X-Git-Url: http://git.onelab.eu/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fsound%2Falsa%2FALSA-Configuration.txt;h=23fbf00f14be2a62f6b84d7202afc8551a3759da;hb=6a77f38946aaee1cd85eeec6cf4229b204c15071;hp=10c5bed26b1c01691cb749ae7929aa228477e2e2;hpb=9213980e6a70d8473e0ffd4b39ab5b6caaba9ff5;p=linux-2.6.git diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt index 10c5bed26..23fbf00f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt +++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt @@ -184,10 +184,19 @@ Module parameters Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 controllers. ac97_clock - AC'97 clock (defalut = 48000) + ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware + See the description of intel8x0 module for details. spdif_aclink - S/PDIF transfer over AC-link (default = 1) This module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. + Module snd-atiixp-modem + ----------------------- + + Module for ATI IXP 150/200/250 AC97 modem controllers. + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + Module snd-au8810, snd-au8820, snd-au8830 ----------------------------------------- @@ -245,9 +254,18 @@ Module parameters Module for video cards based on Bt87x chips. digital_rate - Override the default digital rate (Hz) + load_all - Load the driver even if the card model isn't known + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + + Module snd-ca0106 + ----------------- + + Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit Module supports up to 8 cards. + Module snd-cmi8330 ------------------ @@ -419,6 +437,13 @@ Module parameters * Creative Card 5.1 (c) 2003 [0x3fc3/0x7cff] * Creative Card all ins and outs [0x3fff/0x7fff] + Module snd-emu10k1x + ------------------- + + Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + Module snd-ens1370 ------------------ @@ -516,6 +541,13 @@ Module parameters Module for ForteMedia FM801 based PCI soundcards. + tea575x_tuner - Enable TEA575x tuner + - 1 = MediaForte 256-PCS + - 2 = MediaForte 256-PCPR + - 3 = MediaForte 64-PCR + - High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1 + - example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1) + Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. Module snd-gusclassic @@ -581,8 +613,11 @@ Module parameters Module supports up to 8 cards. - Note: you need to load the firmware via hdsploader utility included - in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages. + Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug + when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load + the firmware via hdsploader utility included in alsa-tools + package. + The firmware data is found in alsa-firmware package. Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance @@ -613,7 +648,7 @@ Module parameters model - Use the given board model, one of the following: delta1010, dio2496, delta66, delta44, audiophile, delta410, delta1010lt, vx442, ewx2496, ews88mt, ews88mt_new, ews88d, - dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_71, ez8 + dmx6fire, dsp24, dsp24_value, dsp24_71, ez8 omni - Omni I/O support for MidiMan M-Audio Delta44/66 cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transciever) in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec) @@ -631,7 +666,8 @@ Module parameters * TerraTec Aureon Sky-5.1, Space-7.1 model - Use the given board model, one of the following: - revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, aureon51, aureon71 + revo71, amp2000, prodigy71, aureon51, aureon71, + k8x800 Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. @@ -646,15 +682,21 @@ Module parameters * ALi m5455 ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (0 = auto-detect) - joystick - Enable joystick (default off) - mpu_port - MPU401 port # (0 = disabled, 0x330,0x300) - ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware (-1 = default) - -1 = default, don't override - 0 = disable - 1 = use headphone control as master - 2 = swap headphone and master controls - 3 = for AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone - 4 = for ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode + ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware + The following strings are accepted: + default = don't override the default setting + disable = disable the quirk + hp_only = use headphone control as master + swap_hp = swap headphone and master controls + swap_surround = swap master and surround controls + ad_shring = for AD1985, turn on OMS bit and use headphone + alc_jack = for ALC65x, turn on the jack sense mode + inv_eapd = inverted EAPD implementation + mute_led = bind EAPD bit for turning on/off mute LED + For backward compatibility, the corresponding integer + value -1, 0, ... are accepted, too. + buggy_irq - Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some + motherboards (default off) Module supports autoprobe and multiple bus-master chips (max 8). @@ -662,8 +704,9 @@ Module parameters if you still encounter too fast playback, specify the clock explicitly via the module option "ac97_clock=41194". - The joystick and MPU-401 are supported only certain hardwares. - MPU401 is experimental, It doesn't work perfectly. + Joystick/MIDI ports are not supported by this driver. If your + motherboard has these devices, use the ns558 or snd-mpu401 + modules, respectively. The ac97_quirk option is used to enable/override the workaround for specific devices. Some hardware have swapped output pins @@ -757,6 +800,12 @@ Module parameters Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards. See MIXART.txt for details. + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via mixartloader utility in alsa-tools package. + Module snd-mpu401 ----------------- @@ -792,6 +841,7 @@ Module parameters buffer_top - specify buffer top address use_cache - 0 or 1 (disabled by default) vaio_hack - alias buffer_top=0x25a800 + reset_workaround - enable AC97 RESET workaround for some laptops Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8). @@ -817,6 +867,11 @@ Module parameters but some doesn't have ISA PnP. You'll need to speicfy isapnp=0 and proper hardware parameters in the case without ISA PnP. + Note: some laptops need a workaround for AC97 RESET. For the + known hardware like Dell Latitude LS and Sony PCG-F305, this + workaround is enabled automatically. For other laptops with a + hard freeze, you can try reset_workaround=1 option. + Note: This driver is really crappy. It's a porting from the OSS driver, which is a result of black-magic reverse engineering. The detection of codec will fail if the driver is loaded *after* @@ -1103,6 +1158,16 @@ Module parameters This module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and hotplugging. + Module snd-usb-usx2y + -------------------- + + Module for Tascam USB US-122, US-224 and US-428 devices. + + This module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and hotplugging. + + Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included + in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages. + Module snd-via82xx ------------------ @@ -1149,6 +1214,15 @@ Module parameters Note: for the MPU401 on VIA823x, use snd-mpu401 driver additonally. The mpu_port option is for VIA686 chips only. + Module snd-via82xx-modem + ------------------------ + + Module for VIA82xx AC97 modem + + ac97_clock - AC'97 codec clock base (default 48000Hz) + + Module supports up to 8 cards. + Module snd-virmidi ------------------ @@ -1170,9 +1244,12 @@ Module parameters Module supports up to 8 cards. - For loading the firmware, use vxloader utility in alsa-tools - and alsa-firmware packages. You can load the firmware automatically - by adding the following to /etc/modprobe.conf + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. To invoke + vxloader automatically, add the following to /etc/modprobe.conf install snd-vx222 /sbin/modprobe --first-time -i snd-vx222 && /usr/bin/vxloader @@ -1201,8 +1278,11 @@ Module parameters To activate the driver via the card manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxpocket.conf. See the sound/pcmcia/vx/vxpocket.c. - For loading the firmware, use vxloader utility in alsa-tools - and alsa-firmware packages. + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. The irq_mask and irq_list are provided to avoid allocation of specific IRQs. Usually you don't need to specify them. @@ -1227,8 +1307,11 @@ Module parameters To activate the driver via the card manager, you'll need to set up /etc/pcmcia/vxp440.conf. See the sound/pcmcia/vx/vxp440.c. - For loading the firmware, use vxloader utility in alsa-tools - and alsa-firmware packages. + When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware + is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically. + Install the necessary firmware files in alsa-firmware package. + When no hotplug fw loader is available, you need to load the + firmware via vxloader utility in alsa-tools package. The irq_mask and irq_list are provided to avoid allocation of specific IRQs. Usually you don't need to specify them. @@ -1326,18 +1409,21 @@ In this example, the interwave card is always loaded as the first card ALSA PCM devices to OSS devices mapping ======================================= -/dev/snd/pcmC0D0 -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4 -/dev/snd/pcmC0D0 -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3 -/dev/snd/pcmC0D1 -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12 -/dev/snd/pcmC1D0 -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20 -/dev/snd/pcmC1D0 -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19 -/dev/snd/pcmC1D1 -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28 -/dev/snd/pcmC2D0 -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36 -/dev/snd/pcmC2D0 -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39 -/dev/snd/pcmC2D1 -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44 - -The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y} expression means soundcard number -and second means device number. +/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio0 (/dev/audio) -> minor 4 +/dev/snd/pcmC0D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp0 (/dev/dsp) -> minor 3 +/dev/snd/pcmC0D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp0 (/dev/adsp) -> minor 12 +/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio1 -> minor 4+16 = 20 +/dev/snd/pcmC1D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp1 -> minor 3+16 = 19 +/dev/snd/pcmC1D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp1 -> minor 12+16 = 28 +/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/audio2 -> minor 4+32 = 36 +/dev/snd/pcmC2D0[c|p] -> /dev/dsp2 -> minor 3+32 = 39 +/dev/snd/pcmC2D1[c|p] -> /dev/adsp2 -> minor 12+32 = 44 + +The first number from /dev/snd/pcmC{X}D{Y}[c|p] expression means +soundcard number and second means device number. The ALSA devices +have either 'c' or 'p' suffix indicating the direction, capture and +playback, respectively. + Please note that the device mapping above may be varied via the module options of snd-pcm-oss module.