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2 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver
3 ==========================================
4 Configuration guide
5
6
7Kernel Configuration
8====================
9
10To enable ALSA support you need at least to build the kernel with
11primary sound card support (CONFIG_SOUND). Since ALSA can emulate OSS,
12you don't have to choose any of the OSS modules.
13
14Enable "OSS API emulation" (CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL) and both OSS mixer and
15PCM supports if you want to run OSS applications with ALSA.
16
17If you want to support the WaveTable functionality on cards such as
18SB Live! then you need to enable "Sequencer support"
19(CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER).
20
21To make ALSA debug messages more verbose, enable the "Verbose printk"
22and "Debug" options. To check for memory leaks, turn on "Debug memory"
23too. "Debug detection" will add checks for the detection of cards.
24
25Please 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
27using isapnptools.
28
29
30Creating ALSA devices
31=====================
32
33This depends on your distribution, but normally you use the /dev/MAKEDEV
34script to create the necessary device nodes. On some systems you use a
35script named 'snddevices'.
36
37
38Module parameters
39=================
40
41The user can load modules with options. If the module supports more than
42one card and you have more than one card of the same type then you can
43specify multiple values for the option separated by commas.
44
45Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
46
47 Module snd
48 ----------
49
50 The core ALSA module. It is used by all ALSA card drivers.
51 It takes the following options which have global effects.
52
53 major - major number for sound driver
54 - Default: 116
55 cards_limit
56 - limiting card index for auto-loading (1-8)
57 - Default: 1
58 - For auto-loading more than one card, specify this
59 option together with snd-card-X aliases.
Takashi Iwai304cd072007-10-26 15:10:15 +020060 slots - Reserve the slot index for the given driver.
61 This option takes multiple strings.
62 See "Module Autoloading Support" section for details.
Takashi Iwai36ce99c2009-08-27 16:45:07 +020063 debug - Specifies the debug message level
64 (0 = disable debug prints, 1 = normal debug messages,
65 2 = verbose debug messages)
66 This option appears only when CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y.
67 This option can be dynamically changed via sysfs
68 /sys/modules/snd/parameters/debug file.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070069
70 Module snd-pcm-oss
71 ------------------
72
73 The PCM OSS emulation module.
74 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
75
76 dsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
77 - Default: 0
78 adsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
79 - Default: 1
80 nonblock_open
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +020081 - Don't block opening busy PCM devices. Default: 1
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070082
83 For example, when dsp_map=2, /dev/dsp will be mapped to PCM #2 of
84 the card #0. Similarly, when adsp_map=0, /dev/adsp will be mapped
85 to PCM #0 of the card #0.
86 For changing the second or later card, specify the option with
87 commas, such like "dsp_map=0,1".
88
89 nonblock_open option is used to change the behavior of the PCM
90 regarding opening the device. When this option is non-zero,
91 opening a busy OSS PCM device won't be blocked but return
92 immediately with EAGAIN (just like O_NONBLOCK flag).
93
94 Module snd-rawmidi
95 ------------------
96
97 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
98 similar to those of the snd-pcm-oss module.
99
100 midi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
101 - Default: 0
102 amidi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
103 - Default: 1
104
105 Common parameters for top sound card modules
106 --------------------------------------------
107
108 Each of top level sound card module takes the following options.
109
110 index - index (slot #) of sound card
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100111 - Values: 0 through 31 or negative
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700112 - If nonnegative, assign that index number
113 - if negative, interpret as a bitmask of permissible
114 indices; the first free permitted index is assigned
115 - Default: -1
116 id - card ID (identifier or name)
117 - Can be up to 15 characters long
118 - Default: the card type
119 - A directory by this name is created under /proc/asound/
120 containing information about the card
121 - This ID can be used instead of the index number in
122 identifying the card
123 enable - enable card
124 - Default: enabled, for PCI and ISA PnP cards
125
Rene Hermancf40a312006-03-28 12:38:20 +0200126 Module snd-adlib
127 ----------------
128
129 Module for AdLib FM cards.
130
131 port - port # for OPL chip
132
133 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe, so
134 the port must be specified. For actual AdLib FM cards it will be 0x388.
135 Note that this card does not have PCM support and no mixer; only FM
136 synthesis.
137
138 Make sure you have "sbiload" from the alsa-tools package available and,
139 after loading the module, find out the assigned ALSA sequencer port
140 number through "sbiload -l". Example output:
141
142 Port Client name Port name
143 64:0 OPL2 FM synth OPL2 FM Port
144
145 Load the std.sb and drums.sb patches also supplied by sbiload:
146
147 sbiload -p 64:0 std.sb drums.sb
148
149 If you use this driver to drive an OPL3, you can use std.o3 and drums.o3
150 instead. To have the card produce sound, use aplaymidi from alsa-utils:
151
152 aplaymidi -p 64:0 foo.mid
153
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700154 Module snd-ad1816a
155 ------------------
156
157 Module for sound cards based on Analog Devices AD1816A/AD1815 ISA chips.
158
Takashi Iwai506d4c62005-08-03 14:02:47 +0200159 clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700160
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100161 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700162
163 Module snd-ad1848
164 -----------------
165
166 Module for sound cards based on AD1848/AD1847/CS4248 ISA chips.
167
168 port - port # for AD1848 chip
169 irq - IRQ # for AD1848 chip
170 dma1 - DMA # for AD1848 chip (0,1,3)
171
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100172 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700173 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
174
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100175 The power-management is supported.
176
Clemens Ladisch84010e62005-09-02 07:57:59 +0200177 Module snd-ad1889
178 -----------------
179
180 Module for Analog Devices AD1889 chips.
181
182 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
183 See the description of intel8x0 module for details.
184
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100185 This module supports multiple cards.
Clemens Ladisch84010e62005-09-02 07:57:59 +0200186
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700187 Module snd-ali5451
188 ------------------
189
190 Module for ALi M5451 PCI chip.
191
192 pcm_channels - Number of hardware channels assigned for PCM
193 spdif - Support SPDIF I/O
194 - Default: disabled
195
Takashi Iwai8a3fb4d2005-10-20 17:10:49 +0200196 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700197
198 The power-management is supported.
199
200 Module snd-als100
201 -----------------
202
203 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS100/ALS120 ISA chips.
204
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100205 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700206
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100207 The power-management is supported.
208
Ash Willisb3a70d52006-03-27 13:20:40 +0200209 Module snd-als300
210 -----------------
211
212 Module for Avance Logic ALS300 and ALS300+
213
214 This module supports multiple cards.
215
216 The power-management is supported.
217
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700218 Module snd-als4000
219 ------------------
220
221 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS4000 PCI chip.
222
223 joystick_port - port # for legacy joystick support.
224 0 = disabled (default), 1 = auto-detect
225
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100226 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700227
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100228 The power-management is supported.
229
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700230 Module snd-atiixp
231 -----------------
232
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200233 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250/400 AC97 controllers.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700234
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200235 ac97_clock - AC'97 clock (default = 48000)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700236 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200237 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
Dan Carpenter14e1d352006-11-20 16:35:18 +0100238 ac97_codec - Workaround to specify which AC'97 codec
239 instead of probing. If this works for you
240 file a bug with your `lspci -vn` output.
241 -2 -- Force probing.
242 -1 -- Default behavior.
243 0-2 -- Use the specified codec.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700244 spdif_aclink - S/PDIF transfer over AC-link (default = 1)
245
Clemens Ladischb7fe4622005-10-04 08:46:51 +0200246 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700247
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200248 ATI IXP has two different methods to control SPDIF output. One is
249 over AC-link and another is over the "direct" SPDIF output. The
250 implementation depends on the motherboard, and you'll need to
251 choose the correct one via spdif_aclink module option.
252
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100253 The power-management is supported.
254
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700255 Module snd-atiixp-modem
256 -----------------------
257
258 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 modem controllers.
259
Clemens Ladischb7fe4622005-10-04 08:46:51 +0200260 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700261
262 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
263 slot is excluded.
264
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100265 The power-management is supported.
266
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700267 Module snd-au8810, snd-au8820, snd-au8830
268 -----------------------------------------
269
270 Module for Aureal Vortex, Vortex2 and Advantage device.
271
272 pcifix - Control PCI workarounds
273 0 = Disable all workarounds
274 1 = Force the PCI latency of the Aureal card to 0xff
275 2 = Force the Extend PCI#2 Internal Master for Efficient
276 Handling of Dummy Requests on the VIA KT133 AGP Bridge
277 3 = Force both settings
278 255 = Autodetect what is required (default)
279
280 This module supports all ADB PCM channels, ac97 mixer, SPDIF, hardware
281 EQ, mpu401, gameport. A3D and wavetable support are still in development.
282 Development and reverse engineering work is being coordinated at
283 http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/openvortex/
284 SPDIF output has a copy of the AC97 codec output, unless you use the
285 "spdif" pcm device, which allows raw data passthru.
286 The hardware EQ hardware and SPDIF is only present in the Vortex2 and
287 Advantage.
288
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200289 Note: Some ALSA mixer applications don't handle the SPDIF sample rate
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700290 control correctly. If you have problems regarding this, try
291 another ALSA compliant mixer (alsamixer works).
