Vista and XP Driver Support for Audigy, Xtreme Audio, and Xfi cards

Zbih · Nov 10, 2008, 01:39 PM

nice

looking forward to it :]

rezier · Nov 11, 2008, 07:13 AM

Has anyone tried using xfi audio notebook card with windows 7 pre-beta?
I would like to enable crystalizer and cmss-3d, but none of those functions are available (there is no sign of them in audio console or in console launcher). I've tried drivers from windows update, from creative techsupport and also Robert's PAX_XFXA_Vista_V2.50 (which works for me very nice in vista x64 - thx for those Robert) and the results were the same - only basic functionality, no crystalizer, no eax, no cmss.

Any idea how to force those functions to show or how to enable those using windows registry settings?

sammorris · Nov 11, 2008, 09:51 AM

I'm considering getting an X-Fi Extreme Audio as I would like CMSS and surround support for Vista x64 without having to 'get lucky' with it like I currently do with my SB Live 24-bit External. Is that a wise choice? (If it makes any difference, I'd need to buy the PCI express version)

I'd sooner stick with Creative as I find their software suite familiar and easy to use and like their graphic equaliser controls. I've seen someone with a Xonar DX have bizarre issues with microphone, and I read that about the X-Fis too, is there a fix for them in this thread?

Long story short, I'm not prepared to pay more than £30 to get surround in Vista. Am I wasting my time?

Cheers
Sam

Lee060282 · Nov 11, 2008, 10:28 AM

Hi, im sure this is a noob question but im unable to solve a prob i've been having. Im on vista and have a SB X-fi Xtreme sound card and im using Pax X-Fi Xtreme Audio V2.0. After i installed it all 5 speakers worked fine for afew mins then it reverted back to two speakers only.
On control panel under the speakers option, all seems fine and the test function will play all 5 + sub no prob.
Im just unable to get sound from my surround sound for games or music. i have tried different programs like i-tunes, WMP and so on but all seem the same.
Am i missing somthing simple? Thanks for any help you can give.

sammorris · Nov 11, 2008, 01:17 PM

Thats what I have with my external card in vista at the moment, surround sound is purely down to luck, rather than any particular settings.

Robert McClelland · Nov 11, 2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee060282

Hi, im sure this is a noob question but im unable to solve a prob i've been having. Im on vista and have a SB X-fi Xtreme sound card and im using Pax X-Fi Xtreme Audio V2.0. After i installed it all 5 speakers worked fine for afew mins then it reverted back to two speakers only.
On control panel under the speakers option, all seems fine and the test function will play all 5 + sub no prob.
Im just unable to get sound from my surround sound for games or music. i have tried different programs like i-tunes, WMP and so on but all seem the same.
Am i missing somthing simple? Thanks for any help you can give.

I might rework the set later for you. I think I know how make better tuneups now

Lee060282 · Nov 13, 2008, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

I might rework the set later for you. I think I know how make better tuneups now

Nice one. That would be mint, Thanks

cmhdream · Nov 17, 2008, 06:26 AM

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Robert McClelland · Nov 17, 2008, 02:15 PM

Sorry for another delay driver set my friend working it on it now

Plus I'm waiting on Craig set me up account here for downloads on pax drivers mods that way you won't have issue download them from my filefront

elcondor · Nov 18, 2008, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmhdream

creative mediasource 5 dts:neo 6 plugin hacked version
4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download CMS5_NEO_PCAPP_LB_5_00_05.rar

PAX 2.50 works great on my Vista Ultimate X32, All functions are working after uninstalling and reinstalling,plus it keeps 5.1! Thank you Robert! However cmhdream hacked CMS5 does not recognise my OS, only for XP??

cmhdream · Nov 18, 2008, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elcondor

PAX 2.50 works great on my Vista Ultimate X32, All functions are working after uninstalling and reinstalling,plus it keeps 5.1! Thank you Robert! However cmhdream hacked CMS5 does not recognise my OS, only for XP??

Yes.
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charly2k8 · Nov 21, 2008, 01:17 PM

Hi Robert,

I tried your drivers but they can't install on my system

, please, can you help me?

I have an Xtreme Audio, this is my ID:

Description: Altavoces (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10131102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100

Thanks in advance!!

