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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 probe_mask - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots)
865 When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used
866 as the "fixed" codec slots; i.e. the driver probes the
867 slots regardless what hardware reports back
868 probe_only - Only probing and no codec initialization (default=off);
869 Useful to check the initial codec status for debugging
870 bdl_pos_adj - Specifies the DMA IRQ timing delay in samples.
871 Passing -1 will make the driver to choose the appropriate
872 value based on the controller chip.
873 patch - Specifies the early "patch" files to modify the HD-audio
874 setup before initializing the codecs. This option is
875 available only when CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER=y is set.
876 See HD-Audio.txt for details.
877 beep_mode - Selects the beep registration mode (0=off, 1=on, 2=
878 dynamic registration via mute switch on/off); the 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 NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at
929 loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq
930 routing). Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi". Also, you
931 can try "single_cmd=1" module option. This will switch the
932 communication method between HDA controller and codecs to the
933 single immediate commands instead of CORB/RIRB. Basically, the
934 single command mode is provided only for BIOS, and you won't get
935 unsolicited events, too. But, at least, this works independently
936 from the irq. Remember this is a last resort, and should be
937 avoided as much as possible...
939 MORE NOTES ON "azx_get_response timeout" PROBLEMS:
940 On some hardwares, you may need to add a proper probe_mask option
941 to avoid the "azx_get_response timeout" problem above, instead.
942 This occurs when the access to non-existing or non-working codec slot
943 (likely a modem one) causes a stall of the communication via HD-audio
944 bus. You can see which codec slots are probed by enabling
945 CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE, or simply from the file name of the codec
946 proc files. Then limit the slots to probe by probe_mask option.
947 For example, probe_mask=1 means to probe only the first slot, and
948 probe_mask=4 means only the third slot.
950 The power-management is supported.
952 Module snd-hdsp
953 ---------------
955 Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s)
957 This module supports multiple cards.
959 Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
960 when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load
961 the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools
962 package.
963 The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package.
965 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
966 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
967 when any HDSP cards are found. To make the buffer
968 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
969 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
970 section.
972 Module snd-hdspm
973 ----------------
975 Module for RME HDSP MADI board.
977 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer, or disable.
978 line_outs_monitor - Send playback streams to analog outs by default.
979 enable_monitor - Enable Analog Out on Channel 63/64 by default.
981 See hdspm.txt for details.
983 Module snd-ice1712
984 ------------------
986 Module for Envy24 (ICE1712) based PCI sound cards.
987 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010
988 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010LT
989 * MidiMan M Audio Delta DiO 2496
990 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 66
991 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 44
992 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 410
993 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 2496
994 * TerraTec EWS 88MT
995 * TerraTec EWS 88D
996 * TerraTec EWX 24/96
997 * TerraTec DMX 6Fire
998 * TerraTec Phase 88
999 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24
1000 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Value
1001 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Media 7.1
1002 * Event Electronics, EZ8
1003 * Digigram VX442
1004 * Lionstracs, Mediastaton
1005 * Terrasoniq TS 88
1007 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
1008 delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410,
1009 delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d,
1010 dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8,
1011 phase88, mediastation
1012 omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66
1013 cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transceiver)
1014 in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec)
1016 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part
1017 is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta
1018 serie).
1020 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
1021 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
1022 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
1023 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
1024 type for testing.
1026 Module snd-ice1724
1027 ------------------
1029 Module for Envy24HT (VT/ICE1724), Envy24PT (VT1720) based PCI sound cards.
1030 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 5.1
1031 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 7.1
1032 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 192
1033 * AMP Ltd AUDIO2000
1034 * TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Sky
1035 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Space
1036 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Universe
1037 * TerraTec Phase 22
1038 * TerraTec Phase 28
1039 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1
1040 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 LT
1041 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 XT
1042 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI
1043 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HD2
1044 * AudioTrak Prodigy 192
1045 * Pontis MS300
1046 * Albatron K8X800 Pro II
1047 * Chaintech ZNF3-150
1048 * Chaintech ZNF3-250
1049 * Chaintech 9CJS
1050 * Chaintech AV-710
1051 * Shuttle SN25P
1052 * Onkyo SE-90PCI
1053 * Onkyo SE-200PCI
1054 * ESI Juli@
1055 * ESI Maya44
1056 * Hercules Fortissimo IV
1057 * EGO-SYS WaveTerminal 192M
1059 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
1060 revo51, revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, prodigy71lt,
1061 prodigy71xt, prodigy71hifi, prodigyhd2, prodigy192,
1062 juli, aureon51, aureon71, universe, ap192, k8x800,
1063 phase22, phase28, ms300, av710, se200pci, se90pci,
1064 fortissimo4, sn25p, WT192M, maya44
1066 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1068 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
1069 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
1070 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
1071 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
1072 type for testing.
