[PATCH] add help texts for sound_oss_Kconfig

From:  Steven Cole <elenstev@mesatop.com>

  This is a slightly improved version of the additional help texts for
  sound/oss/Kconfig.  The originals were obtained from 2.4.21-pre4.

diff --git a/sound/oss/Kconfig b/sound/oss/Kconfig
index 9c5798bca39a66cdc84b20361086346e59dcb402..d50c635f8e4e851240bd87872268288fc72f1f3f 100644 (file)
--- a/sound/oss/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/oss/Kconfig
@@ -37,20 +37,36 @@ config SOUND_CMPCI
 config SOUND_CMPCI_FM
        bool "Enable legacy FM"
        depends on SOUND_CMPCI
+       help
+         Say Y here to enable the legacy FM (frequency-modulation) synthesis
+         support on a card using the CMI8338 or CMI8378 chipset.
+         Say N here if you don't need this.
 
 config SOUND_CMPCI_FMIO
        hex "FM I/O 388, 3C8, 3E0, 3E8"
        depends on SOUND_CMPCI_FM
        default "388"
+       help
+         Set the base I/O address for FM synthesis control on a card using
+         the CMI8338 or CMI8378 chipset.
+         The default is 388; other choices are 3c8, 3e0, or 3e8.
 
 config SOUND_CMPCI_MIDI
        bool "Enable legacy MPU-401"
        depends on SOUND_CMPCI
+       help
+         Say Y here to enable the legacy MP401 MIDI synthesis support on a
+         card using the CMI8338 or CMI8378 chipset.
+         Say N here if you don't need this.
 
 config SOUND_CMPCI_MPUIO
        hex "MPU-401 I/O 330, 320, 310, 300"
        depends on SOUND_CMPCI_MIDI
        default "330"
+       help
+         Set the base I/O address for MP401 MIDI synthesis control on a card
+         using the CMI8338 or CMI8378 chipset.
+         The default is 330; other choices are 320, 310, or 300.
 
 config SOUND_CMPCI_JOYSTICK
        bool "Enable joystick"
@@ -75,6 +91,10 @@ config SOUND_CMPCI_CM8738
 config SOUND_CMPCI_SPDIFINVERSE
        bool "Inverse S/PDIF in for CMI8738"
        depends on SOUND_CMPCI_CM8738
+       help
+         Say Y here to have the driver invert the signal presented on SPDIF IN
+         of a card using the CMI8338 or CMI8378 chipset.
+         Say N here if you don't need this.
 
 config SOUND_CMPCI_SPDIFLOOP
        bool "Enable S/PDIF loop for CMI8738"
@@ -101,10 +121,16 @@ config SOUND_CMPCI_SPEAKERS
 config SOUND_CMPCI_LINE_REAR
        bool "Use Line-in as Read-out"
        depends on SOUND_CMPCI_CM8738 && SOUND_CMPCI_SPEAKERS!=2
+       help
+         Say Y here to enable using line-in jack as an output jack for a rear
+         speaker.  Say N here if you don't need this.
 
 config SOUND_CMPCI_LINE_BASS
        bool "Use Line-in as Bass"
        depends on SOUND_CMPCI_CM8738 && SOUND_CMPCI_SPEAKERS!=2
+       help
+         Say Y here to enable using line-in jack as an output jack for a bass
+         speaker.  Say N here if you don't need this.
 
 config SOUND_EMU10K1
        tristate "Creative SBLive! (EMU10K1)"
@@ -237,6 +263,10 @@ config SOUND_VWSND
 config SOUND_VRC5477
        tristate "NEC Vrc5477 AC97 sound"
        depends on SOUND_PRIME!=n && DDB5477 && SOUND
+       help
+         Say Y here to enable sound support for the NEC Vrc5477 chip, an
+         integrated, multi-function controller chip for MIPS CPUs.  Works
+         with the AC97 codec.
 
 config SOUND_TRIDENT
        tristate "Trident 4DWave DX/NX, SiS 7018 or ALi 5451 PCI Audio Core"
@@ -1015,6 +1045,10 @@ config SC6600_CDROM
        int "SC-6600 CDROM Interface (4=None, 3=IDE, 1=Panasonic, 0=?Sony?)"
        depends on SC6600
        default "4"
+       help
+         This is used to activate the CD-ROM interface of the Audio Excel
+         DSP 16 card. Enter: 0 for Sony, 1 for Panasonic, 2 for IDE, 4 for no
+         CD-ROM present.
 
 config SC6600_CDROMBASE
        hex "SC-6600 CDROM Interface I/O Address"