Any chance that ...

ESS Technology Inc product 0x199a (audio multimedia) at pci0 dev 12 function 0 n
ot configured

will ever get supported by NetBSD?    I know nothing about it at all,
except that it is the integrated audio on the laptop I'm using...

Personally, I quite like it that the computer is quiet, and makes
essentially no noise at all, but I guess having a driver wouldn't
hurt.

I have no idea whether this thing is anything like the ISA ess
cards that are supported.

kre