2 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver
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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
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'.
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.
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
56 - limiting card index for auto-loading (1-8)
58 - For auto-loading more than one card, specify this
59 option together with snd-card-X aliases.
61 - permission mask for dynamic sound device filesystem
62 - This is available only when DEVFS is enabled
64 - E.g.: device_mode=0660
70 The PCM OSS emulation module.
71 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
73 dsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
75 adsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
78 - Don't block opening busy PCM devices. Default: 1
80 For example, when dsp_map=2, /dev/dsp will be mapped to PCM #2 of
81 the card #0. Similarly, when adsp_map=0, /dev/adsp will be mapped
82 to PCM #0 of the card #0.
83 For changing the second or later card, specify the option with
84 commas, such like "dsp_map=0,1".
86 nonblock_open option is used to change the behavior of the PCM
87 regarding opening the device. When this option is non-zero,
88 opening a busy OSS PCM device won't be blocked but return
89 immediately with EAGAIN (just like O_NONBLOCK flag).
94 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
95 similar to those of the snd-pcm-oss module.
97 midi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
99 amidi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
102 Common parameters for top sound card modules
103 --------------------------------------------
105 Each of top level sound card module takes the following options.
107 index - index (slot #) of sound card
108 - Values: 0 through 31 or negative
109 - If nonnegative, assign that index number
110 - if negative, interpret as a bitmask of permissible
111 indices; the first free permitted index is assigned
113 id - card ID (identifier or name)
114 - Can be up to 15 characters long
115 - Default: the card type
116 - A directory by this name is created under /proc/asound/
117 containing information about the card
118 - This ID can be used instead of the index number in
121 - Default: enabled, for PCI and ISA PnP cards
126 Module for sound cards based on Analog Devices AD1816A/AD1815 ISA chips.
128 port - port # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup)
129 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup)
130 fm_port - port # for OPL3 (PnP setup)
131 irq - IRQ # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup)
132 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup)
133 dma1 - first DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup)
134 dma2 - second DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup)
135 clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz)
137 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
142 Module for sound cards based on AD1848/AD1847/CS4248 ISA chips.
144 port - port # for AD1848 chip
145 irq - IRQ # for AD1848 chip
146 dma1 - DMA # for AD1848 chip (0,1,3)
148 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe
149 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
151 The power-management is supported.
156 Module for Analog Devices AD1889 chips.
158 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
159 See the description of intel8x0 module for details.
161 This module supports multiple cards.
166 Module for ALi M5451 PCI chip.
168 pcm_channels - Number of hardware channels assigned for PCM
169 spdif - Support SPDIF I/O
172 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
174 The power-management is supported.
179 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS100/ALS120 ISA chips.
181 port - port # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup)
182 irq - IRQ # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup)
183 dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup)
184 dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for ALS100 (SB16) chip (PnP setup)
185 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup)
186 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup)
187 fm_port - port # for OPL3 FM (PnP setup)
189 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
191 The power-management is supported.
196 Module for Avance Logic ALS300 and ALS300+
198 This module supports multiple cards.
200 The power-management is supported.
205 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS4000 PCI chip.
207 joystick_port - port # for legacy joystick support.
208 0 = disabled (default), 1 = auto-detect
210 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
212 The power-management is supported.
217 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250/400 AC97 controllers.
219 ac97_clock - AC'97 clock (default = 48000)
220 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
221 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
222 spdif_aclink - S/PDIF transfer over AC-link (default = 1)
224 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
226 ATI IXP has two different methods to control SPDIF output. One is
227 over AC-link and another is over the "direct" SPDIF output. The
228 implementation depends on the motherboard, and you'll need to
229 choose the correct one via spdif_aclink module option.
231 The power-management is supported.
233 Module snd-atiixp-modem
234 -----------------------
236 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 modem controllers.
238 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
240 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
243 The power-management is supported.
245 Module snd-au8810, snd-au8820, snd-au8830
246 -----------------------------------------
248 Module for Aureal Vortex, Vortex2 and Advantage device.
250 pcifix - Control PCI workarounds
251 0 = Disable all workarounds
252 1 = Force the PCI latency of the Aureal card to 0xff
253 2 = Force the Extend PCI#2 Internal Master for Efficient
254 Handling of Dummy Requests on the VIA KT133 AGP Bridge
255 3 = Force both settings
256 255 = Autodetect what is required (default)
258 This module supports all ADB PCM channels, ac97 mixer, SPDIF, hardware
259 EQ, mpu401, gameport. A3D and wavetable support are still in development.
260 Development and reverse engineering work is being coordinated at
261 http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/openvortex/
262 SPDIF output has a copy of the AC97 codec output, unless you use the
263 "spdif" pcm device, which allows raw data passthru.
264 The hardware EQ hardware and SPDIF is only present in the Vortex2 and
267 Note: Some ALSA mixer applications don't handle the SPDIF sample rate
268 control correctly. If you have problems regarding this, try
269 another ALSA compliant mixer (alsamixer works).
