2 Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Driver
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10 To enable ALSA support you need at least to build the kernel with
11 primary sound card support (CONFIG_SOUND). Since ALSA can emulate OSS,
12 you don't have to choose any of the OSS modules.
14 Enable "OSS API emulation" (CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL) and both OSS mixer and
15 PCM supports if you want to run OSS applications with ALSA.
17 If you want to support the WaveTable functionality on cards such as
18 SB Live! then you need to enable "Sequencer support"
19 (CONFIG_SND_SEQUENCER).
21 To make ALSA debug messages more verbose, enable the "Verbose printk"
22 and "Debug" options. To check for memory leaks, turn on "Debug memory"
23 too. "Debug detection" will add checks for the detection of cards.
25 Please note that all the ALSA ISA drivers support the Linux isapnp API
26 (if the card supports ISA PnP). You don't need to configure the cards
33 This depends on your distribution, but normally you use the /dev/MAKEDEV
34 script to create the necessary device nodes. On some systems you use a
35 script named 'snddevices'.
41 The user can load modules with options. If the module supports more than
42 one card and you have more than one card of the same type then you can
43 specify multiple values for the option separated by commas.
45 Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
50 The core ALSA module. It is used by all ALSA card drivers.
51 It takes the following options which have global effects.
53 major - major number for sound driver
56 - limiting card index for auto-loading (1-8)
58 - For auto-loading more than one card, specify this
59 option together with snd-card-X aliases.
60 slots - Reserve the slot index for the given driver.
61 This option takes multiple strings.
62 See "Module Autoloading Support" section for details.
67 The PCM OSS emulation module.
68 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
70 dsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
72 adsp_map - PCM device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
75 - Don't block opening busy PCM devices. Default: 1
77 For example, when dsp_map=2, /dev/dsp will be mapped to PCM #2 of
78 the card #0. Similarly, when adsp_map=0, /dev/adsp will be mapped
79 to PCM #0 of the card #0.
80 For changing the second or later card, specify the option with
81 commas, such like "dsp_map=0,1".
83 nonblock_open option is used to change the behavior of the PCM
84 regarding opening the device. When this option is non-zero,
85 opening a busy OSS PCM device won't be blocked but return
86 immediately with EAGAIN (just like O_NONBLOCK flag).
91 This module takes options which change the mapping of devices.
92 similar to those of the snd-pcm-oss module.
94 midi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 1st OSS device.
96 amidi_map - MIDI device number maps assigned to the 2st OSS device.
99 Common parameters for top sound card modules
100 --------------------------------------------
102 Each of top level sound card module takes the following options.
104 index - index (slot #) of sound card
105 - Values: 0 through 31 or negative
106 - If nonnegative, assign that index number
107 - if negative, interpret as a bitmask of permissible
108 indices; the first free permitted index is assigned
110 id - card ID (identifier or name)
111 - Can be up to 15 characters long
112 - Default: the card type
113 - A directory by this name is created under /proc/asound/
114 containing information about the card
115 - This ID can be used instead of the index number in
118 - Default: enabled, for PCI and ISA PnP cards
123 Module for AdLib FM cards.
125 port - port # for OPL chip
127 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe, so
128 the port must be specified. For actual AdLib FM cards it will be 0x388.
129 Note that this card does not have PCM support and no mixer; only FM
132 Make sure you have "sbiload" from the alsa-tools package available and,
133 after loading the module, find out the assigned ALSA sequencer port
134 number through "sbiload -l". Example output:
136 Port Client name Port name
137 64:0 OPL2 FM synth OPL2 FM Port
139 Load the std.sb and drums.sb patches also supplied by sbiload:
141 sbiload -p 64:0 std.sb drums.sb
143 If you use this driver to drive an OPL3, you can use std.o3 and drums.o3
144 instead. To have the card produce sound, use aplaymidi from alsa-utils:
146 aplaymidi -p 64:0 foo.mid
151 Module for sound cards based on Analog Devices AD1816A/AD1815 ISA chips.
153 clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz)
155 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
160 Module for sound cards based on AD1848/AD1847/CS4248 ISA chips.
162 port - port # for AD1848 chip
163 irq - IRQ # for AD1848 chip
164 dma1 - DMA # for AD1848 chip (0,1,3)
166 This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe
167 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
169 The power-management is supported.
174 Module for Analog Devices AD1889 chips.
176 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
177 See the description of intel8x0 module for details.
179 This module supports multiple cards.
184 Module for ALi M5451 PCI chip.
186 pcm_channels - Number of hardware channels assigned for PCM
187 spdif - Support SPDIF I/O
190 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
192 The power-management is supported.
197 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS100/ALS120 ISA chips.
199 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
201 The power-management is supported.
206 Module for Avance Logic ALS300 and ALS300+
208 This module supports multiple cards.
210 The power-management is supported.
215 Module for sound cards based on Avance Logic ALS4000 PCI chip.
217 joystick_port - port # for legacy joystick support.
218 0 = disabled (default), 1 = auto-detect
220 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
222 The power-management is supported.
227 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250/400 AC97 controllers.
229 ac97_clock - AC'97 clock (default = 48000)
230 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
231 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
232 ac97_codec - Workaround to specify which AC'97 codec
233 instead of probing. If this works for you
234 file a bug with your `lspci -vn` output.
236 -1 -- Default behavior.
237 0-2 -- Use the specified codec.
238 spdif_aclink - S/PDIF transfer over AC-link (default = 1)
240 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
242 ATI IXP has two different methods to control SPDIF output. One is
243 over AC-link and another is over the "direct" SPDIF output. The
244 implementation depends on the motherboard, and you'll need to
245 choose the correct one via spdif_aclink module option.
247 The power-management is supported.
249 Module snd-atiixp-modem
250 -----------------------
252 Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 modem controllers.
254 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
256 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
259 The power-management is supported.
261 Module snd-au8810, snd-au8820, snd-au8830
262 -----------------------------------------
264 Module for Aureal Vortex, Vortex2 and Advantage device.
266 pcifix - Control PCI workarounds
267 0 = Disable all workarounds
268 1 = Force the PCI latency of the Aureal card to 0xff
269 2 = Force the Extend PCI#2 Internal Master for Efficient
270 Handling of Dummy Requests on the VIA KT133 AGP Bridge
271 3 = Force both settings
272 255 = Autodetect what is required (default)
274 This module supports all ADB PCM channels, ac97 mixer, SPDIF, hardware
275 EQ, mpu401, gameport. A3D and wavetable support are still in development.
276 Development and reverse engineering work is being coordinated at
277 http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/openvortex/
278 SPDIF output has a copy of the AC97 codec output, unless you use the
279 "spdif" pcm device, which allows raw data passthru.
