SND_ICH(4)

📦 version 15.1, in freebsd 14.5, freebsd 15.1, nixpkgs unstable

💖 SND_ICH 💖

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual and honestly? it's giving hardware-girlie excellence. welcome to snd_ich(4), bestie — let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

snd_ich — the Intel ICH AC'97 and compatible bridge device driver. yes she's a bridge driver and yes she's iconic for it 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

so if you wanna compile this driver into the kernel (main character energy, no modules), you drop these lines into your kernel configuration file:

device sound
device snd_ich

or, if you'd rather load the driver as a module at boot time — which is also super valid, no cap — you put this single line into loader.conf(5):

snd_ich_load="YES"

like. that's it. that's the whole vibe check 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

The snd_ich bridge driver is literally the matchmaker that lets the generic audio driver sound(4) attach to Intel ICH AC'97 and compatible audio devices. she bridges, she connects, she slays 💖

but wait — some later chips, like ICH6/ICH7, depending on wiring, can instead implement the newer Intel HD Audio specification. and that one is supported by the snd_hda(4) driver, not this one. so like… check your wiring before you commit, iykyk 🙈

🔥 HARDWARE 🔥

the snd_ich driver supports the following audio devices — and honestly the list ate:

  • AMD 768
  • AMD 8111
  • Intel 443MX
  • Intel ICH
  • Intel ICH revision 1
  • Intel ICH2
  • Intel ICH3
  • Intel ICH4
  • Intel ICH5
  • Intel ICH6
  • Intel ICH7
  • NVIDIA nForce
  • NVIDIA nForce2
  • NVIDIA nForce2 400
  • NVIDIA nForce3
  • NVIDIA nForce3 250
  • NVIDIA nForce4
  • SiS 7012

look at that roster. nForce girlies rise up 😭💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read those too, bestie, they're literally in the group chat 👑

⭐ HISTORY ⭐

The snd_ich device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 4.2. a true elder icon. periodt 💀✨

🎀 AUTHORS 🎀

This manual page was written by Jorge Mario G. Mazo <jgutie11@eafit.edu.co>. thank you for your service, king 🫶

okay that's the whole page, no notes 💅 this came from the Debian version dated January 6, 2009, filed under SND_ICH(4) — mwah, go listen to some audio, you earned it 🦋🌸💖

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