snd_davbus(4)

snd_davbus4

Apple davbus audio device driver

Usage

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device sound device snd_davbus

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

snd_davbus_load="YES"

Overview

The snd_davbus driver provides support for the Apple Davbus audio controllers found in many G3-era Apple machines.

Hardware

Chips supported by the snd_davbus driver include:

  • Apple Burgundy Audio

  • Apple Screamer Audio

Releases

9 releases since FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE; the text changed 1 time.

  1. 14.0–14.4
  2. 14.5–16.0

History

The snd_davbus device driver appeared in FreeBSD 8.0.

Authors

The snd_davbus driver was written by Marco Trillo ⟨[email protected]⟩.

Bugs

Recording is not currently supported.

From base 16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79 in FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.