292
Takashi Iwai9e235322008-02-20 12:13:29 +0100293 Module snd-aw2
294 --------------
295
296 Module for Audiowerk2 sound card
297
298 This module supports multiple cards.
299
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700300 Module snd-azt2320
301 ------------------
302
303 Module for sound cards based on Aztech System AZT2320 ISA chip (PnP only).
304
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100305 This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700306
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100307 The power-management is supported.
308
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700309 Module snd-azt3328
310 ------------------
311
312 Module for sound cards based on Aztech AZF3328 PCI chip.
313
314 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
315
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100316 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700317
318 Module snd-bt87x
319 ----------------
320
321 Module for video cards based on Bt87x chips.
322
323 digital_rate - Override the default digital rate (Hz)
324 load_all - Load the driver even if the card model isn't known
325
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100326 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700327
328 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
329 slot is excluded.
330
331 Module snd-ca0106
332 -----------------
333
334 Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit
335
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100336 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700337
338
339 Module snd-cmi8330
340 ------------------
341
342 Module for sound cards based on C-Media CMI8330 ISA chips.
343
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +0100344 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
345
346 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
347
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700348 wssport - port # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
349 wssirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
350 wssdma - first DMA # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
351 sbport - port # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
352 sbirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
353 sbdma8 - 8bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
354 sbdma16 - 16bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
Takashi Iwai9e128fd2009-01-29 11:49:10 +0100355 fmport - (optional) OPL3 I/O port
356 mpuport - (optional) MPU401 I/O port
357 mpuirq - (optional) MPU401 irq #
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700358
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100359 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700360
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100361 The power-management is supported.
362
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700363 Module snd-cmipci
364 -----------------
365
Clemens Ladisch45c41b42007-08-22 09:45:03 +0200366 Module for C-Media CMI8338/8738/8768/8770 PCI sound cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700367
Clemens Ladischc78c9502007-09-03 09:55:49 +0200368 mpu_port - port address of MIDI interface (8338 only):
Clemens Ladisch45c41b42007-08-22 09:45:03 +0200369 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330 = legacy port,
Takashi Iwaicab5c4c2006-05-04 14:36:08 +0200370 0 = disable (default)
Clemens Ladisch45c41b42007-08-22 09:45:03 +0200371 fm_port - port address of OPL-3 FM synthesizer (8x38 only):
372 0x388 = legacy port,
373 1 = integrated PCI port (default on 8738),
Takashi Iwai2f24d1592007-02-15 18:56:43 +0100374 0 = disable
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200375 soft_ac3 - Software-conversion of raw SPDIF packets (model 033 only)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700376 (default = 1)
377 joystick_port - Joystick port address (0 = disable, 1 = auto-detect)
378
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100379 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700380
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100381 The power-management is supported.
382
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700383 Module snd-cs4231
384 -----------------
385
386 Module for sound cards based on CS4231 ISA chips.
387
388 port - port # for CS4231 chip
389 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (optional), -1 = disable
390 irq - IRQ # for CS4231 chip
391 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART
392 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4231 chip
393 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4231 chip
394
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100395 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700396 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
397
398 The power-management is supported.
399
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700400 Module snd-cs4236
401 -----------------
402
Takashi Iwaic844a5d2009-02-16 23:17:33 +0100403 Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A,
404 CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700405 CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips.
406
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +0100407 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
408
409 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
410
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700411 port - port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x534)
412 cport - control port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00)
413 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable
414 fm_port - FM port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable
415 irq - IRQ # for CS4236 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15)
416 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15)
417 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3)
418 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700419
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100420 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700421 (if ISA PnP is not used) thus main port and control port must be
422 specified!!! Other ports are optional.
423
424 The power-management is supported.
425
Takashi Iwaic844a5d2009-02-16 23:17:33 +0100426 This module is aliased as snd-cs4232 since it provides the old
427 snd-cs4232 functionality, too.
428
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700429 Module snd-cs4281
430 -----------------
431
432 Module for Cirrus Logic CS4281 soundchip.
433
434 dual_codec - Secondary codec ID (0 = disable, default)
435
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100436 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700437
438 The power-management is supported.
439
440 Module snd-cs46xx
441 -----------------
442
443 Module for PCI sound cards based on CS4610/CS4612/CS4614/CS4615/CS4622/
444 CS4624/CS4630/CS4280 PCI chips.
445
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200446 external_amp - Force to enable external amplifier.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700447 thinkpad - Force to enable Thinkpad's CLKRUN control.
448 mmap_valid - Support OSS mmap mode (default = 0).
449
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100450 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700451 Usually external amp and CLKRUN controls are detected automatically
452 from PCI sub vendor/device ids. If they don't work, give the options
453 above explicitly.
454
455 The power-management is supported.
Takashi Iwai621887a2007-05-24 18:46:54 +0200456
457 Module snd-cs5530
458 _________________
459
460 Module for Cyrix/NatSemi Geode 5530 chip.
461
Takashi Iwai3e873172005-11-17 10:15:37 +0100462 Module snd-cs5535audio
463 ----------------------
464
465 Module for multifunction CS5535 companion PCI device
466
Takashi Iwaic00bd742006-05-19 19:22:34 +0200467 The power-management is supported.
Takashi Iwai3e873172005-11-17 10:15:37 +0100468
Wai Yew CHAY8cc72362009-05-14 08:05:58 +0200469 Module snd-ctxfi
470 ----------------
471
472 Module for Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi boards (20k1 / 20k2 chips)
473 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
474 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
475 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio
476 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
477 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
478 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
479 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
480 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
481 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
482
483 reference_rate - reference sample rate, 44100 or 48000 (default)
484 multiple - multiple to ref. sample rate, 1 or 2 (default)
485
486 This module supports multiple cards.
487
Giuliano Pochinidd7b2542006-06-28 13:53:41 +0200488 Module snd-darla20
489 ------------------
490
491 Module for Echoaudio Darla20
492
493 This module supports multiple cards.
494 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
495
496 Module snd-darla24
497 ------------------
498
499 Module for Echoaudio Darla24
500
501 This module supports multiple cards.
502 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
503
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700504 Module snd-dt019x
505 -----------------
506
507 Module for Diamond Technologies DT-019X / Avance Logic ALS-007 (PnP
508 only)
509
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100510 This module supports multiple cards. This module is enabled only with
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700511 ISA PnP support.
512
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100513 The power-management is supported.
514
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700515 Module snd-dummy
516 ----------------
517
518 Module for the dummy sound card. This "card" doesn't do any output
519 or input, but you may use this module for any application which
520 requires a sound card (like RealPlayer).
521
Takashi Iwai30681bcf2009-09-03 16:08:08 +0200522 pcm_devs - Number of PCM devices assigned to each card
523 (default = 1, up to 4)
524 pcm_substreams - Number of PCM substreams assigned to each PCM
Takashi Iwai23aebca2009-11-02 14:10:59 +0100525 (default = 8, up to 128)
Takashi Iwai30681bcf2009-09-03 16:08:08 +0200526 hrtimer - Use hrtimer (=1, default) or system timer (=0)
Takashi Iwaia68c4d12009-09-04 12:19:36 +0200527 fake_buffer - Fake buffer allocations (default = 1)
Takashi Iwai30681bcf2009-09-03 16:08:08 +0200528
529 When multiple PCM devices are created, snd-dummy gives different
530 behavior to each PCM device:
531 0 = interleaved with mmap support
532 1 = non-interleaved with mmap support
533 2 = interleaved without mmap
534 3 = non-interleaved without mmap
535
Takashi Iwaia68c4d12009-09-04 12:19:36 +0200536 As default, snd-dummy drivers doesn't allocate the real buffers
537 but either ignores read/write or mmap a single dummy page to all
538 buffer pages, in order to save the resouces. If your apps need
539 the read/ written buffer data to be consistent, pass fake_buffer=0
540 option.
541
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100542 The power-management is supported.
543
Giuliano Pochinidd7b2542006-06-28 13:53:41 +0200544 Module snd-echo3g
545 -----------------
546
547 Module for Echoaudio 3G cards (Gina3G/Layla3G)
548
549 This module supports multiple cards.
550 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
551
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700552 Module snd-emu10k1
553 ------------------
554
555 Module for EMU10K1/EMU10k2 based PCI sound cards.
556 * Sound Blaster Live!
557 * Sound Blaster PCI 512
558 * Emu APS (partially supported)
559 * Sound Blaster Audigy
560
561 extin - bitmap of available external inputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
562 extout - bitmap of available external outputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
563 seq_ports - allocated sequencer ports (4 by default)
564 max_synth_voices - limit of voices used for wavetable (64 by default)
565 max_buffer_size - specifies the maximum size of wavetable/pcm buffers
566 given in MB unit. Default value is 128.
567 enable_ir - enable IR
568
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100569 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700570
571 Input & Output configurations [extin/extout]
572 * Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03]
573 * Creative Card w/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f0f]
574 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in [0x000f/0x1f0f]
575 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fc3]
576 * Creative Card w/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fcf]
577 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + LiveDrive [0x3fcf/0x1fcf]
578 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
579 * Creative Card w/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
580 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fcf/0x1f0f]
581 * Creative Card 5.1/w Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fff]
582 * Creative Card 5.1 (c) 2003 [0x3fc3/0x7cff]
583 * Creative Card all ins and outs [0x3fff/0x7fff]
584
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100585 The power-management is supported.
