - macbook Intel Mac Book (eq. type 5) - macbook-pro-v1 Intel Mac Book Pro 1st generation (eq. type 3) - macbook-pro Intel Mac Book Pro 2nd generation (eq. type 3) - imac-intel Intel iMac (eq. type 2) - imac-intel-20 Intel iMac (newer version) (eq. type 3) - - STAC9202/9250/9251 - ref Reference board, base config - m2-2 Some Gateway MX series laptops - m6 Some Gateway NX series laptops - pa6 Gateway NX860 series - - STAC9227/9228/9229/927x - ref Reference board - 3stack D965 3stack - 5stack D965 5stack + SPDIF - - STAC9872 - vaio Setup for VAIO FE550G/SZ110 - vaio-ar Setup for VAIO AR - - The model name "genric" is treated as a special case. When this + 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 the PCI - subsystem ID (output of "lspci -nv") to ALSA BTS or alsa-devel + 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_LPLIB register is more accurate than the + (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 @@ -1009,12 +948,12 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. avoided as much as possible... MORE NOTES ON "azx_get_response timeout" PROBLEMS: - On some hardwares, you may need to add a proper probe_mask option + 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_DETECT, or simply from the file name of the codec + 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. @@ -1074,6 +1013,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. * 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, @@ -1108,7 +1048,10 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. * TerraTec Phase 22 * TerraTec Phase 28 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 - * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1LT + * 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 @@ -1117,11 +1060,19 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. * 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, - prodigy192, aureon51, aureon71, universe, ap192, - k8x800, phase22, phase28, ms300, av710 + 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. @@ -1160,7 +1111,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles. * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440 - ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, ESB2 + ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, 6300ESB, ESB2 * SiS 7012 (SiS 735) * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804 CK8, CK8S, MCP501 @@ -1173,7 +1124,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some motherboards (default yes on nForce chips, otherwise off) - buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardwares with buggy + 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 @@ -1218,15 +1169,19 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip. - 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) 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. @@ -1237,19 +1192,38 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume. - 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) 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 ------------------- @@ -1273,6 +1247,20 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 ------------------- @@ -1349,10 +1337,57 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. port - port number or -1 (disable) irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable) pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) - uart_enter - Issue UART_ENTER command at open - bool, default = on 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 ---------------- @@ -1435,6 +1470,10 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) @@ -1443,7 +1482,6 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) 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!!! @@ -1456,6 +1494,10 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) @@ -1470,6 +1512,10 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) @@ -1485,6 +1531,10 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) @@ -1495,6 +1545,37 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 ---------------- @@ -1518,7 +1599,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. Module supports autoprobe a chip. - Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianess. + Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianness. The power-management is supported. @@ -1609,6 +1690,12 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) @@ -1616,9 +1703,6 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) - 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) This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP. @@ -1630,33 +1714,39 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. The power-management is supported. - Module snd-sgalaxy - ------------------ + Module snd-sc6000 + ----------------- - Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy sound card. + Module for Gallant SC-6000 soundcard and later models: SC-6600 + and SC-7000. - sbport - Port # for SB16 interface (0x220,0x240) - wssport - Port # for WSS interface (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) - irq - IRQ # (7,9,10,11) - dma1 - DMA # + 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. - The power-management is supported. + This card is also known as Audio Excel DSP 16 or Zoltrix AV302. Module snd-sscape ----------------- - Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape PnP cards. + 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. - This module supports multiple cards. ISA PnP must be enabled. - You need sscape_ctl tool in alsa-tools package for loading - the microcode. + The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel. Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only) -------------------------------------- @@ -1684,21 +1774,68 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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). - use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface - (inaccessibly located inside your computer) 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. - isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + 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 --------------------- @@ -1743,6 +1880,8 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. * 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) @@ -1751,6 +1890,13 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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 -------------------- @@ -1758,12 +1904,22 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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) 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. + Module snd-usb-caiaq -------------------- @@ -1866,6 +2022,15 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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, Essence ST (Deluxe), Essence STX, + HDAV1.3 (Deluxe), and HDAV1.3 Slim. + + This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards. + Module snd-vx222 ---------------- @@ -1881,7 +2046,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. 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.conf + vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader @@ -2005,10 +2170,10 @@ 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.conf +----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1 alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1 ------ /etc/modprobe.conf +----- /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. @@ -2021,7 +2186,7 @@ cards is kept consistent. An example configuration for two sound cards is like below: ------ /etc/modprobe.conf +----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf # ALSA portion options snd cards_limit=2 alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave @@ -2031,11 +2196,32 @@ options snd-ens1371 index=1 # OSS/Free portion alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371 ------ /etc/modprobe.conf +----- /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 ======================================= @@ -2064,7 +2250,7 @@ Proc interfaces (/proc/asound) /proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss ------------------------------- - String "erase" - erase all additional informations about OSS applications + 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 @@ -2125,8 +2311,11 @@ Links and Addresses ALSA project homepage http://www.alsa-project.org - ALSA Bug Tracking System - https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/bugs/ + 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 |