WSS(4)

NAME
wss - Windows Sound System hardware driver

SYNOPSIS
wss0 at isa? port 0x530 irq 10 drq 0 drq2 1
wss0 at isa? port 0x530 irq 10 drq 0 flags 1
wss* at isapnp?
audio* at wss?
opl* at wss?

DESCRIPTION
The wss driver supports Microsoft's Windows Sound System, MAD16 chip based hardware and their clones. The Windows Sound System is a half-duplex device.

The base I/O port is set by a jumper on the board; valid choices are 0x530, 0x604, 0xE80, or 0xF40. Both IRQ and DMA channels are software programmable. The IRQ may be set to 7, 9, 10, or 11, and the DMA channel may be set to 0, 1, or 3.

The configuration file must have bit 1 set in flags to enable the MAD16 support. This is to avoid potential conflicts with other devices when probing the MAD16 because it requires use of extra I/O ports not in the base port range. Chips needing this flag are, e.g., OPTi 82C928, 82C929, 82C831, and OAK OTI-601D. Bit 2 in flags disables the joystick port on MAD16 hardware.

SEE ALSO
audio(4), isa(4), isapnp(4), joy(4), opl(4)