586
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700587 Module snd-emu10k1x
588 -------------------
589
590 Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version)
591
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100592 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700593
594 Module snd-ens1370
595 ------------------
596
597 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1370 PCI sound cards.
598 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
599 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
600
601 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
602
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100603 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700604
Takashi Iwaid6ec8942006-01-20 14:05:06 +0100605 The power-management is supported.
606
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700607 Module snd-ens1371
608 ------------------
609
610 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371 PCI sound cards.
611 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
612 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
613 * SoundBlaster Vibra PCI
614
615 joystick_port - port # for joystick (0x200,0x208,0x210,0x218),
616 0 = disable (default), 1 = auto-detect
617
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100618 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700619
Takashi Iwaid6ec8942006-01-20 14:05:06 +0100620 The power-management is supported.
621
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700622 Module snd-es968
623 ----------------
624
625 Module for sound cards based on ESS ES968 chip (PnP only).
626
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100627 This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700628
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100629 The power-management is supported.
630
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700631 Module snd-es1688
632 -----------------
633
634 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-1688 and ES-688 sound cards.
635
636 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
Takashi Iwai504a06d2009-01-30 19:59:10 +0100637 fm_port - port # for OPL3 (option; share the same port as default)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700638 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
639 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
640 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
641 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
642
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100643 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700644
645 Module snd-es18xx
646 -----------------
647
648 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-18xx sound cards.
649
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +0100650 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
651
652 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
653
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700654 port - port # for ES-18xx chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
655 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
656 fm_port - port # for FM (optional, not used)
657 irq - IRQ # for ES-18xx chip (5,7,9,10)
658 dma1 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
659 dma2 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700660
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100661 This module supports multiple cards, ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401
662 port if native ISA PnP routines are not used).
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700663 When dma2 is equal with dma1, the driver works as half-duplex.
664
665 The power-management is supported.
666
667 Module snd-es1938
668 -----------------
669
670 Module for sound cards based on ESS Solo-1 (ES1938,ES1946) chips.
671
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100672 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700673
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100674 The power-management is supported.
675
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700676 Module snd-es1968
677 -----------------
678
679 Module for sound cards based on ESS Maestro-1/2/2E (ES1968/ES1978) chips.
680
681 total_bufsize - total buffer size in kB (1-4096kB)
682 pcm_substreams_p - playback channels (1-8, default=2)
683 pcm_substreams_c - capture channels (1-8, default=0)
684 clock - clock (0 = auto-detection)
685 use_pm - support the power-management (0 = off, 1 = on,
686 2 = auto (default))
687 enable_mpu - enable MPU401 (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = auto (default))
688 joystick - enable joystick (default off)
689
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100690 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700691
692 The power-management is supported.
693
694 Module snd-fm801
695 ----------------
696
697 Module for ForteMedia FM801 based PCI sound cards.
698
699 tea575x_tuner - Enable TEA575x tuner
700 - 1 = MediaForte 256-PCS
701 - 2 = MediaForte 256-PCPR
702 - 3 = MediaForte 64-PCR
703 - High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1
704 - example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1)
705
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100706 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700707
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100708 The power-management is supported.
709
Giuliano Pochinidd7b2542006-06-28 13:53:41 +0200710 Module snd-gina20
711 -----------------
712
713 Module for Echoaudio Gina20
714
715 This module supports multiple cards.
716 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
717
718 Module snd-gina24
719 -----------------
720
721 Module for Echoaudio Gina24
722
723 This module supports multiple cards.
724 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
725
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700726 Module snd-gusclassic
727 ---------------------
728
729 Module for Gravis UltraSound Classic sound card.
730
731 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
732 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
733 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
734 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
735 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
736 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
737 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
738
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100739 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700740
741 Module snd-gusextreme
742 ---------------------
743
744 Module for Gravis UltraSound Extreme (Synergy ViperMax) sound card.
745
746 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
747 gf1_port - port # for GF1 chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260,0x270)
748 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable
749 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
750 gf1_irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
751 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
752 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
753 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
754 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
755 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
756 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
757
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100758 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700759
760 Module snd-gusmax
761 -----------------
762
763 Module for Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card.
764
765 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
766 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
767 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
768 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
769 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
770 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
771 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
772
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100773 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700774
775 Module snd-hda-intel
776 --------------------
777
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +0400778 Module for Intel HD Audio (ICH6, ICH6M, ESB2, ICH7, ICH8, ICH9, ICH10,
779 PCH, SCH),
780 ATI SB450, SB600, R600, RS600, RS690, RS780, RV610, RV620,
781 RV630, RV635, RV670, RV770,
Takashi Iwai9b878192006-05-17 11:26:39 +0200782 VIA VT8251/VT8237A,
783 SIS966, ULI M5461
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700784
Takashi Iwai5aba4f82008-01-07 15:16:37 +0100785 [Multiple options for each card instance]
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700786 model - force the model name
Takashi Iwaid2e1c972008-06-10 17:53:34 +0200787 position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF)
Takashi Iwai95904742007-05-19 17:06:42 +0200788 probe_mask - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots)
Takashi Iwaiae374d62009-02-13 08:33:55 +0100789 When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used
790 as the "fixed" codec slots; i.e. the driver probes the
791 slots regardless what hardware reports back
Takashi Iwaid4d9cd032008-12-19 15:19:11 +0100792 probe_only - Only probing and no codec initialization (default=off);
793 Useful to check the initial codec status for debugging
Takashi Iwai8c53b962008-06-10 17:53:35 +0200794 bdl_pos_adj - Specifies the DMA IRQ timing delay in samples.
795 Passing -1 will make the driver to choose the appropriate
796 value based on the controller chip.
Takashi Iwai1e7b8c82009-06-17 17:30:54 +0200797 patch - Specifies the early "patch" files to modify the HD-audio
798 setup before initializing the codecs. This option is
799 available only when CONFIG_SND_HDA_PATCH_LOADER=y is set.
800 See HD-Audio.txt for details.
Takashi Iwaid0193612009-11-16 12:03:49 +0100801 beep_mode - Selects the beep registration mode (0=off, 1=on, 2=
802 dynamic registration via mute switch on/off); the default
803 value is set via CONFIG_SND_HDA_INPUT_BEEP_MODE kconfig.
Takashi Iwai5aba4f82008-01-07 15:16:37 +0100804
805 [Single (global) options]
Takashi Iwai27346162006-01-12 18:28:44 +0100806 single_cmd - Use single immediate commands to communicate with
807 codecs (for debugging only)
Takashi Iwai134a11f2006-11-10 12:08:37 +0100808 enable_msi - Enable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) (default = off)
Matt LaPlante19f59462009-04-27 15:06:31 +0200809 power_save - Automatic power-saving timeout (in second, 0 =
Takashi Iwai3723e2d2007-09-17 19:08:32 +0200810 disable)
Takashi Iwaidee1b662007-08-13 16:10:30 +0200811 power_save_controller - Reset HD-audio controller in power-saving mode
812 (default = on)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700813
Takashi Iwai5aba4f82008-01-07 15:16:37 +0100814 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
815
Takashi Iwaicae51172008-12-19 08:36:53 +0100816 See Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt for more details about
817 HD-audio driver.
818
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700819 Each codec may have a model table for different configurations.
820 If your machine isn't listed there, the default (usually minimal)
821 configuration is set up. You can pass "model=<name>" option to
822 specify a certain model in such a case. There are different
Takashi Iwaicae51172008-12-19 08:36:53 +0100823 models depending on the codec chip. The list of available models
824 is found in HD-Audio-Models.txt
Takashi Iwaidb064e52006-03-16 16:04:58 +0100825
Takashi Iwai6d7b1d72007-02-26 15:56:46 +0100826 The model name "genric" is treated as a special case. When this
827 model is given, the driver uses the generic codec parser without
828 "codec-patch". It's sometimes good for testing and debugging.
829
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200830 If the default configuration doesn't work and one of the above
Takashi Iwai30bc4482008-12-09 08:23:45 +0100831 matches with your device, report it together with alsa-info.sh
832 output (with --no-upload option) to kernel bugzilla or alsa-devel
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +0200833 ML (see the section "Links and Addresses").
834
Takashi Iwai3723e2d2007-09-17 19:08:32 +0200835 power_save and power_save_controller options are for power-saving
836 mode. See powersave.txt for details.
Takashi Iwaidee1b662007-08-13 16:10:30 +0200837
Takashi Iwaic74db862005-05-12 14:26:27 +0200838 Note 2: If you get click noises on output, try the module option
839 position_fix=1 or 2. position_fix=1 will use the SD_LPIB
840 register value without FIFO size correction as the current
841 DMA pointer. position_fix=2 will make the driver to use
842 the position buffer instead of reading SD_LPIB register.
Michael Kerrisk90f31e32008-09-01 14:03:50 +0200843 (Usually SD_LPIB register is more accurate than the
Takashi Iwaic74db862005-05-12 14:26:27 +0200844 position buffer.)