Robert McClelland · Nov 21, 2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charly2k8

Hi Robert,

I tried your drivers but they can't install on my system

, please, can you help me?

I have an Xtreme Audio, this is my ID:

Description: Altavoces (SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0007&SUBSYS_10131102&REV_00
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100

Thanks in advance!!

You need extreme audio driver set. Did you try 2.5?
you on xp or vista for vista try this PAX_XFXA_Vista_V2.50.rar - FileFront.com
for xp try
Pax_X-Fi_Xtreme_Audio_V2.0.rar - FileFront.com

Robert McClelland · Nov 21, 2008, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee060282

Hi, im sure this is a noob question but im unable to solve a prob i've been having. Im on vista and have a SB X-fi Xtreme sound card and im using Pax X-Fi Xtreme Audio V2.0. After i installed it all 5 speakers worked fine for afew mins then it reverted back to two speakers only.
On control panel under the speakers option, all seems fine and the test function will play all 5 + sub no prob.
Im just unable to get sound from my surround sound for games or music. i have tried different programs like i-tunes, WMP and so on but all seem the same.
Am i missing somthing simple? Thanks for any help you can give.

I might have fix that next week

charly2k8 · Nov 22, 2008, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert McClelland

You need extreme audio driver set. Did you try 2.5?
you on xp or vista for vista try this PAX_XFXA_Vista_V2.50.rar - FileFront.com
for xp try
Pax_X-Fi_Xtreme_Audio_V2.0.rar - FileFront.com

Yes, I tried them too, but my Windows keep saying that there's no compatible hardware

. I'm using Windows Vista 64 bits.

I think the fact is my hardware ID is not present in the INF/INI files?

Thanks a lot Robert!

charly2k8 · Nov 22, 2008, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by charly2k8

Yes, I tried them too, but my Windows keep saying that there's no compatible hardware

. I'm using Windows Vista 64 bits.

I think the fact is my hardware ID is not present in the INF/INI files?

Thanks a lot Robert!

Hi Robert, I tried with xp drivers and it works flawesly!!

. Treble, bass and x-fi crystalizer works very very nice!! thanks a lot for your good work!

The Knight · Nov 23, 2008, 02:30 PM

I'm using lastet version of PAX and I have an audigy 4 soud card. I setup 5.1 boxes in vista and CMS2 in creative audio console. I also use +12dB bass support. I have 3D sound, but where is the bass? I have no bass. It sounds like a metal bucket, terrible.
What can I do?

Robert McClelland · Nov 23, 2008, 03:31 PM

Hi did you uninstalled from device manager then used cleaner then reboot? then installed with setup exe on pax 6.25?

The Knight · Nov 23, 2008, 04:29 PM

Yes, but i find another way. Using bass-tool from creatice CD and it works fine.

But theres another issue. Using CMSS 3D sounds like in a church. Using CMSS I have only sound in front boxes but in super sound quality. Is there a way to have sound in all boxes in good quality?

Triad979 · Nov 24, 2008, 03:38 AM

Hello Robert and all good ppl here who works on making our lives with Creative cards better...

First question on this forum from new user!...

I must ask Admin,

why isn't X-Fi Xtreme Gamer FatalityPro revision 046-A supported with Dolby DTS encoder functionality???
I know it's creative's policy of buying their new products, so I decided to sail in "modded" waters!!!

I haven't had any opportunity to buy this awesome card unless I wold go to other state!
So i went there, It's in Croatia!
I say "awesome" cause hardware in it is respectable at least to say but drivers are messy and made unsupported on purpose?
First and most important thing why I bought it, was possibility to play my movies, games. mp3's, concerts etc... on emmbeded DDL/DTS decoder.
It was just about drivers, nothing else!
First thing I've done, tried official 2.15 drivers and there were no decoder encoder option in Creative Audio Console!?
Then found - "those unnofficial one from Daniel_K"- and tried with them too, and I've managed to get encoder option in Creative Audio Console, but on SPDIF IO card SPDIF Input Settings option is greyed out and disabled???
Sound is now digitally assigned by internal dolby and AC3 decoder to each speaker on 5.1 system by single SPDIF cable to my Yamaha!
That's what I tried to get, and I've got it!

