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2 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver
3 ==========================================
4 Configuration guide
7 Kernel Configuration
8 ====================
10 To enable ALSA support you need at least to build the kernel with
11 primary sound card support (CONFIG_SOUND). Since ALSA can emulate OSS,
12 you don't have to choose any of the OSS modules.
14 Enable "OSS API emulation" (CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL) and both OSS mixer and
15 PCM supports if you want to run OSS applications with ALSA.
17 If you want to support the WaveTable functionality on cards such as
18 SB Live! then you need to enable "Sequencer support"
19 (CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER).
21 To make ALSA debug messages more verbose, enable the "Verbose printk"
22 and "Debug" options. To check for memory leaks, turn on "Debug memory"
23 too. "Debug detection" will add checks for the detection of cards.
25 Please note that all the ALSA ISA drivers support the Linux isapnp API
26 (if the card supports ISA PnP). You don't need to configure the cards
27 using isapnptools.
30 Creating ALSA devices
31 =====================
33 This depends on your distribution, but normally you use the /dev/MAKEDEV
34 script to create the necessary device nodes. On some systems you use a
35 script named 'snddevices'.
38 Module parameters
39 =================
41 The user can load modules with options. If the module supports more than
42 one card and you have more than one card of the same type then you can
43 specify multiple values for the option separated by commas.
45 Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
47 Module snd
48 ----------
50 The core ALSA module. It is used by all ALSA card drivers.
51 It takes the following options which have global effects.
53 major - major number for sound driver
54 - Default: 116
55 cards_limit
56 - limiting card index for auto-loading (1-8)
57 - Default: 1
58 - For auto-loading more than one card, specify this
59 option together with snd-card-X aliases.
60 slots - Reserve the slot index for the given driver.
61 This option takes multiple strings.
62 See "Module Autoloading Support" section for details.
63 debug - Specifies the debug message level
64 (0 = disable debug prints, 1 = normal debug messages,
65 2 = verbose debug messages)
66 This option appears only when CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y.
67 This option can be dynamically changed via sysfs
68 /sys/modules/snd/parameters/debug file.
70 Module snd-pcm-oss
71 ------------------
73 The PCM OSS emulation module.
74 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
76 dsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
77 - Default: 0
78 adsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
79 - Default: 1
80 nonblock_open
81 - Don't block opening busy PCM devices. Default: 1
83 For example, when dsp_map=2, /dev/dsp will be mapped to PCM #2 of
84 the card #0. Similarly, when adsp_map=0, /dev/adsp will be mapped
85 to PCM #0 of the card #0.
86 For changing the second or later card, specify the option with
87 commas, such like "dsp_map=0,1".
89 nonblock_open option is used to change the behavior of the PCM
90 regarding opening the device. When this option is non-zero,
91 opening a busy OSS PCM device won't be blocked but return
92 immediately with EAGAIN (just like O_NONBLOCK flag).
94 Module snd-rawmidi
95 ------------------
97 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
98 similar to those of the snd-pcm-oss module.
100 midi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
101 - Default: 0
102 amidi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
103 - Default: 1
105 Common parameters for top sound card modules
106 --------------------------------------------
108 Each of top level sound card module takes the following options.
110 index - index (slot #) of sound card
111 - Values: 0 through 31 or negative
112 - If nonnegative, assign that index number
113 - if negative, interpret as a bitmask of permissible
114 indices; the first free permitted index is assigned
115 - Default: -1
116 id - card ID (identifier or name)
117 - Can be up to 15 characters long
118 - Default: the card type
119 - A directory by this name is created under /proc/asound/
120 containing information about the card
121 - This ID can be used instead of the index number in
122 identifying the card
123 enable - enable card
124 - Default: enabled, for PCI and ISA PnP cards
126 Module snd-adlib
127 ----------------
129 Module for AdLib FM cards.
131 port - port # for OPL chip
133 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe, so
134 the port must be specified. For actual AdLib FM cards it will be 0x388.
135 Note that this card does not have PCM support and no mixer; only FM
136 synthesis.
138 Make sure you have "sbiload" from the alsa-tools package available and,
139 after loading the module, find out the assigned ALSA sequencer port
140 number through "sbiload -l". Example output:
142 Port Client name Port name
143 64:0 OPL2 FM synth OPL2 FM Port
145 Load the std.sb and drums.sb patches also supplied by sbiload:
147 sbiload -p 64:0 std.sb drums.sb
149 If you use this driver to drive an OPL3, you can use std.o3 and drums.o3
150 instead. To have the card produce sound, use aplaymidi from alsa-utils:
152 aplaymidi -p 64:0 foo.mid
154 Module snd-ad1816a
155 ------------------
157 Module for sound cards based on Analog Devices AD1816A/AD1815 ISA chips.
159 clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz)
161 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
163 Module snd-ad1848
164 -----------------
166 Module for sound cards based on AD1848/AD1847/CS4248 ISA chips.
168 port - port # for AD1848 chip
169 irq - IRQ # for AD1848 chip
170 dma1 - DMA # for AD1848 chip (0,1,3)
172 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe
173 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
175 The power-management is supported.
177 Module snd-ad1889
178 -----------------
180 Module for Analog Devices AD1889 chips.
182 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
183 See the description of intel8x0 module for details.
185 This module supports multiple cards.
187 Module snd-ali5451
188 ------------------
190 Module for ALi M5451 PCI chip.
192 pcm_channels - Number of hardware channels assigned for PCM
193 spdif - Support SPDIF I/O
194 - Default: disabled
196 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
198 The power-management is supported.
200 Module snd-als100
201 -----------------
203 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS100/ALS120 ISA chips.
205 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
207 The power-management is supported.
209 Module snd-als300
210 -----------------
212 Module for Avance Logic ALS300 and ALS300+
214 This module supports multiple cards.
216 The power-management is supported.
218 Module snd-als4000
219 ------------------
221 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS4000 PCI chip.
223 joystick_port - port # for legacy joystick support.
224 0 = disabled (default), 1 = auto-detect
226 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
228 The power-management is supported.
230 Module snd-asihpi
231 -----------------
233 Module for AudioScience ASI soundcards
235 enable_hpi_hwdep - enable HPI hwdep for AudioScience soundcard
237 This module supports multiple cards.
238 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
240 Module snd-atiixp
241 -----------------
243 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250/400 AC97 controllers.
245 ac97_clock - AC'97 clock (default = 48000)
246 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
247 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
248 ac97_codec - Workaround to specify which AC'97 codec
249 instead of probing. If this works for you
250 file a bug with your `lspci -vn` output.
251 -2 -- Force probing.
252 -1 -- Default behavior.
253 0-2 -- Use the specified codec.
254 spdif_aclink - S/PDIF transfer over AC-link (default = 1)
256 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
258 ATI IXP has two different methods to control SPDIF output. One is
259 over AC-link and another is over the "direct" SPDIF output. The
260 implementation depends on the motherboard, and you'll need to
261 choose the correct one via spdif_aclink module option.
263 The power-management is supported.
265 Module snd-atiixp-modem
266 -----------------------
268 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 modem controllers.
270 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
272 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
273 slot is excluded.
275 The power-management is supported.
277 Module snd-au8810, snd-au8820, snd-au8830
278 -----------------------------------------
280 Module for Aureal Vortex, Vortex2 and Advantage device.
282 pcifix - Control PCI workarounds
283 0 = Disable all workarounds
284 1 = Force the PCI latency of the Aureal card to 0xff
285 2 = Force the Extend PCI#2 Internal Master for Efficient
286 Handling of Dummy Requests on the VIA KT133 AGP Bridge
287 3 = Force both settings
288 255 = Autodetect what is required (default)
290 This module supports all ADB PCM channels, ac97 mixer, SPDIF, hardware
291 EQ, mpu401, gameport. A3D and wavetable support are still in development.
292 Development and reverse engineering work is being coordinated at
293 http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/openvortex/
294 SPDIF output has a copy of the AC97 codec output, unless you use the
295 "spdif" pcm device, which allows raw data passthru.