274 Module for sound cards based on Aztech System AZT2320 ISA chip (PnP only).
276 port - port # for AZT2320 chip (PnP setup)
277 wss_port - port # for WSS (PnP setup)
278 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup)
279 fm_port - FM port # for AZT2320 chip (PnP setup)
280 irq - IRQ # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup)
281 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup)
282 dma1 - 1st DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup)
283 dma2 - 2nd DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup)
285 This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
287 The power-management is supported.
292 Module for sound cards based on Aztech AZF3328 PCI chip.
294 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
296 This module supports multiple cards.
301 Module for video cards based on Bt87x chips.
303 digital_rate - Override the default digital rate (Hz)
304 load_all - Load the driver even if the card model isn't known
306 This module supports multiple cards.
308 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
314 Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit
316 This module supports multiple cards.
322 Module for sound cards based on C-Media CMI8330 ISA chips.
324 wssport - port # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
325 wssirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
326 wssdma - first DMA # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
327 sbport - port # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
328 sbirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
329 sbdma8 - 8bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
330 sbdma16 - 16bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
332 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
334 The power-management is supported.
339 Module for C-Media CMI8338 and 8738 PCI sound cards.
341 mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, 0 = disable (default)
342 fm_port - 0x388 (default), 0 = disable (default)
343 soft_ac3 - Software-conversion of raw SPDIF packets (model 033 only)
345 joystick_port - Joystick port address (0 = disable, 1 = auto-detect)
347 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
349 The power-management is supported.
354 Module for sound cards based on CS4231 ISA chips.
356 port - port # for CS4231 chip
357 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (optional), -1 = disable
358 irq - IRQ # for CS4231 chip
359 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART
360 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4231 chip
361 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4231 chip
363 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
364 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
366 The power-management is supported.
371 Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A ISA chips.
373 port - port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x534)
374 cport - control port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00)
375 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable
376 fm_port - FM port # for CS4232 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable
377 irq - IRQ # for CS4232 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15)
378 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15)
379 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4232 chip (0,1,3)
380 dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha CS4232 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
381 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
383 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
384 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
386 The power-management is supported.
391 Module for sound cards based on CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/
392 CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips.
394 port - port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x534)
395 cport - control port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00)
396 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable
397 fm_port - FM port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable
398 irq - IRQ # for CS4236 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15)
399 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15)
400 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3)
401 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
402 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
404 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
405 (if ISA PnP is not used) thus main port and control port must be
406 specified!!! Other ports are optional.
408 The power-management is supported.
413 Module for Cirrus Logic CS4281 soundchip.
415 dual_codec - Secondary codec ID (0 = disable, default)
417 This module supports multiple cards.
419 The power-management is supported.
424 Module for PCI sound cards based on CS4610/CS4612/CS4614/CS4615/CS4622/
425 CS4624/CS4630/CS4280 PCI chips.
427 external_amp - Force to enable external amplifier.
428 thinkpad - Force to enable Thinkpad's CLKRUN control.
429 mmap_valid - Support OSS mmap mode (default = 0).
431 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
432 Usually external amp and CLKRUN controls are detected automatically
433 from PCI sub vendor/device ids. If they don't work, give the options
436 The power-management is supported.
438 Module snd-cs5535audio
439 ----------------------
441 Module for multifunction CS5535 companion PCI device
443 This module supports multiple cards.
448 Module for Diamond Technologies DT-019X / Avance Logic ALS-007 (PnP
451 port - Port # (PnP setup)
452 mpu_port - Port # for MPU-401 (PnP setup)
453 fm_port - Port # for FM OPL-3 (PnP setup)
454 irq - IRQ # (PnP setup)
455 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup)
456 dma8 - DMA # (PnP setup)
458 This module supports multiple cards. This module is enabled only with
461 The power-management is supported.
466 Module for the dummy sound card. This "card" doesn't do any output
467 or input, but you may use this module for any application which
468 requires a sound card (like RealPlayer).
470 The power-management is supported.
475 Module for EMU10K1/EMU10k2 based PCI sound cards.
476 * Sound Blaster Live!
477 * Sound Blaster PCI 512
478 * Emu APS (partially supported)
479 * Sound Blaster Audigy
481 extin - bitmap of available external inputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
482 extout - bitmap of available external outputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
483 seq_ports - allocated sequencer ports (4 by default)
484 max_synth_voices - limit of voices used for wavetable (64 by default)
485 max_buffer_size - specifies the maximum size of wavetable/pcm buffers
486 given in MB unit. Default value is 128.
