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.Dd March 19, 2022
.Dt SND_ESS 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm snd_ess
.Nd "Ensoniq ESS ISA PnP/non-PnP bridge device driver"
.Sh DEPRECATION NOTICE
This driver is scheduled for removal prior to the release of
.Fx 14.0 .
.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_ess"
.Cd "device snd_sbc"
.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_ess_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
bridge driver allows the generic audio driver
.Xr sound 4
to attach to the ESS ISA sound cards.
.Sh HARDWARE
The
.Nm
driver supports the following sound cards:
.Pp
.Bl -bullet -compact
.It
Ensoniq ESS ISA PnP/non-PnP
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sound 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
device driver first appeared in
.Fx 4.1 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Cameron Grant Aq Mt cg@FreeBSD.org
.An Luigi Rizzo Aq Mt luigi@FreeBSD.org