From cf41761d34c70ba080c6f29fbc19eb175bb414e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Lauterer Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:39:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] qm: update section about audio devices With the ability to configure the `none` backend, the audio section needs an update. Signed-off-by: Aaron Lauterer --- qm.adoc | 17 ++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc index 0d9c10e..333b2e6 100644 --- a/qm.adoc +++ b/qm.adoc @@ -796,11 +796,18 @@ Supported audio devices are: * `intel-hda`: Intel HD Audio Controller, emulates ICH6 * `AC97`: Audio Codec '97, useful for older operating systems like Windows XP -NOTE: The audio device works only in combination with SPICE. Remote protocols -like Microsoft's RDP have options to play sound. To use the physical audio -device of the host use device passthrough (see -xref:qm_pci_passthrough[PCI Passthrough] and -xref:qm_usb_passthrough[USB Passthrough]). +There are two backends available: + +* 'spice' +* 'none' + +The 'spice' backend can be used in combination with xref:qm_display[SPICE] while +the 'none' backend can be useful if an audio device is needed in the VM for some +software to work. To use the physical audio device of the host use device +passthrough (see xref:qm_pci_passthrough[PCI Passthrough] and +xref:qm_usb_passthrough[USB Passthrough]). Remote protocols like Microsoft’s RDP +have options to play sound. + [[qm_virtio_rng]] VirtIO RNG -- 2.39.5