1074 Module snd-indigo
1075 -----------------
1077 Module for Echoaudio Indigo
1079 This module supports multiple cards.
1080 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1082 Module snd-indigodj
1083 -------------------
1085 Module for Echoaudio Indigo DJ
1087 This module supports multiple cards.
1088 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1090 Module snd-indigoio
1091 -------------------
1093 Module for Echoaudio Indigo IO
1095 This module supports multiple cards.
1096 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1098 Module snd-intel8x0
1099 -------------------
1101 Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles.
1102 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
1103 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, 6300ESB, ESB2
1104 * SiS 7012 (SiS 735)
1105 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804
1106 CK8, CK8S, MCP501
1107 * AMD AMD768, AMD8111
1108 * ALi m5455
1110 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1111 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
1112 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
1113 buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some
1114 motherboards (default yes on nForce chips,
1115 otherwise off)
1116 buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardwares with buggy
1117 semaphores (e.g. on some ASUS laptops)
1118 (default off)
1119 spdif_aclink - Use S/PDIF over AC-link instead of direct connection
1120 from the controller chip
1121 (0 = off, 1 = on, -1 = default)
1123 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1125 Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock.
1126 if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock
1127 explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194".
1129 Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your
1130 motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401
1131 modules, respectively.
1133 The power-management is supported.
1135 Module snd-intel8x0m
1136 --------------------
1138 Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems.
1139 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
1140 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7
1141 * SiS 7013 (SiS 735)
1142 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce2s, NForce3
1143 * AMD AMD8111
1144 * ALi m5455
1146 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1148 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
1150 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
1151 slot is excluded.
1153 The power-management is supported.
1155 Module snd-interwave
1156 --------------------
1158 Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32
1159 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip.
1161 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1162 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1163 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1164 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1165 requires 8 voices
1166 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1168 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1170 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1171 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1172 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1173 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
1175 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1177 Module snd-interwave-stb
1178 ------------------------
1180 Module for UltraSound 32-Pro (sound card from STB used by Compaq)
1181 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T
1182 circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume.
1184 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1185 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1186 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1187 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1188 requires 8 voices
1189 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1191 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1193 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1194 port_tc - tone control (i2c bus) port # for TEA6330T chip (0x350,0x360,0x370,0x380)
1195 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1196 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1197 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
1199 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1201 Module snd-jazz16
1202 -------------------
1204 Module for Media Vision Jazz16 chipset. The chipset consists of 3 chips:
1205 MVD1216 + MVA416 + MVA514.
1207 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1208 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (3,5,7,9,10,15)
1209 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1210 dma16 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (5,7)
1211 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1212 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (2,3,5,7)
1214 This module supports multiple cards.
1216 Module snd-korg1212
1217 -------------------
1219 Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card
1221 This module supports multiple cards.
1223 Module snd-layla20
1224 ------------------
1226 Module for Echoaudio Layla20
1228 This module supports multiple cards.
1229 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1231 Module snd-layla24
1232 ------------------
1234 Module for Echoaudio Layla24
1236 This module supports multiple cards.
1237 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1239 Module snd-lola
1240 ---------------
1242 Module for Digigram Lola PCI-e boards
1244 This module supports multiple cards.
1246 Module snd-lx6464es
1247 -------------------
1249 Module for Digigram LX6464ES boards
1251 This module supports multiple cards.
1253 Module snd-maestro3
1254 -------------------
1256 Module for Allegro/Maestro3 chips
1258 external_amp - enable external amp (enabled by default)
1259 amp_gpio - GPIO pin number for external amp (0-15) or
1260 -1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for
1261 others)
1263 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
1265 Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware.
1266 If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to
1267 specify other gpio connection via amp_gpio option.
1268 For example, a Panasonic notebook might need "amp_gpio=0x0d"
1269 option.
1271 The power-management is supported.
1273 Module snd-mia
1274 ---------------
1276 Module for Echoaudio Mia
1278 This module supports multiple cards.
1279 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1281 Module snd-miro
1282 ---------------
1284 Module for Miro soundcards: miroSOUND PCM 1 pro,
1285 miroSOUND PCM 12,
1286 miroSOUND PCM 20 Radio.
1288 port - Port # (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40)
1289 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1290 dma1 - 1st dma # (0,1,3)
1291 dma2 - 2nd dma # (0,1)
1292 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1293 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (5,7,9,10)
1294 fm_port - FM Port # (0x388)
1295 wss - enable WSS mode
1296 ide - enable onboard ide support
1298 Module snd-mixart
1299 -----------------
1301 Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards.
1303 This module supports multiple cards.
1304 Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards.
1305 See MIXART.txt for details.
1307 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1308 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1309 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1310 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1311 firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package.
