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diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..71ef0498d5e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1505 @@ + + Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver + ========================================== + Configuration guide + + +Kernel Configuration +==================== + +To enable ALSA support you need at least to build the kernel with +primary sound card support (CONFIG_SOUND). Since ALSA can emulate OSS, +you don't have to choose any of the OSS modules. + +Enable "OSS API emulation" (CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL) and both OSS mixer and +PCM supports if you want to run OSS applications with ALSA. + +If you want to support the WaveTable functionality on cards such as +SB Live! then you need to enable "Sequencer support" +(CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER). + +To make ALSA debug messages more verbose, enable the "Verbose printk" +and "Debug" options. To check for memory leaks, turn on "Debug memory" +too. "Debug detection" will add checks for the detection of cards. + +Please note that all the ALSA ISA drivers support the Linux isapnp API +(if the card supports ISA PnP). You don't need to configure the cards +using isapnptools. + + +Creating ALSA devices +===================== + +This depends on your distribution, but normally you use the /dev/MAKEDEV +script to create the necessary device nodes. On some systems you use a +script named 'snddevices'. + + +Module parameters +================= + +The user can load modules with options. If the module supports more than +one card and you have more than one card of the same type then you can +specify multiple values for the option separated by commas. + +Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed. + + Module snd + ---------- + + The core ALSA module. It is used by all ALSA card drivers. + It takes the following options which have global effects. + + major - major number for sound driver + - Default: 116 + cards_limit + - limiting card index for auto-loading (1-8) + - Default: 1 + - For auto-loading more than one card, specify this + option together with snd-card-X aliases. + device_mode + - permission mask for dynamic sound device filesystem + - This is available only when DEVFS is enabled + - Default: 0666 + - E.g.: device_mode=0660 + + + Module snd-pcm-oss + ------------------ + + The PCM OSS emulation module. + This module takes options which change the mapping of devices. + + dsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device. + - Default: 0 + adsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device. + - Default: 1 + nonblock_open + - Don't block opening busy PCM devices. + + For example, when dsp_map=2, /dev/dsp will be mapped to PCM #2 of + the card #0. Similarly, when adsp_map=0, /dev/adsp will be mapped + to PCM #0 of the card #0. + For changing the second or later card, specify the option with + commas, such like "dsp_map=0,1". + + nonblock_open option is used to change the behavior of the PCM + regarding opening the device. When this option is non-zero, + opening a busy OSS PCM device won't be blocked but return + immediately with EAGAIN (just like O_NONBLOCK flag). + + Module snd-rawmidi + ------------------ + + This module takes options which change the mapping of devices. + similar to those of the snd-pcm-oss module. + + midi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device. + - Default: 0 + amidi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device. + - Default: 1 + + Common parameters for top sound card modules + -------------------------------------------- + + Each of top level sound card module takes the following options. + + index - index (slot #) of sound card + - Values: 0 through 7 or negative + - If nonnegative, assign that index number + - if negative, interpret as a bitmask of permissible + indices; the first free permitted index is assigned + - Default: -1 + id - card ID (identifier or name) + - Can be up to 15 characters long + - Default: the card type + - A directory by this name is created under /proc/asound/ + containing information about the card + - This ID can be used instead of the index number in + identifying the card + enable - enable card + - Default: enabled, for PCI and ISA PnP cards + + Module snd-ad1816a + ------------------ + + Module for sound cards based on Analog Devices AD1816A/AD1815 ISA chips. + + port - port # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) + fm_port - port # for OPL3 (PnP setup) + irq - IRQ # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) + dma1 - first DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) + dma2 - second DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup) + + Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and PnP. + + Module snd-ad1848 + ----------------- + + Module for sound cards based on AD1848/AD1847/CS4248 ISA chips. + + port - port # for AD1848 chip + irq - IRQ # for AD1848 chip + dma1 - DMA # for AD1848 chip (0,1,3) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe + thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional. + + Module snd-ali5451 + ------------------ + + Module for ALi M5451 PCI chip. + + pcm_channels - Number of hardware channels assigned for PCM + spdif - Support SPDIF I/O + - Default: disabled + + Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8). + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-als100 + ----------------- + + Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS100/ALS120 ISA chips. + + port - port # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) + irq - IRQ # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) + dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) + dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup) + fm_port - port # for OPL3 FM (PnP setup) + + Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and PnP. + + Module snd-als4000 + ------------------ + + Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS4000 PCI chip. + + joystick_port - port # for legacy joystick support. + 0 = disabled (default), 1 = auto-detect + + Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and PnP. + + Module snd-atiixp + ----------------- + + Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 controllers. + + ac97_clock - AC'97 clock (defalut = 48000) + ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware + See the description of intel8x0 module for details. + spdif_aclink - S/PDIF transfer over AC-link (default = 1) + + This module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-atiixp-modem + ----------------------- + + Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 modem controllers. + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first + slot is excluded. + + Module snd-au8810, snd-au8820, snd-au8830 + ----------------------------------------- + + Module for Aureal Vortex, Vortex2 and Advantage device. + + pcifix - Control PCI workarounds + 0 = Disable all workarounds + 1 = Force the PCI latency of the Aureal card to 0xff + 2 = Force the Extend PCI#2 Internal Master for Efficient + Handling of Dummy Requests on the VIA KT133 AGP Bridge + 3 = Force both settings + 255 = Autodetect what is required (default) + + This module supports all ADB PCM channels, ac97 mixer, SPDIF, hardware + EQ, mpu401, gameport. A3D and wavetable support are still in development. + Development and reverse engineering work is being coordinated at + http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/openvortex/ + SPDIF output has a copy of the AC97 codec output, unless you use the + "spdif" pcm device, which allows raw data passthru. + The hardware EQ hardware and SPDIF is only present in the Vortex2 and + Advantage. + + Note: Some ALSA mixer applicactions don't handle the SPDIF samplerate + control correctly. If you have problems regarding this, try + another ALSA compliant mixer (alsamixer works). + + Module snd-azt2320 + ------------------ + + Module for sound cards based on Aztech System AZT2320 ISA chip (PnP only). + + port - port # for AZT2320 chip (PnP setup) + wss_port - port # for WSS (PnP setup) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) + fm_port - FM port # for AZT2320 chip (PnP setup) + irq - IRQ # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup) + dma1 - 1st DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup) + dma2 - 2nd DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup) + + Module supports up to 8 cards, PnP and autoprobe. + + Module snd-azt3328 + ------------------ + + Module for sound cards based on Aztech AZF3328 PCI chip. + + joystick - Enable joystick (default off) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-bt87x + ---------------- + + Module for video cards based on Bt87x chips. + + digital_rate - Override the default digital rate (Hz) + load_all - Load the driver even if the card model isn't known + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first + slot is excluded. + + Module snd-ca0106 + ----------------- + + Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + + Module snd-cmi8330 + ------------------ + + Module for sound cards based on C-Media CMI8330 ISA chips. + + wssport - port # for CMI8330 chip (WSS) + wssirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (WSS) + wssdma - first DMA # for CMI8330 chip (WSS) + sbport - port # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) + sbirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) + sbdma8 - 8bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) + sbdma16 - 16bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-cmipci + ----------------- + + Module for C-Media CMI8338 and 8738 PCI sound cards. + + mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, 0 = disable (default) + fm_port - 0x388 (default), 0 = disable (default) + soft_ac3 - Sofware-conversion of raw SPDIF packets (model 033 only) + (default = 1) + joystick_port - Joystick port address (0 = disable, 1 = auto-detect) + + Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8). + + Module snd-cs4231 + ----------------- + + Module for sound cards based on CS4231 ISA chips. + + port - port # for CS4231 chip + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (optional), -1 = disable + irq - IRQ # for CS4231 chip + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART + dma1 - first DMA # for CS4231 chip + dma2 - second DMA # for CS4231 chip + + Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe + thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-cs4232 + ----------------- + + Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A ISA chips. + + port - port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x534) + cport - control port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable + fm_port - FM port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable + irq - IRQ # for CS4232 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15) + dma1 - first DMA # for CS4232 chip (0,1,3) + dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha CS4232 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable + isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe + thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-cs4236 + ----------------- + + Module for sound cards based on CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/ + CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips. + + port - port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x534) + cport - control port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable + fm_port - FM port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable + irq - IRQ # for CS4236 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15) + dma1 - first DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3) + dma2 - second DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable + isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe + (if ISA PnP is not used) thus main port and control port must be + specified!!! Other ports are optional. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-cs4281 + ----------------- + + Module for Cirrus Logic CS4281 soundchip. + + dual_codec - Secondary codec ID (0 = disable, default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-cs46xx + ----------------- + + Module for PCI sound cards based on CS4610/CS4612/CS4614/CS4615/CS4622/ + CS4624/CS4630/CS4280 PCI chips. + + external_amp - Force to enable external amplifer. + thinkpad - Force to enable Thinkpad's CLKRUN control. + mmap_valid - Support OSS mmap mode (default = 0). + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + Usually external amp and CLKRUN controls are detected automatically + from PCI sub vendor/device ids. If they don't work, give the options + above explicitly. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-dt019x + ----------------- + + Module for Diamond Technologies DT-019X / Avance Logic ALS-007 (PnP + only) + + port - Port # (PnP setup) + mpu_port - Port # for MPU-401 (PnP setup) + fm_port - Port # for FM OPL-3 (PnP setup) + irq - IRQ # (PnP setup) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup) + dma8 - DMA # (PnP setup) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. This module is enabled only with + ISA PnP support. + + Module snd-dummy + ---------------- + + Module for the dummy sound card. This "card" doesn't do any output + or input, but you may use this module for any application which + requires a sound card (like RealPlayer). + + Module snd-emu10k1 + ------------------ + + Module for EMU10K1/EMU10k2 based PCI sound cards. + * Sound Blaster Live! + * Sound Blaster PCI 512 + * Emu APS (partially supported) + * Sound Blaster Audigy + + extin - bitmap of available external inputs for FX8010 (see bellow) + extout - bitmap of available external outputs for FX8010 (see bellow) + seq_ports - allocated sequencer ports (4 by default) + max_synth_voices - limit of voices used for wavetable (64 by default) + max_buffer_size - specifies the maximum size of wavetable/pcm buffers + given in MB unit. Default value is 128. + enable_ir - enable IR + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Input & Output configurations [extin/extout] + * Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03] + * Creative Card w/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f0f] + * Creative Card w/Digital CD in [0x000f/0x1f0f] + * Creative Card wo/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fc3] + * Creative Card w/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fcf] + * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + LiveDrive [0x3fcf/0x1fcf] + * Creative Card wo/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f] + * Creative Card w/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f] + * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fcf/0x1f0f] + * Creative Card 5.1/w Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fff] + * Creative Card 5.1 (c) 2003 [0x3fc3/0x7cff] + * Creative Card all ins and outs [0x3fff/0x7fff] + + Module snd-emu10k1x + ------------------- + + Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-ens1370 + ------------------ + + Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1370 PCI sound cards. + * SoundBlaster PCI 64 + * SoundBlaster PCI 128 + + joystick - Enable joystick (default off) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-ens1371 + ------------------ + + Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371 PCI sound cards. + * SoundBlaster PCI 64 + * SoundBlaster PCI 128 + * SoundBlaster Vibra PCI + + joystick_port - port # for joystick (0x200,0x208,0x210,0x218), + 0 = disable (default), 1 = auto-detect + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-es968 + ---------------- + + Module for sound cards based on ESS ES968 chip (PnP only). + + port - port # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup) + irq - IRQ # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup) + dma1 - DMA # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup) + + Module supports up to 8 cards, PnP and autoprobe. + + Module snd-es1688 + ----------------- + + Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-1688 and ES-688 sound cards. + + port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default) + irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10) + dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port). + + Module snd-es18xx + ----------------- + + Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-18xx sound cards. + + port - port # for ES-18xx chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default) + fm_port - port # for FM (optional, not used) + irq - IRQ # for ES-18xx chip (5,7,9,10) + dma1 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3) + dma2 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3) + isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port + if native ISA PnP routines are not used). + When dma2 is equal with dma1, the driver works as half-duplex. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-es1938 + ----------------- + + Module for sound cards based on ESS Solo-1 (ES1938,ES1946) chips. + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-es1968 + ----------------- + + Module for sound cards based on ESS Maestro-1/2/2E (ES1968/ES1978) chips. + + total_bufsize - total buffer size in kB (1-4096kB) + pcm_substreams_p - playback channels (1-8, default=2) + pcm_substreams_c - capture channels (1-8, default=0) + clock - clock (0 = auto-detection) + use_pm - support the power-management (0 = off, 1 = on, + 2 = auto (default)) + enable_mpu - enable MPU401 (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = auto (default)) + joystick - enable joystick (default off) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-fm801 + ---------------- + + Module for ForteMedia FM801 based PCI sound cards. + + tea575x_tuner - Enable TEA575x tuner + - 1 = MediaForte 256-PCS + - 2 = MediaForte 256-PCPR + - 3 = MediaForte 64-PCR + - High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1 + - example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-gusclassic + --------------------- + + Module for Gravis UltraSound Classic sound card. + + port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) + irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) + dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7) + dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) + joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) + voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32) + pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-gusextreme + --------------------- + + Module for Gravis UltraSound Extreme (Synergy