diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_ad1816.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_ad1816.4
index f11fe9f42c6d..3d2cb0c444a1 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_ad1816.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_ad1816.4
@@ -24,20 +24,35 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 27, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_AD1816 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_ad1816
 .Nd "Analog Devices AD1816 ISA 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_ad1816"
+.Ed
 .Pp
-.Cd hint.pcm.0.at="isa"
-.Cd hint.pcm.0.irq="10"
-.Cd hint.pcm.0.drq="1"
-.Cd hint.pcm.0.flags="0x0"
+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_ad1816_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Non-PnP cards require the following lines in
+.Xr device.hints 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+hint.pcm.0.at="isa"
+hint.pcm.0.irq="10"
+hint.pcm.0.drq="1"
+hint.pcm.0.flags="0x0"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -58,8 +73,8 @@ Analog Devices AD1816
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.0 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "Cameron Grant" Aq cg@FreeBSD.org
 .An "Luigi Rizzo" Aq luigi@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_als4000.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_als4000.4
index 9c3bc594bcf7..a13779a29046 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_als4000.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_als4000.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 27, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_ALS4000 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_als4000
 .Nd "Avance Logic ALS4000 PCI 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_als4000"
+.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_als4000_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -46,14 +57,14 @@ driver supports the following sound cards:
 .Pp
 .Bl -bullet -compact
 .It
-Advance Logic ALS4000
+Avance Logic ALS4000
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr sound 4
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.4 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "Orion Hodson" Aq oho@acm.org
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_cmi.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_cmi.4
index b329c88cc823..d6dc088215c7 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_cmi.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_cmi.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 17, 2005
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_CMI 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_cmi
 .Nd "CMedia CMI8338/CMI8738 PCI 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_cmi"
+.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_cmi_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -59,7 +70,7 @@ CMedia CMI8738B
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.3 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "Orion Hodson" Aq O.Hodson@cs.ucl.ac.uk
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_cs4281.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_cs4281.4
index 0f81fbfef5e1..2b94174dde54 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_cs4281.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_cs4281.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 27, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_CS4281 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_cs4281
 .Nd "Crystal Semiconductor CS4281 PCI 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_cs4281"
+.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_cs4281_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -53,7 +64,7 @@ Crystal Semiconductor CS4281
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.3 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "Orion Hodson" Aq O.Hodson@cs.ucl.ac.uk
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_csa.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_csa.4
index 4184c717c711..415ac150607f 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_csa.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_csa.4
@@ -25,15 +25,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 18, 2005
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_CSA 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_csa
 .Nd Crystal Semiconductor CS461x/462x/4280 PCI 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_csa"
+.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_csa_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_ds1.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_ds1.4
index e27d68b09513..d6919244c80c 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_ds1.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_ds1.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 27, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_DS1 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_ds1
 .Nd "Yamaha DS-1 PCI 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_ds1"
+.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_ds1_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -55,7 +66,7 @@ Yamaha DS-1E
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.1 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "Cameron Grant" Aq cg@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_emu10k1.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_emu10k1.4
index fecd810f8992..3052f1238bb0 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_emu10k1.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_emu10k1.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 18, 2005
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_EMU10K1 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_emu10k1
 .Nd "SoundBlaster Live! and Audigy PCI 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_emu10k1"
+.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_emu10k1_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -61,8 +72,8 @@ Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 (EMU10K3 Chipset)
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.1 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "David O'Brien" Aq obrien@FreeBSD.org
 .An "Orlando Bassotto" Aq orlando.bassotto@ieo-research.it
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_ess.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_ess.4
index cd5293f9fc4b..bd0d6d75ec03 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_ess.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_ess.4
@@ -24,16 +24,27 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 16, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_ESS 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_ess
 .Nd "Ensoniq ESS ISA PnP/non-PnP 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_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
@@ -54,8 +65,8 @@ Ensoniq ESS ISA PnP/non-PnP
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.1 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "Cameron Grant" Aq cg@FreeBSD.org
 .An "Luigi Rizzo" Aq luigi@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_fm801.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_fm801.4
index 182dfcd755d0..0e6650451d56 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_fm801.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_fm801.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 1, 2005
+.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
@@ -56,6 +67,9 @@ The
 .Nm
 device driver first appeared in
 .Fx 4.2 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Joel Dahl Aq 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.
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_gusc.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_gusc.4
index 5cf42d5e9998..6f253b64d68f 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_gusc.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_gusc.4
@@ -25,23 +25,36 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 28, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_GUSC 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_gusc
 .Nd Gravis UltraSound ISA 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_gusc"
+.Ed
 .Pp
-For non-PnP cards, add the following lines in
-.Pa /boot/device.hints .