845
Takashi Iwai27346162006-01-12 18:28:44 +0100846 NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at
847 loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq
848 routing). Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi". Also, you
849 can try "single_cmd=1" module option. This will switch the
850 communication method between HDA controller and codecs to the
851 single immediate commands instead of CORB/RIRB. Basically, the
852 single command mode is provided only for BIOS, and you won't get
853 unsolicited events, too. But, at least, this works independently
854 from the irq. Remember this is a last resort, and should be
855 avoided as much as possible...
856
Takashi Iwai95904742007-05-19 17:06:42 +0200857 MORE NOTES ON "azx_get_response timeout" PROBLEMS:
858 On some hardwares, you may need to add a proper probe_mask option
859 to avoid the "azx_get_response timeout" problem above, instead.
860 This occurs when the access to non-existing or non-working codec slot
861 (likely a modem one) causes a stall of the communication via HD-audio
862 bus. You can see which codec slots are probed by enabling
Takashi Iwai62cf8722008-05-20 12:15:15 +0200863 CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE, or simply from the file name of the codec
Takashi Iwai95904742007-05-19 17:06:42 +0200864 proc files. Then limit the slots to probe by probe_mask option.
865 For example, probe_mask=1 means to probe only the first slot, and
866 probe_mask=4 means only the third slot.
867
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +0100868 The power-management is supported.
869
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700870 Module snd-hdsp
871 ---------------
872
873 Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s)
874
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100875 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700876
877 Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
878 when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load
879 the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools
880 package.
881 The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package.
882
883 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
884 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
885 when any HDSP cards are found. To make the buffer
886 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
Takashi Iwaib6a96912005-05-30 18:27:03 +0200887 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
888 section.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700889
Takashi Iwai54704402005-06-03 11:27:00 +0200890 Module snd-hdspm
891 ----------------
892
893 Module for RME HDSP MADI board.
894
895 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer, or disable.
896 line_outs_monitor - Send playback streams to analog outs by default.
897 enable_monitor - Enable Analog Out on Channel 63/64 by default.
898
899 See hdspm.txt for details.
900
Clemens Ladischc6260262008-01-25 08:41:52 +0100901 Module snd-hifier
902 -----------------
903
904 Module for the MediaTek/TempoTec HiFier Fantasia sound card.
905
906 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
907
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700908 Module snd-ice1712
909 ------------------
910
911 Module for Envy24 (ICE1712) based PCI sound cards.
912 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010
913 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010LT
914 * MidiMan M Audio Delta DiO 2496
915 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 66
916 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 44
917 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 410
918 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 2496
919 * TerraTec EWS 88MT
920 * TerraTec EWS 88D
921 * TerraTec EWX 24/96
922 * TerraTec DMX 6Fire
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200923 * TerraTec Phase 88
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700924 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24
925 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Value
926 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Media 7.1
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200927 * Event Electronics, EZ8
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700928 * Digigram VX442
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200929 * Lionstracs, Mediastaton
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +0400930 * Terrasoniq TS 88
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700931
932 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
933 delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410,
934 delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d,
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200935 dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8,
936 phase88, mediastation
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700937 omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66
Matt LaPlantefa00e7e2006-11-30 04:55:36 +0100938 cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transceiver)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700939 in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec)
940
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100941 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700942 is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta
943 serie).
944
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200945 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
946 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
947 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
948 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
949 type for testing.
950
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700951 Module snd-ice1724
952 ------------------
953
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200954 Module for Envy24HT (VT/ICE1724), Envy24PT (VT1720) based PCI sound cards.
Takashi Iwai7a6c8ff2006-01-13 13:56:33 +0100955 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 5.1
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700956 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 7.1
Takashi Iwai56255062006-11-09 16:47:26 +0100957 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 192
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700958 * AMP Ltd AUDIO2000
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200959 * TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Sky
960 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Space
961 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Universe
962 * TerraTec Phase 22
963 * TerraTec Phase 28
964 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +0400965 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 LT
966 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 XT
967 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI
968 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HD2
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200969 * AudioTrak Prodigy 192
970 * Pontis MS300
971 * Albatron K8X800 Pro II
972 * Chaintech ZNF3-150
973 * Chaintech ZNF3-250
974 * Chaintech 9CJS
Takashi Iwai8cfbbac2005-05-27 12:10:40 +0200975 * Chaintech AV-710
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200976 * Shuttle SN25P
Shin-ya Okadaf31639b2007-10-23 15:08:18 +0200977 * Onkyo SE-90PCI
978 * Onkyo SE-200PCI
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +0400979 * ESI Juli@
Takashi Iwai72cbfd42009-05-06 17:33:19 +0200980 * ESI Maya44
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +0400981 * Hercules Fortissimo IV
982 * EGO-SYS WaveTerminal 192M
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700983
984 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
Takashi Iwai7a6c8ff2006-01-13 13:56:33 +0100985 revo51, revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, prodigy71lt,
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +0400986 prodigy71xt, prodigy71hifi, prodigyhd2, prodigy192,
987 juli, aureon51, aureon71, universe, ap192, k8x800,
988 phase22, phase28, ms300, av710, se200pci, se90pci,
Takashi Iwai72cbfd42009-05-06 17:33:19 +0200989 fortissimo4, sn25p, WT192M, maya44
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700990
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +0100991 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700992
Takashi Iwaic9bce912005-05-24 13:41:03 +0200993 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
994 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
995 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
996 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
997 type for testing.
998
Giuliano Pochinidd7b2542006-06-28 13:53:41 +0200999 Module snd-indigo
1000 -----------------
1001
1002 Module for Echoaudio Indigo
1003
1004 This module supports multiple cards.
1005 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1006
1007 Module snd-indigodj
1008 -------------------
1009
1010 Module for Echoaudio Indigo DJ
1011
1012 This module supports multiple cards.
1013 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1014
1015 Module snd-indigoio
1016 -------------------
1017
1018 Module for Echoaudio Indigo IO
1019
1020 This module supports multiple cards.
1021 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1022
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001023 Module snd-intel8x0
1024 -------------------
1025
1026 Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles.
1027 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +04001028 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, 6300ESB, ESB2
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001029 * SiS 7012 (SiS 735)
Takashi Iwai89ac9c22006-01-24 10:36:57 +01001030 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804
1031 CK8, CK8S, MCP501
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001032 * AMD AMD768, AMD8111
1033 * ALi m5455
1034
1035 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1036 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02001037 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001038 buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some
Takashi Iwaia06147d2005-09-08 19:54:17 +02001039 motherboards (default yes on nForce chips,
1040 otherwise off)
1041 buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardwares with buggy
1042 semaphores (e.g. on some ASUS laptops)
1043 (default off)
Takashi Iwai6c5cfd92006-11-28 17:18:25 +01001044 spdif_aclink - Use S/PDIF over AC-link instead of direct connection
1045 from the controller chip
1046 (0 = off, 1 = on, -1 = default)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001047
Clemens Ladischb7fe4622005-10-04 08:46:51 +02001048 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001049
1050 Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock.
1051 if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock
1052 explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194".
1053
1054 Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your
1055 motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401
1056 modules, respectively.
1057
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001058 The power-management is supported.
1059
1060 Module snd-intel8x0m
1061 --------------------
1062
1063 Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems.
Takashi Iwai89ac9c22006-01-24 10:36:57 +01001064 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
1065 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7
1066 * SiS 7013 (SiS 735)
1067 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce2s, NForce3
1068 * AMD AMD8111
1069 * ALi m5455
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001070
1071 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1072
Clemens Ladischb7fe4622005-10-04 08:46:51 +02001073 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001074
1075 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
1076 slot is excluded.
1077
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001078 The power-management is supported.
1079
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001080 Module snd-interwave
1081 --------------------
1082
1083 Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32
1084 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip.
1085
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001086 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1087 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1088 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1089 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1090 requires 8 voices
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001091 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1092
1093 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1094
1095 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1096 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1097 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1098 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001099
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001100 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001101
1102 Module snd-interwave-stb
1103 ------------------------
1104
1105 Module for UltraSound 32-Pro (sound card from STB used by Compaq)
1106 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T
1107 circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume.
1108
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001109 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1110 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1111 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1112 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1113 requires 8 voices
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001114 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1115
1116 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1117
1118 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1119 port_tc - tone control (i2c bus) port # for TEA6330T chip (0x350,0x360,0x370,0x380)
1120 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1121 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1122 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001123
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001124 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001125
Krzysztof Helt44eba3e2009-12-23 18:02:41 +01001126 Module snd-jazz16
1127 -------------------
1128
1129 Module for Media Vision Jazz16 chipset. The chipset consists of 3 chips:
1130 MVD1216 + MVA416 + MVA514.
1131
1132 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1133 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (3,5,7,9,10,15)
1134 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1135 dma16 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (5,7)
1136 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1137 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (2,3,5,7)
1138
1139 This module supports multiple cards.
1140
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001141 Module snd-korg1212
1142 -------------------
1143
1144 Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card
1145
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001146 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001147
Giuliano Pochinidd7b2542006-06-28 13:53:41 +02001148 Module snd-layla20
1149 ------------------
1150
1151 Module for Echoaudio Layla20
1152
1153 This module supports multiple cards.
1154 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1155
1156 Module snd-layla24
1157 ------------------
1158
1159 Module for Echoaudio Layla24
1160
1161 This module supports multiple cards.
1162 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1163
Takashi Iwai8338c302009-04-14 12:30:36 +02001164 Module snd-lx6464es
1165 -------------------
1166
1167 Module for Digigram LX6464ES boards
1168
1169 This module supports multiple cards.
1170
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001171 Module snd-maestro3
1172 -------------------
1173
1174 Module for Allegro/Maestro3 chips
1175
1176 external_amp - enable external amp (enabled by default)
1177 amp_gpio - GPIO pin number for external amp (0-15) or
1178 -1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for
1179 others)
1180
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001181 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001182
1183 Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware.
