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+Audio driver for CM8338/CM8738 chips by Chen-Li Tien
+
+
+HARDWARE SUPPORTED
+================================================================================
+C-Media CMI8338
+C-Media CMI8738
+On-board C-Media chips
+
+
+STEPS TO BUILD DRIVER
+================================================================================
+
+ 1. Backup the Config.in and Makefile in the sound driver directory
+ (/usr/src/linux/driver/sound).
+ The Configure.help provide help when you config driver in step
+ 4, please backup the original one (/usr/src/linux/Document) and
+ copy this file.
+ The cmpci is document for the driver in detail, please copy it
+ to /usr/src/linux/Document/sound so you can refer it. Backup if
+ there is already one.
+
+ 2. Extract the tar file by 'tar xvzf cmpci-xx.tar.gz' in the above
+ directory.
+
+ 3. Change directory to /usr/src/linux
+
+ 4. Config cm8338 driver by 'make menuconfig', 'make config' or
+ 'make xconfig' command.
+
+ 5. Please select Sound Card (CONFIG_SOUND=m) support and CMPCI
+ driver (CONFIG_SOUND_CMPCI=m) as modules. Resident mode not tested.
+ For driver option, please refer 'DRIVER PARAMETER'
+
+ 6. Compile the kernel if necessary.
+
+ 7. Compile the modules by 'make modules'.
+
+ 8. Install the modules by 'make modules_install'
+
+
+INSTALL DRIVER
+================================================================================
+
+ 1. Before first time to run the driver, create module dependency by
+ 'depmod -a'
+
+ 2. To install the driver manually, enter 'modprobe cmpci'.
+
+ 3. Driver installation for various distributions:
+
+ a. Slackware 4.0
+ Add the 'modprobe cmpci' command in your /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
+ file.so you can start the driver automatically each time booting.
+
+ b. Caldera OpenLinux 2.2
+ Use LISA to load the cmpci module.
+
+ c. RedHat 6.0 and S.u.S.E. 6.1
+ Add following command in /etc/conf.modules:
+
+ alias sound cmpci
+
+ also visit http://www.cmedia.com.tw for installation instruction.
+
+DRIVER PARAMETER
+================================================================================
+
+ Some functions for the cm8738 can be configured in Kernel Configuration
+ or modules parameters. Set these parameters to 1 to enable.
+
+ mpuio: I/O ports base for MPU-401, 0 if disabled.
+ fmio: I/O ports base for OPL-3, 0 if disabled.
+ spdif_inverse:Inverse the S/PDIF-in signal, this depends on your
+ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.
+ spdif_loop: Enable S/PDIF loop, this route S/PDIF-in to S/PDIF-out
+ directly.
+ speakers: Number of speakers used.
+ use_line_as_rear:Enable this if you want to use line-in as
+ rear-out.
+ use_line_as_bass:Enable this if you want to use line-in as
+ bass-out.
+ joystick: Enable joystick. You will need to install Linux joystick
+ driver.
+
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