280 The hardware EQ hardware and SPDIF is only present in the Vortex2 and
283 Note: Some ALSA mixer applications don't handle the SPDIF sample rate
284 control correctly. If you have problems regarding this, try
285 another ALSA compliant mixer (alsamixer works).
290 Module for Audiowerk2 sound card
292 This module supports multiple cards.
297 Module for sound cards based on Aztech System AZT2320 ISA chip (PnP only).
299 This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
301 The power-management is supported.
306 Module for sound cards based on Aztech AZF3328 PCI chip.
308 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
310 This module supports multiple cards.
315 Module for video cards based on Bt87x chips.
317 digital_rate - Override the default digital rate (Hz)
318 load_all - Load the driver even if the card model isn't known
320 This module supports multiple cards.
322 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
328 Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit
330 This module supports multiple cards.
336 Module for sound cards based on C-Media CMI8330 ISA chips.
338 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
340 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
342 wssport - port # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
343 wssirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
344 wssdma - first DMA # for CMI8330 chip (WSS)
345 sbport - port # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
346 sbirq - IRQ # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
347 sbdma8 - 8bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
348 sbdma16 - 16bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
349 fmport - (optional) OPL3 I/O port
350 mpuport - (optional) MPU401 I/O port
351 mpuirq - (optional) MPU401 irq #
353 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
355 The power-management is supported.
360 Module for C-Media CMI8338/8738/8768/8770 PCI sound cards.
362 mpu_port - port address of MIDI interface (8338 only):
363 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330 = legacy port,
364 0 = disable (default)
365 fm_port - port address of OPL-3 FM synthesizer (8x38 only):
367 1 = integrated PCI port (default on 8738),
369 soft_ac3 - Software-conversion of raw SPDIF packets (model 033 only)
371 joystick_port - Joystick port address (0 = disable, 1 = auto-detect)
373 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
375 The power-management is supported.
380 Module for sound cards based on CS4231 ISA chips.
382 port - port # for CS4231 chip
383 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (optional), -1 = disable
384 irq - IRQ # for CS4231 chip
385 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART
386 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4231 chip
387 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4231 chip
389 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
390 thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
392 The power-management is supported.
397 Module for sound cards based on CS4232/CS4232A,
398 CS4235/CS4236/CS4236B/CS4237B/
399 CS4238B/CS4239 ISA chips.
401 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
403 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
405 port - port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x534)
406 cport - control port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x120,0x210,0xf00)
407 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup - 0x300), -1 = disable
408 fm_port - FM port # for CS4236 chip (PnP setup - 0x388), -1 = disable
409 irq - IRQ # for CS4236 chip (5,7,9,11,12,15)
410 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (9,11,12,15)
411 dma1 - first DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3)
412 dma2 - second DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
414 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
415 (if ISA PnP is not used) thus main port and control port must be
416 specified!!! Other ports are optional.
418 The power-management is supported.
420 This module is aliased as snd-cs4232 since it provides the old
421 snd-cs4232 functionality, too.
426 Module for Cirrus Logic CS4281 soundchip.
428 dual_codec - Secondary codec ID (0 = disable, default)
430 This module supports multiple cards.
432 The power-management is supported.
437 Module for PCI sound cards based on CS4610/CS4612/CS4614/CS4615/CS4622/
438 CS4624/CS4630/CS4280 PCI chips.
440 external_amp - Force to enable external amplifier.
441 thinkpad - Force to enable Thinkpad's CLKRUN control.
442 mmap_valid - Support OSS mmap mode (default = 0).
444 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
445 Usually external amp and CLKRUN controls are detected automatically
446 from PCI sub vendor/device ids. If they don't work, give the options
449 The power-management is supported.
454 Module for Cyrix/NatSemi Geode 5530 chip.
456 Module snd-cs5535audio
457 ----------------------
459 Module for multifunction CS5535 companion PCI device
461 The power-management is supported.
466 Module for Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi boards (20k1 / 20k2 chips)
467 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
468 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
469 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Professional Audio
470 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
471 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
472 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
473 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty
474 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
475 * Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
477 reference_rate - reference sample rate, 44100 or 48000 (default)
478 multiple - multiple to ref. sample rate, 1 or 2 (default)
480 This module supports multiple cards.
485 Module for Echoaudio Darla20
487 This module supports multiple cards.
488 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
493 Module for Echoaudio Darla24
495 This module supports multiple cards.
496 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
501 Module for Diamond Technologies DT-019X / Avance Logic ALS-007 (PnP
504 This module supports multiple cards. This module is enabled only with
507 The power-management is supported.
512 Module for the dummy sound card. This "card" doesn't do any output
513 or input, but you may use this module for any application which
514 requires a sound card (like RealPlayer).
516 The power-management is supported.
521 Module for Echoaudio 3G cards (Gina3G/Layla3G)
523 This module supports multiple cards.
524 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
529 Module for EMU10K1/EMU10k2 based PCI sound cards.
530 * Sound Blaster Live!
531 * Sound Blaster PCI 512
532 * Emu APS (partially supported)
533 * Sound Blaster Audigy
535 extin - bitmap of available external inputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
536 extout - bitmap of available external outputs for FX8010 (see bellow)
537 seq_ports - allocated sequencer ports (4 by default)
538 max_synth_voices - limit of voices used for wavetable (64 by default)
539 max_buffer_size - specifies the maximum size of wavetable/pcm buffers
540 given in MB unit. Default value is 128.
541 enable_ir - enable IR
543 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
545 Input & Output configurations [extin/extout]
546 * Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03]
547 * Creative Card w/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f0f]
548 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in [0x000f/0x1f0f]
549 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fc3]
550 * Creative Card w/Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fcf]
551 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + LiveDrive [0x3fcf/0x1fcf]
552 * Creative Card wo/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
553 * Creative Card w/Digital out + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fc3/0x1f0f]
554 * Creative Card w/Digital CD in + Digital I/O 2 [0x0fcf/0x1f0f]
555 * Creative Card 5.1/w Digital out + LiveDrive [0x3fc3/0x1fff]
556 * Creative Card 5.1 (c) 2003 [0x3fc3/0x7cff]
557 * Creative Card all ins and outs [0x3fff/0x7fff]
559 The power-management is supported.
564 Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version)
566 This module supports multiple cards.
571 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1370 PCI sound cards.
572 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
573 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
575 joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
577 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
579 The power-management is supported.
584 Module for Ensoniq AudioPCI ES1371 PCI sound cards.
585 * SoundBlaster PCI 64
586 * SoundBlaster PCI 128
587 * SoundBlaster Vibra PCI
589 joystick_port - port # for joystick (0x200,0x208,0x210,0x218),
590 0 = disable (default), 1 = auto-detect
592 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
594 The power-management is supported.
599 Module for sound cards based on ESS ES968 chip (PnP only).
601 This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
603 The power-management is supported.
608 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-1688 and ES-688 sound cards.
