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35 .Nd NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 audio device driver
37 .Cd "neo* at pci? dev ? function ?"
38 .Cd "audio* at audiobus?"
42 driver provides support for the NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV and 256ZX
43 AC'97 audio devices, found on many laptops.
45 The MagicMedia 256AV also comes in a variant (usually found on Dell
46 and HP laptops) that works in Windows Sound System emulation mode,
47 not in AC'97 mode. That variant of the chip must be used with the
51 driver will not attach to such chips.
62 device driver appeared in
65 The MagicMedia 256 series is not well-documented.
67 No MIDI or FM synthesizer capability is provided with the MagicMedia 256
68 in AC'97 mode. While those capabilities are provided by the Windows driver
69 for the chip, they are emulated by the Windows driver, and not directly
70 supported by the hardware.