SOUNDMODEM(8)						   Linux AX.25 Utilities Manual 					     SOUNDMODEM(8)

NAME

       soundmodem - Soundcard modem driver

SYNOPSIS

       soundmodem [ configfile ] [ -sSRM ] [-v verbosity level] [-c configuration name]

DESCRIPTION

       soundmodem  is  a user mode driver for packet radio using a standard soundcard supported by OSS/Free. It integrates tightly with the kernel
       MKISS driver (enable CONFIG_MKISS).  soundmodem is controlled by a configuration file. The default filename  is	/etc/ax25/soundmodem.conf.
       Any other name may be specified on the command line.

OPTIONS

       soundmodem accepts the following options:

       -h     --help Display an overview of the available command line parameters and exit.

       -v level
	      Set the verbosity level. 0 only displays fatal errors.

       -c configname
	      Use the named configuration. If absent the first is taken.

       -s     Log messages to syslog instead of standard out.

       -S     Disable the use of SIMD instructions (aka MMX, VIS, etc).

       -R     Run with realtime scheduling (SCHED_RR). Use with caution.

       -M     Lock memory down in RAM; disables swapping soundmodem out.

SEE ALSO

       ifconfig (8), soundmodemconfig (8)

AUTHOR

       soundmodem was written by Thomas Sailer, HB9JNX/AE4WA (sailer@ife.ee.ethz.ch).

SOUNDMODEM 0.2							   1 August 2000						     SOUNDMODEM(8)