1313 Module snd-mona
1314 ---------------
1316 Module for Echoaudio Mona
1318 This module supports multiple cards.
1319 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1321 Module snd-mpu401
1322 -----------------
1324 Module for MPU-401 UART devices.
1326 port - port number or -1 (disable)
1327 irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable)
1328 pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1330 This module supports multiple devices and PnP.
1332 Module snd-msnd-classic
1333 -----------------------
1335 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Classic, Tahiti or Monterey
1336 soundcards.
1338 io - Port # for msnd-classic card
1339 irq - IRQ # for msnd-classic card
1340 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1341 0xe0000 or 0xe8000)
1342 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1343 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1344 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1345 digital - Digital daughterboard present (default = 0)
1346 cfg - Config port (0x250, 0x260 or 0x270) default = PnP
1347 reset - Reset all devices
1348 mpu_io - MPU401 I/O port
1349 mpu_irq - MPU401 irq#
1350 ide_io0 - IDE port #0
1351 ide_io1 - IDE port #1
1352 ide_irq - IDE irq#
1353 joystick_io - Joystick I/O port
1355 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/msndinit.bin" and
1356 "turtlebeach/msndperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1358 See Documentation/sound/oss/MultiSound for important information
1359 about this driver. Note that it has been discontinued, but the
1360 Voyetra Turtle Beach knowledge base entry for it is still available
1361 at
1362 http://www.turtlebeach.com
1364 Module snd-msnd-pinnacle
1365 ------------------------
1367 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Pinnacle/Fiji soundcards.
1369 io - Port # for pinnacle/fiji card
1370 irq - IRQ # for pinnalce/fiji card
1371 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1372 0xe0000 or 0xe8000)
1373 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1374 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1375 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1377 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/pndspini.bin" and
1378 "turtlebeach/pndsperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1380 Module snd-mtpav
1381 ----------------
1383 Module for MOTU MidiTimePiece AV multiport MIDI (on the parallel
1384 port).
1386 port - I/O port # for MTPAV (0x378,0x278, default=0x378)
1387 irq - IRQ # for MTPAV (7,5, default=7)
1388 hwports - number of supported hardware ports, default=8.
1390 Module supports only 1 card. This module has no enable option.
1392 Module snd-mts64
1393 ----------------
1395 Module for Ego Systems (ESI) Miditerminal 4140
1397 This module supports multiple devices.
1398 Requires parport (CONFIG_PARPORT).
1400 Module snd-nm256
1401 ----------------
1403 Module for NeoMagic NM256AV/ZX chips
1405 playback_bufsize - max playback frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1406 capture_bufsize - max capture frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1407 force_ac97 - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1408 buffer_top - specify buffer top address
1409 use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1410 vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800
1411 reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops
1412 reset_workaround2 - enable extended AC97 RESET workaround for some
1413 other laptops
1415 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1417 The power-management is supported.
1419 Note: on some notebooks the buffer address cannot be detected
1420 automatically, or causes hang-up during initialization.
1421 In such a case, specify the buffer top address explicitly via
1422 the buffer_top option.
1423 For example,
1424 Sony F250: buffer_top=0x25a800
1425 Sony F270: buffer_top=0x272800
1426 The driver supports only ac97 codec. It's possible to force
1427 to initialize/use ac97 although it's not detected. In such a
1428 case, use force_ac97=1 option - but *NO* guarantee whether it
1429 works!
1431 Note: The NM256 chip can be linked internally with non-AC97
1432 codecs. This driver supports only the AC97 codec, and won't work
1433 with machines with other (most likely CS423x or OPL3SAx) chips,
1434 even though the device is detected in lspci. In such a case, try
1435 other drivers, e.g. snd-cs4232 or snd-opl3sa2. Some has ISA-PnP
1436 but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to specify isapnp=0
1437 and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP.
1439 Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the
1440 known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this
1441 workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a
1442 hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option.
1444 Note: Dell Latitude CSx laptops have another problem regarding
1445 AC97 RESET. On these laptops, reset_workaround2 option is
1446 turned on as default. This option is worth to try if the
1447 previous reset_workaround option doesn't help.
1449 Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the
1450 OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering.
1451 The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after*
1452 X-server as described above. You might be able to force to load
1453 the module, but it may result in hang-up. Hence, make sure that
1454 you load this module *before* X if you encounter this kind of
1455 problem.
1457 Module snd-opl3sa2
1458 ------------------
1460 Module for Yamaha OPL3-SA2/SA3 sound cards.
1462 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1464 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1466 port - control port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x370)
1467 sb_port - SB port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x220,0x240)
1468 wss_port - WSS port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1469 midi_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1470 fm_port - FM port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x388), -1 = disable
1471 irq - IRQ # for OPL3-SA chip (5,7,9,10)
1472 dma1 - first DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3)
1473 dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
1475 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. It does not support
1476 autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!!
