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30.Dd June 22, 2005
31.Dt NEO 4
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm neo
35.Nd NeoMagic MagicMedia 256 audio device driver
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.Cd "neo*   at pci? dev ? function ?"
38.Cd "audio* at audiobus?"
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Nm
42driver provides support for the NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV and 256ZX
43AC'97 audio devices, found on many laptops.
44.Pp
45The MagicMedia 256AV also comes in a variant (usually found on Dell
46and HP laptops) that works in Windows Sound System emulation mode,
47not in AC'97 mode.  That variant of the chip must be used with the
48.Xr wss 4
49driver.  The
50.Nm
51driver will not attach to such chips.
52.Sh SEE ALSO
53.Xr ac97 4 ,
54.Xr audio 4 ,
55.Xr intro 4 ,
56.Xr midi 4 ,
57.Xr pci 4 ,
58.Xr wss 4
59.Sh HISTORY
60The
61.Nm
62device driver appeared in
63.Nx 1.5.1 .
64.Sh BUGS
65The MagicMedia 256 series is not well-documented.
66.Pp
67No MIDI or FM synthesizer capability is provided with the MagicMedia 256
68in AC'97 mode.  While those capabilities are provided by the Windows driver
69for the chip, they are emulated by the Windows driver, and not directly
70supported by the hardware.
71