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 Pro Audio Spectrum 16 for 2.3.99 and later
 =========================================
 by Thomas Molina (tmolina@home.com)
 last modified 3 Mar 2001
 Acknowledgement to Axel Boldt (boldt@math.ucsb.edu) for stuff taken
 from Configure.help, Riccardo Facchetti for stuff from README.OSS,
 and others whose names I could not find.

 This documentation is relevant for the PAS16 driver (pas2_card.c and
 friends) under kernel version 2.3.99 and later.  If you are
 unfamiliar with configuring sound under Linux, please read the
 Sound-HOWTO, Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction and other
 relevant docs first.

 The following information is relevant information from README.OSS
 and legacy docs for the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 (PAS16):
 ==================================================================

 The pas2_card.c driver supports the following cards --
 Pro Audio Spectrum 16 (PAS16) and compatibles:
         Pro Audio Spectrum 16
         Pro Audio Studio 16
         Logitech Sound Man 16
         NOTE! The original Pro Audio Spectrum as well as the PAS+ are not
               and will not be supported by the driver.

 The sound driver configuration dialog
 -------------------------------------

 Sound configuration starts by making some yes/no questions. Be careful
 when answering to these questions since answering y to a question may
 prevent some later ones from being asked. For example don't answer y to
 the question about (PAS16) if you don't really have a PAS16.  Sound
 configuration may also be made modular by answering m to configuration
 options presented.

 Note also that all questions may not be asked. The configuration program
 may disable some questions depending on the earlier choices. It may also
 select some options automatically as well.

   "ProAudioSpectrum 16 support",
         - Answer 'y'_ONLY_ if you have a Pro Audio Spectrum _16_,
           Pro Audio Studio 16 or Logitech SoundMan 16 (be sure that
           you read the above list correctly). Don't answer 'y' if you
           have some other card made by Media Vision or Logitech since they
           are not PAS16 compatible.
           NOTE! Since 3.5-beta10 you need to enable SB support (next question)
           if you want to use the SB emulation of PAS16. It's also possible to
           the emulation if you want to use a true SB card together with PAS16
           (there is another question about this that is asked later).

   "Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support",
         - Answer 'y' if your card has a FM chip made by Yamaha (OPL2/OPL3/OPL4).
 	  The PAS16 has an OPL3-compatible FM chip.

 With PAS16 you can use two audio device files at the same time. /dev/dsp (and
 /dev/audio) is connected to the 8/16 bit native codec and the /dev/dsp1 (and
 /dev/audio1) is connected to the SB emulation (8 bit mono only).


 The new stuff for 2.3.99 and later
 ============================================================================
 The following configuration options are relevant to configuring the PAS16:

 Sound card support
 CONFIG_SOUND
   If you have a sound card in your computer, i.e. if it can say more
   than an occasional beep, say Y. Be sure to have all the information
   about your sound card and its configuration down (I/O port,
   interrupt and DMA channel), because you will be asked for it.

   You want to read the Sound-HOWTO, available from
   http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto . General information
   about the modular sound system is contained in the files
   Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction. The file
   Documentation/sound/oss/README.OSS contains some slightly outdated but
   still useful information as well.

 OSS sound modules
 CONFIG_SOUND_OSS
   OSS is the Open Sound System suite of sound card drivers. They make
   sound programming easier since they provide a common API. Say Y or M
   here (the module will be called sound.o) if you haven't found a
   driver for your sound card above, then pick your driver from the
   list below.

 Persistent DMA buffers
 CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP
   Linux can often have problems allocating DMA buffers for ISA sound
   cards on machines with more than 16MB of RAM. This is because ISA
   DMA buffers must exist below the 16MB boundary and it is quite
   possible that a large enough free block in this region cannot be
   found after the machine has been running for a while. If you say Y
   here the DMA buffers (64Kb) will be allocated at boot time and kept
   until the shutdown. This option is only useful if you said Y to
   "OSS sound modules", above. If you said M to "OSS sound modules"
   then you can get the persistent DMA buffer functionality by passing
   the command-line argument "dmabuf=1" to the sound.o module.

   Say y here for PAS16.

 ProAudioSpectrum 16 support
 CONFIG_SOUND_PAS
   Answer Y only if you have a Pro Audio Spectrum 16, ProAudio Studio
   16 or Logitech SoundMan 16 sound card. Don't answer Y if you have
   some other card made by Media Vision or Logitech since they are not
   PAS16 compatible.  It is not necessary to enable the  separate
   Sound Blaster support; it is included in the PAS driver.