296 The hardware EQ hardware and SPDIF is only present in the Vortex2 and
297 Advantage.
299 Note: Some ALSA mixer applications don't handle the SPDIF sample rate
300 control correctly. If you have problems regarding this, try
301 another ALSA compliant mixer (alsamixer works).
303 Module snd-azt1605
304 ------------------
306 Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy soundcards based on the Aztech AZT1605
307 chipset.
309 port - port # for BASE (0x220,0x240,0x260,0x280)
310 wss_port - port # for WSS (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40)
311 irq - IRQ # for WSS (7,9,10,11)
312 dma1 - DMA # for WSS playback (0,1,3)
313 dma2 - DMA # for WSS capture (0,1), -1 = disabled (default)
314 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disabled (default)
315 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (3,5,7,9), -1 = disabled (default)
316 fm_port - port # for OPL3 (0x388), -1 = disabled (default)
318 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe: port,
319 wss_port, irq and dma1 have to be specified. The other values are
320 optional.
322 "port" needs to match the BASE ADDRESS jumper on the card (0x220 or 0x240)
323 or the value stored in the card's EEPROM for cards that have an EEPROM and
324 their "CONFIG MODE" jumper set to "EEPROM SETTING". The other values can
325 be chosen freely from the options enumerated above.
327 If dma2 is specified and different from dma1, the card will operate in
328 full-duplex mode. When dma1=3, only dma2=0 is valid and the only way to
329 enable capture since only channels 0 and 1 are available for capture.
331 Generic settings are "port=0x220 wss_port=0x530 irq=10 dma1=1 dma2=0
332 mpu_port=0x330 mpu_irq=9 fm_port=0x388".
334 Whatever IRQ and DMA channels you pick, be sure to reserve them for
335 legacy ISA in your BIOS.
337 Module snd-azt2316
338 ------------------
340 Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy soundcards based on the Aztech AZT2316
341 chipset.
343 port - port # for BASE (0x220,0x240,0x260,0x280)
344 wss_port - port # for WSS (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40)
345 irq - IRQ # for WSS (7,9,10,11)
346 dma1 - DMA # for WSS playback (0,1,3)
347 dma2 - DMA # for WSS capture (0,1), -1 = disabled (default)
348 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disabled (default)
349 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10), -1 = disabled (default)
350 fm_port - port # for OPL3 (0x388), -1 = disabled (default)
352 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe: port,
353 wss_port, irq and dma1 have to be specified. The other values are
354 optional.
356 "port" needs to match the BASE ADDRESS jumper on the card (0x220 or 0x240)
357 or the value stored in the card's EEPROM for cards that have an EEPROM and
358 their "CONFIG MODE" jumper set to "EEPROM SETTING". The other values can
359 be chosen freely from the options enumerated above.
361 If dma2 is specified and different from dma1, the card will operate in
362 full-duplex mode. When dma1=3, only dma2=0 is valid and the only way to
363 enable capture since only channels 0 and 1 are available for capture.
365 Generic settings are "port=0x220 wss_port=0x530 irq=10 dma1=1 dma2=0
366 mpu_port=0x330 mpu_irq=9 fm_port=0x388".
368 Whatever IRQ and DMA channels you pick, be sure to reserve them for
369 legacy ISA in your BIOS.
371 Module snd-aw2
372 --------------
374 Module for Audiowerk2 sound card
376 This module supports multiple cards.
378 Module snd-azt2320
379 ------------------
381 Module for sound cards based on Aztech System AZT2320 ISA chip (PnP only).
383 This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
385 The power-management is supported.
387 Module snd-azt3328
388 ------------------
390 Module for sound cards based on Aztech AZF3328 PCI chip.
392 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
394 This module supports multiple cards.
396 Module snd-bt87x
397 ----------------
399 Module for video cards based on Bt87x chips.
401 digital_rate - Override the default digital rate (Hz)
402 load_all - Load the driver even if the card model isn't known
404 This module supports multiple cards.
406 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
407 slot is excluded.
409 Module snd-ca0106
410 -----------------
412 Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit
414 This module supports multiple cards.
417 Module snd-cmi8330
418 ------------------
420 Module for sound cards based on C-Media CMI8330 ISA chips.
422 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
424 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
426 wssport - port # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
427 wssirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
428 wssdma - first DMA # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
429 sbport - port # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
430 sbirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
431 sbdma8 - 8bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
432 sbdma16 - 16bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
433 fmport - (optional) OPL3 I/O port
434 mpuport - (optional) MPU401 I/O port
435 mpuirq - (optional) MPU401 irq #
437 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
439 The power-management is supported.
441 Module snd-cmipci
442 -----------------
444 Module for C-Media CMI8338/8738/8768/8770 PCI sound cards.
446 mpu_port - port address of MIDI interface (8338 only):
447 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330 = legacy port,
448 0 = disable (default)
449 fm_port - port address of OPL-3 FM synthesizer (8x38 only):
450 0x388 = legacy port,
451 1 = integrated PCI port (default on 8738),
452 0 = disable
453 soft_ac3 - Software-conversion of raw SPDIF packets (model 033 only)
454 (default = 1)
455 joystick_port - Joystick port address (0 = disable, 1 = auto-detect)
457 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
459 The power-management is supported.
461 Module snd-cs4231
462 -----------------
464 Module for sound cards based on CS4231 ISA chips.
466 port - port # for CS4231 chip
467 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (optional), -1 = disable
468 irq - IRQ # for CS4231 chip
469 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART
470 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4231 chip
471 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4231 chip
473 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
474 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
476 The power-management is supported.
478 Module snd-cs4236
479 -----------------
481 Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A,
482 CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/
483 CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips.
485 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
487 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
489 port - port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x534)
490 cport - control port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00)
491 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable
492 fm_port - FM port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable
493 irq - IRQ # for CS4236 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15)
494 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15)
495 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3)
496 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
498 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
499 (if ISA PnP is not used) thus main port and control port must be
500 specified!!! Other ports are optional.
502 The power-management is supported.
504 This module is aliased as snd-cs4232 since it provides the old
505 snd-cs4232 functionality, too.
507 Module snd-cs4281
508 -----------------
510 Module for Cirrus Logic CS4281 soundchip.
512 dual_codec - Secondary codec ID (0 = disable, default)
514 This module supports multiple cards.
516 The power-management is supported.
518 Module snd-cs46xx
519 -----------------
521 Module for PCI sound cards based on CS4610/CS4612/CS4614/CS4615/CS4622/
522 CS4624/CS4630/CS4280 PCI chips.
524 external_amp - Force to enable external amplifier.
525 thinkpad - Force to enable Thinkpad's CLKRUN control.
526 mmap_valid - Support OSS mmap mode (default = 0).
528 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
529 Usually external amp and CLKRUN controls are detected automatically
530 from PCI sub vendor/device ids. If they don't work, give the options
531 above explicitly.
533 The power-management is supported.
535 Module snd-cs5530
536 _________________
538 Module for Cyrix/NatSemi Geode 5530 chip.
540 Module snd-cs5535audio
541 ----------------------
543 Module for multifunction CS5535 companion PCI device
545 The power-management is supported.
547 Module snd-ctxfi
548 ----------------
550 Module for Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi boards (20k1 / 20k2 chips)
551 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
552 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
553 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio
554 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
555 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
556 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
557 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
558 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
559 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
561 reference_rate - reference sample rate, 44100 or 48000 (default)
562 multiple - multiple to ref. sample rate, 1 or 2 (default)
563 subsystem - override the PCI SSID for probing; the value
564 consists of SSVID << 16 | SSDID. The default is
565 zero, which means no override.
