---
name: "snd_solo"
section: "4"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snd_solo"
---

# snd\_solo(4)

ESS Solo-1/1E PCI bridge device driver

## NAME

**snd\_solo** – ESS Solo-1/1E PCI bridge device driver

## SYNOPSIS

**device sound** **device snd\_solo**

## DESCRIPTION

The **snd\_solo** bridge driver allows the generic audio driver [sound(4)](/sound/4.md) to attach to the ESS Solo-1x PCI cards.

## HARDWARE

The **snd\_solo** driver supports the following sound cards:

- ESS Solo-1 (ES1938 Chipset)

- ESS Solo-1E (ES1946 Chipset)

Note that older ESS ISA cards with ES18xx chipset are supported via [snd\_ess(4)](/snd_ess/4.md) and/or [snd\_sbc(4)](/snd_sbc/4.md).

## SEE ALSO

[sound(4)](/sound/4.md)

## HISTORY

The **snd\_solo** manual page first appeared in FreeBSD 5.3.

## AUTHORS

Cameron Grant ⟨cg@FreeBSD.org⟩