487 enable_ir - enable IR
489 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
491 Input & Output configurations [extin/extout]
492 * Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03]
493 * Creative Card w/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f0f]
494 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in [0x000f/0x1f0f]
495 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fc3]
496 * Creative Card w/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fcf]
497 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + LiveDrive [0x3fcf/0x1fcf]
498 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
499 * Creative Card w/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
500 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fcf/0x1f0f]
501 * Creative Card 5.1/w Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fff]
502 * Creative Card 5.1 (c) 2003 [0x3fc3/0x7cff]
503 * Creative Card all ins and outs [0x3fff/0x7fff]
505 The power-management is supported.
510 Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version)
512 This module supports multiple cards.
517 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1370 PCI sound cards.
518 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
519 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
521 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
523 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
525 The power-management is supported.
530 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371 PCI sound cards.
531 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
532 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
533 * SoundBlaster Vibra PCI
535 joystick_port - port # for joystick (0x200,0x208,0x210,0x218),
536 0 = disable (default), 1 = auto-detect
538 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
540 The power-management is supported.
545 Module for sound cards based on ESS ES968 chip (PnP only).
547 port - port # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup)
548 irq - IRQ # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup)
549 dma1 - DMA # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup)
551 This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
553 The power-management is supported.
558 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-1688 and ES-688 sound cards.
560 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
561 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
562 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
563 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
564 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
566 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
571 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-18xx sound cards.
573 port - port # for ES-18xx chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
574 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
575 fm_port - port # for FM (optional, not used)
576 irq - IRQ # for ES-18xx chip (5,7,9,10)
577 dma1 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
578 dma2 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
579 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
581 This module supports multiple cards, ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401
582 port if native ISA PnP routines are not used).
583 When dma2 is equal with dma1, the driver works as half-duplex.
585 The power-management is supported.
590 Module for sound cards based on ESS Solo-1 (ES1938,ES1946) chips.
592 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
594 The power-management is supported.
599 Module for sound cards based on ESS Maestro-1/2/2E (ES1968/ES1978) chips.
601 total_bufsize - total buffer size in kB (1-4096kB)
602 pcm_substreams_p - playback channels (1-8, default=2)
603 pcm_substreams_c - capture channels (1-8, default=0)
604 clock - clock (0 = auto-detection)
605 use_pm - support the power-management (0 = off, 1 = on,
607 enable_mpu - enable MPU401 (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = auto (default))
608 joystick - enable joystick (default off)
610 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
612 The power-management is supported.
617 Module for ForteMedia FM801 based PCI sound cards.
619 tea575x_tuner - Enable TEA575x tuner
620 - 1 = MediaForte 256-PCS
621 - 2 = MediaForte 256-PCPR
622 - 3 = MediaForte 64-PCR
623 - High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1
624 - example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1)
626 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
628 The power-management is supported.
630 Module snd-gusclassic
631 ---------------------
633 Module for Gravis UltraSound Classic sound card.
635 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
636 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
637 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
638 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
639 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
640 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
641 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
643 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
645 Module snd-gusextreme
646 ---------------------
648 Module for Gravis UltraSound Extreme (Synergy ViperMax) sound card.
650 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
651 gf1_port - port # for GF1 chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260,0x270)
652 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable
653 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
654 gf1_irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
655 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
656 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
657 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
658 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
659 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
660 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
662 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
667 Module for Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card.
669 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
670 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
671 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
672 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
673 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
674 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
675 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
677 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
682 Module for Intel HD Audio (ICH6, ICH6M, ICH7), ATI SB450,
685 model - force the model name
686 position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = none, 2 = POSBUF, 3 = FIFO size)
687 single_cmd - Use single immediate commands to communicate with
688 codecs (for debugging only)
690 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
692 Each codec may have a model table for different configurations.
693 If your machine isn't listed there, the default (usually minimal)
694 configuration is set up. You can pass "model=<name>" option to
695 specify a certain model in such a case. There are different
696 models depending on the codec chip.
698 Model name Description
699 ---------- -----------
701 3stack 3-jack in back and a headphone out
702 3stack-digout 3-jack in back, a HP out and a SPDIF out
703 5stack 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front
704 5stack-digout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, a SPDIF out
705 6stack 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front
706 6stack-digout 6-jack with a SPDIF out
708 z71v 3-jack (HP shared SPDIF)
712 lg LG laptop (m1 express dual)
714 test for testing/debugging purpose, almost all controls can be
715 adjusted. Appearing only when compiled with
717 auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
721 fujitsu Fujitsu S7020
723 basic fixed pin assignment (old default model)
724 auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
727 fujitsu Fujitsu Laptop
728 basic fixed pin assignment w/o SPDIF
729 auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
732 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O
733 6stck-dig 6-jack digital with SPDIF I/O
734 auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
738 3stack-dig 3-jack with SPDIF I/O
739 6stack-dig 6-jack with SPDIF I/O
740 auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
743 minimal 3-jack in back
744 min_fp 3-jack in back, 2-jack in front
745 full 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front
746 full_dig 6-jack in back, 2-jack in front, SPDIF I/O
747 allout 5-jack in back, 2-jack in front, SPDIF out
748 auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)
751 basic 3-jack (default)
755 6stack 6-jack, separate surrounds (default)
756 3stack 3-stack, shared surrounds
757 laptop 2-channel only (FSC V2060, Samsung M50)
758 laptop-eapd 2-channel with EAPD (Samsung R65, ASUS A6J)
762 6stack-dig ditto with SPDIF
764 3stack-dig ditto with SPDIF
765 laptop 3-jack with hp-jack automute
766 laptop-dig ditto with SPDIF
767 auto auto-confgi reading BIOS (default)