-.Cd hint.gusc.0.at="isa"
-.Cd hint.gusc.0.port="0x220"
-.Cd hint.gusc.0.irq="5"
-.Cd hint.gusc.0.drq="1"
-.Cd hint.gusc.0.flags="0x13"
+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_gusc_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Non-PnP cards require the following lines in
+.Xr device.hints 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+hint.gusc.0.at="isa"
+hint.gusc.0.port="0x220"
+hint.gusc.0.irq="5"
+hint.gusc.0.drq="1"
+hint.gusc.0.flags="0x13"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_ich.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_ich.4
index 38bbed09ee69..40dddaeb7fd7 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_ich.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_ich.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 19, 2005
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_ICH 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_ich
 .Nd "Intel ICH PCI and compatible 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_ich"
+.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_ich_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -66,6 +77,8 @@ Intel ICH5
 .It
 Intel ICH6
 .It
+Intel ICH7
+.It
 NVIDIA nForce
 .It
 NVIDIA nForce2
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_maestro.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_maestro.4
index cf016896617a..d630a3324f97 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_maestro.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_maestro.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd December 14, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_MAESTRO 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_maestro
 .Nd "ESS Maestro 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_maestro"
+.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_maestro_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_maestro3.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_maestro3.4
index 272eee7b56ce..3b27cab1e3ec 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_maestro3.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_maestro3.4
@@ -24,15 +24,27 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd December 14, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_MAESTRO3 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_maestro3
 .Nd "ESS Maestro3/Allegro-1 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_maestro3"
+.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_maestro3_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -46,12 +58,6 @@ The firmware for the sound processor is licensed under the GNU Public
 License, and thus this driver is not included in the default
 .Pa GENERIC
 kernel.
-A convenient way to automatically load the driver is to add the line
-.Pp
-.Dl snd_maestro3_load="YES"
-.Pp
-to the file
-.Pa /boot/loader.conf .
 .Sh HARDWARE
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_neomagic.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_neomagic.4
index 10cf654b095d..430220c23152 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_neomagic.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_neomagic.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 26, 2005
+.Dd December 1, 2005
 .Dt SND_NEOMAGIC 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_neomagic
 .Nd "NeoMagic 256AV/ZX 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_neomagic"
+.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_neomagic_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -58,3 +69,6 @@ The
 .Nm
 device driver first appeared in
 .Fx 4.0 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Joel Dahl Aq joel@FreeBSD.org .
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_sbc.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_sbc.4
index 210cd7862ce6..6c098dc92fc3 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_sbc.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_sbc.4
@@ -25,23 +25,36 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 17, 2005
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_SBC 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_sbc
 .Nd Creative Sound Blaster ISA and compatible 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_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_sbc_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Pp
 Non-PnP cards require the following lines in
-.Pa /boot/device.hints :
-.Cd hint.sbc.0.at="isa"
-.Cd hint.sbc.0.port="0x220"
-.Cd hint.sbc.0.irq="5"
-.Cd hint.sbc.0.drq="1"
-.Cd hint.sbc.0.flags="0x15"
+.Xr device.hints 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+hint.sbc.0.at="isa"
+hint.sbc.0.port="0x220"
+hint.sbc.0.irq="5"
+hint.sbc.0.drq="1"
+hint.sbc.0.flags="0x15"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_solo.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_solo.4
index 56d4d04879ff..55e12fc002cb 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_solo.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_solo.4
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 27, 2004
+.Dd November 28, 2005
 .Dt SND_SOLO 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ and/or
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
-manual page first appeared in
-.Fx 5.3 .
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 4.1 .
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An "Cameron Grant" Aq cg@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_t4dwave.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_t4dwave.4
index cff8fc438019..ef916659115f 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_t4dwave.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_t4dwave.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 15, 2005
+.Dd December 1, 2005
 .Dt SND_T4DWAVE 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_t4dwave
 .Nd "Trident 4DWave 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_t4dwave"
+.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_t4dwave_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -61,3 +72,6 @@ The
 .Nm
 device driver first appeared in
 .Fx 4.0 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Joel Dahl Aq joel@FreeBSD.org .
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_uaudio.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_uaudio.4
index bf84b04ac338..3cc9d124af19 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_uaudio.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_uaudio.4
@@ -36,16 +36,27 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 28, 2004
+.Dd December 15, 2005
 .Dt SND_UAUDIO 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_uaudio
 .Nd USB audio 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 usb"
 .Cd "device snd_uaudio"
+.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_uaudio_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_via82c686.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_via82c686.4
index f36649fb1ab4..183684ec1170 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_via82c686.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_via82c686.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 9, 2005
+.Dd December 1, 2005
 .Dt SND_VIA82C686 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_via82c686
 .Nd "VIA Technologies 82C686A 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_via82c686"
+.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_via82c686_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -55,3 +66,6 @@ The
 .Nm
 device driver first appeared in
 .Fx 4.2 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Joel Dahl Aq joel@FreeBSD.org .
diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_vibes.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_vibes.4
index 132a4d1091eb..716a65cd299a 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/snd_vibes.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/snd_vibes.4
@@ -24,15 +24,26 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 9, 2005
+.Dd December 1, 2005
 .Dt SND_VIBES 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm snd_vibes
 .Nd "S3 SonicVibes 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_vibes"
+.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_vibes_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -55,3 +66,6 @@ The
 .Nm
 device driver first appeared in
 .Fx 4.4 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Joel Dahl Aq joel@FreeBSD.org .