Sound Blaster XFi Xtreme Audio, no sound.

[Snufkin UK]

This is make or break for me, need audio, and I do not want to replace my soundcard. How do I get it working in Ubuntu 8.10?

Tried installing XFi drivers from the guide but to no avail.

Thanks ina dvance.

[DiegoBretti]

This is make or break for me, need audio, and I do not want to replace my soundcard. How do I get it working in Ubuntu 8.10?

Tried installing XFi drivers from the guide but to no avail.

Thanks ina dvance.

To fix this problem install the following commands:

=> sudo killall pulseaudio
=> sudo alsa force-reload

and then go to "System > Preferences > Sound" and change everything to ALSA.

To fix 2.0 to 5.1 put this:

=> sudo gedit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf

Go down to the line that says "default-sample-channels = 2"
Change it so it looks like the following:
"default-sample-channels = 6"
Save and exit.

After you reboot, test your sound using:

=> speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav

[DiegoBretti]

Snufkin UK, It works?

[bseege]

Hello,

I have the same sound card and also had no sound.
I didn't install any drivers but your commands

=> sudo killall pulseaudio
=> sudo alsa force-reload

made it work. Thanks for that ^_^

However it seems I have to repeat these commands after every reboot. Do you have any idea how I can change it so I don't have to? Maybe I could put it into some sort of script and run it on every boot?

[Taus]

sheesh! does this mean that someone actually made x-fi work in ubuntu!? wooohoooo! i have been struggling with that for ages!

have any of you guys made it work with spdif as well?

[bseege]

what's spdif?

[DiegoBretti]

Hello,

I have the same sound card and also had no sound.
I didn't install any drivers but your commands

=> sudo killall pulseaudio
=> sudo alsa force-reload

made it work. Thanks for that ^_^

However it seems I have to repeat these commands after every reboot. Do you have any idea how I can change it so I don't have to? Maybe I could put it into some sort of script and run it on every boot?

You try?

"and then go to "System > Preferences > Sound" and change everything to ALSA." ?

[bseege]

You try?

"and then go to "System > Preferences > Sound" and change everything to ALSA." ?

correct, to be precise I can choose either
"ALSA - Advanced Linux Sound Architecture"
or
"X-Fi Extreme Audio [SBxxxx] CA0106 (ALSA)".
Both works.

[Taus]

Thanks for your replies guys.

i got the sound working with the analog outputs. but i can't seem to figure out how to use s/pdif.

[wombil]

I also had similar trouble but with advice from EYE 208 I just disabled onboard sound in bios and all ok.