SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital OEM (SB0220)

Dojo · Jan 13, 2005, 05:16 AM

Hi all,

after switching from a 2 speaker to a 5.1 setup i noticed my sb0220 does not
achieve what i hoped it would:
as many others i can't get the rear+center speakers to work. up until yesterday i was using retail creative labs drivers which i found out do not
fully support the sb0220 since it's oem. after searching the web i came across the kX project. i...

-downloaded and installed the 3538g drivers,
-set "Sounds and Audio Devices Properties->Speaker Settings->Advanced->5.1" in WindowsXP
-set the kX "Speaker Mode" to "5.1"
-set "Surround" to "Copy"
-checked "Use Subwoofer Out"
-checked "Bass Redirection"

but i still get only 2.1 sound. i tried the method presented in this thread but it didn't
work for me. From what i understand the problem is i have a different
codec (STAC9708) than what this method was working with (STAC9758).

I use 3x 3.5mm stereo plug<->2RCA-plugs to connect my sb0220 to my receiver's 5.1 input.

My Info:

Quote:

----Hardware / Software configuration---------------
Treibername:kX Audio Driver (Debug)
Treiberdatum: Dec 10 2004 08:59:00
Treiberversion: 5.10.00.3538 - debug
DB Name:none
SB0222 10k1 [d800]
PCI Information:
Device: 21102 Subsys: 80651102 ChipRev: a
Card has MPU device
Kartenmodell ist '5.1'
Card HAS AC97 codec
Codec name: SigmaTel STAC9708
3D Extension: SigmaTel 3D Enhancement
Codec is 2.0 compliant
Capabilities[6940] :
DAC resolutions : -16-bit- -18-bit-
ADC resolutions : -16-bit- -18-bit-
Ext Capabilities [80]: -PCM surround DAC-
Port: d800 Irq: 0x5(5)
Playback buffer: 20a0
Record buffer: 4000
Number of AC3 buffers: 4
Tank memory: 256 kb
GSIF buffer: 256 samples
OS version: [2 5 1 Service Pack 2; 2 5 1 Service Pack 2; 156 148]
----------------------------------------------------

if there's anything that can help me solve this problem which i missed so far
please tell me. same if i can help in solving this -obviously widely encountered- issue.

Thanks in advance.

**dj_stick** · Jan 13, 2005, 06:05 AM

search the forum for the other threads regarding this issue

Dojo · Jan 13, 2005, 06:37 AM

hi and thanks for the fast reply.
i did search the forum before posting and couldn't find any method fixing the problem for my codec (Codec name: SigmaTel STAC9708), as mentioned above. it seems like the method shown in this forum only works for the
STAC9758.
or did i miss a post explaining what register values to set for my sb0220?
i've been looking for hours to find a solution.

Dojo · Jan 15, 2005, 07:35 AM

sorry to bring this up again since i am buying a new sound card anyways:

just one more thing: is the ac97 codec (STAC9708) on the sb0220 even capable of 5.1 output? According to this document it's just a 4 channel chip?
i don't know anything about this but this got me wondering... maybe that's the reason why noone gets 5.1 to work with that fake sb live5.1 digital.
if i am just reading the info wrong just ignore this =)

**dj_stick** · Jan 15, 2005, 05:33 PM

5.1 appears to work fine on CL drivers, so ican't see why it wouldn't when kX fully supports it