   If you compile the driver into the kernel, you have to add
   "pas2=<io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sbio>,<sbirq>,<sbdma>,<sbdma2>
   to the kernel command line.

 FM Synthesizer (YM3812/OPL-3) support
 CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812
   Answer Y if your card has a FM chip made by Yamaha (OPL2/OPL3/OPL4).
   Answering Y is usually a safe and recommended choice, however some
   cards may have software (TSR) FM emulation. Enabling FM support with
   these cards may cause trouble (I don't currently know of any such
   cards, however).
   Please read the file Documentation/sound/oss/OPL3 if your card has an
   OPL3 chip.
   If you compile the driver into the kernel, you have to add
   "opl3=<io>" to the kernel command line.

   If you compile your drivers into the kernel, you MUST configure
   OPL3 support as a module for PAS16 support to work properly.
   You can then get OPL3 functionality by issuing the command:
   insmod opl3
   In addition, you must either add the following line to
   /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf:
   options opl3 io=0x388
   or else add the following line to /etc/lilo.conf:
   opl3=0x388


 EXAMPLES
 ===================================================================
 To use the PAS16 in my computer I have enabled the following sound
 configuration options:

 CONFIG_SOUND=y
 CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=y
 CONFIG_SOUND_TRACEINIT=y
 CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP=y
 CONFIG_SOUND_PAS=y
 CONFIG_SOUND_SB=n
 CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812=m

 I have also included the following append line in /etc/lilo.conf:
 append="pas2=0x388,10,3,-1,0x220,5,1,-1 sb=0x220,5,1,-1 opl3=0x388"

 The io address of 0x388 is default configuration on the PAS16.  The
 irq of 10 and dma of 3 may not match your installation.  The above
 configuration enables PAS16, 8-bit Soundblaster and OPL3
 functionality.  If Soundblaster functionality is not desired, the
 following line would be appropriate:
 append="pas2=0x388,10,3,-1,0,-1,-1,-1 opl3=0x388"

 If sound is built totally modular, the above options may be
 specified in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf for pas2, sb and opl3
 respectively.
	Pro Audio Spectrum 16 for 2.3.99 and later
	=========================================
	by Thomas Molina (tmolina@home.com)
	last modified 3 Mar 2001
	Acknowledgement to Axel Boldt (boldt@math.ucsb.edu) for stuff taken
	from Configure.help, Riccardo Facchetti for stuff from README.OSS,
	and others whose names I could not find.

	This documentation is relevant for the PAS16 driver (pas2_card.c and
	friends) under kernel version 2.3.99 and later. If you are
	unfamiliar with configuring sound under Linux, please read the
	Sound-HOWTO, Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction and other
	relevant docs first.

	The following information is relevant information from README.OSS
	and legacy docs for the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 (PAS16):
	==================================================================

	The pas2_card.c driver supports the following cards --
	Pro Audio Spectrum 16 (PAS16) and compatibles:
	Pro Audio Spectrum 16
	Pro Audio Studio 16
	Logitech Sound Man 16
	NOTE! The original Pro Audio Spectrum as well as the PAS+ are not
	and will not be supported by the driver.

	The sound driver configuration dialog
	-------------------------------------

	Sound configuration starts by making some yes/no questions. Be careful
	when answering to these questions since answering y to a question may
	prevent some later ones from being asked. For example don't answer y to
	the question about (PAS16) if you don't really have a PAS16. Sound
	configuration may also be made modular by answering m to configuration
	options presented.

	Note also that all questions may not be asked. The configuration program
	may disable some questions depending on the earlier choices. It may also
	select some options automatically as well.

	"ProAudioSpectrum 16 support",
	- Answer 'y'_ONLY_ if you have a Pro Audio Spectrum _16_,
	Pro Audio Studio 16 or Logitech SoundMan 16 (be sure that
	you read the above list correctly). Don't answer 'y' if you
	have some other card made by Media Vision or Logitech since they
	are not PAS16 compatible.
	NOTE! Since 3.5-beta10 you need to enable SB support (next question)
	if you want to use the SB emulation of PAS16. It's also possible to
	the emulation if you want to use a true SB card together with PAS16
	(there is another question about this that is asked later).

	"Generic OPL2/OPL3 FM synthesizer support",
	- Answer 'y' if your card has a FM chip made by Yamaha (OPL2/OPL3/OPL4).
	The PAS16 has an OPL3-compatible FM chip.

	With PAS16 you can use two audio device files at the same time. /dev/dsp (and
	/dev/audio) is connected to the 8/16 bit native codec and the /dev/dsp1 (and
	/dev/audio1) is connected to the SB emulation (8 bit mono only).


	The new stuff for 2.3.99 and later
	============================================================================
	The following configuration options are relevant to configuring the PAS16:

	Sound card support
	CONFIG_SOUND
	If you have a sound card in your computer, i.e. if it can say more
	than an occasional beep, say Y. Be sure to have all the information
	about your sound card and its configuration down (I/O port,
	interrupt and DMA channel), because you will be asked for it.

	You want to read the Sound-HOWTO, available from
	http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto . General information
	about the modular sound system is contained in the files
	Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction. The file
	Documentation/sound/oss/README.OSS contains some slightly outdated but
	still useful information as well.

	OSS sound modules
	CONFIG_SOUND_OSS
	OSS is the Open Sound System suite of sound card drivers. They make
	sound programming easier since they provide a common API. Say Y or M
	here (the module will be called sound.o) if you haven't found a
	driver for your sound card above, then pick your driver from the
	list below.

	Persistent DMA buffers
	CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP
	Linux can often have problems allocating DMA buffers for ISA sound
	cards on machines with more than 16MB of RAM. This is because ISA
	DMA buffers must exist below the 16MB boundary and it is quite
	possible that a large enough free block in this region cannot be
	found after the machine has been running for a while. If you say Y
	here the DMA buffers (64Kb) will be allocated at boot time and kept
	until the shutdown. This option is only useful if you said Y to
	"OSS sound modules", above. If you said M to "OSS sound modules"
	then you can get the persistent DMA buffer functionality by passing
	the command-line argument "dmabuf=1" to the sound.o module.

	Say y here for PAS16.

	ProAudioSpectrum 16 support
	CONFIG_SOUND_PAS
	Answer Y only if you have a Pro Audio Spectrum 16, ProAudio Studio
	16 or Logitech SoundMan 16 sound card. Don't answer Y if you have
	some other card made by Media Vision or Logitech since they are not
	PAS16 compatible. It is not necessary to enable the separate
	Sound Blaster support; it is included in the PAS driver.

	If you compile the driver into the kernel, you have to add
	"pas2=<io>,<irq>,<dma>,<dma2>,<sbio>,<sbirq>,<sbdma>,<sbdma2>
	to the kernel command line.

	FM Synthesizer (YM3812/OPL-3) support
	CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812
	Answer Y if your card has a FM chip made by Yamaha (OPL2/OPL3/OPL4).
	Answering Y is usually a safe and recommended choice, however some
	cards may have software (TSR) FM emulation. Enabling FM support with
	these cards may cause trouble (I don't currently know of any such
	cards, however).
	Please read the file Documentation/sound/oss/OPL3 if your card has an
	OPL3 chip.
	If you compile the driver into the kernel, you have to add
	"opl3=<io>" to the kernel command line.

	If you compile your drivers into the kernel, you MUST configure
	OPL3 support as a module for PAS16 support to work properly.
	You can then get OPL3 functionality by issuing the command:
	insmod opl3
	In addition, you must either add the following line to
	/etc/modprobe.d/*.conf:
	options opl3 io=0x388
	or else add the following line to /etc/lilo.conf:
	opl3=0x388


	EXAMPLES
	===================================================================
	To use the PAS16 in my computer I have enabled the following sound
	configuration options:

	CONFIG_SOUND=y
	CONFIG_SOUND_OSS=y
	CONFIG_SOUND_TRACEINIT=y
	CONFIG_SOUND_DMAP=y
	CONFIG_SOUND_PAS=y
	CONFIG_SOUND_SB=n
	CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812=m

	I have also included the following append line in /etc/lilo.conf:
	append="pas2=0x388,10,3,-1,0x220,5,1,-1 sb=0x220,5,1,-1 opl3=0x388"

	The io address of 0x388 is default configuration on the PAS16. The
	irq of 10 and dma of 3 may not match your installation. The above
	configuration enables PAS16, 8-bit Soundblaster and OPL3
	functionality. If Soundblaster functionality is not desired, the
	following line would be appropriate:
	append="pas2=0x388,10,3,-1,0,-1,-1,-1 opl3=0x388"

	If sound is built totally modular, the above options may be
	specified in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf for pas2, sb and opl3
	respectively.