567 This module supports multiple cards.
569 Module snd-darla20
570 ------------------
572 Module for Echoaudio Darla20
574 This module supports multiple cards.
575 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
577 Module snd-darla24
578 ------------------
580 Module for Echoaudio Darla24
582 This module supports multiple cards.
583 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
585 Module snd-dt019x
586 -----------------
588 Module for Diamond Technologies DT-019X / Avance Logic ALS-007 (PnP
589 only)
591 This module supports multiple cards. This module is enabled only with
592 ISA PnP support.
594 The power-management is supported.
596 Module snd-dummy
597 ----------------
599 Module for the dummy sound card. This "card" doesn't do any output
600 or input, but you may use this module for any application which
601 requires a sound card (like RealPlayer).
603 pcm_devs - Number of PCM devices assigned to each card
604 (default = 1, up to 4)
605 pcm_substreams - Number of PCM substreams assigned to each PCM
606 (default = 8, up to 128)
607 hrtimer - Use hrtimer (=1, default) or system timer (=0)
608 fake_buffer - Fake buffer allocations (default = 1)
610 When multiple PCM devices are created, snd-dummy gives different
611 behavior to each PCM device:
612 0 = interleaved with mmap support
613 1 = non-interleaved with mmap support
614 2 = interleaved without mmap
615 3 = non-interleaved without mmap
617 As default, snd-dummy drivers doesn't allocate the real buffers
618 but either ignores read/write or mmap a single dummy page to all
619 buffer pages, in order to save the resouces. If your apps need
620 the read/ written buffer data to be consistent, pass fake_buffer=0
621 option.
623 The power-management is supported.
625 Module snd-echo3g
626 -----------------
628 Module for Echoaudio 3G cards (Gina3G/Layla3G)
630 This module supports multiple cards.
631 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
633 Module snd-emu10k1
634 ------------------
636 Module for EMU10K1/EMU10k2 based PCI sound cards.
637 * Sound Blaster Live!
638 * Sound Blaster PCI 512
639 * Emu APS (partially supported)
640 * Sound Blaster Audigy
642 extin - bitmap of available external inputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
643 extout - bitmap of available external outputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
644 seq_ports - allocated sequencer ports (4 by default)
645 max_synth_voices - limit of voices used for wavetable (64 by default)
646 max_buffer_size - specifies the maximum size of wavetable/pcm buffers
647 given in MB unit. Default value is 128.
648 enable_ir - enable IR
650 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
652 Input & Output configurations [extin/extout]
653 * Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03]
654 * Creative Card w/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f0f]
655 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in [0x000f/0x1f0f]
656 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fc3]
657 * Creative Card w/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fcf]
658 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + LiveDrive [0x3fcf/0x1fcf]
659 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
660 * Creative Card w/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
661 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fcf/0x1f0f]
662 * Creative Card 5.1/w Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fff]
663 * Creative Card 5.1 (c) 2003 [0x3fc3/0x7cff]
664 * Creative Card all ins and outs [0x3fff/0x7fff]
666 The power-management is supported.
668 Module snd-emu10k1x
669 -------------------
671 Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version)
673 This module supports multiple cards.
675 Module snd-ens1370
676 ------------------
678 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1370 PCI sound cards.
679 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
680 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
682 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
684 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
686 The power-management is supported.
688 Module snd-ens1371
689 ------------------
691 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371 PCI sound cards.
692 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
693 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
694 * SoundBlaster Vibra PCI
696 joystick_port - port # for joystick (0x200,0x208,0x210,0x218),
697 0 = disable (default), 1 = auto-detect
699 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
701 The power-management is supported.
703 Module snd-es1688
704 -----------------
706 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-1688 and ES-688 sound cards.
708 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
709 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
710 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
711 fm_port - port # for OPL3 (option; share the same port as default)
713 with isapnp=0, the following additional options are available:
714 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
715 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
716 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
718 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port)
719 and PnP with the ES968 chip.
721 Module snd-es18xx
722 -----------------
724 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-18xx sound cards.
726 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
728 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
730 port - port # for ES-18xx chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
731 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
732 fm_port - port # for FM (optional, not used)
733 irq - IRQ # for ES-18xx chip (5,7,9,10)
734 dma1 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
735 dma2 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
737 This module supports multiple cards, ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401
738 port if native ISA PnP routines are not used).
739 When dma2 is equal with dma1, the driver works as half-duplex.
741 The power-management is supported.
743 Module snd-es1938
744 -----------------
746 Module for sound cards based on ESS Solo-1 (ES1938,ES1946) chips.
748 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
750 The power-management is supported.
752 Module snd-es1968
753 -----------------
755 Module for sound cards based on ESS Maestro-1/2/2E (ES1968/ES1978) chips.
757 total_bufsize - total buffer size in kB (1-4096kB)
758 pcm_substreams_p - playback channels (1-8, default=2)
759 pcm_substreams_c - capture channels (1-8, default=0)
760 clock - clock (0 = auto-detection)
761 use_pm - support the power-management (0 = off, 1 = on,
762 2 = auto (default))
763 enable_mpu - enable MPU401 (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = auto (default))
764 joystick - enable joystick (default off)
766 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
768 The power-management is supported.
770 Module snd-fm801
771 ----------------
773 Module for ForteMedia FM801 based PCI sound cards.
775 tea575x_tuner - Enable TEA575x tuner
776 - 1 = MediaForte 256-PCS
777 - 2 = MediaForte 256-PCPR
778 - 3 = MediaForte 64-PCR
779 - High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1
780 - example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1)
782 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
784 The power-management is supported.
786 Module snd-gina20
787 -----------------
789 Module for Echoaudio Gina20
791 This module supports multiple cards.
792 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
794 Module snd-gina24
795 -----------------
797 Module for Echoaudio Gina24
799 This module supports multiple cards.
800 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
802 Module snd-gusclassic
803 ---------------------
805 Module for Gravis UltraSound Classic sound card.
807 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
808 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
809 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
810 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
811 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
812 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
813 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
815 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
817 Module snd-gusextreme
818 ---------------------
820 Module for Gravis UltraSound Extreme (Synergy ViperMax) sound card.
822 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
823 gf1_port - port # for GF1 chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260,0x270)
824 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable
825 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
826 gf1_irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
827 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
828 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
829 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
830 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
831 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
832 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
834 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
836 Module snd-gusmax
837 -----------------
839 Module for Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card.
841 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
842 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
843 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
844 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
845 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
846 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
847 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
849 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
851 Module snd-hda-intel
852 --------------------
854 Module for Intel HD Audio (ICH6, ICH6M, ESB2, ICH7, ICH8, ICH9, ICH10,
855 PCH, SCH),
856 ATI SB450, SB600, R600, RS600, RS690, RS780, RV610, RV620,
857 RV630, RV635, RV670, RV770,
858 VIA VT8251/VT8237A,
859 SIS966, ULI M5461
861 [Multiple options for each card instance]
862 model - force the model name
863 position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF,
864 3 = VIACOMBO, 4 = COMBO)
865 probe_mask - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots)
866 When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used
867 as the "fixed" codec slots; i.e. the driver probes the
868 slots regardless what hardware reports back
869 probe_only - Only probing and no codec initialization (default=off);
870 Useful to check the initial codec status for debugging
871 bdl_pos_adj - Specifies the DMA IRQ timing delay in samples.
872 Passing -1 will make the driver to choose the appropriate
873 value based on the controller chip.
874 patch - Specifies the early "patch" files to modify the HD-audio
875 setup before initializing the codecs. This option is
876 available only when CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER=y is set.
877 See HD-Audio.txt for details.
878 beep_mode - Selects the beep registration mode (0=off, 1=on); default
879 value is set via CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP_MODE kconfig.
