Finally, A Creative X-Fi Driver Going Into ALSA

[Setlec]

you have to compile the driver there is no "support distrib" for now!

[rv65]

How do you install this in Ubuntu 9.04 ?? Is there a PPA available or do you have to compile stuff to get this to work ??

That's something I'd like to know as well but OSS is fine for now.

[hax0r]

No please do not buy anything from creative.

[MetalheadGautham]

Nice. So does this mean my next rig can safely get itself a sound card from creative ?

[bugmenot]

How do you install this in Ubuntu 9.04 ?? Is there a PPA available or do you have to compile stuff to get this to work ??

[sentrydogman]

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For me it's moot, since I have and require the card to be functional in
both Windows & Unbuntu. Quite simply put - no sound - NO UNBUNTU.

Wells

To the kind bloke who suggested spending more coins of the Realm to solve
the problem - PHOOEY !

[monkeynut]

An ASUS Xonar will sound as good as a Creative card and costs about ?50. It uses the C-Media Oxygen chipset and AFAIR works under Linux.

[sentrydogman]

Moot Point

So was there positive communication between the developers and Creative? If not, then there still isn't any reason to care about their products.

Edit: Well it seems Creative did in fact! Now how long will this last, and should one buy a Creative sound card?

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For me it's moot, since I have and require the card to be functional in
both Windows & Unbuntu. Quite simply put - no sound - NO UNBUNTU.

Wells

[.CME.]

uhh, this driver works MUCH better than the creative driver under windows for me =)

nice job!

[Chrisrada]

Im not sure about the Digital out, here's a screenie of my basic sound settings, . .



I have all of the audio playback set to ALSA since all of the other choices don't seem to play back the 5.1 in DVDs, it could be from my noobie install techniques though.

VLC doesn't save the 5.1 when I play back so I have to go into Audio/Device/5.1 every time I play a disc.

An error pops up, . .



but after closing the dialogue box the surround channels work flawlessley and don't sound bad at all. I'm only doing 5.1 but I see no reason 7.1 wouldn't work.