610 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
611 fm_port - port # for OPL3 (option; share the same port as default)
612 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
613 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
614 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
615 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
617 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
622 Module for ESS AudioDrive ES-18xx sound cards.
624 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
626 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
628 port - port # for ES-18xx chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
629 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable (default)
630 fm_port - port # for FM (optional, not used)
631 irq - IRQ # for ES-18xx chip (5,7,9,10)
632 dma1 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
633 dma2 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
635 This module supports multiple cards, ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401
636 port if native ISA PnP routines are not used).
637 When dma2 is equal with dma1, the driver works as half-duplex.
639 The power-management is supported.
644 Module for sound cards based on ESS Solo-1 (ES1938,ES1946) chips.
646 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
648 The power-management is supported.
653 Module for sound cards based on ESS Maestro-1/2/2E (ES1968/ES1978) chips.
655 total_bufsize - total buffer size in kB (1-4096kB)
656 pcm_substreams_p - playback channels (1-8, default=2)
657 pcm_substreams_c - capture channels (1-8, default=0)
658 clock - clock (0 = auto-detection)
659 use_pm - support the power-management (0 = off, 1 = on,
661 enable_mpu - enable MPU401 (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = auto (default))
662 joystick - enable joystick (default off)
664 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
666 The power-management is supported.
671 Module for ForteMedia FM801 based PCI sound cards.
673 tea575x_tuner - Enable TEA575x tuner
674 - 1 = MediaForte 256-PCS
675 - 2 = MediaForte 256-PCPR
676 - 3 = MediaForte 64-PCR
677 - High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1
678 - example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1)
680 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
682 The power-management is supported.
687 Module for Echoaudio Gina20
689 This module supports multiple cards.
690 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
695 Module for Echoaudio Gina24
697 This module supports multiple cards.
698 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
700 Module snd-gusclassic
701 ---------------------
703 Module for Gravis UltraSound Classic sound card.
705 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
706 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
707 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
708 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
709 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
710 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
711 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
713 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
715 Module snd-gusextreme
716 ---------------------
718 Module for Gravis UltraSound Extreme (Synergy ViperMax) sound card.
720 port - port # for ES-1688 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
721 gf1_port - port # for GF1 chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260,0x270)
722 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 port (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330), -1 = disable
723 irq - IRQ # for ES-1688 chip (5,7,9,10)
724 gf1_irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
725 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
726 dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
727 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
728 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
729 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
730 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
732 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
737 Module for Gravis UltraSound MAX sound card.
739 port - port # for GF1 chip (0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
740 irq - IRQ # for GF1 chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
741 dma1 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7)
742 dma2 - DMA # for GF1 chip (1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
743 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
744 voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
745 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
747 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
752 Module for Intel HD Audio (ICH6, ICH6M, ESB2, ICH7, ICH8, ICH9, ICH10,
754 ATI SB450, SB600, R600, RS600, RS690, RS780, RV610, RV620,
755 RV630, RV635, RV670, RV770,
759 [Multiple options for each card instance]
760 model - force the model name
761 position_fix - Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = use LPIB, 2 = POSBUF)
762 probe_mask - Bitmask to probe codecs (default = -1, meaning all slots)
763 When the bit 8 (0x100) is set, the lower 8 bits are used
764 as the "fixed" codec slots; i.e. the driver probes the
765 slots regardless what hardware reports back
766 probe_only - Only probing and no codec initialization (default=off);
767 Useful to check the initial codec status for debugging
768 bdl_pos_adj - Specifies the DMA IRQ timing delay in samples.
769 Passing -1 will make the driver to choose the appropriate
770 value based on the controller chip.
772 [Single (global) options]
773 single_cmd - Use single immediate commands to communicate with
774 codecs (for debugging only)
775 enable_msi - Enable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) (default = off)
776 power_save - Automatic power-saving timtout (in second, 0 =
778 power_save_controller - Reset HD-audio controller in power-saving mode
781 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
783 See Documentation/sound/alsa/HD-Audio.txt for more details about
786 Each codec may have a model table for different configurations.
787 If your machine isn't listed there, the default (usually minimal)
788 configuration is set up. You can pass "model=<name>" option to
789 specify a certain model in such a case. There are different
790 models depending on the codec chip. The list of available models
791 is found in HD-Audio-Models.txt
793 The model name "genric" is treated as a special case. When this
794 model is given, the driver uses the generic codec parser without
795 "codec-patch". It's sometimes good for testing and debugging.
797 If the default configuration doesn't work and one of the above
798 matches with your device, report it together with alsa-info.sh
799 output (with --no-upload option) to kernel bugzilla or alsa-devel
800 ML (see the section "Links and Addresses").
802 power_save and power_save_controller options are for power-saving
803 mode. See powersave.txt for details.
805 Note 2: If you get click noises on output, try the module option
806 position_fix=1 or 2. position_fix=1 will use the SD_LPIB
807 register value without FIFO size correction as the current
808 DMA pointer. position_fix=2 will make the driver to use
809 the position buffer instead of reading SD_LPIB register.
810 (Usually SD_LPIB register is more accurate than the
813 NB: If you get many "azx_get_response timeout" messages at
814 loading, it's likely a problem of interrupts (e.g. ACPI irq
815 routing). Try to boot with options like "pci=noacpi". Also, you
816 can try "single_cmd=1" module option. This will switch the
817 communication method between HDA controller and codecs to the
818 single immediate commands instead of CORB/RIRB. Basically, the
819 single command mode is provided only for BIOS, and you won't get
820 unsolicited events, too. But, at least, this works independently
821 from the irq. Remember this is a last resort, and should be
822 avoided as much as possible...
824 MORE NOTES ON "azx_get_response timeout" PROBLEMS:
825 On some hardwares, you may need to add a proper probe_mask option
826 to avoid the "azx_get_response timeout" problem above, instead.
827 This occurs when the access to non-existing or non-working codec slot
828 (likely a modem one) causes a stall of the communication via HD-audio
829 bus. You can see which codec slots are probed by enabling
830 CONFIG_SND_DEBUG_VERBOSE, or simply from the file name of the codec
831 proc files. Then limit the slots to probe by probe_mask option.
832 For example, probe_mask=1 means to probe only the first slot, and
833 probe_mask=4 means only the third slot.
835 The power-management is supported.
840 Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s)
842 This module supports multiple cards.
844 Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
845 when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load
846 the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools
848 The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package.
850 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
851 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
852 when any HDSP cards are found. To make the buffer
853 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
854 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
860 Module for RME HDSP MADI board.
862 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer, or disable.
863 line_outs_monitor - Send playback streams to analog outs by default.