1184 If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to
1185 specify other gpio connection via amp_gpio option.
1186 For example, a Panasonic notebook might need "amp_gpio=0x0d"
1187 option.
1188
1189 The power-management is supported.
1190
Giuliano Pochinidd7b2542006-06-28 13:53:41 +02001191 Module snd-mia
1192 ---------------
1193
1194 Module for Echoaudio Mia
1195
1196 This module supports multiple cards.
1197 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1198
Martin Langer1841f6132006-03-27 12:41:01 +02001199 Module snd-miro
1200 ---------------
1201
1202 Module for Miro soundcards: miroSOUND PCM 1 pro,
1203 miroSOUND PCM 12,
1204 miroSOUND PCM 20 Radio.
1205
1206 port - Port # (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40)
1207 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1208 dma1 - 1st dma # (0,1,3)
1209 dma2 - 2nd dma # (0,1)
1210 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1211 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (5,7,9,10)
1212 fm_port - FM Port # (0x388)
1213 wss - enable WSS mode
1214 ide - enable onboard ide support
1215
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001216 Module snd-mixart
1217 -----------------
1218
1219 Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards.
1220
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001221 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001222 Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards.
1223 See MIXART.txt for details.
1224
1225 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1226 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1227 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1228 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1229 firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package.
1230
Giuliano Pochinidd7b2542006-06-28 13:53:41 +02001231 Module snd-mona
1232 ---------------
1233
1234 Module for Echoaudio Mona
1235
1236 This module supports multiple cards.
1237 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1238
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001239 Module snd-mpu401
1240 -----------------
1241
1242 Module for MPU-401 UART devices.
1243
1244 port - port number or -1 (disable)
1245 irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable)
1246 pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1247
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001248 This module supports multiple devices and PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001249
Takashi Iwaic96330b2009-01-28 08:23:03 +01001250 Module snd-msnd-classic
1251 -----------------------
1252
1253 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Classic, Tahiti or Monterey
1254 soundcards.
1255
1256 io - Port # for msnd-classic card
1257 irq - IRQ # for msnd-classic card
1258 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1259 0xe0000 or 0xe8000)
1260 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1261 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1262 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1263 digital - Digital daughterboard present (default = 0)
1264 cfg - Config port (0x250, 0x260 or 0x270) default = PnP
1265 reset - Reset all devices
1266 mpu_io - MPU401 I/O port
1267 mpu_irq - MPU401 irq#
1268 ide_io0 - IDE port #0
1269 ide_io1 - IDE port #1
1270 ide_irq - IDE irq#
1271 joystick_io - Joystick I/O port
1272
1273 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/msndinit.bin" and
1274 "turtlebeach/msndperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1275
1276 See Documentation/sound/oss/MultiSound for important information
1277 about this driver. Note that it has been discontinued, but the
1278 Voyetra Turtle Beach knowledge base entry for it is still available
1279 at
1280 http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/kb_ftp/790.asp
1281
1282 Module snd-msnd-pinnacle
1283 ------------------------
1284
1285 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Pinnacle/Fiji soundcards.
1286
1287 io - Port # for pinnacle/fiji card
1288 irq - IRQ # for pinnalce/fiji card
1289 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1290 0xe0000 or 0xe8000)
1291 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1292 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1293 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1294
1295 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/pndspini.bin" and
1296 "turtlebeach/pndsperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1297
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001298 Module snd-mtpav
1299 ----------------
1300
1301 Module for MOTU MidiTimePiece AV multiport MIDI (on the parallel
1302 port).
1303
1304 port - I/O port # for MTPAV (0x378,0x278, default=0x378)
1305 irq - IRQ # for MTPAV (7,5, default=7)
1306 hwports - number of supported hardware ports, default=8.
1307
1308 Module supports only 1 card. This module has no enable option.
1309
Matthias Koenig68ab8012006-07-27 16:59:23 +02001310 Module snd-mts64
1311 ----------------
1312
1313 Module for Ego Systems (ESI) Miditerminal 4140
1314
1315 This module supports multiple devices.
1316 Requires parport (CONFIG_PARPORT).
1317
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001318 Module snd-nm256
1319 ----------------
1320
1321 Module for NeoMagic NM256AV/ZX chips
1322
1323 playback_bufsize - max playback frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1324 capture_bufsize - max capture frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1325 force_ac97 - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1326 buffer_top - specify buffer top address
1327 use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1328 vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800
1329 reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops
Takashi Iwaid1f38cf2005-10-19 16:04:27 +02001330 reset_workaround2 - enable extended AC97 RESET workaround for some
1331 other laptops
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001332
Takashi Iwai8a3fb4d2005-10-20 17:10:49 +02001333 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001334
1335 The power-management is supported.
1336
1337 Note: on some notebooks the buffer address cannot be detected
1338 automatically, or causes hang-up during initialization.
Matt LaPlantefff92892006-10-03 22:47:42 +02001339 In such a case, specify the buffer top address explicitly via
1340 the buffer_top option.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001341 For example,
1342 Sony F250: buffer_top=0x25a800
1343 Sony F270: buffer_top=0x272800
1344 The driver supports only ac97 codec. It's possible to force
1345 to initialize/use ac97 although it's not detected. In such a
1346 case, use force_ac97=1 option - but *NO* guarantee whether it
1347 works!
1348
1349 Note: The NM256 chip can be linked internally with non-AC97
1350 codecs. This driver supports only the AC97 codec, and won't work
1351 with machines with other (most likely CS423x or OPL3SAx) chips,
1352 even though the device is detected in lspci. In such a case, try
1353 other drivers, e.g. snd-cs4232 or snd-opl3sa2. Some has ISA-PnP
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02001354 but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to specify isapnp=0
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001355 and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP.
1356
1357 Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the
1358 known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this
1359 workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a
1360 hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option.
1361
Takashi Iwaid1f38cf2005-10-19 16:04:27 +02001362 Note: Dell Latitude CSx laptops have another problem regarding
1363 AC97 RESET. On these laptops, reset_workaround2 option is
1364 turned on as default. This option is worth to try if the
1365 previous reset_workaround option doesn't help.
1366
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001367 Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the
1368 OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering.
1369 The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after*
1370 X-server as described above. You might be able to force to load
1371 the module, but it may result in hang-up. Hence, make sure that
1372 you load this module *before* X if you encounter this kind of
1373 problem.
1374
1375 Module snd-opl3sa2
1376 ------------------
1377
1378 Module for Yamaha OPL3-SA2/SA3 sound cards.
1379
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001380 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1381
1382 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1383
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001384 port - control port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x370)
1385 sb_port - SB port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x220,0x240)
1386 wss_port - WSS port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1387 midi_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1388 fm_port - FM port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x388), -1 = disable
1389 irq - IRQ # for OPL3-SA chip (5,7,9,10)
1390 dma1 - first DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3)
1391 dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001392
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001393 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. It does not support
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001394 autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!!
1395
1396 The power-management is supported.
1397
1398 Module snd-opti92x-ad1848
1399 -------------------------
1400
1401 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Analog Devices AD1848 chips.
1402 Module works with OAK Mozart cards as well.
1403
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001404 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1405
1406 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1407
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001408 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1409 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1410 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1411 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1412 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1413 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1414
1415 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1416
1417 Module snd-opti92x-cs4231
1418 -------------------------
1419
1420 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Crystal CS4231 chips.
1421
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001422 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1423
1424 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1425
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001426 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1427 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1428 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1429 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1430 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1431 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1432 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1433
1434 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1435
1436 Module snd-opti93x
1437 ------------------
1438
1439 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c93x chips.
1440
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001441 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1442
1443 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1444
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001445 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1446 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1447 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1448 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1449 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1450 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1451 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1452
1453 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1454
Clemens Ladisch48a8a262008-01-21 08:43:06 +01001455 Module snd-oxygen
1456 -----------------
1457
1458 Module for sound cards based on the C-Media CMI8788 chip:
1459 * Asound A-8788
1460 * AuzenTech X-Meridian
1461 * Bgears b-Enspirer
1462 * Club3D Theatron DTS
Clemens Ladischde04b102008-11-26 10:37:23 +01001463 * HT-Omega Claro (plus)
1464 * HT-Omega Claro halo (XT)
Clemens Ladisch48a8a262008-01-21 08:43:06 +01001465 * Razer Barracuda AC-1
1466 * Sondigo Inferno
Clemens Ladisch48a8a262008-01-21 08:43:06 +01001467
1468 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
1469
Stas Sergeevd08cd582008-03-06 11:01:44 +01001470 Module snd-pcsp
1471 -----------------
1472
1473 Module for internal PC-Speaker.
1474
Stas Sergeevbcc2c6b2009-11-01 11:13:19 +01001475 nopcm - Disable PC-Speaker PCM sound. Only beeps remain.
