Xonar DX support?

[Dolphin]

How's the Xonar DX (Not D2X) working on a fresh 8.04 install?
Does it work? If not, does it work if you update ALSA?

[cdw38]

Looks like all of the Xonar cards were [hardware] feature-complete in ALSA as of 04-15-2008, so you should be all set. I am planning on replacing my X-Fi with one of these as soon as next week.

[syxbit]

let us know how it goes.
i'm not risking buying one until someone confirms it works flawlessly in 8.04 (preferably with no recompiling ALSA 1.0.16)

[symbiont]

I bought one two weeks ago. Could not get it to work in Ubuntu 8.04. If someone can I'd like to know how also. In the meantime, it works wonderfully in XP and my XFI is enjoying its place in a landfill somewhere.

Edit: didnt read the above post totally, I guess I'll have to try to update alsa, but it doesnt not work on a fresh install.

[cdw38]

Doesn't work on fresh install for sure.

I am using the beta driver found in my previous link (4/15/2008 one) and following the directions here , but get this error at "make":

xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-20080415# make
if [ ! -d include/sound -a ! -L include/sound ]; then \
ln -sf ../alsa-kernel/include include/sound ; \
fi
cp -puvf include/version.h include/sound/version.h
`include/version.h' -> `include/sound/version.h'
make dep
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-20080415'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-20080415/acore'
copying file alsa-kernel/core/info.c
/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-20080415/utils/patch-alsa: 24: patch: not found
make[2]: *** [info.c] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-20080415/acore'
make[1]: *** [dep] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/alsa/alsa-driver-20080415'
make: *** [include/sndversions.h] Error 2

I am pretty much a newb, so does anyone have any ideas there? Could it be a kernel problem, it says in the SUPPORTED_KERNELS file (when you unzip the drivers) that it has only been tested on vanilla 2.6.23 or earlier? I will try compiling a new 2.6.23 kernel tomorrow and report back unless anyone has a better idea...

Thanks for any help

[YogiPaolo]

I can confirm that the Xonar DX does NOT WORK.

It's non-functional using every method described in the "comprehensive sound problems guide". This includes compiling the latest alsa drivers from the alsa site.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ehensive+sound

All modules compile cleanly and the card is seen using lspci. The module loads, but no dice.

[orlfman]

Has anyone been able to get it to work in Ubuntu? I have it working perfectly fine in Gentoo, but been wanting to switch over to Ubuntu.

[Trollslayer]

I have a D2 (not D2X but there shouldn't be any difference). Analogue outputs work but the SPDIF doesn't.
Using ALSA 1.0.16/Mythbuntu 8.04 digital always shows in 'aplay -l' and sometimes in 'aplay -L' but the optical output never switches on.
I tried install ALSA 1.0.17rc3 but it didn't compile properly.

[live2sk8]

Has anyone been able to get it to work in Ubuntu? I have it working perfectly fine in Gentoo, but been wanting to switch over to Ubuntu.

Sorry for such a long delay, but I finally upgraded my kernel today from 2.6.25.4 to 2.6.26.3, and my DX now works perfectly on the analog outputs (without anything special, just popped in the new kernel and !! it sounds great).

I sounds great compared to the integrated audio I was using while being too lazy to upgrade kernels. I moved to this card from an X-Fi Platinum, but it's honestly been ~8 months since I've used the X-Fi and Windows, so its hard to compare. I can say with 100% certainty it sounds 100x better than the X-Fi on the original beta 64-bit drivers (100x easier to set up too now that ALSA supports it). The bass is unbelievable on these, though. I remember the X-Fi first blowing me away due to how crisp it was, but I don't think the X-Fi sounded this good on the lows (I don't really listen to rap, so I'm talking about big thumps, but saying that you can really hear the bass from this card).

[I am using a set of Logitech X-2300s with these]

If anyone has questions, let me know.

[cdw38]

Sorry for such a long delay, but I finally upgraded my kernel today from 2.6.25.4 to 2.6.26.3, and my DX now works perfectly on the analog outputs (without anything special, just popped in the new kernel and !! it sounds great).

I sounds great compared to the integrated audio I was using while being too lazy to upgrade kernels. I moved to this card from an X-Fi Platinum, but it's honestly been ~8 months since I've used the X-Fi and Windows, so its hard to compare. I can say with 100% certainty it sounds 100x better than the X-Fi on the original beta 64-bit drivers (100x easier to set up too now that ALSA supports it). The bass is unbelievable on these, though. I remember the X-Fi first blowing me away due to how crisp it was, but I don't think the X-Fi sounded this good on the lows (I don't really listen to rap, so I'm talking about big thumps, but saying that you can really hear the bass from this card).

[I am using a set of Logitech X-2300s with these]

If anyone has questions, let me know.

This was me, didn't realize I had more than one account