oss_via823x(7)

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💖 oss_via823x(7) 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about oss_via823x — that's the Open Sound System driver for the VIA 8233/8235/8237 audio controllers. it lives in section 7 of the OSS Devices manual, and honestly? it's giving "quietly iconic workhorse" energy. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

oss_via823x — the Open Sound System driver for VIA 8233/8235/8237 audio controllers. that's it, that's the name, slay. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so here's the tea on what a VIA823x device can actually do — these are its characteristics, and yes we're listing every single one because we don't skip:

  • 8/16 bit playback/record — both directions, both bit depths, she's versatile 🦋
  • mono/stereo/4/5.1 (Dolby) playback — up to five-point-one channels of Dolby goodness, main character audio fr fr 🔥
  • mono/stereo recording — capture stays humble, mono or stereo only, and that's valid 💜
  • 8KHz to 48Khz sample rate — the whole range, from lo-fi to crisp ✨
  • SPDIF input/output capability based on AC97 codec attached to the VIA823x controller — digital in and out, courtesy of the AC97 codec hanging off the VIA823x controller 🎀

👑 OPTIONS 👑

None.

literally none. zero flags. she needs no configuration knobs, she just vibes. periodt. 💅

🍓 FILES 🍓

  • /etc/oss4/conf/oss_via823x.conf — Device configuration. this is where her settings live, bestie, go say hi 🫶

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

4Front Technologies made this. credit where credit is due, queens. 👑

no SEE ALSO section on this one, so if you were waiting for the "go read these other pages" moment… it's not coming. the page is short and she knows it. 😭

and that's the whole thing!! you now know everything about oss_via823x that this page has to offer 🌈

this little gem came to you from OSS Devices, dated 11 February 2015, and it's page oss_via823x(7). mwah, bye bestie 💖💅✨

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