770 vaio Setup for VAIO FE550G/SZ110
772 If the default configuration doesn't work and one of the above
773 matches with your device, report it together with the PCI
774 subsystem ID (output of "lspci -nv") to ALSA BTS or alsa-devel
775 ML (see the section "Links and Addresses").
777 Note 2: If you get click noises on output, try the module option
778 position_fix=1 or 2. position_fix=1 will use the SD_LPIB
779 register value without FIFO size correction as the current
780 DMA pointer. position_fix=2 will make the driver to use
781 the position buffer instead of reading SD_LPIB register.
782 (Usually SD_LPLIB register is more accurate than the
785 NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at
786 loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq
787 routing). Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi". Also, you
788 can try "single_cmd=1" module option. This will switch the
789 communication method between HDA controller and codecs to the
790 single immediate commands instead of CORB/RIRB. Basically, the
791 single command mode is provided only for BIOS, and you won't get
792 unsolicited events, too. But, at least, this works independently
793 from the irq. Remember this is a last resort, and should be
794 avoided as much as possible...
796 The power-management is supported.
801 Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s)
803 This module supports multiple cards.
805 Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
806 when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load
807 the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools
809 The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package.
811 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
812 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
813 when any HDSP cards are found. To make the buffer
814 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
815 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
821 Module for RME HDSP MADI board.
823 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer, or disable.
824 line_outs_monitor - Send playback streams to analog outs by default.
825 enable_monitor - Enable Analog Out on Channel 63/64 by default.
827 See hdspm.txt for details.
832 Module for Envy24 (ICE1712) based PCI sound cards.
833 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010
834 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010LT
835 * MidiMan M Audio Delta DiO 2496
836 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 66
837 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 44
838 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 410
839 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 2496
845 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24
846 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Value
847 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Media 7.1
848 * Event Electronics, EZ8
850 * Lionstracs, Mediastaton
852 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
853 delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410,
854 delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d,
855 dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8,
856 phase88, mediastation
857 omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66
858 cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transciever)
859 in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec)
861 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part
862 is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta
865 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
866 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
867 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
868 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
874 Module for Envy24HT (VT/ICE1724), Envy24PT (VT1720) based PCI sound cards.
875 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 5.1
876 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 7.1
878 * TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Sky
879 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Space
880 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Universe
883 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1
884 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1LT
885 * AudioTrak Prodigy 192
887 * Albatron K8X800 Pro II
894 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
895 revo51, revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, prodigy71lt,
896 prodigy192, aureon51, aureon71, universe,
897 k8x800, phase22, phase28, ms300, av710
899 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
901 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
902 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
903 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
904 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
910 Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles.
911 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
912 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, ESB2
914 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804
916 * AMD AMD768, AMD8111
919 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
920 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
921 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
922 buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some
923 motherboards (default yes on nForce chips,
925 buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardwares with buggy
926 semaphores (e.g. on some ASUS laptops)
929 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
931 Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock.
932 if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock
933 explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194".
935 Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your
936 motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401
937 modules, respectively.
939 The power-management is supported.
944 Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems.
945 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
948 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce2s, NForce3
952 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
954 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
956 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
959 The power-management is supported.
964 Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32
965 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip.
967 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
968 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
969 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
970 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
971 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
972 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
973 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
974 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
977 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
979 Module snd-interwave-stb
980 ------------------------
982 Module for UltraSound 32-Pro (sound card from STB used by Compaq)
983 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T
984 circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume.
986 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
987 port_tc - tone control (i2c bus) port # for TEA6330T chip (0x350,0x360,0x370,0x380)
988 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
989 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
990 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
991 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
992 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
993 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
994 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
997 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1002 Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card
1004 This module supports multiple cards.
1009 Module for Allegro/Maestro3 chips
1011 external_amp - enable external amp (enabled by default)
1012 amp_gpio - GPIO pin number for external amp (0-15) or
1013 -1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for
1016 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
1018 Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware.
1019 If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to
1020 specify other gpio connection via amp_gpio option.
1021 For example, a Panasonic notebook might need "amp_gpio=0x0d"
1024 The power-management is supported.
1029 Module for Miro soundcards: miroSOUND PCM 1 pro,
1031 miroSOUND PCM 20 Radio.
