Comments on: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Linux driver http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/ Put the screw on Linux! Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:47:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: mallchin http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-22427 mallchin Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:41:25 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-22427 Cythrawl, you have a point, the card does state Windows only. Still, its a little late in the game to release Windows-only hardware. This isn't 1995. I'm considering selling the Dell and buying a Mac. It Just Works(TM). Cythrawl, you have a point, the card does state Windows only. Still, its a little late in the game to release Windows-only hardware. This isn't 1995.

I'm considering selling the Dell and buying a Mac. It Just Works(TM).

]]> By: PatrickD http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-22380 PatrickD Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:31:58 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-22380 I'm sorry for the previous comment ... I said that I had the thing installed ... I meant OSS 4 that's why I have only front speakers workin Cause I've tried the Creative package and ... . . . make: *** [all] Error 2 make: *** [install] Error 2 Installation Unsuccessful ... lol kinda expected :| Good luck Creative X-Fi Owners I'm sorry for the previous comment …

I said that I had the thing installed … I meant OSS 4
that’s why I have only front speakers workin

Cause I've tried the Creative package and …
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make: *** [all] Error 2
make: *** [install] Error 2
Installation Unsuccessful

… lol kinda expected :|

Good luck Creative X-Fi Owners

]]> By: PatrickD http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-22373 PatrickD Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:00:43 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-22373 OMG ... OMG... OMG Finally a 32bit X-Fi driver ... lol I have this card since so long and unable to use it in Linux that I didn't expected the to have some kinda drivers released someday ... this is why I only replied today Got the thing installed ... and finally got some sound out of it Sound Quality ... Really better than my onboard SC Only front speakers working so far, No features at all but ... that's a start point anyway thx to Whom got involved to make this possible My PCI X-Fi Fatality is not dead YET :| OMG … OMG… OMG

Finally a 32bit X-Fi driver … lol

I have this card since so long and unable to use it in Linux that I didn't expected the to have some kinda drivers released someday … this is why I only replied today

Got the thing installed
… and finally got some sound out of it

Sound Quality … Really better than my onboard SC

Only front speakers working so far,
No features at all but …
that’s a start point anyway

thx to Whom got involved to make this possible

My PCI X-Fi Fatality is not dead YET :|

]]> By: cl0ud_nyn3 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-21270 cl0ud_nyn3 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:47:14 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-21270 Nice, you actually managed to create a driver for linux, the one problem with this is that it doesn't work, !! who would have guessed, I mean you guys are only one of the biggest leaders in desktop sound right now, and you can't even hire a team of devs to make a simple driver? "sigh" maybe someday. Nice, you actually managed to create a driver for linux, the one problem with this is that it doesn't work, !! who would have guessed, I mean you guys are only one of the biggest leaders in desktop sound right now, and you can't even hire a team of devs to make a simple driver? "sigh" maybe someday.

]]> By: Cythrawl http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-20857 Cythrawl Wed, 28 May 2008 20:18:13 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-20857 I'm still surprised you guys haven't got sound working with a X-Fi, and you dont even NEED creative's drivers anymore. Ok for those who haven't and are STILL bitching about it (and FFS why are you bitching here, I stated in my last comment they dont NEED to release anything, but they have and now have a x32 version as well), use this: http://www.opensound.com/ Open Sound system works just fine under Linux with the X-Fi... I'm still surprised you guys haven't got sound working with a X-Fi, and you dont even NEED creative’s drivers anymore.

Ok for those who haven't and are STILL bitching about it (and FFS why are you bitching here, I stated in my last comment they dont NEED to release anything, but they have and now have a x32 version as well), use this: http://www.opensound.com/

Open Sound system works just fine under Linux with the X-Fi…

]]> By: mr angry http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-20856 mr angry Wed, 28 May 2008 19:55:42 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-20856 I just spent the past two days installing debian. my first experience with linux. after getting all of the files loaded and in the right places i.e. c .. compilers , kernal roots and whatever other shit was needed to run creatives instilation. it installed just fine, even made sounds come out of my speakers, correct ones at that. after I rebooted...... NOTHING. I've re-installed coulntless times hoping to recreate the majik that let me use my sound card for a fleeting moment. but nope nothing. I think I'm going to dig out my ancient sound blaster and upgrade to a downgrade. good luck other x-fi owners I just spent the past two days installing debian. my first experience with linux.
after getting all of the files loaded and in the right places i.e. c .. compilers , kernal roots and whatever other shit was needed to run creatives instilation. it installed just fine, even made sounds come out of my speakers, correct ones at that. after I rebooted…… NOTHING. I've re-installed coulntless times hoping to recreate the majik that let me use my sound card for a fleeting moment. but nope nothing. I think I'm going to dig out my ancient sound blaster and upgrade to a downgrade.
good luck other x-fi owners

]]> By: richard wasserman md http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-13727 richard wasserman md Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:40:30 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-13727 <strong>america best in small town...</strong> big beautiful blondes... america best in small town…

big beautiful blondes…

]]> By: ugo flo http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-8477 ugo flo Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:17:58 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-8477 nice write up.i really don't have much 2 say. nice write up.i really don't have much 2 say.

]]> By: mallchin http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-6323 mallchin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:43:35 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-6323 I thought about adding a second sound card. A USB one sounds ideal. A bit messy having one set of speakers and two sound sources but a a splitter ought to solve that :) I thought about adding a second sound card. A USB one sounds ideal. A bit messy having one set of speakers and two sound sources but a a splitter ought to solve that :)

]]> By: Ken http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-6087 Ken Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:07:08 +0000 http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/09/27/creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-linux-driver/#comment-6087 I`ve spent hours upon hours trying to get either of the two drivers, etc. (alsa 1.0.16 and the oss) installed and working in several flavors of linux on a usb flash drive without sucess. I finally found an entirely different and easy way to get around my SB XFi card and get sound with linux. I bought one of the cheap($5) usb 3D, plug-in sound cards and connect my speaker system thru this. You don`t get much amplification from this small device but if you have decent amplified speakers the sound is not bad at all. It is supposed to support 5.1 speaker systems but I don`t have those. All I know is that it sounds pretty good with my Klipsch 2.1 set up and all the linux distros I`ve tried have no probs configuring it. Hope this helps! Oh, and bye, bye, Creative! I`ve spent hours upon hours trying to get either of the two drivers, etc. (alsa 1.0.16 and the oss) installed and working in several flavors of linux on a usb flash drive without sucess.
I finally found an entirely different and easy way to get around my SB XFi card and get sound with linux. I bought one of the cheap($5) usb 3D, plug-in sound cards and connect my speaker system thru this. You don`t get much amplification from this small device but if you have decent amplified speakers the sound is not bad at all. It is supposed to support 5.1 speaker systems but I don`t have those. All I know is that it sounds pretty good with my Klipsch 2.1 set up and all the linux distros I`ve tried have no probs configuring it.
Hope this helps!

Oh, and bye, bye, Creative!

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