1478 The power-management is supported.
1480 Module snd-opti92x-ad1848
1481 -------------------------
1483 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Analog Devices AD1848 chips.
1484 Module works with OAK Mozart cards as well.
1486 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1488 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1490 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1491 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1492 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1493 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1494 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1495 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1497 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1499 Module snd-opti92x-cs4231
1500 -------------------------
1502 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Crystal CS4231 chips.
1504 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1506 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1508 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1509 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1510 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1511 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1512 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1513 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1514 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1516 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1518 Module snd-opti93x
1519 ------------------
1521 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c93x chips.
1523 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1525 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1527 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1528 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1529 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1530 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1531 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1532 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1533 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1535 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1537 Module snd-oxygen
1538 -----------------
1540 Module for sound cards based on the C-Media CMI8786/8787/8788 chip:
1541 * Asound A-8788
1542 * Asus Xonar DG
1543 * AuzenTech X-Meridian
1544 * AuzenTech X-Meridian 2G
1545 * Bgears b-Enspirer
1546 * Club3D Theatron DTS
1547 * HT-Omega Claro (plus)
1548 * HT-Omega Claro halo (XT)
1549 * Kuroutoshikou CMI8787-HG2PCI
1550 * Razer Barracuda AC-1
1551 * Sondigo Inferno
1552 * TempoTec HiFier Fantasia
1553 * TempoTec HiFier Serenade
1555 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
1557 Module snd-pcsp
1558 -----------------
1560 Module for internal PC-Speaker.
1562 nopcm - Disable PC-Speaker PCM sound. Only beeps remain.
1563 nforce_wa - enable NForce chipset workaround. Expect bad sound.
1565 This module supports system beeps, some kind of PCM playback and
1566 even a few mixer controls.
1568 Module snd-pcxhr
1569 ----------------
1571 Module for Digigram PCXHR boards
1573 This module supports multiple cards.
1575 Module snd-portman2x4
1576 ---------------------
1578 Module for Midiman Portman 2x4 parallel port MIDI interface
1580 This module supports multiple cards.
1582 Module snd-powermac (on ppc only)
1583 ---------------------------------
1585 Module for PowerMac, iMac and iBook on-board soundchips
1587 enable_beep - enable beep using PCM (enabled as default)
1589 Module supports autoprobe a chip.
1591 Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianess.
1593 The power-management is supported.
1595 Module snd-pxa2xx-ac97 (on arm only)
1596 ------------------------------------
1598 Module for AC97 driver for the Intel PXA2xx chip
1600 For ARM architecture only.
1602 The power-management is supported.
1604 Module snd-riptide
1605 ------------------
1607 Module for Conexant Riptide chip
1609 joystick_port - Joystick port # (default: 0x200)
1610 mpu_port - MPU401 port # (default: 0x330)
1611 opl3_port - OPL3 port # (default: 0x388)
1613 This module supports multiple cards.
1614 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1615 You need to install the firmware file "riptide.hex" to the standard
1616 firmware path (e.g. /lib/firmware).
1618 Module snd-rme32
1619 ----------------
1621 Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32,
1622 Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards.
1624 This module supports multiple cards.
1626 Module snd-rme96
1627 ----------------
1629 Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards.
1631 This module supports multiple cards.
1633 Module snd-rme9652
1634 ------------------
1636 Module for RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall, Hammerfall-Light) sound cards.
1638 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably).
1639 (default = 0)
1641 This module supports multiple cards.
1643 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
1644 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
1645 when any RME9652 cards are found. To make the buffer
1646 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
1647 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
1648 section.
1650 Module snd-sa11xx-uda1341 (on arm only)
1651 ---------------------------------------
1653 Module for Philips UDA1341TS on Compaq iPAQ H3600 sound card.
1655 Module supports only one card.
1656 Module has no enable and index options.
1658 The power-management is supported.
1660 Module snd-sb8
1661 --------------
1663 Module for 8-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 1.0,
1664 SoundBlaster 2.0,
1665 SoundBlaster Pro
1667 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1668 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10)
1669 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1671 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1673 The power-management is supported.
1675 Module snd-sb16 and snd-sbawe
1676 -----------------------------
1678 Module for 16-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 16 (PnP),
1679 SoundBlaster AWE 32 (PnP),
1680 SoundBlaster AWE 64 PnP
1682 mic_agc - Mic Auto-Gain-Control - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1683 csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1684 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1686 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1688 port - port # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1689 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1690 awe_port - base port # for EMU8000 synthesizer (0x620,0x640,0x660)
1691 (snd-sbawe module only)
1692 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,7,9,10)
1693 dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0,1,3)
1694 dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,6,7)
1696 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1698 Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must
1699 disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter.
