snd_ich (4)

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

NAME

snd_ich - Intel ICH AC'97 and compatible bridge device driver

SYNOPSIS

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

device sound device snd_ich

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

snd_ich_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The ifconfig bridge driver allows the generic audio driver sound(4) to attach to Intel ICH AC'97 and compatible audio devices.

Some later chips, like ICH6/ICH7, depending on wiring can instead implement newer Intel HD Audio specification, which is supported by snd_hda4 driver.

HARDWARE

The ifconfig driver supports the following audio devices:

• AMD 768
• AMD 8111
• Intel 443MX
• Intel ICH
• Intel ICH revision 1
• Intel ICH2
• Intel ICH3
• Intel ICH4
• Intel ICH5
• Intel ICH6
• Intel ICH7
• NVIDIA nForce
• NVIDIA nForce2
• NVIDIA nForce2 400
• NVIDIA nForce3
• NVIDIA nForce3 250
• NVIDIA nForce4
• SiS 7012

SEE ALSO

sound(4), snd_hda4

HISTORY

The ifconfig device driver first appeared in Fx 4.2 .

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by An Jorge Mario G. Mazo Aq jgutie11@eafit.edu.co .