ViperMax) sound card. + + port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) + gf1_port - port # for GF1 chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260,0x270) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable + irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10) + gf1_irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10) + dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3) + dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7) + joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) + voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32) + pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port). + + Module snd-gusmax + ----------------- + + Module for Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card. + + port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) + irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) + dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7) + dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) + joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) + voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32) + pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-hda-intel + -------------------- + + Module for Intel HD Audio (ICH6, ICH6M, ICH7) + + model - force the model name + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Each codec may have a model table for different configurations. + If your machine isn't listed there, the default (usually minimal) + configuration is set up. You can pass "model=<name>" option to + specify a certain model in such a case. There are different + models depending on the codec chip. + + Model name Description + ---------- ----------- + ALC880 + 3stack 3-jack in back and a headphone out + 3stack-digout 3-jack in back, a HP out and a SPDIF out + 5stack 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front + 5stack-digout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, a SPDIF out + w810 3-jack + + CMI9880 + minimal 3-jack in back + min_fp 3-jack in back, 2-jack in front + full 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front + full_dig 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front, SPDIF I/O + allout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, SPDIF out + + Module snd-hdsp + --------------- + + Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug + when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load + the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools + package. + The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package. + + Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem + module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance + when any HDSP cards are found. To make the buffer + allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early + stage of boot sequence. + + Module snd-ice1712 + ------------------ + + Module for Envy24 (ICE1712) based PCI sound cards. + * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010 + * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010LT + * MidiMan M Audio Delta DiO 2496 + * MidiMan M Audio Delta 66 + * MidiMan M Audio Delta 44 + * MidiMan M Audio Delta 410 + * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 2496 + * TerraTec EWS 88MT + * TerraTec EWS 88D + * TerraTec EWX 24/96 + * TerraTec DMX 6Fire + * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 + * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Value + * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Media 7.1 + * Digigram VX442 + + model - Use the given board model, one of the following: + delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410, + delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d, + dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8 + omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66 + cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transciever) + in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part + is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta + serie). + + Module snd-ice1724 + ------------------ + + Module for Envy24HT (VT/ICE1724) based PCI sound cards. + * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 7.1 + * AMP Ltd AUDIO2000 + * TerraTec Aureon Sky-5.1, Space-7.1 + + model - Use the given board model, one of the following: + revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, aureon51, aureon71, + k8x800 + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-intel8x0 + ------------------- + + Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles. + * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440 + * SiS 7012 (SiS 735) + * NVidia NForce, NForce2 + * AMD AMD768, AMD8111 + * ALi m5455 + + ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect) + ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware + The following strings are accepted: + default = don't override the default setting + disable = disable the quirk + hp_only = use headphone control as master + swap_hp = swap headphone and master controls + swap_surround = swap master and surround controls + ad_sharing = for AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone + alc_jack = for ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode + inv_eapd = inverted EAPD implementation + mute_led = bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED + For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer + value -1, 0, ... are accepted, too. + buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some + motherboards (default off) + + Module supports autoprobe and multiple bus-master chips (max 8). + + Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock. + if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock + explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194". + + Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your + motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401 + modules, respectively. + + The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround + for specific devices. Some hardware have swapped output pins + between Master and Headphone, or Surround. The driver provides + the auto-detection of known problematic devices, but some might + be unknown or wrongly detected. In such a case, pass the proper + value with this option. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-intel8x0m + -------------------- + + Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems. + + ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect) + + This module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first + slot is excluded. + + Module snd-interwave + -------------------- + + Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32 + and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip. + + port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) + irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) + dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7) + dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) + joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) + midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default) + pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2) + effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0); + requires 8 voices + + Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP. + + Module snd-interwave-stb + ------------------------ + + Module for UltraSound 32-Pro (sound card from STB used by Compaq) + and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T + circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume. + + port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260) + port_tc - tone control (i2c bus) port # for TEA6330T chip (0x350,0x360,0x370,0x380) + irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15) + dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7) + dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable) + joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V) + midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default) + pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2) + effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0); + requires 8 voices + + Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP. + + Module snd-korg1212 + ------------------- + + Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-maestro3 + ------------------- + + Module for Allegro/Maestro3 chips + + external_amp - enable external amp (enabled by default) + amp_gpio - GPIO pin number for external amp (0-15) or + -1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for + others) + + Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8). + + Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware. + If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to + specify other gpio connection via amp_gpio option. + For example, a Panasonic notebook might need "amp_gpio=0x0d" + option. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-mixart + ----------------- + + Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards. + + Module supports multiple cards. + Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards. + See MIXART.txt for details. + + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package. + + Module snd-mpu401 + ----------------- + + Module for MPU-401 UART devices. + + port - port number or -1 (disable) + irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable) + pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + Module supports multiple devices (max 8) and PnP. + + Module snd-mtpav + ---------------- + + Module for MOTU MidiTimePiece AV multiport MIDI (on the parallel + port). + + port - I/O port # for MTPAV (0x378,0x278, default=0x378) + irq - IRQ # for MTPAV (7,5, default=7) + hwports - number of supported hardware ports, default=8. + + Module supports only 1 card. This module has no enable option. + + Module snd-nm256 + ---------------- + + Module for NeoMagic NM256AV/ZX chips + + playback_bufsize - max playback frame size in kB (4-128kB) + capture_bufsize - max capture frame size in kB (4-128kB) + force_ac97 - 0 or 1 (disabled by default) + buffer_top - specify buffer top address + use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default) + vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800 + reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops + + Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8). + + The power-management is supported. + + Note: on some notebooks the buffer address cannot be detected + automatically, or causes hang-up during initialization. + In such a case, specify the buffer top address explicity via + buffer_top option. + For example, + Sony F250: buffer_top=0x25a800 + Sony F270: buffer_top=0x272800 + The driver supports only ac97 codec. It's possible to force + to initialize/use ac97 although it's not detected. In such a + case, use force_ac97=1 option - but *NO* guarantee whether it + works! + + Note: The NM256 chip can be linked internally with non-AC97 + codecs. This driver supports only the AC97 codec, and won't work + with machines with other (most likely CS423x or OPL3SAx) chips, + even though the device is detected in lspci. In such a case, try + other drivers, e.g. snd-cs4232 or snd-opl3sa2. Some has ISA-PnP + but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to speicfy isapnp=0 + and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP. + + Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the + known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this + workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a + hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option. + + Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the + OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering. + The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after* + X-server as described above. You might be able to force to load + the module, but it may result in hang-up. Hence, make sure that + you load this module *before* X if you encounter this kind of + problem. + + Module snd-opl3sa2 + ------------------ + + Module for Yamaha OPL3-SA2/SA3 sound cards. + + port - control port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x370) + sb_port - SB port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x220,0x240) + wss_port - WSS port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) + midi_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable + fm_port - FM port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x388), -1 = disable + irq - IRQ # for OPL3-SA chip (5,7,9,10) + dma1 - first DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3) + dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable + isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and ISA PnP. This module does not support + autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!! + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-opti92x-ad1848 + ------------------------- + + Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Analog Devices AD1848 chips. + Module works with OAK Mozart cards as well. + + port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) + fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388) + irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10) + dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) + + This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP. + + Module snd-opti92x-cs4231 + ------------------------- + + Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Crystal CS4231 chips. + + port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) + fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388) + irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10) + dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) + dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) + + This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP. + + Module snd-opti93x + ------------------ + + Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c93x chips. + + port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330) + fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388) + irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11) + mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10) + dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) + dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3) + + This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP. + + Module snd-powermac (on ppc only) + --------------------------------- + + Module for PowerMac, iMac and iBook on-board soundchips + + enable_beep - enable beep using PCM (enabled as default) + + Module supports autoprobe a chip. + + Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianess. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-rme32 + ---------------- + + Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32, + Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards. + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-rme96 + ---------------- + + Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards. + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-rme9652 + ------------------ + + Module for RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall, Hammerfall-Light) sound cards. + + precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably). + (default = 0) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem + module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance + when any RME9652 cards are found. To make the buffer + allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early + stage of boot sequence. + + Module snd-sa11xx-uda1341 (on arm only) + --------------------------------------- + + Module for Philips UDA1341TS on Compaq iPAQ H3600 sound card. + + Module supports only one card. + Module has no enable and index options. + + Module snd-sb8 + -------------- + + Module for 8-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 1.0, + SoundBlaster 2.0, + SoundBlaster Pro + + port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) + irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10) + dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-sb16 and snd-sbawe + ----------------------------- + + Module for 16-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 16 (PnP), + SoundBlaster AWE 32 (PnP), + SoundBlaster AWE 64 PnP + + port - port # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0x220,0x240,0x260) + mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable + awe_port - base port # for EMU8000 synthesizer (0x620,0x640,0x660) + (snd-sbawe module only) + irq - IRQ # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,7,9,10) + dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0,1,3) + dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,6,7) + mic_agc - Mic Auto-Gain-Control - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable + isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP. + + Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must + disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter. + Also, all Sound Blaster 16 type cards can operate in 16-bit + half duplex mode through 8-bit DMA channel by disabling their + 16-bit DMA channel. + + Module snd-sgalaxy + ------------------ + + Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy sound card. + + sbport - Port # for SB16 interface (0x220,0x240) + wssport - Port # for WSS interface (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604) + irq - IRQ # (7,9,10,11) + dma1 - DMA # + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-sscape + ----------------- + + Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape PnP cards. + + port - Port # (PnP setup) + irq - IRQ # (PnP setup) + mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup) + dma - DMA # (PnP setup) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. ISA PnP must be enabled. + You need sscape_ctl tool in alsa-tools package for loading + the microcode. + + Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only) + -------------------------------------- + + Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs. + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only) + ------------------------------------- + + Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs. + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-wavefront + -------------------- + + Module for Turtle Beach Maui, Tropez and Tropez+ sound cards. + + cs4232_pcm_port - Port # for CS4232 PCM interface. + cs4232_pcm_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 PCM interface (5,7,9,11,12,15). + cs4232_mpu_port - Port # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface. + cs4232_mpu_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface (9,11,12,15). + use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface + (inaccessibly located inside your computer) + ics2115_port - Port # for ICS2115 + ics2115_irq - IRQ # for ICS2115 + fm_port - FM OPL-3 Port # + dma1 - DMA1 # for CS4232 PCM interface. + dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface. + isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and ISA PnP. + + Module snd-sonicvibes + --------------------- + + Module for S3 SonicVibes PCI sound cards. + * PINE Schubert 32 PCI + + reverb - Reverb Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default) + - SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this. + mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + Module snd-serial-u16550 + ------------------------ + + Module for UART16550A serial MIDI ports. + + port - port # for UART16550A chip + irq - IRQ # for UART16550A chip, -1 = poll mode + speed - speed in bauds (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200) + 38400 = default + base - base for divisor in bauds (57600,115200,230400,460800) + 115200 = default + outs - number of MIDI ports in a serial port (1-4) + 1 = default + adaptor - Type of adaptor. + 0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A, + 3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic + + Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe + thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional. + + Module snd-trident + ------------------ + + Module for Trident 4DWave DX/NX sound cards. + * Best Union Miss Melody 4DWave PCI + * HIS 4DWave PCI + * Warpspeed ONSpeed 4DWave PCI + * AzTech PCI 64-Q3D + * Addonics SV 750 + * CHIC True Sound 4Dwave + * Shark Predator4D-PCI + * Jaton SonicWave 4D + + pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM + wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb) + + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-usb-audio + -------------------- + + Module for USB audio and USB MIDI devices. + + vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional) + pid - Product ID for the device (optional) + + This module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and hotplugging. + + Module snd-usb-usx2y + -------------------- + + Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices. + + This module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and hotplugging. + + Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included + in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages. + + Module snd-via82xx + ------------------ + + Module for AC'97 motherboards based on VIA 82C686A/686B, 8233, + 8233A, 8233C, 8235 (south) bridge. + + mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, otherwise obtain BIOS setup + [VIA686A/686B only] + joystick - Enable joystick (default off) [VIA686A/686B only] + ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz) + dxs_support - support DXS channels, + 0 = auto (defalut), 1 = enable, 2 = disable, + 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA + [VIA8233/C,8235 only] + ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware + See the description of intel8x0 module for details. + + Module supports autoprobe and multiple bus-master chips (max 8). + + Note: on some SMP motherboards like MSI 694D the interrupts might + not be generated properly. In such a case, please try to + set the SMP (or MPS) version on BIOS to 1.1 instead of + default value 1.4. Then the interrupt number will be + assigned under 15. You might also upgrade your BIOS. + + Note: VIA8233/5 (not VIA8233A) can support DXS (direct sound) + channels as the first PCM. On these channels, up to 4 + streams can be played at the same time. + As default (dxs_support = 0), 48k fixed rate is chosen + except for the known devices since the output is often + noisy except for 48k on some mother boards due to the + bug of BIOS. + Please try once dxs_support=1 and if it works on other + sample rates (e.g. 44.1kHz of mp3 playback), please let us + know the PCI subsystem vendor/device id's (output of + "lspci -nv"). + If it doesn't work, try dxs_support=4. If it still doesn't + work and the default setting is ok, dxs_support=3 is the + right choice. If the default setting doesn't work at all, + try dxs_support=2 to disable the DXS channels. + In any cases, please let us know the result and the + subsystem vendor/device ids. + + Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver + additonally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only. + + Module snd-via82xx-modem + ------------------------ + + Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem + + ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first + slot is excluded. + + Module snd-virmidi + ------------------ + + Module for virtual rawmidi devices. + This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate + to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports. + + midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-8, default=4) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-vx222 + ---------------- + + Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX222, V222 v2 and Mic cards. + + mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI) + ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke + vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf + + install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader + + (for 2.2/2.4 kernels, add "post-install /usr/bin/vxloader" to + /etc/modules.conf, instead.) + IBL size defines the interrupts period for PCM. The smaller size + gives smaller latency but leads to more CPU consumption, too. + The size is usually aligned to 126. As default (=0), the smallest + size is chosen. The possible IBL values can be found in + /proc/asound/cardX/vx-status proc file. + + Module snd-vxpocket + ------------------- + + Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX2 PCMCIA card. + + ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. The module is compiled only when + PCMCIA is supported on kernel. + + To activate the driver via the card manager, you'll need to set + up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. + + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. + + About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module. + + Note: the driver is build only when CONFIG_ISA is set. + + Module snd-vxp440 + ----------------- + + Module for Digigram VX-Pocket 440 PCMCIA card. + + ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. The module is compiled only when + PCMCIA is supported on kernel. + + To activate the driver via the card manager, you'll need to set + up /etc/pcmcia/vxp440.conf. See the sound/pcmcia/vx/vxp440.c. + + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. + + About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module. + + Note: the driver is build only when CONFIG_ISA is set. + + Module snd-ymfpci + ----------------- + + Module for Yamaha PCI chips (YMF72x, YMF74x & YMF75x). + + mpu_port - 0x300,0x330,0x332,0x334, 0 (disable) by default, + 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only) + fm_port - 0x388,0x398,0x3a0,0x3a8, 0 (disable) by default + 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only) + joystick_port - 0x201,0x202,0x204,0x205, 0 (disable) by default, + 1 (auto-detect) + rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool) + + Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8). + + The power-management is supported. + + Module snd-pdaudiocf + -------------------- + + Module for Sound Core PDAudioCF sound card. + + Note: the driver is build only when CONFIG_ISA is set. + + +Configuring Non-ISAPNP Cards +============================ + +When the kernel is configured with ISA-PnP support, the modules +supporting the isapnp cards will have module options "isapnp". +If this option is set, *only* the ISA-PnP devices will be probed. +For probing the non ISA-PnP cards, you have to pass "isapnp=0" option +together with the proper i/o and irq configuration. + +When the kernel is configured without ISA-PnP support, isapnp option +will be not built in. + + +Module Autoloading Support +========================== + +The ALSA drivers can be loaded automatically on demand by defining +module aliases. The string 'snd-card-%1' is requested for ALSA native +devices where %i is sound card number from zero to seven. + +To auto-load an ALSA driver for OSS services, define the string +'sound-slot-%i' where %i means the slot number for OSS, which +corresponds to the card index of ALSA. Usually, define this +as the the same card module. + +An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below: +----- /etc/modprobe.conf +alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1 +alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1 +----- /etc/modprobe.conf + +The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module +option "cards_limit" of snd module. As default it's set to 1. +To enable the auto-loading of multiple cards, specify the number of +sound cards in that option. + +When multiple cards are available, it'd better to specify the index +number for each card via module option, too, so that the order of +cards is kept consistent. + +An example configuration for two sound cards is like below: + +----- /etc/modprobe.conf +# ALSA portion +options snd cards_limit=2 +alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave +alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371 +options snd-interwave index=0 +options snd-ens1371 index=1 +# OSS/Free portion +alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave +alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371 +----- /etc/moprobe.conf + +In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card +(index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1). + + +ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping +======================================= + +/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4 +/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3 +/dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12 +/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20 +/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19 +/dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28 +/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36 +/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39 +/dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44 + +The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means +sound card number and second means device number. The ALSA devices +have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and +playback, respectively. + +Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module +options of snd-pcm-oss module. + + +DEVFS support +============= + +The ALSA driver fully supports the devfs extension. +You should add lines below to your devfsd.conf file: + +LOOKUP snd MODLOAD ACTION snd +REGISTER ^sound/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660 +REGISTER ^snd/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660 + +Warning: These lines assume that you have the audio group in your system. + Otherwise replace audio word with another group name (root for + example). + + +Proc interfaces (/proc/asound) +============================== + +/proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss +------------------------------- + String "erase" - erase all additional informations about OSS applications + String "<app_name> <fragments> <fragment_size> [<options>]" + + <app_name> - name of application with (higher priority) or without path + <fragments> - number of fragments or zero if auto + <fragment_size> - size of fragment in bytes or zero if auto + <options> - optional parameters + - disable the application tries to open a pcm device for + this channel but does not want to use it. + (Cause a bug or mmap needs) + It's good for Quake etc... + - direct don't use plugins + - block force block mode (rvplayer) + - non-block force non-block mode + - whole-frag write only whole fragments (optimization affecting + playback only) + - no-silence do not fill silence ahead to avoid clicks + + Example: echo "x11amp 128 16384" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss + echo "squake 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss + echo "rvplayer 0 0 block" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss + + +Links +===== + + ALSA project homepage + http://www.alsa-project.org + |
