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diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_fm801.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_fm801.4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e66504 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/snd_fm801.4 @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2005 Joel Dahl +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.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 . +.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. +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. |