1033 port - Port # (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40)
1034 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1035 dma1 - 1st dma # (0,1,3)
1036 dma2 - 2nd dma # (0,1)
1037 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1038 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (5,7,9,10)
1039 fm_port - FM Port # (0x388)
1040 wss - enable WSS mode
1041 ide - enable onboard ide support
1046 Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards.
1048 This module supports multiple cards.
1049 Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards.
1050 See MIXART.txt for details.
1052 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1053 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1054 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1055 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1056 firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package.
1061 Module for MPU-401 UART devices.
1063 port - port number or -1 (disable)
1064 irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable)
1065 pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1067 This module supports multiple devices and PnP.
1072 Module for MOTU MidiTimePiece AV multiport MIDI (on the parallel
1075 port - I/O port # for MTPAV (0x378,0x278, default=0x378)
1076 irq - IRQ # for MTPAV (7,5, default=7)
1077 hwports - number of supported hardware ports, default=8.
1079 Module supports only 1 card. This module has no enable option.
1084 Module for NeoMagic NM256AV/ZX chips
1086 playback_bufsize - max playback frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1087 capture_bufsize - max capture frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1088 force_ac97 - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1089 buffer_top - specify buffer top address
1090 use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1091 vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800
1092 reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops
1093 reset_workaround2 - enable extended AC97 RESET workaround for some
1096 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1098 The power-management is supported.
1100 Note: on some notebooks the buffer address cannot be detected
1101 automatically, or causes hang-up during initialization.
1102 In such a case, specify the buffer top address explicity via
1105 Sony F250: buffer_top=0x25a800
1106 Sony F270: buffer_top=0x272800
1107 The driver supports only ac97 codec. It's possible to force
1108 to initialize/use ac97 although it's not detected. In such a
1109 case, use force_ac97=1 option - but *NO* guarantee whether it
1112 Note: The NM256 chip can be linked internally with non-AC97
1113 codecs. This driver supports only the AC97 codec, and won't work
1114 with machines with other (most likely CS423x or OPL3SAx) chips,
1115 even though the device is detected in lspci. In such a case, try
1116 other drivers, e.g. snd-cs4232 or snd-opl3sa2. Some has ISA-PnP
1117 but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to specify isapnp=0
1118 and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP.
1120 Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the
1121 known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this
1122 workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a
1123 hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option.
1125 Note: Dell Latitude CSx laptops have another problem regarding
1126 AC97 RESET. On these laptops, reset_workaround2 option is
1127 turned on as default. This option is worth to try if the
1128 previous reset_workaround option doesn't help.
1130 Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the
1131 OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering.
1132 The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after*
1133 X-server as described above. You might be able to force to load
1134 the module, but it may result in hang-up. Hence, make sure that
1135 you load this module *before* X if you encounter this kind of
1141 Module for Yamaha OPL3-SA2/SA3 sound cards.
1143 port - control port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x370)
1144 sb_port - SB port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x220,0x240)
1145 wss_port - WSS port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1146 midi_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1147 fm_port - FM port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x388), -1 = disable
1148 irq - IRQ # for OPL3-SA chip (5,7,9,10)
1149 dma1 - first DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3)
1150 dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
1151 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1153 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. It does not support
1154 autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!!
1156 The power-management is supported.
1158 Module snd-opti92x-ad1848
1159 -------------------------
1161 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Analog Devices AD1848 chips.
1162 Module works with OAK Mozart cards as well.
1164 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1165 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1166 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1167 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1168 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1169 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1171 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1173 Module snd-opti92x-cs4231
1174 -------------------------
1176 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Crystal CS4231 chips.
1178 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1179 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1180 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1181 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1182 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1183 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1184 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1186 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1191 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c93x chips.
1193 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1194 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1195 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1196 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1197 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1198 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1199 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1201 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1206 Module for Digigram PCXHR boards
1208 This module supports multiple cards.
1210 Module snd-powermac (on ppc only)
1211 ---------------------------------
1213 Module for PowerMac, iMac and iBook on-board soundchips
1215 enable_beep - enable beep using PCM (enabled as default)
1217 Module supports autoprobe a chip.
1219 Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianess.
1221 The power-management is supported.
1223 Module snd-pxa2xx-ac97 (on arm only)
1224 ------------------------------------
1226 Module for AC97 driver for the Intel PXA2xx chip
1228 For ARM architecture only.
1230 The power-management is supported.
1235 Module for Conexant Riptide chip
1237 joystick_port - Joystick port # (default: 0x200)
1238 mpu_port - MPU401 port # (default: 0x330)
1239 opl3_port - OPL3 port # (default: 0x388)
1241 This module supports multiple cards.
1242 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1243 You need to install the firmware file "riptide.hex" to the standard
1244 firmware path (e.g. /lib/firmware).
1249 Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32,
1250 Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards.
1252 This module supports multiple cards.
1257 Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards.
1259 This module supports multiple cards.
1264 Module for RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall, Hammerfall-Light) sound cards.
1266 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably).
