SND_MSS(4)

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🎀 SND_MSS(4) 🎀

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about snd_mss — it's a bridge device driver for Microsoft Sound System ISA PnP/non-PnP cards, and it lives in section 4 of the Kernel Interfaces Manual. yes, section 4, the kernel interfaces girlies. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

snd_mss — Microsoft Sound System ISA PnP/non-PnP bridge device driver

like. that's her. that's the whole name. iconic.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

so to compile this driver into the kernel, you place these lines in your kernel configuration file:

device sound
device snd_mss

OR, alternatively (choose your adventure 🦋), to load the driver as a module at boot time, you put this line in loader.conf(5):

snd_mss_load="YES"

and non-PnP cards?? they require these lines in device.hints(5):

hint.pcm.0.at="isa"
hint.pcm.0.irq="10"
hint.pcm.0.drq="1"
hint.pcm.0.flags="0x0"

no cap, that's literally it. copy, paste, slay. ✨

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

the snd_mss bridge driver lets the generic audio driver, sound(4), attach to the supported audio devices. it's giving matchmaker energy fr fr — she introduces sound(4) to the hardware and then just lets them vibe. 🫶

✨ HARDWARE ✨

the snd_mss driver supports these audio devices, and honestly the roster is stacked 👑

  • AD1845
  • AD1848
  • Aztech 2320
  • CMedia CMI8330
  • Crystal Semiconductor CS4231
  • Crystal Semiconductor CS4232
  • Crystal Semiconductor CS4234
  • Crystal Semiconductor CS4235
  • Crystal Semiconductor CS4236
  • Crystal Semiconductor CS4237
  • ENSONIQ SoundscapeVIVO ENS4081
  • NeoMagic 256AV (non-AC97)
  • OPTi 924
  • OPTi 925
  • OPTi 930
  • OPTi 931
  • OPTi 933
  • Yamaha OPL-SA2
  • Yamaha OPL-SA3

(and yes bestie, the (non-AC97) on the NeoMagic 256AV is part of the deal — keep it. 🙈)

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

that's the one. that's the link. go read her next. 🌸

✨ HISTORY ✨

the snd_mss device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 2.2.6. she's an elder. she's been here. respect the elders. 👑

✨ AUTHORS ✨

this manual page was written by Joel Dahl <joel@FreeBSD.org>. thank you Joel, we love you, we appreciate you. 🫶

and that's the whole page, bestie!! go forth and configure your ISA sound card, you absolute legend. 🦋✨

this was the Debian version of SND_MSS(4), dated December 1, 2005 — yes, a real vintage. periodt. 💖

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