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				VIA82xx mixer
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On many VIA82xx boards, the 'Input Source Select' mixer control does not work.
Setting it to 'Input2' on such boards will cause recording to hang, or fail
with EIO (input/output error) via OSS emulation.  This control should be left
at 'Input1' for such cards.