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how to install creative x-fi sound card drivers in ubuntu 8.04

Asked by tomian64

new to ubuntu. I have a creative x-fi extreme gamer sound card on my computer. I am trying out unbuntu 8.04. Need to know how to install sound card driver on ubuntu. Steps to do it. I tried to install it with terminal, but with no luck.

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Markus Thielmann (thielmann) said : 		#1

Thanks for your question.

Unfortunately, Creative did a really poor job with linux drivers for the x-fi series.

You'll find a little how-to for the installation here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=571656

Feel free to report back, if you run into problems following this guide.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Hi,

Good news:

Creative are now going to open source their X-Fi driver:

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=creative_xfi_gift&num=1

Regards,

Mark

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Bradman67 (thnkbg) said : 		#3

Can you give us the download link to these drivers?
thanx in advance

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DR. VIMAL HURRY (vhurry200) said : 		#4

USE THE LATEST VERSION OF ALSA:
http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2009/05/09/upgrade-alsa-1020-on-ubuntu-jaunty-904/

THEN LOAD THE XFI DRIVER:
http://wiki.debian.org/X-Fi OR http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/tiwai/snapshot/

NOW I AM GETTING 7.1 SURROUND ON UBUNTU 9.04

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