GCSCAUDIO(4)

📦 version 11.0, in nixpkgs unstable

okay so bestie, welcome to GCSCAUDIO(4) — the Kernel Interfaces Manual page for the AMD Geode CS5536 audio device driver. yes, we're doing sound-card lore today. 🎧💖

✨ NAME ✨

gcscaudio — the AMD Geode CS5536 audio device driver. that's the whole name, no cap. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

the config lines go like this, bestie:

gcscaudio* at pci? dev ? function ?
audio* at audiobus?

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the gcscaudio device driver is the main character for the audio controller of the AMD Geode CS5536 Companion Device chip — and you'll find that chip on some motherboards. not every motherboard, okay? some. vibe check passed. 🦋

the CS5536 and this driver support 1, 2, 4, and 6 (5.1) channels output, 1 and 2 channels input, and full-duplex. yes bestie, full-duplex is in the building, and the channel counts are literally listed: 1, 2, 4, 6 (5.1) out; 1, 2 in. periodt. 💖

💅 SEE ALSO 💅

  • audio(4) — also on the reading list, bestie. 🎧
  • pci(4) — yup, this one too. 🚌

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

the gcscaudio device driver appeared in NetBSD 6.0. history lesson over, but make it cute. ✅

👑 AUTHORS 👑

  • SHIMIZU Ryo — the author, keeping it iconic. 🫶

💀 BUGS 💀

bestie, listen: this driver was only tested on the KOHJINSHA SA5SX04, and 5.1 channel output is not tested. so that's the tea. don't act surprised if 5.1 is giving question marks. 😭

xoxo, this page is from Debian, dated February 7, 2024, and yep it's GCSCAUDIO(4) again. slay and read responsibly. 💖✨

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