864 enable_monitor - Enable Analog Out on Channel 63/64 by default.
866 See hdspm.txt for details.
871 Module for the MediaTek/TempoTec HiFier Fantasia sound card.
873 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
878 Module for Envy24 (ICE1712) based PCI sound cards.
879 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010
880 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 1010LT
881 * MidiMan M Audio Delta DiO 2496
882 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 66
883 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 44
884 * MidiMan M Audio Delta 410
885 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 2496
891 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24
892 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Value
893 * Hoontech SoundTrack DSP 24 Media 7.1
894 * Event Electronics, EZ8
896 * Lionstracs, Mediastaton
899 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
900 delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410,
901 delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d,
902 dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8,
903 phase88, mediastation
904 omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66
905 cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transceiver)
906 in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec)
908 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part
909 is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta
912 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
913 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
914 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
915 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
921 Module for Envy24HT (VT/ICE1724), Envy24PT (VT1720) based PCI sound cards.
922 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 5.1
923 * MidiMan M Audio Revolution 7.1
924 * MidiMan M Audio Audiophile 192
926 * TerraTec Aureon 5.1 Sky
927 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Space
928 * TerraTec Aureon 7.1 Universe
931 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1
932 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 LT
933 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 XT
934 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HIFI
935 * AudioTrak Prodigy 7.1 HD2
936 * AudioTrak Prodigy 192
938 * Albatron K8X800 Pro II
947 * Hercules Fortissimo IV
948 * EGO-SYS WaveTerminal 192M
950 model - Use the given board model, one of the following:
951 revo51, revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, prodigy71lt,
952 prodigy71xt, prodigy71hifi, prodigyhd2, prodigy192,
953 juli, aureon51, aureon71, universe, ap192, k8x800,
954 phase22, phase28, ms300, av710, se200pci, se90pci,
955 fortissimo4, sn25p, WT192M
957 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
959 Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
960 SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
961 model by passing "model" module option in case that the
962 driver isn't configured properly or you want to try another
968 Module for Echoaudio Indigo
970 This module supports multiple cards.
971 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
976 Module for Echoaudio Indigo DJ
978 This module supports multiple cards.
979 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
984 Module for Echoaudio Indigo IO
986 This module supports multiple cards.
987 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
992 Module for AC'97 motherboards from Intel and compatibles.
993 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
994 ICH5, ICH6, ICH7, 6300ESB, ESB2
996 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce3, MCP04, CK804
998 * AMD AMD768, AMD8111
1001 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1002 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
1003 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
1004 buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some
1005 motherboards (default yes on nForce chips,
1007 buggy_semaphore - Enable workaround for hardwares with buggy
1008 semaphores (e.g. on some ASUS laptops)
1010 spdif_aclink - Use S/PDIF over AC-link instead of direct connection
1011 from the controller chip
1012 (0 = off, 1 = on, -1 = default)
1014 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1016 Note: the latest driver supports auto-detection of chip clock.
1017 if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock
1018 explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194".
1020 Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your
1021 motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401
1022 modules, respectively.
1024 The power-management is supported.
1026 Module snd-intel8x0m
1027 --------------------
1029 Module for Intel ICH (i8x0) chipset MC97 modems.
1030 * Intel i810/810E, i815, i820, i830, i84x, MX440
1032 * SiS 7013 (SiS 735)
1033 * NVidia NForce, NForce2, NForce2s, NForce3
1037 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect)
1039 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
1041 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
1044 The power-management is supported.
1046 Module snd-interwave
1047 --------------------
1049 Module for Gravis UltraSound PnP, Dynasonic 3-D/Pro, STB Sound Rage 32
1050 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip.
1052 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1053 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1054 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1055 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1057 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1059 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1061 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1062 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1063 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1064 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
1066 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1068 Module snd-interwave-stb
1069 ------------------------
1071 Module for UltraSound 32-Pro (sound card from STB used by Compaq)
1072 and other sound cards based on AMD InterWave (tm) chip with TEA6330T
1073 circuit for extended control of bass, treble and master volume.
1075 joystick_dac - 0 to 31, (0.59V-4.52V or 0.389V-2.98V)
1076 midi - 1 = MIDI UART enable, 0 = MIDI UART disable (default)
1077 pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices for the synthesizer (default 2)
1078 effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
1080 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1082 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1084 port - port # for InterWave chip (0x210,0x220,0x230,0x240,0x250,0x260)
1085 port_tc - tone control (i2c bus) port # for TEA6330T chip (0x350,0x360,0x370,0x380)
1086 irq - IRQ # for InterWave chip (3,5,9,11,12,15)
1087 dma1 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7)
1088 dma2 - DMA # for InterWave chip (0,1,3,5,6,7,-1=disable)
1090 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1095 Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card
1097 This module supports multiple cards.
1102 Module for Echoaudio Layla20
1104 This module supports multiple cards.
1105 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1110 Module for Echoaudio Layla24
1112 This module supports multiple cards.
1113 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1118 Module for Allegro/Maestro3 chips
1120 external_amp - enable external amp (enabled by default)
1121 amp_gpio - GPIO pin number for external amp (0-15) or
1122 -1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for
1125 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
1127 Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware.
1128 If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to
1129 specify other gpio connection via amp_gpio option.
1130 For example, a Panasonic notebook might need "amp_gpio=0x0d"
1133 The power-management is supported.
1138 Module for Echoaudio Mia
1140 This module supports multiple cards.
1141 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1146 Module for Miro soundcards: miroSOUND PCM 1 pro,
1148 miroSOUND PCM 20 Radio.
1150 port - Port # (0x530,0x604,0xe80,0xf40)
1151 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1152 dma1 - 1st dma # (0,1,3)
1153 dma2 - 2nd dma # (0,1)
1154 mpu_port - MPU-401 port # (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1155 mpu_irq - MPU-401 irq # (5,7,9,10)
1156 fm_port - FM Port # (0x388)
1157 wss - enable WSS mode
1158 ide - enable onboard ide support
1163 Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards.
1165 This module supports multiple cards.
1166 Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards.
1167 See MIXART.txt for details.
1169 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1170 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1171 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1172 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1173 firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package.
1178 Module for Echoaudio Mona
1180 This module supports multiple cards.
1181 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1186 Module for MPU-401 UART devices.
1188 port - port number or -1 (disable)
1189 irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable)
1190 pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1192 This module supports multiple devices and PnP.