1269 This module supports multiple cards.
1271 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
1272 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
1273 when any RME9652 cards are found. To make the buffer
1274 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
1275 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
1278 Module snd-sa11xx-uda1341 (on arm only)
1279 ---------------------------------------
1281 Module for Philips UDA1341TS on Compaq iPAQ H3600 sound card.
1283 Module supports only one card.
1284 Module has no enable and index options.
1286 The power-management is supported.
1291 Module for 8-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 1.0,
1295 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1296 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10)
1297 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1299 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1301 The power-management is supported.
1303 Module snd-sb16 and snd-sbawe
1304 -----------------------------
1306 Module for 16-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 16 (PnP),
1307 SoundBlaster AWE 32 (PnP),
1308 SoundBlaster AWE 64 PnP
1310 port - port # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1311 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1312 awe_port - base port # for EMU8000 synthesizer (0x620,0x640,0x660)
1313 (snd-sbawe module only)
1314 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,7,9,10)
1315 dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0,1,3)
1316 dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,6,7)
1317 mic_agc - Mic Auto-Gain-Control - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1318 csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1319 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1321 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1323 Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must
1324 disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter.
1325 Also, all Sound Blaster 16 type cards can operate in 16-bit
1326 half duplex mode through 8-bit DMA channel by disabling their
1329 The power-management is supported.
1334 Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy sound card.
1336 sbport - Port # for SB16 interface (0x220,0x240)
1337 wssport - Port # for WSS interface (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1338 irq - IRQ # (7,9,10,11)
1341 This module supports multiple cards.
1343 The power-management is supported.
1348 Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape PnP cards.
1350 port - Port # (PnP setup)
1351 irq - IRQ # (PnP setup)
1352 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup)
1353 dma - DMA # (PnP setup)
1355 This module supports multiple cards. ISA PnP must be enabled.
1356 You need sscape_ctl tool in alsa-tools package for loading
1359 Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only)
1360 --------------------------------------
1362 Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1364 This module supports multiple cards.
1366 Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only)
1367 -------------------------------------
1369 Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1371 This module supports multiple cards.
1373 Module snd-sun-dbri (on sparc only)
1374 -----------------------------------
1376 Module for DBRI sound chips found on Sparcs.
1378 This module supports multiple cards.
1380 Module snd-wavefront
1381 --------------------
1383 Module for Turtle Beach Maui, Tropez and Tropez+ sound cards.
1385 cs4232_pcm_port - Port # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1386 cs4232_pcm_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 PCM interface (5,7,9,11,12,15).
1387 cs4232_mpu_port - Port # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface.
1388 cs4232_mpu_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface (9,11,12,15).
1389 use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface
1390 (inaccessibly located inside your computer)
1391 ics2115_port - Port # for ICS2115
1392 ics2115_irq - IRQ # for ICS2115
1393 fm_port - FM OPL-3 Port #
1394 dma1 - DMA1 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1395 dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1396 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1398 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP.
1400 Module snd-sonicvibes
1401 ---------------------
1403 Module for S3 SonicVibes PCI sound cards.
1404 * PINE Schubert 32 PCI
1406 reverb - Reverb Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1407 - SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this.
1408 mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1410 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1412 Module snd-serial-u16550
1413 ------------------------
1415 Module for UART16550A serial MIDI ports.
1417 port - port # for UART16550A chip
1418 irq - IRQ # for UART16550A chip, -1 = poll mode
1419 speed - speed in bauds (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200)
1421 base - base for divisor in bauds (57600,115200,230400,460800)
1423 outs - number of MIDI ports in a serial port (1-4)
1425 adaptor - Type of adaptor.
1426 0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A,
1427 3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic
1429 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
1430 thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional.
1435 Module for Trident 4DWave DX/NX sound cards.
1436 * Best Union Miss Melody 4DWave PCI
1438 * Warpspeed ONSpeed 4DWave PCI
1441 * CHIC True Sound 4Dwave
1442 * Shark Predator4D-PCI
1443 * Jaton SonicWave 4D
1445 pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM
1446 wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb)
1448 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1450 The power-management is supported.
1452 Module snd-usb-audio
1453 --------------------
1455 Module for USB audio and USB MIDI devices.
1457 vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional)
1458 pid - Product ID for the device (optional)
1459 device_setup - Device specific magic number (optional)
1460 - Influence depends on the device
1463 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1465 Module snd-usb-usx2y
1466 --------------------
1468 Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices.
1470 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1472 Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included
1473 in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages.
1478 Module for AC'97 motherboards based on VIA 82C686A/686B, 8233,
1479 8233A, 8233C, 8235, 8237 (south) bridge.