881 [Single (global) options]
882 single_cmd - Use single immediate commands to communicate with
883 codecs (for debugging only)
884 enable_msi - Enable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) (default = off)
885 power_save - Automatic power-saving timeout (in second, 0 =
886 disable)
887 power_save_controller - Reset HD-audio controller in power-saving mode
888 (default = on)
889 align_buffer_size - Force rounding of buffer/period sizes to multiples
890 of 128 bytes. This is more efficient in terms of memory
891 access but isn't required by the HDA spec and prevents
892 users from specifying exact period/buffer sizes.
893 (default = on)
894 snoop - Enable/disable snooping (default = on)
896 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
898 See Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt for more details about
899 HD-audio driver.
901 Each codec may have a model table for different configurations.
902 If your machine isn't listed there, the default (usually minimal)
903 configuration is set up. You can pass "model=<name>" option to
904 specify a certain model in such a case. There are different
905 models depending on the codec chip. The list of available models
906 is found in HD-Audio-Models.txt
908 The model name "genric" is treated as a special case. When this
909 model is given, the driver uses the generic codec parser without
910 "codec-patch". It's sometimes good for testing and debugging.
912 If the default configuration doesn't work and one of the above
913 matches with your device, report it together with alsa-info.sh
914 output (with --no-upload option) to kernel bugzilla or alsa-devel
915 ML (see the section "Links and Addresses").
917 power_save and power_save_controller options are for power-saving
918 mode. See powersave.txt for details.
920 Note 2: If you get click noises on output, try the module option
921 position_fix=1 or 2. position_fix=1 will use the SD_LPIB
922 register value without FIFO size correction as the current
923 DMA pointer. position_fix=2 will make the driver to use
924 the position buffer instead of reading SD_LPIB register.
925 (Usually SD_LPIB register is more accurate than the
926 position buffer.)
928 position_fix=3 is specific to VIA devices. The position
929 of the capture stream is checked from both LPIB and POSBUF
930 values. position_fix=4 is a combination mode, using LPIB
931 for playback and POSBUF for capture.
933 NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at
934 loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq
935 routing). Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi". Also, you
936 can try "single_cmd=1" module option. This will switch the
937 communication method between HDA controller and codecs to the
938 single immediate commands instead of CORB/RIRB. Basically, the
939 single command mode is provided only for BIOS, and you won't get
940 unsolicited events, too. But, at least, this works independently
941 from the irq. Remember this is a last resort, and should be
942 avoided as much as possible...
944 MORE NOTES ON "azx_get_response timeout" PROBLEMS:
945 On some hardwares, you may need to add a proper probe_mask option
946 to avoid the "azx_get_response timeout" problem above, instead.
947 This occurs when the access to non-existing or non-working codec slot
948 (likely a modem one) causes a stall of the communication via HD-audio
949 bus. You can see which codec slots are probed by enabling
950 CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE, or simply from the file name of the codec
951 proc files. Then limit the slots to probe by probe_mask option.
952 For example, probe_mask=1 means to probe only the first slot, and
953 probe_mask=4 means only the third slot.
955 The power-management is supported.
957 Module snd-hdsp
958 ---------------
960 Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s)
962 This module supports multiple cards.
964 Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
965 when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load
966 the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools
967 package.
968 The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package.
970 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
971 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
972 when any HDSP cards are found. To make the buffer
973 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
974 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
975 section.
977 Module snd-hdspm
978 ----------------
980 Module for RME HDSP MADI board.
982 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer, or disable.
983 line_outs_monitor - Send playback streams to analog outs by default.
984 enable_monitor - Enable Analog Out on Channel 63/64 by default.
986 See hdspm.txt for details.
988 Module snd-ice1712
989 ------------------
991 Module for Envy24 (ICE1712) based PCI sound cards.
992 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010
993 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010LT
994 * MidiMan M Audio Delta DiO 2496
995 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 66
996 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 44
997 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 410
998 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 2496
999 * TerraTec EWS 88MT
1000 * TerraTec EWS 88D
1001 * TerraTec EWX 24/96
1002 * TerraTec DMX 6Fire
1003 * TerraTec Phase 88
1004 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24
1005 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Value
1006 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Media 7.1
1007 * Event Electronics, EZ8
1008 * Digigram VX442
1009 * Lionstracs, Mediastaton
1010 * Terrasoniq TS 88
1012 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
1013 delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410,
1014 delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d,
1015 dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8,
1016 phase88, mediastation
1017 omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66
1018 cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transceiver)
1019 in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec)
1021 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part
1022 is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta
1023 serie).
1025 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
1026 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
1027 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
1028 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
1029 type for testing.
1031 Module snd-ice1724
1032 ------------------
1034 Module for Envy24HT (VT/ICE1724), Envy24PT (VT1720) based PCI sound cards.
1035 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 5.1
1036 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 7.1
1037 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 192
1038 * AMP Ltd AUDIO2000
1039 * TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Sky
1040 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Space
1041 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Universe
1042 * TerraTec Phase 22
1043 * TerraTec Phase 28
1044 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1
1045 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 LT
1046 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 XT
1047 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI
1048 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HD2
1049 * AudioTrak Prodigy 192
1050 * Pontis MS300
1051 * Albatron K8X800 Pro II
1052 * Chaintech ZNF3-150
1053 * Chaintech ZNF3-250
1054 * Chaintech 9CJS
1055 * Chaintech AV-710
1056 * Shuttle SN25P
1057 * Onkyo SE-90PCI
1058 * Onkyo SE-200PCI
1059 * ESI Juli@
1060 * ESI Maya44
1061 * Hercules Fortissimo IV
1062 * EGO-SYS WaveTerminal 192M
1064 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
1065 revo51, revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, prodigy71lt,
1066 prodigy71xt, prodigy71hifi, prodigyhd2, prodigy192,
1067 juli, aureon51, aureon71, universe, ap192, k8x800,
1068 phase22, phase28, ms300, av710, se200pci, se90pci,
1069 fortissimo4, sn25p, WT192M, maya44
1071 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1073 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
1074 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
1075 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
1076 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
1077 type for testing.
1079 Module snd-indigo
1080 -----------------
1082 Module for Echoaudio Indigo
1084 This module supports multiple cards.
1085 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1087 Module snd-indigodj
1088 -------------------
1090 Module for Echoaudio Indigo DJ
1092 This module supports multiple cards.
1093 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1095 Module snd-indigoio
1096 -------------------
1098 Module for Echoaudio Indigo IO
1100 This module supports multiple cards.
1101 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1103 Module snd-intel8x0
1104 -------------------
1106 Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles.
1107 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
1108 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, 6300ESB, ESB2
1109 * SiS 7012 (SiS 735)
1110 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804
1111 CK8, CK8S, MCP501
1112 * AMD AMD768, AMD8111
1113 * ALi m5455
1115 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1116 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
1117 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
1118 buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some
1119 motherboards (default yes on nForce chips,
1120 otherwise off)
1121 buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardwares with buggy
1122 semaphores (e.g. on some ASUS laptops)
1123 (default off)
1124 spdif_aclink - Use S/PDIF over AC-link instead of direct connection
1125 from the controller chip
1126 (0 = off, 1 = on, -1 = default)
1128 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1130 Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock.
1131 if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock
1132 explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194".
1134 Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your
1135 motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401
1136 modules, respectively.
1138 The power-management is supported.
1140 Module snd-intel8x0m
1141 --------------------
1143 Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems.
1144 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
1145 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7
1146 * SiS 7013 (SiS 735)
1147 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce2s, NForce3
1148 * AMD AMD8111
1149 * ALi m5455
1151 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1153 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
1155 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
1156 slot is excluded.
1158 The power-management is supported.
1160 Module snd-interwave
1161 --------------------
1163 Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32
1164 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip.
