Each of top level sound card module takes the following options.
index - index (slot #) of sound card
- - Values: 0 through 7 or negative
+ - Values: 0 through 31 or negative
- If nonnegative, assign that index number
- if negative, interpret as a bitmask of permissible
indices; the first free permitted index is assigned
dma2 - second DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup)
clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz)
- Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and PnP.
+ This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
Module snd-ad1848
-----------------
irq - IRQ # for AD1848 chip
dma1 - DMA # for AD1848 chip (0,1,3)
- Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe
+ This module supports multiple cards. It does not support autoprobe
thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
The power-management is supported.
ac97_quirk - AC'97 workaround for strange hardware
See the description of intel8x0 module for details.
- This module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-ali5451
------------------
mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup)
fm_port - port # for OPL3 FM (PnP setup)
- Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and PnP.
+ This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
The power-management is supported.
joystick_port - port # for legacy joystick support.
0 = disabled (default), 1 = auto-detect
- Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and PnP.
+ This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and PnP.
The power-management is supported.
dma1 - 1st DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup)
dma2 - 2nd DMA # for AZT2320 (WSS) chip (PnP setup)
- Module supports up to 8 cards, PnP and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-bt87x
----------------
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.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Note: The default index value of this module is -2, i.e. the first
slot is excluded.
Module for Creative Audigy LS and SB Live 24bit
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-cmi8330
sbdma8 - 8bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
sbdma16 - 16bit DMA # for CMI8330 chip (SB16)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
(default = 1)
joystick_port - Joystick port address (0 = disable, 1 = auto-detect)
- Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8).
+ This module supports autoprobe and multiple cards.
The power-management is supported.
dma1 - first DMA # for CS4231 chip
dma2 - second DMA # for CS4231 chip
- Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe
+ This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
The power-management is supported.
dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha CS4232 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe
+ This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
thus main port must be specified!!! Other ports are optional.
The power-management is supported.
dma2 - second DMA # for CS4236 chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe
+ This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
(if ISA PnP is not used) thus main port and control port must be
specified!!! Other ports are optional.
dual_codec - Secondary codec ID (0 = disable, default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
The power-management is supported.
thinkpad - Force to enable Thinkpad's CLKRUN control.
mmap_valid - Support OSS mmap mode (default = 0).
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Usually external amp and CLKRUN controls are detected automatically
from PCI sub vendor/device ids. If they don't work, give the options
above explicitly.
Module for multifunction CS5535 companion PCI device
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-dt019x
-----------------
mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 (PnP setup)
dma8 - DMA # (PnP setup)
- Module supports up to 8 cards. This module is enabled only with
+ This module supports multiple cards. This module is enabled only with
ISA PnP support.
The power-management is supported.
given in MB unit. Default value is 128.
enable_ir - enable IR
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Input & Output configurations [extin/extout]
* Creative Card wo/Digital out [0x0003/0x1f03]
Module for Creative Emu10k1X (SB Live Dell OEM version)
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-ens1370
------------------
joystick - Enable joystick (default off)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Module snd-ens1371
------------------
joystick_port - port # for joystick (0x200,0x208,0x210,0x218),
0 = disable (default), 1 = auto-detect
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Module snd-es968
----------------
irq - IRQ # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup)
dma1 - DMA # for ES968 (SB8) chip (PnP setup)
- Module supports up to 8 cards, PnP and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards, PnP and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 port (5,7,9,10)
dma8 - DMA # for ES-1688 chip (0,1,3)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
Module snd-es18xx
-----------------
dma2 - first DMA # for ES-18xx chip (0,1,3)
isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port
- if native ISA PnP routines are not used).
+ This module supports multiple cards, ISA PnP and autoprobe (without MPU-401
+ port if native ISA PnP routines are not used).
When dma2 is equal with dma1, the driver works as half-duplex.
The power-management is supported.
Module for sound cards based on ESS Solo-1 (ES1938,ES1946) chips.
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
enable_mpu - enable MPU401 (0 = off, 1 = on, 2 = auto (default))
joystick - enable joystick (default off)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
- High 16-bits are video (radio) device number + 1
- example: 0x10002 (MediaForte 256-PCPR, device 1)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Module snd-gusextreme
---------------------
voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe (without MPU-401 port).
Module snd-gusmax
-----------------
voices - GF1 voices limit (14-32)
pcm_voices - reserved PCM voices
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Module snd-hda-intel
--------------------
Module for RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface(s)
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Note: The firmware data can be automatically loaded via hotplug
when CONFIG_FW_LOADER is set. Otherwise, you need to load
cs8427_timeout - reset timeout for the CS8427 chip (S/PDIF transciever)
in msec resolution, default value is 500 (0.5 sec)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe. Note: The consumer part
is not used with all Envy24 based cards (for example in the MidiMan Delta
serie).
aureon71, universe, k8x800, phase22, phase28, ms300,
av710
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Note: The supported board is detected by reading EEPROM or PCI
SSID (if EEPROM isn't available). You can override the
effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
requires 8 voices
- Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
+ This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
Module snd-interwave-stb
------------------------
effect - 1 = InterWave effects enable (default 0);
requires 8 voices
- Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
+ This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
Module snd-korg1212
-------------------
Module for Korg 1212 IO PCI card
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-maestro3
-------------------
-1 for default pin (8 for allegro, 1 for
others)
- Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8).
+ This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
Note: the binding of amplifier is dependent on hardware.
If there is no sound even though all channels are unmuted, try to
Module for Digigram miXart8 sound cards.
- Module supports multiple cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Note: One miXart8 board will be represented as 4 alsa cards.
See MIXART.txt for details.
irq - IRQ number or -1 (disable)
pnp - PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
- Module supports multiple devices (max 8) and PnP.
+ This module supports multiple devices and PnP.
Module snd-mtpav
----------------
dma2 - second DMA # for Yamaha OPL3-SA chip (0,1,3), -1 = disable
isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and ISA PnP. This module does not support
+ This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP. It does not support
autoprobe (if ISA PnP is not used) thus all ports must be specified!!!
The power-management is supported.
Module for RME Digi32, Digi32 Pro and Digi32/8 (Sek'd Prodif32,
Prodif96 and Prodif Gold) sound cards.
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-rme96
----------------
Module for RME Digi96, Digi96/8 and Digi96/8 PRO/PAD/PST sound cards.
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-rme9652
------------------
precise_ptr - Enable precise pointer (doesn't work reliably).
(default = 0)
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Note: snd-page-alloc module does the job which snd-hammerfall-mem
module did formerly. It will allocate the buffers in advance
irq - IRQ # for SB DSP chip (5,7,9,10)
dma8 - DMA # for SB DSP chip (1,3)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
csp - ASP/CSP chip support - 0 = disable (default), 1 = enable
isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
+ This module supports multiple cards, autoprobe and ISA PnP.
Note: To use Vibra16X cards in 16-bit half duplex mode, you must
disable 16bit DMA with dma16 = -1 module parameter.
irq - IRQ # (7,9,10,11)
dma1 - DMA #
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
The power-management is supported.
mpu_irq - MPU-401 IRQ # (PnP setup)
dma - DMA # (PnP setup)
- Module supports up to 8 cards. ISA PnP must be enabled.
+ This module supports multiple cards. ISA PnP must be enabled.
You need sscape_ctl tool in alsa-tools package for loading
the microcode.
Module for AMD7930 sound chips found on Sparcs.
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-sun-cs4231 (on sparc only)
-------------------------------------
Module for CS4231 sound chips found on Sparcs.
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-sun-dbri (on sparc only)
-----------------------------------
Module for DBRI sound chips found on Sparcs.
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-wavefront
--------------------
dma2 - DMA2 # for CS4232 PCM interface.
isapnp - ISA PnP detection - 0 = disable, 1 = enable (default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and ISA PnP.
+ This module supports multiple cards and ISA PnP.
Module snd-sonicvibes
---------------------
- SoundCard must have onboard SRAM for this.
mge - Mic Gain Enable - 1 = enable, 0 = disable (default)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
Module snd-serial-u16550
------------------------
0 = Soundcanvas, 1 = MS-124T, 2 = MS-124W S/A,
3 = MS-124W M/B, 4 = Generic
- Module supports up to 8 cards. This module does not support autoprobe
+ This module supports multiple cards. This module does not support autoprobe
thus the main port must be specified!!! Other options are optional.
Module snd-trident
pcm_channels - max channels (voices) reserved for PCM
wavetable_size - max wavetable size in kB (4-?kb)
- Module supports up to 8 cards and autoprobe.
+ This module supports multiple cards and autoprobe.
The power-management is supported.
vid - Vendor ID for the device (optional)
pid - Product ID for the device (optional)
- This module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and hotplugging.
+ This module supports multiple devices, 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.
+ This module supports multiple devices, autoprobe and hotplugging.
Note: you need to load the firmware via usx2yloader utility included
in alsa-tools and alsa-firmware packages.
This module creates virtual rawmidi devices which communicate
to the corresponding ALSA sequencer ports.
- midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-8, default=4)
+ midi_devs - MIDI devices # (1-4, default=4)
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
Module snd-vx222
----------------
mic - Enable Microphone on V222 Mic (NYI)
ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
- Module supports up to 8 cards.
+ This module supports multiple cards.
When the driver is compiled as a module and the hotplug firmware
is supported, the firmware data is loaded via hotplug automatically.
ibl - Capture IBL size. (default = 0, minimum size)
- Module supports up to 8 cards. The module is compiled only when
+ This module supports multiple cards. The module is compiled only when
PCMCIA is supported on kernel.
With the older 2.6.x kernel, to activate the driver via the card
1 (auto-detect)
rear_switch - enable shared rear/line-in switch (bool)
- Module supports autoprobe and multiple chips (max 8).
+ This module supports autoprobe and multiple chips.
The power-management is supported.
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