1481 mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, otherwise obtain BIOS setup
1483 joystick - Enable joystick (default off) [VIA686A/686B only]
1484 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1485 dxs_support - support DXS channels,
1486 0 = auto (default), 1 = enable, 2 = disable,
1487 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA, 5 = enable any sample
1488 rate and different sample rates on different
1490 [VIA8233/C, 8235, 8237 only]
1491 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
1492 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
1494 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1496 Note: on some SMP motherboards like MSI 694D the interrupts might
1497 not be generated properly. In such a case, please try to
1498 set the SMP (or MPS) version on BIOS to 1.1 instead of
1499 default value 1.4. Then the interrupt number will be
1500 assigned under 15. You might also upgrade your BIOS.
1502 Note: VIA8233/5/7 (not VIA8233A) can support DXS (direct sound)
1503 channels as the first PCM. On these channels, up to 4
1504 streams can be played at the same time, and the controller
1505 can perform sample rate conversion with separate rates for
1507 As default (dxs_support = 0), 48k fixed rate is chosen
1508 except for the known devices since the output is often
1509 noisy except for 48k on some mother boards due to the
1511 Please try once dxs_support=5 and if it works on other
1512 sample rates (e.g. 44.1kHz of mp3 playback), please let us
1513 know the PCI subsystem vendor/device id's (output of
1515 If dxs_support=5 does not work, try dxs_support=4; if it
1516 doesn't work too, try dxs_support=1. (dxs_support=1 is
1517 usually for old motherboards. The correct implemented
1518 board should work with 4 or 5.) If it still doesn't
1519 work and the default setting is ok, dxs_support=3 is the
1520 right choice. If the default setting doesn't work at all,
1521 try dxs_support=2 to disable the DXS channels.
1522 In any cases, please let us know the result and the
1523 subsystem vendor/device ids. See "Links and Addresses"
1526 Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver
1527 additionally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only.
1529 The power-management is supported.
1531 Module snd-via82xx-modem
1532 ------------------------
1534 Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem
1536 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1538 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
1540 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
1543 The power-management is supported.
1548 Module for virtual rawmidi devices.
1549 This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate
1550 to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports.
1552 midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-4, default=4)
1554 This module supports multiple cards.
1559 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX222, V222 v2 and Mic cards.
1561 mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI)
1562 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
1564 This module supports multiple cards.
1566 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1567 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1568 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1569 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1570 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke
1571 vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf
1573 install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader
1575 (for 2.2/2.4 kernels, add "post-install /usr/bin/vxloader" to
1576 /etc/modules.conf, instead.)
1577 IBL size defines the interrupts period for PCM. The smaller size
1578 gives smaller latency but leads to more CPU consumption, too.
1579 The size is usually aligned to 126. As default (=0), the smallest
1580 size is chosen. The possible IBL values can be found in
1581 /proc/asound/cardX/vx-status proc file.
1583 The power-management is supported.
1588 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX2 and 440 PCMCIA cards.
1590 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
1592 This module supports multiple cards. The module is compiled only when
1593 PCMCIA is supported on kernel.
1595 With the older 2.6.x kernel, to activate the driver via the card
1596 manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the
1597 sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. 2.6.13 or later kernel requires no
1598 longer require a config file.
1600 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1601 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1602 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1603 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1604 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package.
1606 About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module.
1608 Note: the driver is build only when CONFIG_ISA is set.
1610 Note2: snd-vxp440 driver is merged to snd-vxpocket driver since
1613 The power-management is supported.
1618 Module for Yamaha PCI chips (YMF72x, YMF74x & YMF75x).
1620 mpu_port - 0x300,0x330,0x332,0x334, 0 (disable) by default,
1621 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
1622 fm_port - 0x388,0x398,0x3a0,0x3a8, 0 (disable) by default
1623 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
1624 joystick_port - 0x201,0x202,0x204,0x205, 0 (disable) by default,
1626 rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool)
1628 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
1630 The power-management is supported.
1632 Module snd-pdaudiocf
1633 --------------------
1635 Module for Sound Core PDAudioCF sound card.
1637 Note: the driver is build only when CONFIG_ISA is set.
1639 The power-management is supported.
1645 The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround for
1646 specific devices on drivers for on-board AC'97 controllers like
1647 snd-intel8x0. Some hardware have swapped output pins between Master
1648 and Headphone, or Surround (thanks to confusion of AC'97
1649 specifications from version to version :-)
1651 The driver provides the auto-detection of known problematic devices,
1652 but some might be unknown or wrongly detected. In such a case, pass
1653 the proper value with this option.
1655 The following strings are accepted:
1656 - default Don't override the default setting
1657 - none Disable the quirk
1658 - hp_only Bind Master and Headphone controls as a single control
1659 - swap_hp Swap headphone and master controls
1660 - swap_surround Swap master and surround controls
1661 - ad_sharing For AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone
1662 - alc_jack For ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode
1663 - inv_eapd Inverted EAPD implementation
1664 - mute_led Bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED
1666 For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer value -1, 0,
1667 ... are accepted, too.
1669 For example, if "Master" volume control has no effect on your device
1670 but only "Headphone" does, pass ac97_quirk=hp_only module option.