Stas Sergeevd08cd582008-03-06 11:01:44 +01001476 nforce_wa - enable NForce chipset workaround. Expect bad sound.
1477
1478 This module supports system beeps, some kind of PCM playback and
1479 even a few mixer controls.
1480
Markus Bollingere12229b2005-12-06 13:55:26 +01001481 Module snd-pcxhr
1482 ----------------
1483
1484 Module for Digigram PCXHR boards
1485
1486 This module supports multiple cards.
1487
Matthias Koenig757e1192007-01-25 13:15:05 +01001488 Module snd-portman2x4
1489 ---------------------
1490
1491 Module for Midiman Portman 2x4 parallel port MIDI interface
1492
1493 This module supports multiple cards.
1494
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001495 Module snd-powermac (on ppc only)
1496 ---------------------------------
1497
1498 Module for PowerMac, iMac and iBook on-board soundchips
1499
1500 enable_beep - enable beep using PCM (enabled as default)
1501
1502 Module supports autoprobe a chip.
1503
1504 Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianess.
1505
1506 The power-management is supported.
1507
Takashi Iwai2c484df2005-06-30 18:54:04 +02001508 Module snd-pxa2xx-ac97 (on arm only)
1509 ------------------------------------
1510
1511 Module for AC97 driver for the Intel PXA2xx chip
1512
1513 For ARM architecture only.
1514
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001515 The power-management is supported.
1516
Peter Gruber109a9632006-03-27 13:10:28 +02001517 Module snd-riptide
1518 ------------------
1519
1520 Module for Conexant Riptide chip
1521
1522 joystick_port - Joystick port # (default: 0x200)
1523 mpu_port - MPU401 port # (default: 0x330)
1524 opl3_port - OPL3 port # (default: 0x388)
1525
1526 This module supports multiple cards.
1527 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1528 You need to install the firmware file "riptide.hex" to the standard
1529 firmware path (e.g. /lib/firmware).
1530
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001531 Module snd-rme32
1532 ----------------
1533
1534 Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32,
1535 Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards.
1536
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001537 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001538
1539 Module snd-rme96
1540 ----------------
1541
1542 Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards.
1543
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001544 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001545
1546 Module snd-rme9652
1547 ------------------
1548
1549 Module for RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall, Hammerfall-Light) sound cards.
1550
1551 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably).
1552 (default = 0)
1553
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001554 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001555
1556 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
1557 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
1558 when any RME9652 cards are found. To make the buffer
1559 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
Takashi Iwaib6a96912005-05-30 18:27:03 +02001560 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
1561 section.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001562
1563 Module snd-sa11xx-uda1341 (on arm only)
1564 ---------------------------------------
1565
1566 Module for Philips UDA1341TS on Compaq iPAQ H3600 sound card.
1567
1568 Module supports only one card.
1569 Module has no enable and index options.
1570
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001571 The power-management is supported.
1572
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001573 Module snd-sb8
1574 --------------
1575
1576 Module for 8-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 1.0,
1577 SoundBlaster 2.0,
1578 SoundBlaster Pro
1579
1580 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1581 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10)
1582 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1583
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001584 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001585
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001586 The power-management is supported.
1587
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001588 Module snd-sb16 and snd-sbawe
1589 -----------------------------
1590
1591 Module for 16-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 16 (PnP),
1592 SoundBlaster AWE 32 (PnP),
1593 SoundBlaster AWE 64 PnP
1594
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001595 mic_agc - Mic Auto-Gain-Control - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1596 csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1597 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1598
1599 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1600
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001601 port - port # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1602 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1603 awe_port - base port # for EMU8000 synthesizer (0x620,0x640,0x660)
1604 (snd-sbawe module only)
1605 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,7,9,10)
1606 dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0,1,3)
1607 dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,6,7)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001608
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001609 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001610
1611 Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must
1612 disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter.
1613 Also, all Sound Blaster 16 type cards can operate in 16-bit
1614 half duplex mode through 8-bit DMA channel by disabling their
1615 16-bit DMA channel.
1616
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001617 The power-management is supported.
1618
Takashi Iwai074a6e92007-09-11 22:10:14 +02001619 Module snd-sc6000
1620 -----------------
1621
Krzysztof Heltb0ec3a32009-05-03 10:39:19 +02001622 Module for Gallant SC-6000 soundcard and later models: SC-6600
1623 and SC-7000.
Takashi Iwai074a6e92007-09-11 22:10:14 +02001624
1625 port - Port # (0x220 or 0x240)
1626 mss_port - MSS Port # (0x530 or 0xe80)
1627 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
Krzysztof Helt7b758d22007-09-17 14:42:49 +02001628 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (5,7,9,10) ,0 - no MPU-401 irq
Takashi Iwai074a6e92007-09-11 22:10:14 +02001629 dma - DMA # (1,3,0)
Krzysztof Heltb0ec3a32009-05-03 10:39:19 +02001630 joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
Takashi Iwai074a6e92007-09-11 22:10:14 +02001631
1632 This module supports multiple cards.
1633
1634 This card is also known as Audio Excel DSP 16 or Zoltrix AV302.
1635
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001636 Module snd-sgalaxy
1637 ------------------
1638
1639 Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy sound card.
1640
1641 sbport - Port # for SB16 interface (0x220,0x240)
1642 wssport - Port # for WSS interface (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1643 irq - IRQ # (7,9,10,11)
1644 dma1 - DMA #
1645
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001646 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001647
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001648 The power-management is supported.
1649
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001650 Module snd-sscape
1651 -----------------
1652
Krzysztof Heltacd471002009-10-01 00:10:34 +02001653 Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001654
1655 port - Port # (PnP setup)
Takashi Iwaiadf12952007-09-17 16:26:16 +02001656 wss_port - WSS Port # (PnP setup)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001657 irq - IRQ # (PnP setup)
1658 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup)
1659 dma - DMA # (PnP setup)
Takashi Iwaiadf12952007-09-17 16:26:16 +02001660 dma2 - 2nd DMA # (PnP setup, -1 to disable)
Krzysztof Helt1cb0fde2009-10-05 18:18:57 +02001661 joystick - Enable gameport - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001662
Krzysztof Heltacd471002009-10-01 00:10:34 +02001663 This module supports multiple cards.
1664
1665 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001666
1667 Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only)
1668 --------------------------------------
1669
1670 Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1671
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001672 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001673
1674 Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only)
1675 -------------------------------------
1676
1677 Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1678
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001679 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001680
Takashi Iwai1bd9deb2005-06-30 18:26:20 +02001681 Module snd-sun-dbri (on sparc only)
1682 -----------------------------------
1683
1684 Module for DBRI sound chips found on Sparcs.
1685
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001686 This module supports multiple cards.
Takashi Iwai1bd9deb2005-06-30 18:26:20 +02001687
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001688 Module snd-wavefront
1689 --------------------
1690
1691 Module for Turtle Beach Maui, Tropez and Tropez+ sound cards.
1692
Rene Herman64e0e2d2007-12-13 16:29:33 +01001693 use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface
1694 (inaccessibly located inside your computer)
1695 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1696
1697 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1698
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001699 cs4232_pcm_port - Port # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1700 cs4232_pcm_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 PCM interface (5,7,9,11,12,15).
1701 cs4232_mpu_port - Port # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface.
1702 cs4232_mpu_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface (9,11,12,15).
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001703 ics2115_port - Port # for ICS2115
1704 ics2115_irq - IRQ # for ICS2115
1705 fm_port - FM OPL-3 Port #
1706 dma1 - DMA1 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1707 dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001708
Takashi Iwaic2b12392007-08-21 15:20:26 +02001709 The below are options for wavefront_synth features:
1710 wf_raw - Assume that we need to boot the OS (default:no)
1711 If yes, then during driver loading, the state of the board is
1712 ignored, and we reset the board and load the firmware anyway.
1713 fx_raw - Assume that the FX process needs help (default:yes)
1714 If false, we'll leave the FX processor in whatever state it is
1715 when the driver is loaded. The default is to download the
1716 microprogram and associated coefficients to set it up for
1717 "default" operation, whatever that means.
1718 debug_default - Debug parameters for card initialization
1719 wait_usecs - How long to wait without sleeping, usecs
1720 (default:150)
1721 This magic number seems to give pretty optimal throughput
1722 based on my limited experimentation.
1723 If you want to play around with it and find a better value, be
1724 my guest. Remember, the idea is to get a number that causes us
1725 to just busy wait for as many WaveFront commands as possible,
1726 without coming up with a number so large that we hog the whole
1727 CPU.
1728 Specifically, with this number, out of about 134,000 status
1729 waits, only about 250 result in a sleep.
1730 sleep_interval - How long to sleep when waiting for reply
1731 (default: 100)
1732 sleep_tries - How many times to try sleeping during a wait
1733 (default: 50)
1734 ospath - Pathname to processed ICS2115 OS firmware
1735 (default:wavefront.os)
1736 The path name of the ISC2115 OS firmware. In the recent
1737 version, it's handled via firmware loader framework, so it
1738 must be installed in the proper path, typically,
1739 /lib/firmware.