I've heard about YoupPax drivers then, and decided to get them because of new functionallities made better with each new driver since it's know that Daniel_K's are older from march 2008 I think.
Plz be noted that my card is X-Fi Xtreme Gamer FatalityPro revision 046-A, for which I've got response from Creative that it's NOT SUPPORTED!?
Still I've managed to get DDL from Daniel's drivers.

Readme from PAX X-Fi OS v6.25 was enough from me to get me going to these... Since it's underlined that DTS/DDL is supported!
Also Robert here have made bass and treble better which is also cruciall to me.
Everything is installed now, but DDL/DTS encoder isn't there!?
Tried Vista X-Fi 5.25 drivers and same thing, no DDL.
So my next thing is to get this question here, if it IS possible to get dolby/DTS on my card with PAX drivers, what is needed?
Since this drivers are way much improved then Creative ones!!!
Sigh, hope that Dan_K drivers are not the only one's with this managed, and regarding it limited ONLY to his release!!!???

Sorry for this, one mile post of mine, but I was forced to get this to you Robert since you're the only one who mod these drivers the best, despite that you're way to bussy with your work also, RESPECT to that !
If You're answer is positive about DDL/DTS on this card it would be great

, because as said above, card has great hardware but lacks good support!

Sincerely,
Triad ;-)

Robert McClelland · Nov 24, 2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triad979

Hello Robert and all good ppl here who works on making our lives with Creative cards better...

First question on this forum from new user!...

I must ask Admin,

why isn't X-Fi Xtreme Gamer FatalityPro revision 046-A supported with Dolby DTS encoder functionality???
I know it's creative's policy of buying their new products, so I decided to sail in "modded" waters!!!

I haven't had any opportunity to buy this awesome card unless I wold go to other state!
So i went there, It's in Croatia!
I say "awesome" cause hardware in it is respectable at least to say but drivers are messy and made unsupported on purpose?
First and most important thing why I bought it, was possibility to play my movies, games. mp3's, concerts etc... on emmbeded DDL/DTS decoder.
It was just about drivers, nothing else!
First thing I've done, tried official 2.15 drivers and there were no decoder encoder option in Creative Audio Console!?
Then found - "those unnofficial one from Daniel_K"- and tried with them too, and I've managed to get encoder option in Creative Audio Console, but on SPDIF IO card SPDIF Input Settings option is greyed out and disabled???
Sound is now digitally assigned by internal dolby and AC3 decoder to each speaker on 5.1 system by single SPDIF cable to my Yamaha!
That's what I tried to get, and I've got it!

I've heard about YoupPax drivers then, and decided to get them because of new functionallities made better with each new driver since it's know that Daniel_K's are older from march 2008 I think.
Plz be noted that my card is X-Fi Xtreme Gamer FatalityPro revision 046-A, for which I've got response from Creative that it's NOT SUPPORTED!?
Still I've managed to get DDL from Daniel's drivers.

Readme from PAX X-Fi OS v6.25 was enough from me to get me going to these... Since it's underlined that DTS/DDL is supported!
Also Robert here have made bass and treble better which is also cruciall to me.
Everything is installed now, but DDL/DTS encoder isn't there!?
Tried Vista X-Fi 5.25 drivers and same thing, no DDL.
So my next thing is to get this question here, if it IS possible to get dolby/DTS on my card with PAX drivers, what is needed?
Since this drivers are way much improved then Creative ones!!!
Sigh, hope that Dan_K drivers are not the only one's with this managed, and regarding it limited ONLY to his release!!!???

Sorry for this, one mile post of mine, but I was forced to get this to you Robert since you're the only one who mod these drivers the best, despite that you're way to bussy with your work also, RESPECT to that !
If You're answer is positive about DDL/DTS on this card it would be great

, because as said above, card has great hardware but lacks good support!

Sincerely,
Triad ;-)

Thanks for coment ya I don't think the gamer card really support under DTS and DD for some reason. But right now my freind classic leon looking at my set making more creative cards enable for DTS and DD I haven't heard from him in two weeks yet. Ya right now I haven't been working

Don't really have to work. I'm not really program person when comes to DTS and DD with Hex numbers and stuff. Thats why I have my freind for lol. Since he been busy he moving back to his home country soon. So that means longer on the drivers. Plus I'm getting host here from Craig soon that way people can download better off from my filefront site

. Sorry for misslead on creative DTS and DD support I don't know which cards would work underneath my driver set