diff --git a/share/man/man4/snd_hda.4 b/share/man/man4/snd_hda.4 index 93257883b76b..6dedb0278e2e 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/snd_hda.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/snd_hda.4 @@ -668,16 +668,20 @@ and A few Hardware/OEM vendors tend to screw up BIOS settings, thus rendering the .Nm -driver useless, which usually results in a state where the +driver useless. +This usually results in a state where the .Nm -driver seems to attach and work, but without any sound. Some of -that cases can be solved by tuning loader.conf variables. But before -trying to fix problem that way, make sure that problem is really exists -and the PCM audio device you are using really corresponds to expected +driver seems to attach and work, but no sound is played. +Some cases can be solved by tuning +.Pa loader.conf +variables. +Before trying to fix problem that way, make sure that there really is a problem +and that the PCM audio device in use really corresponds to the expected audio connector. .Pp -Some vendors use non-standardized General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins of codec -to control external amplifiers. In some cases setting proper combination of -GPIO bits may be needed to make sound work on specific device. +Some vendors use non-standardized General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins of the codec +to control external amplifiers. +In some cases setting a combination of GPIO bits may be needed to make +sound work on a specific device. .Pp HDMI and DisplayPort audio may also require support from video driver.