1740 reset_time - How long to wait for a reset to take effect
1741 (default:2)
1742 ramcheck_time - How many seconds to wait for the RAM test
1743 (default:20)
1744 osrun_time - How many seconds to wait for the ICS2115 OS
1745 (default:10)
1746
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001747 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001748
Takashi Iwaic2b12392007-08-21 15:20:26 +02001749 Note: the firmware file "wavefront.os" was located in the earlier
1750 version in /etc. Now it's loaded via firmware loader, and
1751 must be in the proper firmware path, such as /lib/firmware.
1752 Copy (or symlink) the file appropriately if you get an error
1753 regarding firmware downloading after upgrading the kernel.
1754
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001755 Module snd-sonicvibes
1756 ---------------------
1757
1758 Module for S3 SonicVibes PCI sound cards.
1759 * PINE Schubert 32 PCI
1760
1761 reverb - Reverb Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1762 - SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this.
1763 mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1764
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001765 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001766
1767 Module snd-serial-u16550
1768 ------------------------
1769
1770 Module for UART16550A serial MIDI ports.
1771
1772 port - port # for UART16550A chip
1773 irq - IRQ # for UART16550A chip, -1 = poll mode
1774 speed - speed in bauds (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200)
1775 38400 = default
1776 base - base for divisor in bauds (57600,115200,230400,460800)
1777 115200 = default
1778 outs - number of MIDI ports in a serial port (1-4)
1779 1 = default
1780 adaptor - Type of adaptor.
1781 0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A,
1782 3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic
1783
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001784 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001785 thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional.
1786
1787 Module snd-trident
1788 ------------------
1789
1790 Module for Trident 4DWave DX/NX sound cards.
1791 * Best Union Miss Melody 4DWave PCI
1792 * HIS 4DWave PCI
1793 * Warpspeed ONSpeed 4DWave PCI
1794 * AzTech PCI 64-Q3D
1795 * Addonics SV 750
1796 * CHIC True Sound 4Dwave
1797 * Shark Predator4D-PCI
1798 * Jaton SonicWave 4D
Alexander Beregalov6ef10902008-08-13 00:10:55 +04001799 * SiS SI7018 PCI Audio
1800 * Hoontech SoundTrack Digital 4DWave NX
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001801
1802 pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM
1803 wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb)
1804
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001805 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001806
1807 The power-management is supported.
1808
Clemens Ladisch63978ab2009-12-14 12:48:35 +01001809 Module snd-ua101
1810 ----------------
1811
1812 Module for the Edirol UA-101 audio/MIDI interface.
1813
1814 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1815
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001816 Module snd-usb-audio
1817 --------------------
1818
1819 Module for USB audio and USB MIDI devices.
1820
1821 vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional)
1822 pid - Product ID for the device (optional)
Takashi Iwai8a8f2662008-08-13 15:27:43 +02001823 nrpacks - Max. number of packets per URB (default: 8)
1824 async_unlink - Use async unlink mode (default: yes)
Thibault LE MEURe3113342006-03-14 11:44:53 +01001825 device_setup - Device specific magic number (optional)
1826 - Influence depends on the device
1827 - Default: 0x0000
Takashi Iwai7a9b8062008-08-13 15:40:53 +02001828 ignore_ctl_error - Ignore any USB-controller regarding mixer
1829 interface (default: no)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001830
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001831 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001832
Takashi Iwai8a8f2662008-08-13 15:27:43 +02001833 NB: nrpacks parameter can be modified dynamically via sysfs.
1834 Don't put the value over 20. Changing via sysfs has no sanity
1835 check.
1836 NB: async_unlink=0 would cause Oops. It remains just for
1837 debugging purpose (if any).
Takashi Iwai7a9b8062008-08-13 15:40:53 +02001838 NB: ignore_ctl_error=1 may help when you get an error at accessing
1839 the mixer element such as URB error -22. This happens on some
1840 buggy USB device or the controller.
Takashi Iwai8a8f2662008-08-13 15:27:43 +02001841
Daniel Mack523f1dc2007-03-26 19:11:24 +02001842 Module snd-usb-caiaq
1843 --------------------
1844
1845 Module for caiaq UB audio interfaces,
1846 * Native Instruments RigKontrol2
1847 * Native Instruments Kore Controller
1848 * Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1
1849 * Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ
1850
1851 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1852
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001853 Module snd-usb-usx2y
1854 --------------------
1855
1856 Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices.
1857
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001858 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001859
1860 Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included
1861 in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages.
1862
1863 Module snd-via82xx
1864 ------------------
1865
1866 Module for AC'97 motherboards based on VIA 82C686A/686B, 8233,
Sergey Vlasov2d7eb7c2005-04-11 15:04:33 +02001867 8233A, 8233C, 8235, 8237 (south) bridge.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001868
1869 mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, otherwise obtain BIOS setup
1870 [VIA686A/686B only]
1871 joystick - Enable joystick (default off) [VIA686A/686B only]
1872 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1873 dxs_support - support DXS channels,
Sergey Vlasov2d7eb7c2005-04-11 15:04:33 +02001874 0 = auto (default), 1 = enable, 2 = disable,
1875 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA, 5 = enable any sample
1876 rate and different sample rates on different
1877 channels
1878 [VIA8233/C, 8235, 8237 only]
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001879 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02001880 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001881
Clemens Ladischb7fe4622005-10-04 08:46:51 +02001882 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001883
1884 Note: on some SMP motherboards like MSI 694D the interrupts might
1885 not be generated properly. In such a case, please try to
1886 set the SMP (or MPS) version on BIOS to 1.1 instead of
1887 default value 1.4. Then the interrupt number will be
1888 assigned under 15. You might also upgrade your BIOS.
1889
Sergey Vlasov2d7eb7c2005-04-11 15:04:33 +02001890 Note: VIA8233/5/7 (not VIA8233A) can support DXS (direct sound)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001891 channels as the first PCM. On these channels, up to 4
Sergey Vlasov2d7eb7c2005-04-11 15:04:33 +02001892 streams can be played at the same time, and the controller
1893 can perform sample rate conversion with separate rates for
1894 each channel.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001895 As default (dxs_support = 0), 48k fixed rate is chosen
1896 except for the known devices since the output is often
1897 noisy except for 48k on some mother boards due to the
1898 bug of BIOS.
Sergey Vlasov2d7eb7c2005-04-11 15:04:33 +02001899 Please try once dxs_support=5 and if it works on other
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001900 sample rates (e.g. 44.1kHz of mp3 playback), please let us
1901 know the PCI subsystem vendor/device id's (output of
1902 "lspci -nv").
Takashi Iwaicdc27f32005-05-27 11:11:02 +02001903 If dxs_support=5 does not work, try dxs_support=4; if it
1904 doesn't work too, try dxs_support=1. (dxs_support=1 is
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02001905 usually for old motherboards. The correct implemented
Takashi Iwaicdc27f32005-05-27 11:11:02 +02001906 board should work with 4 or 5.) If it still doesn't
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001907 work and the default setting is ok, dxs_support=3 is the
1908 right choice. If the default setting doesn't work at all,
1909 try dxs_support=2 to disable the DXS channels.
1910 In any cases, please let us know the result and the
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02001911 subsystem vendor/device ids. See "Links and Addresses"
1912 below.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001913
1914 Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02001915 additionally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001916
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001917 The power-management is supported.
1918
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001919 Module snd-via82xx-modem
1920 ------------------------
1921
1922 Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem
1923
1924 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1925
Clemens Ladischb7fe4622005-10-04 08:46:51 +02001926 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001927
1928 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
1929 slot is excluded.
1930
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001931 The power-management is supported.
1932
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001933 Module snd-virmidi
1934 ------------------
1935
1936 Module for virtual rawmidi devices.
1937 This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate
1938 to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports.
1939
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001940 midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-4, default=4)
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001941
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001942 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001943
Clemens Ladisch48a8a262008-01-21 08:43:06 +01001944 Module snd-virtuoso
1945 -------------------
1946
Clemens Ladisch5430c722008-07-28 10:28:43 +02001947 Module for sound cards based on the Asus AV100/AV200 chips,
Clemens Ladisch04f98902009-05-25 10:11:29 +02001948 i.e., Xonar D1, DX, D2, D2X, HDAV1.3 (Deluxe), Essence ST
1949 (Deluxe) and Essence STX.
Clemens Ladisch48a8a262008-01-21 08:43:06 +01001950
1951 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
1952
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001953 Module snd-vx222
1954 ----------------
1955
1956 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX222, V222 v2 and Mic cards.
1957
1958 mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI)
1959 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
1960
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001961 This module supports multiple cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001962
1963 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1964 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1965 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1966 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1967 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke
1968 vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf
1969
1970 install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader
1971
1972 (for 2.2/2.4 kernels, add "post-install /usr/bin/vxloader" to
1973 /etc/modules.conf, instead.)
1974 IBL size defines the interrupts period for PCM. The smaller size
1975 gives smaller latency but leads to more CPU consumption, too.
1976 The size is usually aligned to 126. As default (=0), the smallest
1977 size is chosen. The possible IBL values can be found in
1978 /proc/asound/cardX/vx-status proc file.
1979
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01001980 The power-management is supported.