1194 Module snd-msnd-classic
1195 -----------------------
1197 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Classic, Tahiti or Monterey
1200 io - Port # for msnd-classic card
1201 irq - IRQ # for msnd-classic card
1202 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1204 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1205 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1206 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1207 digital - Digital daughterboard present (default = 0)
1208 cfg - Config port (0x250, 0x260 or 0x270) default = PnP
1209 reset - Reset all devices
1210 mpu_io - MPU401 I/O port
1211 mpu_irq - MPU401 irq#
1212 ide_io0 - IDE port #0
1213 ide_io1 - IDE port #1
1215 joystick_io - Joystick I/O port
1217 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/msndinit.bin" and
1218 "turtlebeach/msndperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1220 See Documentation/sound/oss/MultiSound for important information
1221 about this driver. Note that it has been discontinued, but the
1222 Voyetra Turtle Beach knowledge base entry for it is still available
1224 http://www.turtlebeach.com/site/kb_ftp/790.asp
1226 Module snd-msnd-pinnacle
1227 ------------------------
1229 Module for Turtle Beach MultiSound Pinnacle/Fiji soundcards.
1231 io - Port # for pinnacle/fiji card
1232 irq - IRQ # for pinnalce/fiji card
1233 mem - Memory address (0xb0000, 0xc8000, 0xd0000, 0xd8000,
1235 write_ndelay - enable write ndelay (default = 1)
1236 calibrate_signal - calibrate signal (default = 0)
1237 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1239 The driver requires firmware files "turtlebeach/pndspini.bin" and
1240 "turtlebeach/pndsperm.bin" in the proper firmware directory.
1245 Module for MOTU MidiTimePiece AV multiport MIDI (on the parallel
1248 port - I/O port # for MTPAV (0x378,0x278, default=0x378)
1249 irq - IRQ # for MTPAV (7,5, default=7)
1250 hwports - number of supported hardware ports, default=8.
1252 Module supports only 1 card. This module has no enable option.
1257 Module for Ego Systems (ESI) Miditerminal 4140
1259 This module supports multiple devices.
1260 Requires parport (CONFIG_PARPORT).
1265 Module for NeoMagic NM256AV/ZX chips
1267 playback_bufsize - max playback frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1268 capture_bufsize - max capture frame size in kB (4-128kB)
1269 force_ac97 - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1270 buffer_top - specify buffer top address
1271 use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default)
1272 vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800
1273 reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops
1274 reset_workaround2 - enable extended AC97 RESET workaround for some
1277 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1279 The power-management is supported.
1281 Note: on some notebooks the buffer address cannot be detected
1282 automatically, or causes hang-up during initialization.
1283 In such a case, specify the buffer top address explicitly via
1284 the buffer_top option.
1286 Sony F250: buffer_top=0x25a800
1287 Sony F270: buffer_top=0x272800
1288 The driver supports only ac97 codec. It's possible to force
1289 to initialize/use ac97 although it's not detected. In such a
1290 case, use force_ac97=1 option - but *NO* guarantee whether it
1293 Note: The NM256 chip can be linked internally with non-AC97
1294 codecs. This driver supports only the AC97 codec, and won't work
1295 with machines with other (most likely CS423x or OPL3SAx) chips,
1296 even though the device is detected in lspci. In such a case, try
1297 other drivers, e.g. snd-cs4232 or snd-opl3sa2. Some has ISA-PnP
1298 but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to specify isapnp=0
1299 and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP.
1301 Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the
1302 known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this
1303 workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a
1304 hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option.
1306 Note: Dell Latitude CSx laptops have another problem regarding
1307 AC97 RESET. On these laptops, reset_workaround2 option is
1308 turned on as default. This option is worth to try if the
1309 previous reset_workaround option doesn't help.
1311 Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the
1312 OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering.
1313 The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after*
1314 X-server as described above. You might be able to force to load
1315 the module, but it may result in hang-up. Hence, make sure that
1316 you load this module *before* X if you encounter this kind of
1322 Module for Yamaha OPL3-SA2/SA3 sound cards.
1324 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1326 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1328 port - control port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x370)
1329 sb_port - SB port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x220,0x240)
1330 wss_port - WSS port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1331 midi_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1332 fm_port - FM port # for OPL3-SA chip (0x388), -1 = disable
1333 irq - IRQ # for OPL3-SA chip (5,7,9,10)
1334 dma1 - first DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3)
1335 dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
1337 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. It does not support
1338 autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!!
1340 The power-management is supported.
1342 Module snd-opti92x-ad1848
1343 -------------------------
1345 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Analog Devices AD1848 chips.
1346 Module works with OAK Mozart cards as well.
1348 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1350 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1352 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1353 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1354 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1355 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1356 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1357 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1359 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1361 Module snd-opti92x-cs4231
1362 -------------------------
1364 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c92x and Crystal CS4231 chips.
1366 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1368 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1370 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1371 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1372 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1373 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1374 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1375 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1376 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1378 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1383 Module for sound cards based on OPTi 82c93x chips.
1385 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1387 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1389 port - port # for WSS chip (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1390 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330)
1391 fm_port - port # for OPL3 device (0x388)
1392 irq - IRQ # for WSS chip (5,7,9,10,11)
1393 mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (5,7,9,10)
1394 dma1 - first DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1395 dma2 - second DMA # for WSS chip (0,1,3)
1397 This module supports only one card, autoprobe and PnP.
1402 Module for sound cards based on the C-Media CMI8788 chip:
1404 * AuzenTech X-Meridian
1406 * Club3D Theatron DTS
1407 * HT-Omega Claro (plus)
1408 * HT-Omega Claro halo (XT)
1409 * Razer Barracuda AC-1
1412 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
1417 Module for internal PC-Speaker.
1419 nforce_wa - enable NForce chipset workaround. Expect bad sound.
1421 This module supports system beeps, some kind of PCM playback and
1422 even a few mixer controls.
1427 Module for Digigram PCXHR boards
1429 This module supports multiple cards.
1431 Module snd-portman2x4
1432 ---------------------
1434 Module for Midiman Portman 2x4 parallel port MIDI interface
1436 This module supports multiple cards.
1438 Module snd-powermac (on ppc only)
1439 ---------------------------------
1441 Module for PowerMac, iMac and iBook on-board soundchips
1443 enable_beep - enable beep using PCM (enabled as default)
1445 Module supports autoprobe a chip.
1447 Note: the driver may have problems regarding endianess.
1449 The power-management is supported.
1451 Module snd-pxa2xx-ac97 (on arm only)
1452 ------------------------------------
1454 Module for AC97 driver for the Intel PXA2xx chip
1456 For ARM architecture only.
1458 The power-management is supported.
1463 Module for Conexant Riptide chip
1465 joystick_port - Joystick port # (default: 0x200)
1466 mpu_port - MPU401 port # (default: 0x330)
1467 opl3_port - OPL3 port # (default: 0x388)
1469 This module supports multiple cards.
1470 The driver requires the firmware loader support on kernel.
1471 You need to install the firmware file "riptide.hex" to the standard
1472 firmware path (e.g. /lib/firmware).
1477 Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32,
1478 Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards.
1480 This module supports multiple cards.
1485 Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards.
1487 This module supports multiple cards.
1492 Module for RME Digi9652 (Hammerfall, Hammerfall-Light) sound cards.
1494 precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably).
1497 This module supports multiple cards.
1499 Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
1500 module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
1501 when any RME9652 cards are found. To make the buffer
1502 allocation sure, load snd-page-alloc module in the early
1503 stage of boot sequence. See "Early Buffer Allocation"
1506 Module snd-sa11xx-uda1341 (on arm only)
1507 ---------------------------------------
1509 Module for Philips UDA1341TS on Compaq iPAQ H3600 sound card.
1511 Module supports only one card.
1512 Module has no enable and index options.
1514 The power-management is supported.
1519 Module for 8-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 1.0,
1523 port - port # for SB DSP chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1524 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10)
1525 dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
1527 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1529 The power-management is supported.
1531 Module snd-sb16 and snd-sbawe
1532 -----------------------------
1534 Module for 16-bit SoundBlaster cards: SoundBlaster 16 (PnP),
1535 SoundBlaster AWE 32 (PnP),
1536 SoundBlaster AWE 64 PnP
1538 mic_agc - Mic Auto-Gain-Control - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1539 csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
1540 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1542 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1544 port - port # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0x220,0x240,0x260)
1545 mpu_port - port # for MPU-401 UART (0x300,0x330), -1 = disable
1546 awe_port - base port # for EMU8000 synthesizer (0x620,0x640,0x660)
1547 (snd-sbawe module only)
1548 irq - IRQ # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,7,9,10)
1549 dma8 - 8-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (0,1,3)
1550 dma16 - 16-bit DMA # for SB DSP 4.x chip (5,6,7)
1552 This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
1554 Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must
1555 disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter.
1556 Also, all Sound Blaster 16 type cards can operate in 16-bit
1557 half duplex mode through 8-bit DMA channel by disabling their
1560 The power-management is supported.
1565 Module for Gallant SC-6000 soundcard.
1567 port - Port # (0x220 or 0x240)
1568 mss_port - MSS Port # (0x530 or 0xe80)
1569 irq - IRQ # (5,7,9,10,11)
1570 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (5,7,9,10) ,0 - no MPU-401 irq
1573 This module supports multiple cards.
1575 This card is also known as Audio Excel DSP 16 or Zoltrix AV302.
1580 Module for Aztech Sound Galaxy sound card.
1582 sbport - Port # for SB16 interface (0x220,0x240)
1583 wssport - Port # for WSS interface (0x530,0xe80,0xf40,0x604)
1584 irq - IRQ # (7,9,10,11)
1587 This module supports multiple cards.
1589 The power-management is supported.
1594 Module for ENSONIQ SoundScape PnP cards.
1596 port - Port # (PnP setup)
1597 wss_port - WSS Port # (PnP setup)
1598 irq - IRQ # (PnP setup)
1599 mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup)
1600 dma - DMA # (PnP setup)
1601 dma2 - 2nd DMA # (PnP setup, -1 to disable)
1603 This module supports multiple cards. ISA PnP must be enabled.
1604 You need sscape_ctl tool in alsa-tools package for loading
1607 Module snd-sun-amd7930 (on sparc only)
1608 --------------------------------------
1610 Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1612 This module supports multiple cards.
1614 Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only)
1615 -------------------------------------
1617 Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs.
1619 This module supports multiple cards.
1621 Module snd-sun-dbri (on sparc only)
1622 -----------------------------------
1624 Module for DBRI sound chips found on Sparcs.
1626 This module supports multiple cards.
1628 Module snd-wavefront
1629 --------------------
1631 Module for Turtle Beach Maui, Tropez and Tropez+ sound cards.
1633 use_cs4232_midi - Use CS4232 MPU-401 interface
1634 (inaccessibly located inside your computer)
1635 isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
1637 with isapnp=0, the following options are available:
1639 cs4232_pcm_port - Port # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1640 cs4232_pcm_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 PCM interface (5,7,9,11,12,15).
1641 cs4232_mpu_port - Port # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface.
1642 cs4232_mpu_irq - IRQ # for CS4232 MPU-401 interface (9,11,12,15).
1643 ics2115_port - Port # for ICS2115
1644 ics2115_irq - IRQ # for ICS2115
1645 fm_port - FM OPL-3 Port #
1646 dma1 - DMA1 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1647 dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
1649 The below are options for wavefront_synth features:
1650 wf_raw - Assume that we need to boot the OS (default:no)
1651 If yes, then during driver loading, the state of the board is
1652 ignored, and we reset the board and load the firmware anyway.
1653 fx_raw - Assume that the FX process needs help (default:yes)
1654 If false, we'll leave the FX processor in whatever state it is
1655 when the driver is loaded. The default is to download the
1656 microprogram and associated coefficients to set it up for
1657 "default" operation, whatever that means.
1658 debug_default - Debug parameters for card initialization
1659 wait_usecs - How long to wait without sleeping, usecs
1661 This magic number seems to give pretty optimal throughput
1662 based on my limited experimentation.
1663 If you want to play around with it and find a better value, be
1664 my guest. Remember, the idea is to get a number that causes us
1665 to just busy wait for as many WaveFront commands as possible,
1666 without coming up with a number so large that we hog the whole
1668 Specifically, with this number, out of about 134,000 status
1669 waits, only about 250 result in a sleep.
1670 sleep_interval - How long to sleep when waiting for reply
1672 sleep_tries - How many times to try sleeping during a wait
1674 ospath - Pathname to processed ICS2115 OS firmware
1675 (default:wavefront.os)
1676 The path name of the ISC2115 OS firmware. In the recent
1677 version, it's handled via firmware loader framework, so it
1678 must be installed in the proper path, typically,
1680 reset_time - How long to wait for a reset to take effect
1682 ramcheck_time - How many seconds to wait for the RAM test
1684 osrun_time - How many seconds to wait for the ICS2115 OS
1687 This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP.
1689 Note: the firmware file "wavefront.os" was located in the earlier
1690 version in /etc. Now it's loaded via firmware loader, and
1691 must be in the proper firmware path, such as /lib/firmware.
1692 Copy (or symlink) the file appropriately if you get an error
1693 regarding firmware downloading after upgrading the kernel.
1695 Module snd-sonicvibes
1696 ---------------------
1698 Module for S3 SonicVibes PCI sound cards.
1699 * PINE Schubert 32 PCI
1701 reverb - Reverb Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1702 - SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this.
1703 mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
1705 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1707 Module snd-serial-u16550
1708 ------------------------
1710 Module for UART16550A serial MIDI ports.
1712 port - port # for UART16550A chip
1713 irq - IRQ # for UART16550A chip, -1 = poll mode
1714 speed - speed in bauds (9600,19200,38400,57600,115200)
1716 base - base for divisor in bauds (57600,115200,230400,460800)
1718 outs - number of MIDI ports in a serial port (1-4)
1720 adaptor - Type of adaptor.
1721 0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A,
1722 3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic
1724 This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
1725 thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional.
1730 Module for Trident 4DWave DX/NX sound cards.
1731 * Best Union Miss Melody 4DWave PCI
1733 * Warpspeed ONSpeed 4DWave PCI
1736 * CHIC True Sound 4Dwave
1737 * Shark Predator4D-PCI
1738 * Jaton SonicWave 4D
1739 * SiS SI7018 PCI Audio
1740 * Hoontech SoundTrack Digital 4DWave NX
1742 pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM
1743 wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb)
1745 This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
1747 The power-management is supported.
1749 Module snd-usb-audio
1750 --------------------
1752 Module for USB audio and USB MIDI devices.
1754 vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional)
1755 pid - Product ID for the device (optional)
1756 nrpacks - Max. number of packets per URB (default: 8)
1757 async_unlink - Use async unlink mode (default: yes)
1758 device_setup - Device specific magic number (optional)
1759 - Influence depends on the device
1761 ignore_ctl_error - Ignore any USB-controller regarding mixer
1762 interface (default: no)
1764 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1766 NB: nrpacks parameter can be modified dynamically via sysfs.
1767 Don't put the value over 20. Changing via sysfs has no sanity
1769 NB: async_unlink=0 would cause Oops. It remains just for
1770 debugging purpose (if any).
1771 NB: ignore_ctl_error=1 may help when you get an error at accessing
1772 the mixer element such as URB error -22. This happens on some
1773 buggy USB device or the controller.
1775 Module snd-usb-caiaq
1776 --------------------
1778 Module for caiaq UB audio interfaces,
1779 * Native Instruments RigKontrol2
1780 * Native Instruments Kore Controller
1781 * Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1
1782 * Native Instruments Audio 8 DJ
1784 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1786 Module snd-usb-usx2y
1787 --------------------
1789 Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices.
1791 This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
1793 Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included
1794 in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages.
1799 Module for AC'97 motherboards based on VIA 82C686A/686B, 8233,
1800 8233A, 8233C, 8235, 8237 (south) bridge.
1802 mpu_port - 0x300,0x310,0x320,0x330, otherwise obtain BIOS setup
1804 joystick - Enable joystick (default off) [VIA686A/686B only]
1805 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1806 dxs_support - support DXS channels,
1807 0 = auto (default), 1 = enable, 2 = disable,
1808 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA, 5 = enable any sample
1809 rate and different sample rates on different
1811 [VIA8233/C, 8235, 8237 only]
1812 ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
1813 See "AC97 Quirk Option" section below.
1815 This module supports one chip and autoprobe.
1817 Note: on some SMP motherboards like MSI 694D the interrupts might
1818 not be generated properly. In such a case, please try to
1819 set the SMP (or MPS) version on BIOS to 1.1 instead of
1820 default value 1.4. Then the interrupt number will be
1821 assigned under 15. You might also upgrade your BIOS.
1823 Note: VIA8233/5/7 (not VIA8233A) can support DXS (direct sound)
1824 channels as the first PCM. On these channels, up to 4
1825 streams can be played at the same time, and the controller
1826 can perform sample rate conversion with separate rates for
1828 As default (dxs_support = 0), 48k fixed rate is chosen
1829 except for the known devices since the output is often
1830 noisy except for 48k on some mother boards due to the
1832 Please try once dxs_support=5 and if it works on other
1833 sample rates (e.g. 44.1kHz of mp3 playback), please let us
1834 know the PCI subsystem vendor/device id's (output of
1836 If dxs_support=5 does not work, try dxs_support=4; if it
1837 doesn't work too, try dxs_support=1. (dxs_support=1 is
1838 usually for old motherboards. The correct implemented
1839 board should work with 4 or 5.) If it still doesn't
1840 work and the default setting is ok, dxs_support=3 is the
1841 right choice. If the default setting doesn't work at all,
1842 try dxs_support=2 to disable the DXS channels.
1843 In any cases, please let us know the result and the
1844 subsystem vendor/device ids. See "Links and Addresses"
1847 Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver
1848 additionally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only.
1850 The power-management is supported.
1852 Module snd-via82xx-modem
1853 ------------------------
1855 Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem
1857 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz)
1859 This module supports one card and autoprobe.
1861 Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
1864 The power-management is supported.
1869 Module for virtual rawmidi devices.
1870 This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate
1871 to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports.
1873 midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-4, default=4)
1875 This module supports multiple cards.
1880 Module for sound cards based on the Asus AV100/AV200 chips,
1881 i.e., Xonar D1, DX, D2, D2X, HDAV1.3 (Deluxe), and Essence STX.
1883 This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
1888 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX222, V222 v2 and Mic cards.
1890 mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI)
1891 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
1893 This module supports multiple cards.
1895 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1896 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1897 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1898 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1899 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke
1900 vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf
1902 install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader
1904 (for 2.2/2.4 kernels, add "post-install /usr/bin/vxloader" to
1905 /etc/modules.conf, instead.)
1906 IBL size defines the interrupts period for PCM. The smaller size
1907 gives smaller latency but leads to more CPU consumption, too.
1908 The size is usually aligned to 126. As default (=0), the smallest
1909 size is chosen. The possible IBL values can be found in
1910 /proc/asound/cardX/vx-status proc file.
1912 The power-management is supported.
1917 Module for Digigram VX-Pocket VX2 and 440 PCMCIA cards.
1919 ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
1921 This module supports multiple cards. The module is compiled only when
1922 PCMCIA is supported on kernel.
1924 With the older 2.6.x kernel, to activate the driver via the card
1925 manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the
1926 sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. 2.6.13 or later kernel requires no
1927 longer require a config file.
1929 When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
1930 is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
1931 Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package.
1932 When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the
1933 firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package.
1935 About capture IBL, see the description of snd-vx222 module.
1937 Note: snd-vxp440 driver is merged to snd-vxpocket driver since
1940 The power-management is supported.
1945 Module for Yamaha PCI chips (YMF72x, YMF74x & YMF75x).
1947 mpu_port - 0x300,0x330,0x332,0x334, 0 (disable) by default,
1948 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
1949 fm_port - 0x388,0x398,0x3a0,0x3a8, 0 (disable) by default
1950 1 (auto-detect for YMF744/754 only)
1951 joystick_port - 0x201,0x202,0x204,0x205, 0 (disable) by default,
1953 rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool)
1955 This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
1957 The power-management is supported.
1959 Module snd-pdaudiocf
1960 --------------------
1962 Module for Sound Core PDAudioCF sound card.
1964 The power-management is supported.
1970 The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround for
1971 specific devices on drivers for on-board AC'97 controllers like
1972 snd-intel8x0. Some hardware have swapped output pins between Master
1973 and Headphone, or Surround (thanks to confusion of AC'97
1974 specifications from version to version :-)
1976 The driver provides the auto-detection of known problematic devices,
1977 but some might be unknown or wrongly detected. In such a case, pass
1978 the proper value with this option.
1980 The following strings are accepted:
1981 - default Don't override the default setting
1982 - none Disable the quirk
1983 - hp_only Bind Master and Headphone controls as a single control
1984 - swap_hp Swap headphone and master controls
1985 - swap_surround Swap master and surround controls
1986 - ad_sharing For AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone
1987 - alc_jack For ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode
1988 - inv_eapd Inverted EAPD implementation
1989 - mute_led Bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED
1991 For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer value -1, 0,
1992 ... are accepted, too.
1994 For example, if "Master" volume control has no effect on your device
1995 but only "Headphone" does, pass ac97_quirk=hp_only module option.
1998 Configuring Non-ISAPNP Cards
1999 ============================
2001 When the kernel is configured with ISA-PnP support, the modules
2002 supporting the isapnp cards will have module options "isapnp".
2003 If this option is set, *only* the ISA-PnP devices will be probed.
2004 For probing the non ISA-PnP cards, you have to pass "isapnp=0" option
2005 together with the proper i/o and irq configuration.
2007 When the kernel is configured without ISA-PnP support, isapnp option
2008 will be not built in.
2011 Module Autoloading Support
2012 ==========================
2014 The ALSA drivers can be loaded automatically on demand by defining
2015 module aliases. The string 'snd-card-%1' is requested for ALSA native
2016 devices where %i is sound card number from zero to seven.
2018 To auto-load an ALSA driver for OSS services, define the string
2019 'sound-slot-%i' where %i means the slot number for OSS, which
2020 corresponds to the card index of ALSA. Usually, define this
2021 as the same card module.
2023 An example configuration for a single emu10k1 card is like below:
2024 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2025 alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
2026 alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
2027 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2029 The available number of auto-loaded sound cards depends on the module
2030 option "cards_limit" of snd module. As default it's set to 1.
2031 To enable the auto-loading of multiple cards, specify the number of
2032 sound cards in that option.
2034 When multiple cards are available, it'd better to specify the index
2035 number for each card via module option, too, so that the order of
2036 cards is kept consistent.
2038 An example configuration for two sound cards is like below:
2040 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2042 options snd cards_limit=2
2043 alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
2044 alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
2045 options snd-interwave index=0
2046 options snd-ens1371 index=1
2048 alias sound-slot-0 snd-interwave
2049 alias sound-slot-1 snd-ens1371
2050 ----- /etc/modprobe.conf
2052 In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card
2053 (index 0) and ens1371 as the second (index 1).
2055 Alternative (and new) way to fixate the slot assignment is to use
2056 "slots" option of snd module. In the case above, specify like the
2059 options snd slots=snd-interwave,snd-ens1371
2061 Then, the first slot (#0) is reserved for snd-interwave driver, and
2062 the second (#1) for snd-ens1371. You can omit index option in each
2063 driver if slots option is used (although you can still have them at
2064 the same time as long as they don't conflict).
2066 The slots option is especially useful for avoiding the possible
2067 hot-plugging and the resultant slot conflict. For example, in the
2068 case above again, the first two slots are already reserved. If any
2069 other driver (e.g. snd-usb-audio) is loaded before snd-interwave or
2070 snd-ens1371, it will be assigned to the third or later slot.
2072 When a module name is given with '!', the slot will be given for any
2073 modules but that name. For example, "slots=!snd-pcsp" will reserve
2074 the first slot for any modules but snd-pcsp.
2077 ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping
2078 =======================================
2080 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4
2081 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3
2082 /dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12
2083 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20
2084 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19
2085 /dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28
2086 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36
2087 /dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39
2088 /dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44
2090 The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means
2091 sound card number and second means device number. The ALSA devices
2092 have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and
2093 playback, respectively.
2095 Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module
2096 options of snd-pcm-oss module.
2099 Proc interfaces (/proc/asound)
2100 ==============================
2102 /proc/asound/card#/pcm#[cp]/oss
2103 -------------------------------
2104 String "erase" - erase all additional informations about OSS applications
2105 String "<app_name> <fragments> <fragment_size> [<options>]"
2107 <app_name> - name of application with (higher priority) or without path
2108 <fragments> - number of fragments or zero if auto
2109 <fragment_size> - size of fragment in bytes or zero if auto
2110 <options> - optional parameters
2111 - disable the application tries to open a pcm device for
2112 this channel but does not want to use it.
2113 (Cause a bug or mmap needs)
2114 It's good for Quake etc...
2115 - direct don't use plugins
2116 - block force block mode (rvplayer)
2117 - non-block force non-block mode
2118 - whole-frag write only whole fragments (optimization affecting
2120 - no-silence do not fill silence ahead to avoid clicks
2121 - buggy-ptr Returns the whitespace blocks in GETOPTR ioctl
2122 instead of filled blocks
2124 Example: echo "x11amp 128 16384" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2125 echo "squake 0 0 disable" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0c/oss
2126 echo "rvplayer 0 0 block" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
2129 Early Buffer Allocation
2130 =======================
2132 Some drivers (e.g. hdsp) require the large contiguous buffers, and
2133 sometimes it's too late to find such spaces when the driver module is
2134 actually loaded due to memory fragmentation. You can pre-allocate the
2135 PCM buffers by loading snd-page-alloc module and write commands to its
2136 proc file in prior, for example, in the early boot stage like
2137 /etc/init.d/*.local scripts.
2139 Reading the proc file /proc/drivers/snd-page-alloc shows the current
2140 usage of page allocation. In writing, you can send the following
2141 commands to the snd-page-alloc driver:
2143 - add VENDOR DEVICE MASK SIZE BUFFERS
2145 VENDOR and DEVICE are PCI vendor and device IDs. They take
2146 integer numbers (0x prefix is needed for the hex).
2147 MASK is the PCI DMA mask. Pass 0 if not restricted.
2148 SIZE is the size of each buffer to allocate. You can pass
2149 k and m suffix for KB and MB. The max number is 16MB.
2150 BUFFERS is the number of buffers to allocate. It must be greater
2151 than 0. The max number is 4.
2155 This will erase the all pre-allocated buffers which are not in
2162 ALSA project homepage
2163 http://www.alsa-project.org
2166 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/
2169 mailto:alsa-devel@alsa-project.org
2172 http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh
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