[HOW-TO] X-fi beta driver

[NullHead]

***Readme***

Creative has attempted and failed at making a driver for their X-FI sound card line. They finally broke and released datasheets to both OSS and ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture). Oss, obviously, has released a driver before ALSA has even started development. Therefore I choose not to have Creative's section included on this page anymore. It causes users too much trauma trying to get it to work and OSS works great anyways.

Enough chatter ... here is the link to Temüjin's wonderful guide on how to get your high-end soundcard working:

***Guide***

Use this guide to install OSS: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...81&postcount=2

If OSS fails to install or update use this guild to help you uninstall it: http://4front-tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2054

This guide supports all versions of Ubuntu from 7.04 and up.

!!!BOTTOM SECTION FOR ADVANCED USERS ONLY!!!

Amtam wrote a guide here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...&postcount=675
You can use that to try to setup Creative's officially unofficial driver.

[amtam]

sudo gedit Makefiel.conf

Little typo there...

Well I've only got this to work on Ubuntu 7.04 and Debian Lenny

The Gutsy-beta will work also, but you will have to compile your kernel to use SLAB instead of SLUB.

[NullHead]

Originally Posted by amtam sudo gedit Makefiel.conf Little typo there... The Gutsy-beta will work also, but you will have to compile your kernel to use SLAB instead of SLUB.

Yes thanks about the SLAB and SLUB thing I don't know how to do that ;(

[maww]

Works like a charm!
Thank you!

[NullHead]

Originally Posted by maww Works like a charm! Thank you!

No problem I'm very glad it worked for you!

[distruggetelemacchine]

Thank you, really helpful!
Just one little thing: I think that the right name of the package is build-essential.

[Gerry_W]

When I type in "make," after following all other steps, I get this.
x-fi code.txt

[NullHead]

Originally Posted by Gerry_W When I type in "make," after following all other steps, I get this. Attachment 46264

What version of Ubuntu are you using. The guide is written for 7.04 and Debian testing lenny.

[Gerry_W]

Thanks for replying. I'm using 7.04 i386. My error seems to be similar to Thunder Teaser's in the "just released x-fi beta driver" thread.

Pardon my ignorance, but will this simply not work in 32-bit?

[NullHead]

Originally Posted by Gerry_W Thanks for replying. I'm using 7.04 i386. My error seems to be similar to Thunder Teaser's in the "just released x-fi beta driver" thread. Pardon my ignorance, but will this simply not work in 32-bit?

I'm very sorry but I don't know that it does. Creative states that it's a 64-bit driver ... I'm guessing that there might be later a 32bit one I just don't know ... they took 2 years to release this driver so I don't know when or if they will.