1166 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1167 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1168 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1169 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1170 requires 8 voices
1171 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1173 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1175 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1176 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1177 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1178 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
1180 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1182 Module snd-interwave-stb
1183 ------------------------
1185 Module for UltraSound 32-Pro (sound card from STB used by Compaq)
1186 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T
1187 circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume.
1189 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1190 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1191 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1192 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1193 requires 8 voices
1194 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1196 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1198 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1199 port_tc - tone control (i2c bus) port # for TEA6330T chip (0x350,0x360,0x370,0x380)
1200 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1201 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1202 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
1204 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1206 Module snd-jazz16
1207 -------------------
1209 Module for Media Vision Jazz16 chipset. The chipset consists of 3 chips:
1210 MVD1216 + MVA416 + MVA514.
1212 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1213 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (3,5,7,9,10,15)
1214 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1215 dma16 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (5,7)
1216 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1217 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (2,3,5,7)
1219 This module supports multiple cards.
1221 Module snd-korg1212
1222 -------------------
1224 Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card
1226 This module supports multiple cards.
1228 Module snd-layla20
1229 ------------------
1231 Module for Echoaudio Layla20
1233 This module supports multiple cards.
1234 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1236 Module snd-layla24
1237 ------------------
1239 Module for Echoaudio Layla24
1241 This module supports multiple cards.
1242 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1244 Module snd-lola
1245 ---------------
1247 Module for Digigram Lola PCI-e boards
1249 This module supports multiple cards.
1251 Module snd-lx6464es
1252 -------------------
1254 Module for Digigram LX6464ES boards
1256 This module supports multiple cards.
1258 Module snd-maestro3
1259 -------------------
1261 Module for Allegro/Maestro3 chips
1263 external_amp - enable external amp (enabled by default)
1264 amp_gpio - GPIO pin number for external amp (0-15) or
1265 -1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for
1266 others)
1268 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
1270 Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware.
1271 If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to
1272 specify other gpio connection via amp_gpio option.
1273 For example, a Panasonic notebook might need "amp_gpio=0x0d"
1274 option.
1276 The power-management is supported.
1278 Module snd-mia
1279 ---------------
1281 Module for Echoaudio Mia
1283 This module supports multiple cards.
1284 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1286 Module snd-miro
1287 ---------------
1289 Module for Miro soundcards: miroSOUND PCM 1 pro,
1290 miroSOUND PCM 12,
1291 miroSOUND PCM 20 Radio.
1293 port - Port # (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40)
1294 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1295 dma1 - 1st dma # (0,1,3)
1296 dma2 - 2nd dma # (0,1)
1297 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1298 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (5,7,9,10)
1299 fm_port - FM Port # (0x388)
1300 wss - enable WSS mode
1301 ide - enable onboard ide support
1303 Module snd-mixart
1304 -----------------
1306 Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards.
1308 This module supports multiple cards.
1309 Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards.
1310 See MIXART.txt for details.
1312 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1313 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1314 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1315 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1316 firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package.
1318 Module snd-mona
1319 ---------------
1321 Module for Echoaudio Mona
1323 This module supports multiple cards.
1324 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1326 Module snd-mpu401
1327 -----------------
1329 Module for MPU-401 UART devices.
1331 port - port number or -1 (disable)
1332 irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable)
1333 pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1335 This module supports multiple devices and PnP.
1337 Module snd-msnd-classic
1338 -----------------------
1340 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Classic, Tahiti or Monterey
1341 soundcards.
1343 io - Port # for msnd-classic card
1344 irq - IRQ # for msnd-classic card
1345 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1346 0xe0000 or 0xe8000)
1347 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1348 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1349 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1350 digital - Digital daughterboard present (default = 0)
1351 cfg - Config port (0x250, 0x260 or 0x270) default = PnP
1352 reset - Reset all devices
1353 mpu_io - MPU401 I/O port
1354 mpu_irq - MPU401 irq#
1355 ide_io0 - IDE port #0
1356 ide_io1 - IDE port #1
1357 ide_irq - IDE irq#
1358 joystick_io - Joystick I/O port
1360 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/msndinit.bin" and
1361 "turtlebeach/msndperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1363 See Documentation/sound/oss/MultiSound for important information
1364 about this driver. Note that it has been discontinued, but the
1365 Voyetra Turtle Beach knowledge base entry for it is still available
1366 at
1367 http://www.turtlebeach.com
1369 Module snd-msnd-pinnacle
1370 ------------------------
1372 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Pinnacle/Fiji soundcards.
1374 io - Port # for pinnacle/fiji card
1375 irq - IRQ # for pinnalce/fiji card
1376 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1377 0xe0000 or 0xe8000)
1378 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1379 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1380 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1382 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/pndspini.bin" and
1383 "turtlebeach/pndsperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1385 Module snd-mtpav
1386 ----------------
1388 Module for MOTU MidiTimePiece AV multiport MIDI (on the parallel
1389 port).
1391 port - I/O port # for MTPAV (0x378,0x278, default=0x378)
1392 irq - IRQ # for MTPAV (7,5, default=7)
1393 hwports - number of supported hardware ports, default=8.
1395 Module supports only 1 card. This module has no enable option.
1397 Module snd-mts64
1398 ----------------
1400 Module for Ego Systems (ESI) Miditerminal 4140
1402 This module supports multiple devices.
1403 Requires parport (CONFIG_PARPORT).
1405 Module snd-nm256
1406 ----------------
1408 Module for NeoMagic NM256AV/ZX chips
1410 playback_bufsize - max playback frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1411 capture_bufsize - max capture frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1412 force_ac97 - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1413 buffer_top - specify buffer top address
1414 use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1415 vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800
1416 reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops
1417 reset_workaround2 - enable extended AC97 RESET workaround for some
1418 other laptops
1420 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1422 The power-management is supported.
1424 Note: on some notebooks the buffer address cannot be detected
1425 automatically, or causes hang-up during initialization.
1426 In such a case, specify the buffer top address explicitly via
1427 the buffer_top option.
1428 For example,
1429 Sony F250: buffer_top=0x25a800
1430 Sony F270: buffer_top=0x272800
1431 The driver supports only ac97 codec. It's possible to force
1432 to initialize/use ac97 although it's not detected. In such a
1433 case, use force_ac97=1 option - but *NO* guarantee whether it
1434 works!
1436 Note: The NM256 chip can be linked internally with non-AC97
1437 codecs. This driver supports only the AC97 codec, and won't work
1438 with machines with other (most likely CS423x or OPL3SAx) chips,
1439 even though the device is detected in lspci. In such a case, try
1440 other drivers, e.g. snd-cs4232 or snd-opl3sa2. Some has ISA-PnP
1441 but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to specify isapnp=0
1442 and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP.
1444 Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the
1445 known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this
1446 workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a
1447 hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option.
1449 Note: Dell Latitude CSx laptops have another problem regarding
1450 AC97 RESET. On these laptops, reset_workaround2 option is
1451 turned on as default. This option is worth to try if the
1452 previous reset_workaround option doesn't help.
1454 Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the
1455 OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering.
1456 The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after*
1457 X-server as described above. You might be able to force to load
1458 the module, but it may result in hang-up. Hence, make sure that
1459 you load this module *before* X if you encounter this kind of
1460 problem.
1462 Module snd-opl3sa2
1463 ------------------
1465 Module for Yamaha OPL3-SA2/SA3 sound cards.
1467 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1469 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1471 port - control port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x370)
1472 sb_port - SB port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x220,0x240)
1473 wss_port - WSS port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1474 midi_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1475 fm_port - FM port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x388), -1 = disable
1476 irq - IRQ # for OPL3-SA chip (5,7,9,10)
1477 dma1 - first DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3)
1478 dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
1480 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. It does not support
1481 autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!!
1483 The power-management is supported.
1485 Module snd-opti92x-ad1848
1486 -------------------------
1488 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Analog Devices AD1848 chips.