1700 Also, all Sound Blaster 16 type cards can operate in 16-bit
1701 half duplex mode through 8-bit DMA channel by disabling their
1702 16-bit DMA channel.
1704 The power-management is supported.
1706 Module snd-sc6000
1707 -----------------
1709 Module for Gallant SC-6000 soundcard and later models: SC-6600
1710 and SC-7000.
1712 port - Port # (0x220 or 0x240)
1713 mss_port - MSS Port # (0x530 or 0xe80)
1714 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1715 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (5,7,9,10) ,0 - no MPU-401 irq
1716 dma - DMA # (1,3,0)
1717 joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1719 This module supports multiple cards.
1721 This card is also known as Audio Excel DSP 16 or Zoltrix AV302.
1723 Module snd-sscape
1724 -----------------
1726 Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape cards.
1728 port - Port # (PnP setup)
1729 wss_port - WSS Port # (PnP setup)
1730 irq - IRQ # (PnP setup)
1731 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup)
1732 dma - DMA # (PnP setup)
1733 dma2 - 2nd DMA # (PnP setup, -1 to disable)
1734 joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1736 This module supports multiple cards.
1738 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1740 Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only)
1741 --------------------------------------
1743 Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1745 This module supports multiple cards.
1747 Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only)
1748 -------------------------------------
1750 Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1752 This module supports multiple cards.
1754 Module snd-sun-dbri (on sparc only)
1755 -----------------------------------
1757 Module for DBRI sound chips found on Sparcs.
1759 This module supports multiple cards.
1761 Module snd-wavefront
1762 --------------------
1764 Module for Turtle Beach Maui, Tropez and Tropez+ sound cards.
1766 use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface
1767 (inaccessibly located inside your computer)
1768 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1770 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1772 cs4232_pcm_port - Port # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1773 cs4232_pcm_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 PCM interface (5,7,9,11,12,15).
1774 cs4232_mpu_port - Port # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface.
1775 cs4232_mpu_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface (9,11,12,15).
1776 ics2115_port - Port # for ICS2115
1777 ics2115_irq - IRQ # for ICS2115
1778 fm_port - FM OPL-3 Port #
1779 dma1 - DMA1 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1780 dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1782 The below are options for wavefront_synth features:
1783 wf_raw - Assume that we need to boot the OS (default:no)
1784 If yes, then during driver loading, the state of the board is
1785 ignored, and we reset the board and load the firmware anyway.
1786 fx_raw - Assume that the FX process needs help (default:yes)
1787 If false, we'll leave the FX processor in whatever state it is
1788 when the driver is loaded. The default is to download the
1789 microprogram and associated coefficients to set it up for
1790 "default" operation, whatever that means.
1791 debug_default - Debug parameters for card initialization
1792 wait_usecs - How long to wait without sleeping, usecs
1793 (default:150)
1794 This magic number seems to give pretty optimal throughput
1795 based on my limited experimentation.
1796 If you want to play around with it and find a better value, be
1797 my guest. Remember, the idea is to get a number that causes us
1798 to just busy wait for as many WaveFront commands as possible,
1799 without coming up with a number so large that we hog the whole
1800 CPU.
1801 Specifically, with this number, out of about 134,000 status
1802 waits, only about 250 result in a sleep.
1803 sleep_interval - How long to sleep when waiting for reply
1804 (default: 100)
1805 sleep_tries - How many times to try sleeping during a wait
1806 (default: 50)
1807 ospath - Pathname to processed ICS2115 OS firmware
1808 (default:wavefront.os)
1809 The path name of the ISC2115 OS firmware. In the recent
1810 version, it's handled via firmware loader framework, so it
1811 must be installed in the proper path, typically,
1812 /lib/firmware.
1813 reset_time - How long to wait for a reset to take effect
1814 (default:2)
1815 ramcheck_time - How many seconds to wait for the RAM test
1816 (default:20)
1817 osrun_time - How many seconds to wait for the ICS2115 OS
1818 (default:10)
1820 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP.
1822 Note: the firmware file "wavefront.os" was located in the earlier
1823 version in /etc. Now it's loaded via firmware loader, and
1824 must be in the proper firmware path, such as /lib/firmware.
1825 Copy (or symlink) the file appropriately if you get an error
1826 regarding firmware downloading after upgrading the kernel.
1828 Module snd-sonicvibes
1829 ---------------------
1831 Module for S3 SonicVibes PCI sound cards.
1832 * PINE Schubert 32 PCI
1834 reverb - Reverb Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1835 - SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this.
1836 mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1838 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1840 Module snd-serial-u16550
1841 ------------------------
1843 Module for UART16550A serial MIDI ports.
1845 port - port # for UART16550A chip
1846 irq - IRQ # for UART16550A chip, -1 = poll mode
1847 speed - speed in bauds (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200)
1848 38400 = default
1849 base - base for divisor in bauds (57600,115200,230400,460800)
1850 115200 = default
1851 outs - number of MIDI ports in a serial port (1-4)
1852 1 = default
1853 adaptor - Type of adaptor.
1854 0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A,
1855 3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic
1857 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
1858 thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional.
1860 Module snd-trident
1861 ------------------
1863 Module for Trident 4DWave DX/NX sound cards.
1864 * Best Union Miss Melody 4DWave PCI
1865 * HIS 4DWave PCI
1866 * Warpspeed ONSpeed 4DWave PCI
1867 * AzTech PCI 64-Q3D
1868 * Addonics SV 750
1869 * CHIC True Sound 4Dwave
1870 * Shark Predator4D-PCI
1871 * Jaton SonicWave 4D
1872 * SiS SI7018 PCI Audio
1873 * Hoontech SoundTrack Digital 4DWave NX
1875 pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM
1876 wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb)
1878 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1880 The power-management is supported.
1882 Module snd-ua101
1883 ----------------
1885 Module for the Edirol UA-101/UA-1000 audio/MIDI interfaces.
1887 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1889 Module snd-usb-audio
1890 --------------------
1892 Module for USB audio and USB MIDI devices.
1894 vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional)
1895 pid - Product ID for the device (optional)
1896 nrpacks - Max. number of packets per URB (default: 8)
1897 async_unlink - Use async unlink mode (default: yes)
1898 device_setup - Device specific magic number (optional)
1899 - Influence depends on the device
1900 - Default: 0x0000
1901 ignore_ctl_error - Ignore any USB-controller regarding mixer
1902 interface (default: no)
1904 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1906 NB: nrpacks parameter can be modified dynamically via sysfs.
1907 Don't put the value over 20. Changing via sysfs has no sanity
1908 check.
1909 NB: async_unlink=0 would cause Oops. It remains just for
1910 debugging purpose (if any).
1911 NB: ignore_ctl_error=1 may help when you get an error at accessing
1912 the mixer element such as URB error -22. This happens on some
1913 buggy USB device or the controller.
1915 Module snd-usb-caiaq
1916 --------------------
1918 Module for caiaq UB audio interfaces,
1919 * Native Instruments RigKontrol2
1920 * Native Instruments Kore Controller
1921 * Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1
1922 * Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ
1924 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1926 Module snd-usb-usx2y
1927 --------------------
1929 Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices.
1931 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1933 Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included
1934 in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages.
1936 Module snd-via82xx
1937 ------------------
1939 Module for AC'97 motherboards based on VIA 82C686A/686B, 8233,
1940 8233A, 8233C, 8235, 8237 (south) bridge.
1942 mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, otherwise obtain BIOS setup
1943 [VIA686A/686B only]
1944 joystick - Enable joystick (default off) [VIA686A/686B only]
1945 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1946 dxs_support - support DXS channels,
1947 0 = auto (default), 1 = enable, 2 = disable,
1948 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA, 5 = enable any sample
1949 rate and different sample rates on different
1950 channels
1951 [VIA8233/C, 8235, 8237 only]
1952 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
1953 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
1955 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1957 Note: on some SMP motherboards like MSI 694D the interrupts might
1958 not be generated properly. In such a case, please try to
1959 set the SMP (or MPS) version on BIOS to 1.1 instead of
1960 default value 1.4. Then the interrupt number will be
1961 assigned under 15. You might also upgrade your BIOS.
1963 Note: VIA8233/5/7 (not VIA8233A) can support DXS (direct sound)
1964 channels as the first PCM. On these channels, up to 4
1965 streams can be played at the same time, and the controller
1966 can perform sample rate conversion with separate rates for
1967 each channel.
1968 As default (dxs_support = 0), 48k fixed rate is chosen
1969 except for the known devices since the output is often
1970 noisy except for 48k on some mother boards due to the
1971 bug of BIOS.
1972 Please try once dxs_support=5 and if it works on other
1973 sample rates (e.g. 44.1kHz of mp3 playback), please let us
1974 know the PCI subsystem vendor/device id's (output of
1975 "lspci -nv").
1976 If dxs_support=5 does not work, try dxs_support=4; if it
1977 doesn't work too, try dxs_support=1. (dxs_support=1 is
1978 usually for old motherboards. The correct implemented
1979 board should work with 4 or 5.) If it still doesn't
1980 work and the default setting is ok, dxs_support=3 is the
1981 right choice. If the default setting doesn't work at all,
1982 try dxs_support=2 to disable the DXS channels.
1983 In any cases, please let us know the result and the
1984 subsystem vendor/device ids. See "Links and Addresses"
1985 below.
1987 Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver
1988 additionally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only.
1990 The power-management is supported.
1992 Module snd-via82xx-modem
1993 ------------------------
1995 Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem
1997 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1999 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
2001 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
2002 slot is excluded.
2004 The power-management is supported.
2006 Module snd-virmidi
2007 ------------------
2009 Module for virtual rawmidi devices.
2010 This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate
2011 to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports.
2013 midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-4, default=4)
2015 This module supports multiple cards.
2017 Module snd-virtuoso
2018 -------------------
2020 Module for sound cards based on the Asus AV66/AV100/AV200 chips,
2021 i.e., Xonar D1, DX, D2, D2X, DS, Essence ST (Deluxe), Essence STX,
2022 HDAV1.3 (Deluxe), and HDAV1.3 Slim.
2024 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
2026 Module snd-vx222
2027 ----------------
2029 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX222, V222 v2 and Mic cards.
2031 mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI)
2032 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
2034 This module supports multiple cards.
2036 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
2037 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
2038 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
2039 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
2040 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke
2041 vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf
2043 install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader
2045 (for 2.2/2.4 kernels, add "post-install /usr/bin/vxloader" to
2046 /etc/modules.conf, instead.)
2047 IBL size defines the interrupts period for PCM. The smaller size
2048 gives smaller latency but leads to more CPU consumption, too.
2049 The size is usually aligned to 126. As default (=0), the smallest
2050 size is chosen. The possible IBL values can be found in
2051 /proc/asound/cardX/vx-status proc file.
2053 The power-management is supported.
2055 Module snd-vxpocket
2056 -------------------
2058 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX2 and 440 PCMCIA cards.
2060 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
2062 This module supports multiple cards. The module is compiled only when
2063 PCMCIA is supported on kernel.
2065 With the older 2.6.x kernel, to activate the driver via the card
2066 manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the
2067 sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. 2.6.13 or later kernel requires no
2068 longer require a config file.
2070 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
2071 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
2072 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
2073 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
2074 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package.
2076 About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module.
2078 Note: snd-vxp440 driver is merged to snd-vxpocket driver since
2079 ALSA 1.0.10.
2081 The power-management is supported.
2083 Module snd-ymfpci
2084 -----------------
2086 Module for Yamaha PCI chips (YMF72x, YMF74x & YMF75x).
2088 mpu_port - 0x300,0x330,0x332,0x334, 0 (disable) by default,
2089 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
2090 fm_port - 0x388,0x398,0x3a0,0x3a8, 0 (disable) by default
2091 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
2092 joystick_port - 0x201,0x202,0x204,0x205, 0 (disable) by default,
2093 1 (auto-detect)
2094 rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool)
2096 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
2098 The power-management is supported.
2100 Module snd-pdaudiocf
2101 --------------------
2103 Module for Sound Core PDAudioCF sound card.
2105 The power-management is supported.
2108 AC97 Quirk Option
2109 =================
2111 The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround for
2112 specific devices on drivers for on-board AC'97 controllers like
2113 snd-intel8x0. Some hardware have swapped output pins between Master
2114 and Headphone, or Surround (thanks to confusion of AC'97
2115 specifications from version to version :-)
2117 The driver provides the auto-detection of known problematic devices,
2118 but some might be unknown or wrongly detected. In such a case, pass
2119 the proper value with this option.
2121 The following strings are accepted:
2122 - default Don't override the default setting
2123 - none Disable the quirk
2124 - hp_only Bind Master and Headphone controls as a single control
2125 - swap_hp Swap headphone and master controls
2126 - swap_surround Swap master and surround controls
2127 - ad_sharing For AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone
2128 - alc_jack For ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode
2129 - inv_eapd Inverted EAPD implementation
2130 - mute_led Bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED
2132 For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer value -1, 0,
2133 ... are accepted, too.
2135 For example, if "Master" volume control has no effect on your device
2136 but only "Headphone" does, pass ac97_quirk=hp_only module option.
2139 Configuring Non-ISAPNP Cards
2140 ============================
2142 When the kernel is configured with ISA-PnP support, the modules
2143 supporting the isapnp cards will have module options "isapnp".
2144 If this option is set, *only* the ISA-PnP devices will be probed.
2145 For probing the non ISA-PnP cards, you have to pass "isapnp=0" option
2146 together with the proper i/o and irq configuration.
2148 When the kernel is configured without ISA-PnP support, isapnp option
2149 will be not built in.
2152 Module Autoloading Support
2153 ==========================
2155 The ALSA drivers can be loaded automatically on demand by defining
2156 module aliases. The string 'snd-card-%1' is requested for ALSA native
2157 devices where %i is sound card number from zero to seven.
