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- Lines: 40
- Date:
Fri Jul 10 14:03:35 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.108/linux/Documentation/sound/Opti
- Orig date:
Sun Jun 7 11:16:26 1998
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.108/linux/Documentation/sound/Opti linux/Documentation/sound/Opti
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
Please do not report inconsistencies on older Linux
kernels.
-The OPTi 82C931 is supported in its non PnP mode.
-Usually you do not need to set jumpers etc... The sound driver
+The OPTi 82C931 is supported in its non-PnP mode.
+Usually you do not need to set jumpers, etc. The sound driver
will check the card status and if it is required it will
force the card into a mode in which it can be programmed.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
Support for OPTi MAD16 and/or Mozart based cards (CONFIG_MAD16)
FM synthesizer (YM3812/OPL-3) support (CONFIG_YM3812)
-The configuration menu may ask for addresses, irq lines or dma
+The configuration menu may ask for addresses, IRQ lines or DMA
channels. If the card is used as a module the module loading
options will override these values.
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
the options of your choice. This file is normally installed as
/etc/isapnp.conf.
-The driver had one limitation WRT io port resources.
-IO3 base should be 0x0E0C. Isapnp allows other io ports but this
+The driver has one limitation with respect to I/O port resources:
+IO3 base must be 0x0E0C. Although isapnp allows other ports, this
address is hard-coded into the driver.
Using kmod and autoloading the sound driver
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
post-install mad16 /sbin/ad1848_mixer_reroute 14 8 15 3 16 6
This sets resources and options for the mad16 and opl3 drivers.
-I use 2 dma channels (only one is required) to enable full duplex.
+I use two DMA channels (only one is required) to enable full duplex.
joystick=1 enables the joystick port. cdtype=0 disables the cd port.
You can also set mpu_io and mpu_irq in the mad16 options for the
uart401 driver.
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