1981
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001982 Module snd-vxpocket
1983 -------------------
1984
Takashi Iwai6d00a312005-06-30 13:40:51 +02001985 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX2 and 440 PCMCIA cards.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001986
1987 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
1988
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01001989 This module supports multiple cards. The module is compiled only when
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001990 PCMCIA is supported on kernel.
1991
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02001992 With the older 2.6.x kernel, to activate the driver via the card
1993 manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the
1994 sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. 2.6.13 or later kernel requires no
1995 longer require a config file.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001996
1997 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1998 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1999 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
2000 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
2001 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package.
2002
2003 About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module.
2004
Takashi Iwaied7cbe32006-05-11 11:30:10 +02002005 Note: snd-vxp440 driver is merged to snd-vxpocket driver since
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02002006 ALSA 1.0.10.
2007
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01002008 The power-management is supported.
2009
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002010 Module snd-ymfpci
2011 -----------------
2012
2013 Module for Yamaha PCI chips (YMF72x, YMF74x & YMF75x).
2014
2015 mpu_port - 0x300,0x330,0x332,0x334, 0 (disable) by default,
2016 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
2017 fm_port - 0x388,0x398,0x3a0,0x3a8, 0 (disable) by default
2018 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
2019 joystick_port - 0x201,0x202,0x204,0x205, 0 (disable) by default,
2020 1 (auto-detect)
2021 rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool)
2022
Clemens Ladisch0ef797c2005-11-21 07:30:20 +01002023 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002024
2025 The power-management is supported.
2026
2027 Module snd-pdaudiocf
2028 --------------------
2029
2030 Module for Sound Core PDAudioCF sound card.
2031
Takashi Iwaia4efc232005-11-17 17:24:26 +01002032 The power-management is supported.
2033
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002034
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02002035AC97 Quirk Option
2036=================
2037
2038The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround for
2039specific devices on drivers for on-board AC'97 controllers like
2040snd-intel8x0. Some hardware have swapped output pins between Master
2041and Headphone, or Surround (thanks to confusion of AC'97
2042specifications from version to version :-)
2043
2044The driver provides the auto-detection of known problematic devices,
2045but some might be unknown or wrongly detected. In such a case, pass
2046the proper value with this option.
2047
2048The following strings are accepted:
2049 - default Don't override the default setting
Takashi Iwai10e4097f2005-11-17 11:04:55 +01002050 - none Disable the quirk
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02002051 - hp_only Bind Master and Headphone controls as a single control
2052 - swap_hp Swap headphone and master controls
2053 - swap_surround Swap master and surround controls
2054 - ad_sharing For AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone
2055 - alc_jack For ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode
2056 - inv_eapd Inverted EAPD implementation
2057 - mute_led Bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED
2058
2059For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer value -1, 0,
2060... are accepted, too.
2061
2062For example, if "Master" volume control has no effect on your device
2063but only "Headphone" does, pass ac97_quirk=hp_only module option.
2064
2065
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002066Configuring Non-ISAPNP Cards
2067============================
2068
2069When the kernel is configured with ISA-PnP support, the modules
2070supporting the isapnp cards will have module options "isapnp".
2071If this option is set, *only* the ISA-PnP devices will be probed.
2072For probing the non ISA-PnP cards, you have to pass "isapnp=0" option
2073together with the proper i/o and irq configuration.
2074
2075When the kernel is configured without ISA-PnP support, isapnp option
2076will be not built in.
2077
2078
2079Module Autoloading Support
2080==========================
2081
2082The ALSA drivers can be loaded automatically on demand by defining
2083module aliases. The string 'snd-card-%1' is requested for ALSA native
2084devices where %i is sound card number from zero to seven.
2085
2086To auto-load an ALSA driver for OSS services, define the string
2087'sound-slot-%i' where %i means the slot number for OSS, which
2088corresponds to the card index of ALSA. Usually, define this
Tobias Klauserd533f672005-09-10 00:26:46 -07002089as the same card module.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002090
2091An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below:
2092----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2093alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
2094alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
2095----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2096
2097The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module
2098option "cards_limit" of snd module. As default it's set to 1.
2099To enable the auto-loading of multiple cards, specify the number of
2100sound cards in that option.
2101
2102When multiple cards are available, it'd better to specify the index
2103number for each card via module option, too, so that the order of
2104cards is kept consistent.
2105
2106An example configuration for two sound cards is like below:
2107
2108----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2109# ALSA portion
2110options snd cards_limit=2
2111alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
2112alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
2113options snd-interwave index=0
2114options snd-ens1371 index=1
2115# OSS/Free portion
2116alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave
2117alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371
Matt LaPlante2fe0ae72006-10-03 22:50:39 +02002118----- /etc/modprobe.conf
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002119
2120In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card
2121(index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1).
2122
Takashi Iwai304cd072007-10-26 15:10:15 +02002123Alternative (and new) way to fixate the slot assignment is to use
2124"slots" option of snd module. In the case above, specify like the
2125following:
2126
2127options snd slots=snd-interwave,snd-ens1371
2128
2129Then, the first slot (#0) is reserved for snd-interwave driver, and
2130the second (#1) for snd-ens1371. You can omit index option in each
2131driver if slots option is used (although you can still have them at
2132the same time as long as they don't conflict).
2133
2134The slots option is especially useful for avoiding the possible
2135hot-plugging and the resultant slot conflict. For example, in the
2136case above again, the first two slots are already reserved. If any
2137other driver (e.g. snd-usb-audio) is loaded before snd-interwave or
2138snd-ens1371, it will be assigned to the third or later slot.
2139
Takashi Iwaia93bbaa2008-05-27 17:59:24 +02002140When a module name is given with '!', the slot will be given for any
2141modules but that name. For example, "slots=!snd-pcsp" will reserve
2142the first slot for any modules but snd-pcsp.
2143
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002144
2145ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping
2146=======================================
2147
2148/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4
2149/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3
2150/dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12
2151/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20
2152/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19
2153/dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28
2154/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36
2155/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39
2156/dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44
2157
2158The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means
2159sound card number and second means device number. The ALSA devices
2160have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and
2161playback, respectively.
2162
2163Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module
2164options of snd-pcm-oss module.
2165
2166
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002167Proc interfaces (/proc/asound)
2168==============================
2169
2170/proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss
2171-------------------------------
2172 String "erase" - erase all additional informations about OSS applications
2173 String "<app_name> <fragments> <fragment_size> [<options>]"
2174
2175 <app_name> - name of application with (higher priority) or without path
2176 <fragments> - number of fragments or zero if auto
2177 <fragment_size> - size of fragment in bytes or zero if auto
2178 <options> - optional parameters
2179 - disable the application tries to open a pcm device for
2180 this channel but does not want to use it.
2181 (Cause a bug or mmap needs)
2182 It's good for Quake etc...
2183 - direct don't use plugins
2184 - block force block mode (rvplayer)
2185 - non-block force non-block mode
2186 - whole-frag write only whole fragments (optimization affecting
2187 playback only)
2188 - no-silence do not fill silence ahead to avoid clicks
Takashi Iwai10f69f92005-09-08 13:48:34 +02002189 - buggy-ptr Returns the whitespace blocks in GETOPTR ioctl
2190 instead of filled blocks
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002191
2192 Example: echo "x11amp 128 16384" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2193 echo "squake 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss
2194 echo "rvplayer 0 0 block" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2195
2196
Takashi Iwaib6a96912005-05-30 18:27:03 +02002197Early Buffer Allocation
2198=======================
2199
2200Some drivers (e.g. hdsp) require the large contiguous buffers, and
2201sometimes it's too late to find such spaces when the driver module is
2202actually loaded due to memory fragmentation. You can pre-allocate the
2203PCM buffers by loading snd-page-alloc module and write commands to its
2204proc file in prior, for example, in the early boot stage like
2205/etc/init.d/*.local scripts.
2206
2207Reading the proc file /proc/drivers/snd-page-alloc shows the current
2208usage of page allocation. In writing, you can send the following
2209commands to the snd-page-alloc driver:
2210
2211 - add VENDOR DEVICE MASK SIZE BUFFERS
2212
2213 VENDOR and DEVICE are PCI vendor and device IDs. They take
2214 integer numbers (0x prefix is needed for the hex).
2215 MASK is the PCI DMA mask. Pass 0 if not restricted.
2216 SIZE is the size of each buffer to allocate. You can pass
2217 k and m suffix for KB and MB. The max number is 16MB.
2218 BUFFERS is the number of buffers to allocate. It must be greater
2219 than 0. The max number is 4.
2220
2221 - erase
2222
2223 This will erase the all pre-allocated buffers which are not in
2224 use.
2225
2226
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02002227Links and Addresses
2228===================
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07002229
2230 ALSA project homepage
2231 http://www.alsa-project.org
2232
Takashi Iwai30bc4482008-12-09 08:23:45 +01002233 Kernel Bugzilla
2234 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/
Takashi Iwai62430082005-09-05 17:12:29 +02002235
2236 ALSA Developers ML
Rene Herman45051792007-03-21 12:05:06 +01002237 mailto:alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
Takashi Iwai30bc4482008-12-09 08:23:45 +01002238
2239 alsa-info.sh script
2240 http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh