From 6fd9b5b3f6e9497ee6aeea061b4a10f6fc9213cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: RichardG867 Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 19:08:24 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] ac97: Update supported controller list on readme --- ac97/README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ac97/README.md b/ac97/README.md index 2f8e574..e7316bf 100644 --- a/ac97/README.md +++ b/ac97/README.md @@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ DOS and Linux tool for probing AC'97 audio controllers and codecs. Usage ----- -Run `ac97` on a system with an Ensoniq AudioPCI (Creative Sound Blaster PCI), VIA or Intel AC'97 audio controller. **On Linux, make sure all relevant `snd_*` modules are unloaded to avoid interference.** On the first stage, audio controller information will be displayed on screen. On the second stage, AC'97 codec registers corresponding to optional features will be probed, and a register dump will be displayed and saved to `CODbbddf.BIN` where `bb`=bus, `dd`=device, `f`=function where the controller is located. +Run `ac97` on a system with one or more of the following audio controllers. **On Linux, make sure all `snd_*` modules are unloaded** to avoid external interference. + +* Ensoniq AudioPCI or Sound Blaster PCI (except ES1370/5507) +* Sound Blaster Live! or Audigy +* Intel, Nvidia or VIA AC'97 + +On the first stage, audio controller information will be displayed on screen. On the second stage, AC'97 codec registers corresponding to optional features will be probed, and a register dump will be displayed and saved to `CODbbddf.BIN` where `bb`=bus, `dd`=device, `f`=function where the controller is located. The optional `-s` parameter makes the second stage silent, only saving the codec register dump to file, which is useful if multiple audio controllers are being probed at once.