2159 To auto-load an ALSA driver for OSS services, define the string
2160 'sound-slot-%i' where %i means the slot number for OSS, which
2161 corresponds to the card index of ALSA. Usually, define this
2162 as the same card module.
2164 An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below:
2165 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2166 alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
2167 alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
2168 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2170 The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module
2171 option "cards_limit" of snd module. As default it's set to 1.
2172 To enable the auto-loading of multiple cards, specify the number of
2173 sound cards in that option.
2175 When multiple cards are available, it'd better to specify the index
2176 number for each card via module option, too, so that the order of
2177 cards is kept consistent.
2179 An example configuration for two sound cards is like below:
2181 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2182 # ALSA portion
2183 options snd cards_limit=2
2184 alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
2185 alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
2186 options snd-interwave index=0
2187 options snd-ens1371 index=1
2188 # OSS/Free portion
2189 alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave
2190 alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371
2191 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2193 In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card
2194 (index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1).
2196 Alternative (and new) way to fixate the slot assignment is to use
2197 "slots" option of snd module. In the case above, specify like the
2198 following:
2200 options snd slots=snd-interwave,snd-ens1371
2202 Then, the first slot (#0) is reserved for snd-interwave driver, and
2203 the second (#1) for snd-ens1371. You can omit index option in each
2204 driver if slots option is used (although you can still have them at
2205 the same time as long as they don't conflict).
2207 The slots option is especially useful for avoiding the possible
2208 hot-plugging and the resultant slot conflict. For example, in the
2209 case above again, the first two slots are already reserved. If any
2210 other driver (e.g. snd-usb-audio) is loaded before snd-interwave or
2211 snd-ens1371, it will be assigned to the third or later slot.
2213 When a module name is given with '!', the slot will be given for any
2214 modules but that name. For example, "slots=!snd-pcsp" will reserve
2215 the first slot for any modules but snd-pcsp.
2218 ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping
2219 =======================================
2221 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4
2222 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3
2223 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12
2224 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20
2225 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19
2226 /dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28
2227 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36
2228 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39
2229 /dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44
2231 The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means
2232 sound card number and second means device number. The ALSA devices
2233 have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and
2234 playback, respectively.
2236 Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module
2237 options of snd-pcm-oss module.
2240 Proc interfaces (/proc/asound)
2241 ==============================
2243 /proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss
2244 -------------------------------
2245 String "erase" - erase all additional information about OSS applications
2246 String "<app_name> <fragments> <fragment_size> [<options>]"
2248 <app_name> - name of application with (higher priority) or without path
2249 <fragments> - number of fragments or zero if auto
2250 <fragment_size> - size of fragment in bytes or zero if auto
2251 <options> - optional parameters
2252 - disable the application tries to open a pcm device for
2253 this channel but does not want to use it.
2254 (Cause a bug or mmap needs)
2255 It's good for Quake etc...
2256 - direct don't use plugins
2257 - block force block mode (rvplayer)
2258 - non-block force non-block mode
2259 - whole-frag write only whole fragments (optimization affecting
2260 playback only)
2261 - no-silence do not fill silence ahead to avoid clicks
2262 - buggy-ptr Returns the whitespace blocks in GETOPTR ioctl
2263 instead of filled blocks
2265 Example: echo "x11amp 128 16384" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2266 echo "squake 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss
2267 echo "rvplayer 0 0 block" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2270 Early Buffer Allocation
2271 =======================
2273 Some drivers (e.g. hdsp) require the large contiguous buffers, and
2274 sometimes it's too late to find such spaces when the driver module is
2275 actually loaded due to memory fragmentation. You can pre-allocate the
2276 PCM buffers by loading snd-page-alloc module and write commands to its
2277 proc file in prior, for example, in the early boot stage like
2278 /etc/init.d/*.local scripts.
2280 Reading the proc file /proc/drivers/snd-page-alloc shows the current
2281 usage of page allocation. In writing, you can send the following
2282 commands to the snd-page-alloc driver:
2284 - add VENDOR DEVICE MASK SIZE BUFFERS
2286 VENDOR and DEVICE are PCI vendor and device IDs. They take
2287 integer numbers (0x prefix is needed for the hex).
2288 MASK is the PCI DMA mask. Pass 0 if not restricted.
2289 SIZE is the size of each buffer to allocate. You can pass
2290 k and m suffix for KB and MB. The max number is 16MB.
2291 BUFFERS is the number of buffers to allocate. It must be greater
2292 than 0. The max number is 4.
2294 - erase
2296 This will erase the all pre-allocated buffers which are not in
2297 use.
2300 Links and Addresses
2301 ===================
2303 ALSA project homepage
2304 http://www.alsa-project.org
2306 Kernel Bugzilla
2307 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/
2309 ALSA Developers ML
2310 mailto:alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
2312 alsa-info.sh script
2313 http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh