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.Dd December 1, 2005
.Dt SND_FM801 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm snd_fm801
.Nd "Forte Media FM801 bridge device driver"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device sound"
.Cd "device snd_fm801"
.Ed
.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
snd_fm801_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
bridge driver allows the generic audio driver,
.Xr 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.
.Sh HARDWARE
The
.Nm
driver supports audio devices based on the following chipset:
.Pp
.Bl -bullet -compact
.It
Forte Media FM801
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sound 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
device driver first appeared in
.Fx 4.2 .
2005-11-28 17:48:09 +00:00
.Sh AUTHORS
This manual page was written by
.An Joel Dahl Aq Mt joel@FreeBSD.org .
.Sh 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.