1673 Configuring Non-ISAPNP Cards
1674 ============================
1676 When the kernel is configured with ISA-PnP support, the modules
1677 supporting the isapnp cards will have module options "isapnp".
1678 If this option is set, *only* the ISA-PnP devices will be probed.
1679 For probing the non ISA-PnP cards, you have to pass "isapnp=0" option
1680 together with the proper i/o and irq configuration.
1682 When the kernel is configured without ISA-PnP support, isapnp option
1683 will be not built in.
1686 Module Autoloading Support
1687 ==========================
1689 The ALSA drivers can be loaded automatically on demand by defining
1690 module aliases. The string 'snd-card-%1' is requested for ALSA native
1691 devices where %i is sound card number from zero to seven.
1693 To auto-load an ALSA driver for OSS services, define the string
1694 'sound-slot-%i' where %i means the slot number for OSS, which
1695 corresponds to the card index of ALSA. Usually, define this
1696 as the same card module.
1698 An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below:
1699 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
1700 alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
1701 alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
1702 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
1704 The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module
1705 option "cards_limit" of snd module. As default it's set to 1.
1706 To enable the auto-loading of multiple cards, specify the number of
1707 sound cards in that option.
1709 When multiple cards are available, it'd better to specify the index
1710 number for each card via module option, too, so that the order of
1711 cards is kept consistent.
1713 An example configuration for two sound cards is like below:
1715 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
1717 options snd cards_limit=2
1718 alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
1719 alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
1720 options snd-interwave index=0
1721 options snd-ens1371 index=1
1723 alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave
1724 alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371
1725 ----- /etc/moprobe.conf
1727 In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card
1728 (index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1).
1731 ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping
1732 =======================================
1734 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4
1735 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3
1736 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12
1737 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20
1738 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19
1739 /dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28
1740 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36
1741 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39
1742 /dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44
1744 The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means
1745 sound card number and second means device number. The ALSA devices
1746 have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and
1747 playback, respectively.
1749 Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module
1750 options of snd-pcm-oss module.
1756 The ALSA driver fully supports the devfs extension.
1757 You should add lines below to your devfsd.conf file:
1759 LOOKUP snd MODLOAD ACTION snd
1760 REGISTER ^sound/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
1761 REGISTER ^snd/.* PERMISSIONS root.audio 660
1763 Warning: These lines assume that you have the audio group in your system.
1764 Otherwise replace audio word with another group name (root for
1768 Proc interfaces (/proc/asound)
1769 ==============================
1771 /proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss
1772 -------------------------------
1773 String "erase" - erase all additional informations about OSS applications
1774 String "<app_name> <fragments> <fragment_size> [<options>]"
1776 <app_name> - name of application with (higher priority) or without path
1777 <fragments> - number of fragments or zero if auto
1778 <fragment_size> - size of fragment in bytes or zero if auto
1779 <options> - optional parameters
1780 - disable the application tries to open a pcm device for
1781 this channel but does not want to use it.
1782 (Cause a bug or mmap needs)
1783 It's good for Quake etc...
1784 - direct don't use plugins
1785 - block force block mode (rvplayer)
1786 - non-block force non-block mode
1787 - whole-frag write only whole fragments (optimization affecting
1789 - no-silence do not fill silence ahead to avoid clicks
1790 - buggy-ptr Returns the whitespace blocks in GETOPTR ioctl
1791 instead of filled blocks
1793 Example: echo "x11amp 128 16384" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
1794 echo "squake 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss
1795 echo "rvplayer 0 0 block" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
1798 Early Buffer Allocation
1799 =======================
1801 Some drivers (e.g. hdsp) require the large contiguous buffers, and
1802 sometimes it's too late to find such spaces when the driver module is
1803 actually loaded due to memory fragmentation. You can pre-allocate the
1804 PCM buffers by loading snd-page-alloc module and write commands to its
1805 proc file in prior, for example, in the early boot stage like
1806 /etc/init.d/*.local scripts.
1808 Reading the proc file /proc/drivers/snd-page-alloc shows the current
1809 usage of page allocation. In writing, you can send the following
1810 commands to the snd-page-alloc driver:
1812 - add VENDOR DEVICE MASK SIZE BUFFERS
1814 VENDOR and DEVICE are PCI vendor and device IDs. They take
1815 integer numbers (0x prefix is needed for the hex).
1816 MASK is the PCI DMA mask. Pass 0 if not restricted.
1817 SIZE is the size of each buffer to allocate. You can pass
1818 k and m suffix for KB and MB. The max number is 16MB.
1819 BUFFERS is the number of buffers to allocate. It must be greater
1820 than 0. The max number is 4.
1824 This will erase the all pre-allocated buffers which are not in
1831 ALSA project homepage
1832 http://www.alsa-project.org
1834 ALSA Bug Tracking System
1835 https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/bugs/
1838 mailto:alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net