1489 Module works with OAK Mozart cards as well.
1491 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1493 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1495 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1496 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1497 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1498 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1499 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1500 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1502 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1504 Module snd-opti92x-cs4231
1505 -------------------------
1507 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Crystal CS4231 chips.
1509 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1511 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1513 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1514 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1515 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1516 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1517 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1518 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1519 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1521 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1523 Module snd-opti93x
1524 ------------------
1526 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c93x chips.
1528 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1530 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1532 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1533 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1534 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1535 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1536 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1537 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1538 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1540 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1542 Module snd-oxygen
1543 -----------------
1545 Module for sound cards based on the C-Media CMI8786/8787/8788 chip:
1546 * Asound A-8788
1547 * Asus Xonar DG/DGX
1548 * AuzenTech X-Meridian
1549 * AuzenTech X-Meridian 2G
1550 * Bgears b-Enspirer
1551 * Club3D Theatron DTS
1552 * HT-Omega Claro (plus)
1553 * HT-Omega Claro halo (XT)
1554 * Kuroutoshikou CMI8787-HG2PCI
1555 * Razer Barracuda AC-1
1556 * Sondigo Inferno
1557 * TempoTec HiFier Fantasia
1558 * TempoTec HiFier Serenade
1560 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
1562 Module snd-pcsp
1563 -----------------
1565 Module for internal PC-Speaker.
1567 nopcm - Disable PC-Speaker PCM sound. Only beeps remain.
1568 nforce_wa - enable NForce chipset workaround. Expect bad sound.
1570 This module supports system beeps, some kind of PCM playback and
1571 even a few mixer controls.
1573 Module snd-pcxhr
1574 ----------------
1576 Module for Digigram PCXHR boards
1578 This module supports multiple cards.
1580 Module snd-portman2x4
1581 ---------------------
1583 Module for Midiman Portman 2x4 parallel port MIDI interface
1585 This module supports multiple cards.
1587 Module snd-powermac (on ppc only)
1588 ---------------------------------
1590 Module for PowerMac, iMac and iBook on-board soundchips
1592 enable_beep - enable beep using PCM (enabled as default)
1594 Module supports autoprobe a chip.
1596 Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianness.
1598 The power-management is supported.
1600 Module snd-pxa2xx-ac97 (on arm only)
1601 ------------------------------------
1603 Module for AC97 driver for the Intel PXA2xx chip
1605 For ARM architecture only.
1607 The power-management is supported.
1609 Module snd-riptide
1610 ------------------
1612 Module for Conexant Riptide chip
1614 joystick_port - Joystick port # (default: 0x200)
1615 mpu_port - MPU401 port # (default: 0x330)
1616 opl3_port - OPL3 port # (default: 0x388)
1618 This module supports multiple cards.
1619 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1620 You need to install the firmware file "riptide.hex" to the standard
1621 firmware path (e.g. /lib/firmware).
1623 Module snd-rme32
1624 ----------------
1626 Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32,
1627 Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards.
1629 This module supports multiple cards.
1631 Module snd-rme96
1632 ----------------
1634 Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards.
1636 This module supports multiple cards.
1638 Module snd-rme9652
1639 ------------------
1641 Module for RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall, Hammerfall-Light) sound cards.
1643 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably).
1644 (default = 0)
1646 This module supports multiple cards.
1648 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
1649 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
1650 when any RME9652 cards are found. To make the buffer
1651 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
1652 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
1653 section.
1655 Module snd-sa11xx-uda1341 (on arm only)
1656 ---------------------------------------
1658 Module for Philips UDA1341TS on Compaq iPAQ H3600 sound card.
1660 Module supports only one card.
1661 Module has no enable and index options.
1663 The power-management is supported.
1665 Module snd-sb8
1666 --------------
1668 Module for 8-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 1.0,
1669 SoundBlaster 2.0,
1670 SoundBlaster Pro
1672 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1673 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10)
1674 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1676 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1678 The power-management is supported.
1680 Module snd-sb16 and snd-sbawe
1681 -----------------------------
1683 Module for 16-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 16 (PnP),
1684 SoundBlaster AWE 32 (PnP),
1685 SoundBlaster AWE 64 PnP
1687 mic_agc - Mic Auto-Gain-Control - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1688 csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1689 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1691 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1693 port - port # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1694 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1695 awe_port - base port # for EMU8000 synthesizer (0x620,0x640,0x660)
1696 (snd-sbawe module only)
1697 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,7,9,10)
1698 dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0,1,3)
1699 dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,6,7)
1701 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1703 Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must
1704 disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter.
1705 Also, all Sound Blaster 16 type cards can operate in 16-bit
1706 half duplex mode through 8-bit DMA channel by disabling their
1707 16-bit DMA channel.
1709 The power-management is supported.
1711 Module snd-sc6000
1712 -----------------
1714 Module for Gallant SC-6000 soundcard and later models: SC-6600
1715 and SC-7000.
1717 port - Port # (0x220 or 0x240)
1718 mss_port - MSS Port # (0x530 or 0xe80)
1719 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1720 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (5,7,9,10) ,0 - no MPU-401 irq
1721 dma - DMA # (1,3,0)
1722 joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1724 This module supports multiple cards.
1726 This card is also known as Audio Excel DSP 16 or Zoltrix AV302.
1728 Module snd-sscape
1729 -----------------
1731 Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape cards.
1733 port - Port # (PnP setup)
1734 wss_port - WSS Port # (PnP setup)
1735 irq - IRQ # (PnP setup)
1736 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup)
1737 dma - DMA # (PnP setup)
1738 dma2 - 2nd DMA # (PnP setup, -1 to disable)
1739 joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1741 This module supports multiple cards.
1743 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1745 Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only)
1746 --------------------------------------
1748 Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1750 This module supports multiple cards.
1752 Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only)
1753 -------------------------------------
1755 Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1757 This module supports multiple cards.
1759 Module snd-sun-dbri (on sparc only)
1760 -----------------------------------
1762 Module for DBRI sound chips found on Sparcs.
1764 This module supports multiple cards.
1766 Module snd-wavefront
1767 --------------------
1769 Module for Turtle Beach Maui, Tropez and Tropez+ sound cards.
1771 use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface
1772 (inaccessibly located inside your computer)
1773 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1775 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1777 cs4232_pcm_port - Port # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1778 cs4232_pcm_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 PCM interface (5,7,9,11,12,15).
1779 cs4232_mpu_port - Port # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface.
1780 cs4232_mpu_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface (9,11,12,15).
1781 ics2115_port - Port # for ICS2115
1782 ics2115_irq - IRQ # for ICS2115
1783 fm_port - FM OPL-3 Port #
1784 dma1 - DMA1 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1785 dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1787 The below are options for wavefront_synth features:
1788 wf_raw - Assume that we need to boot the OS (default:no)
1789 If yes, then during driver loading, the state of the board is
1790 ignored, and we reset the board and load the firmware anyway.
1791 fx_raw - Assume that the FX process needs help (default:yes)
1792 If false, we'll leave the FX processor in whatever state it is
1793 when the driver is loaded. The default is to download the
1794 microprogram and associated coefficients to set it up for
1795 "default" operation, whatever that means.
1796 debug_default - Debug parameters for card initialization
1797 wait_usecs - How long to wait without sleeping, usecs
1798 (default:150)
1799 This magic number seems to give pretty optimal throughput
1800 based on my limited experimentation.
1801 If you want to play around with it and find a better value, be
1802 my guest. Remember, the idea is to get a number that causes us
1803 to just busy wait for as many WaveFront commands as possible,
1804 without coming up with a number so large that we hog the whole
1805 CPU.
1806 Specifically, with this number, out of about 134,000 status
1807 waits, only about 250 result in a sleep.
