snd_fm801 (4)

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(The comments found at the beginning of the groff file "man4/snd_fm801.4freebsd".)

NAME

snd_fm801 - Forte Media FM801 bridge device driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device sound device snd_fm801

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf5:

snd_fm801_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The bridge driver allows the generic audio driver, sound(4), to attach audio devices based on the Forte Media FM801 chipset. This is a common chipset found in various parts used by OEM manufacturers.

HARDWARE

The driver supports audio devices based on the following chipset:

• Forte Media FM801

SEE ALSO

sound(4)

HISTORY

The device driver first appeared in Fx 4.2 .

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by An Joel Dahl Aq joel@FreeBSD.org .

BUGS

The Forte Media FM801 chipset is a sort of PCI bridge, not an actual sound controller, making it possible to have soundless support. One problem is that both chipsets, with and without sound support, use the same PCI ID. This makes it impossible to determine which one is installed.