1808 sleep_interval - How long to sleep when waiting for reply
1809 (default: 100)
1810 sleep_tries - How many times to try sleeping during a wait
1811 (default: 50)
1812 ospath - Pathname to processed ICS2115 OS firmware
1813 (default:wavefront.os)
1814 The path name of the ISC2115 OS firmware. In the recent
1815 version, it's handled via firmware loader framework, so it
1816 must be installed in the proper path, typically,
1817 /lib/firmware.
1818 reset_time - How long to wait for a reset to take effect
1819 (default:2)
1820 ramcheck_time - How many seconds to wait for the RAM test
1821 (default:20)
1822 osrun_time - How many seconds to wait for the ICS2115 OS
1823 (default:10)
1825 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP.
1827 Note: the firmware file "wavefront.os" was located in the earlier
1828 version in /etc. Now it's loaded via firmware loader, and
1829 must be in the proper firmware path, such as /lib/firmware.
1830 Copy (or symlink) the file appropriately if you get an error
1831 regarding firmware downloading after upgrading the kernel.
1833 Module snd-sonicvibes
1834 ---------------------
1836 Module for S3 SonicVibes PCI sound cards.
1837 * PINE Schubert 32 PCI
1839 reverb - Reverb Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1840 - SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this.
1841 mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1843 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1845 Module snd-serial-u16550
1846 ------------------------
1848 Module for UART16550A serial MIDI ports.
1850 port - port # for UART16550A chip
1851 irq - IRQ # for UART16550A chip, -1 = poll mode
1852 speed - speed in bauds (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200)
1853 38400 = default
1854 base - base for divisor in bauds (57600,115200,230400,460800)
1855 115200 = default
1856 outs - number of MIDI ports in a serial port (1-4)
1857 1 = default
1858 adaptor - Type of adaptor.
1859 0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A,
1860 3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic
1862 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
1863 thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional.
1865 Module snd-trident
1866 ------------------
1868 Module for Trident 4DWave DX/NX sound cards.
1869 * Best Union Miss Melody 4DWave PCI
1870 * HIS 4DWave PCI
1871 * Warpspeed ONSpeed 4DWave PCI
1872 * AzTech PCI 64-Q3D
1873 * Addonics SV 750
1874 * CHIC True Sound 4Dwave
1875 * Shark Predator4D-PCI
1876 * Jaton SonicWave 4D
1877 * SiS SI7018 PCI Audio
1878 * Hoontech SoundTrack Digital 4DWave NX
1880 pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM
1881 wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb)
1883 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1885 The power-management is supported.
1887 Module snd-ua101
1888 ----------------
1890 Module for the Edirol UA-101/UA-1000 audio/MIDI interfaces.
1892 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1894 Module snd-usb-audio
1895 --------------------
1897 Module for USB audio and USB MIDI devices.
1899 vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional)
1900 pid - Product ID for the device (optional)
1901 nrpacks - Max. number of packets per URB (default: 8)
1902 async_unlink - Use async unlink mode (default: yes)
1903 device_setup - Device specific magic number (optional)
1904 - Influence depends on the device
1905 - Default: 0x0000
1906 ignore_ctl_error - Ignore any USB-controller regarding mixer
1907 interface (default: no)
1909 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1911 NB: nrpacks parameter can be modified dynamically via sysfs.
1912 Don't put the value over 20. Changing via sysfs has no sanity
1913 check.
1914 NB: async_unlink=0 would cause Oops. It remains just for
1915 debugging purpose (if any).
1916 NB: ignore_ctl_error=1 may help when you get an error at accessing
1917 the mixer element such as URB error -22. This happens on some
1918 buggy USB device or the controller.
1920 Module snd-usb-caiaq
1921 --------------------
1923 Module for caiaq UB audio interfaces,
1924 * Native Instruments RigKontrol2
1925 * Native Instruments Kore Controller
1926 * Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1
1927 * Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ
1929 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1931 Module snd-usb-usx2y
1932 --------------------
1934 Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices.
1936 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1938 Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included
1939 in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages.
1941 Module snd-via82xx
1942 ------------------
1944 Module for AC'97 motherboards based on VIA 82C686A/686B, 8233,
1945 8233A, 8233C, 8235, 8237 (south) bridge.
1947 mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, otherwise obtain BIOS setup
1948 [VIA686A/686B only]
1949 joystick - Enable joystick (default off) [VIA686A/686B only]
1950 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1951 dxs_support - support DXS channels,
1952 0 = auto (default), 1 = enable, 2 = disable,
1953 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA, 5 = enable any sample
1954 rate and different sample rates on different
1955 channels
1956 [VIA8233/C, 8235, 8237 only]
1957 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
1958 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
1960 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1962 Note: on some SMP motherboards like MSI 694D the interrupts might
1963 not be generated properly. In such a case, please try to
1964 set the SMP (or MPS) version on BIOS to 1.1 instead of
1965 default value 1.4. Then the interrupt number will be
1966 assigned under 15. You might also upgrade your BIOS.
1968 Note: VIA8233/5/7 (not VIA8233A) can support DXS (direct sound)
1969 channels as the first PCM. On these channels, up to 4
1970 streams can be played at the same time, and the controller
1971 can perform sample rate conversion with separate rates for
1972 each channel.
1973 As default (dxs_support = 0), 48k fixed rate is chosen
1974 except for the known devices since the output is often
1975 noisy except for 48k on some mother boards due to the
1976 bug of BIOS.
1977 Please try once dxs_support=5 and if it works on other
1978 sample rates (e.g. 44.1kHz of mp3 playback), please let us
1979 know the PCI subsystem vendor/device id's (output of
1980 "lspci -nv").
1981 If dxs_support=5 does not work, try dxs_support=4; if it
1982 doesn't work too, try dxs_support=1. (dxs_support=1 is
1983 usually for old motherboards. The correct implemented
1984 board should work with 4 or 5.) If it still doesn't
1985 work and the default setting is ok, dxs_support=3 is the
1986 right choice. If the default setting doesn't work at all,
1987 try dxs_support=2 to disable the DXS channels.
1988 In any cases, please let us know the result and the
1989 subsystem vendor/device ids. See "Links and Addresses"
1990 below.
1992 Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver
1993 additionally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only.
1995 The power-management is supported.
1997 Module snd-via82xx-modem
1998 ------------------------
2000 Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem
2002 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
2004 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
2006 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
2007 slot is excluded.
2009 The power-management is supported.
2011 Module snd-virmidi
2012 ------------------
2014 Module for virtual rawmidi devices.
2015 This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate
2016 to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports.
2018 midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-4, default=4)
2020 This module supports multiple cards.
2022 Module snd-virtuoso
2023 -------------------
2025 Module for sound cards based on the Asus AV66/AV100/AV200 chips,
2026 i.e., Xonar D1, DX, D2, D2X, DS, Essence ST (Deluxe), Essence STX,
2027 HDAV1.3 (Deluxe), and HDAV1.3 Slim.
2029 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
2031 Module snd-vx222
2032 ----------------
2034 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX222, V222 v2 and Mic cards.
2036 mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI)
2037 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
2039 This module supports multiple cards.
2041 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
2042 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
2043 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
2044 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
2045 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke
2046 vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
2048 install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader
2050 (for 2.2/2.4 kernels, add "post-install /usr/bin/vxloader" to
2051 /etc/modules.conf, instead.)
2052 IBL size defines the interrupts period for PCM. The smaller size
2053 gives smaller latency but leads to more CPU consumption, too.
2054 The size is usually aligned to 126. As default (=0), the smallest
2055 size is chosen. The possible IBL values can be found in
2056 /proc/asound/cardX/vx-status proc file.
2058 The power-management is supported.
2060 Module snd-vxpocket
2061 -------------------
2063 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX2 and 440 PCMCIA cards.
2065 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
2067 This module supports multiple cards. The module is compiled only when
2068 PCMCIA is supported on kernel.
2070 With the older 2.6.x kernel, to activate the driver via the card
2071 manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the
2072 sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. 2.6.13 or later kernel requires no
2073 longer require a config file.
2075 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
2076 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
2077 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
2078 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
2079 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package.
2081 About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module.
2083 Note: snd-vxp440 driver is merged to snd-vxpocket driver since
2084 ALSA 1.0.10.
2086 The power-management is supported.
2088 Module snd-ymfpci
2089 -----------------
2091 Module for Yamaha PCI chips (YMF72x, YMF74x & YMF75x).
2093 mpu_port - 0x300,0x330,0x332,0x334, 0 (disable) by default,
2094 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
2095 fm_port - 0x388,0x398,0x3a0,0x3a8, 0 (disable) by default
2096 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
2097 joystick_port - 0x201,0x202,0x204,0x205, 0 (disable) by default,
2098 1 (auto-detect)
2099 rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool)
2101 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
2103 The power-management is supported.
2105 Module snd-pdaudiocf
2106 --------------------
2108 Module for Sound Core PDAudioCF sound card.
2110 The power-management is supported.
2113 AC97 Quirk Option
2114 =================
2116 The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround for
2117 specific devices on drivers for on-board AC'97 controllers like
2118 snd-intel8x0. Some hardware have swapped output pins between Master
2119 and Headphone, or Surround (thanks to confusion of AC'97
2120 specifications from version to version :-)
2122 The driver provides the auto-detection of known problematic devices,
2123 but some might be unknown or wrongly detected. In such a case, pass
2124 the proper value with this option.
2126 The following strings are accepted:
2127 - default Don't override the default setting
2128 - none Disable the quirk
2129 - hp_only Bind Master and Headphone controls as a single control
2130 - swap_hp Swap headphone and master controls
2131 - swap_surround Swap master and surround controls
2132 - ad_sharing For AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone
2133 - alc_jack For ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode
2134 - inv_eapd Inverted EAPD implementation
2135 - mute_led Bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED
2137 For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer value -1, 0,
2138 ... are accepted, too.
2140 For example, if "Master" volume control has no effect on your device
2141 but only "Headphone" does, pass ac97_quirk=hp_only module option.
2144 Configuring Non-ISAPNP Cards
2145 ============================
2147 When the kernel is configured with ISA-PnP support, the modules
2148 supporting the isapnp cards will have module options "isapnp".
2149 If this option is set, *only* the ISA-PnP devices will be probed.
2150 For probing the non ISA-PnP cards, you have to pass "isapnp=0" option
2151 together with the proper i/o and irq configuration.
2153 When the kernel is configured without ISA-PnP support, isapnp option
2154 will be not built in.
2157 Module Autoloading Support
2158 ==========================
2160 The ALSA drivers can be loaded automatically on demand by defining
2161 module aliases. The string 'snd-card-%1' is requested for ALSA native
2162 devices where %i is sound card number from zero to seven.
2164 To auto-load an ALSA driver for OSS services, define the string
2165 'sound-slot-%i' where %i means the slot number for OSS, which
2166 corresponds to the card index of ALSA. Usually, define this
2167 as the same card module.
2169 An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below:
2170 ----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
2171 alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
2172 alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
2173 ----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
2175 The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module
2176 option "cards_limit" of snd module. As default it's set to 1.
2177 To enable the auto-loading of multiple cards, specify the number of
2178 sound cards in that option.
2180 When multiple cards are available, it'd better to specify the index
2181 number for each card via module option, too, so that the order of
2182 cards is kept consistent.
2184 An example configuration for two sound cards is like below:
2186 ----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
2187 # ALSA portion
2188 options snd cards_limit=2
2189 alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
2190 alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
2191 options snd-interwave index=0
2192 options snd-ens1371 index=1
2193 # OSS/Free portion
2194 alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave
2195 alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371
2196 ----- /etc/modprobe.d/alsa.conf
2198 In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card
2199 (index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1).
2201 Alternative (and new) way to fixate the slot assignment is to use
2202 "slots" option of snd module. In the case above, specify like the
2203 following:
2205 options snd slots=snd-interwave,snd-ens1371
2207 Then, the first slot (#0) is reserved for snd-interwave driver, and
2208 the second (#1) for snd-ens1371. You can omit index option in each
2209 driver if slots option is used (although you can still have them at
2210 the same time as long as they don't conflict).
2212 The slots option is especially useful for avoiding the possible
2213 hot-plugging and the resultant slot conflict. For example, in the
2214 case above again, the first two slots are already reserved. If any
2215 other driver (e.g. snd-usb-audio) is loaded before snd-interwave or
2216 snd-ens1371, it will be assigned to the third or later slot.
2218 When a module name is given with '!', the slot will be given for any
2219 modules but that name. For example, "slots=!snd-pcsp" will reserve
2220 the first slot for any modules but snd-pcsp.
2223 ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping
2224 =======================================
2226 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4
2227 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3
2228 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12
2229 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20
2230 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19
2231 /dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28
2232 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36
2233 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39
2234 /dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44
2236 The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means
2237 sound card number and second means device number. The ALSA devices
2238 have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and
2239 playback, respectively.
2241 Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module
2242 options of snd-pcm-oss module.
2245 Proc interfaces (/proc/asound)
2246 ==============================
2248 /proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss
2249 -------------------------------
2250 String "erase" - erase all additional information about OSS applications
2251 String "<app_name> <fragments> <fragment_size> [<options>]"
2253 <app_name> - name of application with (higher priority) or without path
2254 <fragments> - number of fragments or zero if auto
2255 <fragment_size> - size of fragment in bytes or zero if auto
2256 <options> - optional parameters
2257 - disable the application tries to open a pcm device for
2258 this channel but does not want to use it.
2259 (Cause a bug or mmap needs)
2260 It's good for Quake etc...
2261 - direct don't use plugins
2262 - block force block mode (rvplayer)
2263 - non-block force non-block mode
2264 - whole-frag write only whole fragments (optimization affecting
2265 playback only)
2266 - no-silence do not fill silence ahead to avoid clicks
2267 - buggy-ptr Returns the whitespace blocks in GETOPTR ioctl
2268 instead of filled blocks
2270 Example: echo "x11amp 128 16384" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2271 echo "squake 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss
2272 echo "rvplayer 0 0 block" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2275 Early Buffer Allocation
2276 =======================
2278 Some drivers (e.g. hdsp) require the large contiguous buffers, and
2279 sometimes it's too late to find such spaces when the driver module is
2280 actually loaded due to memory fragmentation. You can pre-allocate the
2281 PCM buffers by loading snd-page-alloc module and write commands to its
2282 proc file in prior, for example, in the early boot stage like
2283 /etc/init.d/*.local scripts.
2285 Reading the proc file /proc/drivers/snd-page-alloc shows the current
2286 usage of page allocation. In writing, you can send the following
2287 commands to the snd-page-alloc driver:
2289 - add VENDOR DEVICE MASK SIZE BUFFERS
2291 VENDOR and DEVICE are PCI vendor and device IDs. They take
2292 integer numbers (0x prefix is needed for the hex).
2293 MASK is the PCI DMA mask. Pass 0 if not restricted.
2294 SIZE is the size of each buffer to allocate. You can pass
2295 k and m suffix for KB and MB. The max number is 16MB.
2296 BUFFERS is the number of buffers to allocate. It must be greater
2297 than 0. The max number is 4.
2299 - erase
2301 This will erase the all pre-allocated buffers which are not in
2302 use.
2305 Links and Addresses
2306 ===================
2308 ALSA project homepage
2309 http://www.alsa-project.org
2311 Kernel Bugzilla
2312 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/
2314 ALSA Developers ML
2315 mailto:alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
2317 alsa-info.sh script
2318 http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh