Aureal drivers

J_A_M_F · May 11, 2002, 01:14 AM

What are the best Aureal Vortex drivers?

I personaly use Windows 2000 driver version 4.12.01.2559 . They have trouble in IL-2 Sturmovuk, which forces me to do without important audio que's.

I think they are from http://www.vortexofsound.com/

Zardon · May 11, 2002, 02:38 PM

ive heard from a friend who is involved in making linux drivers for this card that the drivers you are using are one of the best for the card --- are you experiencing any other problems with different games etc ?

J_A_M_F · May 11, 2002, 05:12 PM

Haven't tried yet. I will when I get Halflife back, and will try with Mobil1 Rally Championship, Drakan and any others I find.

Zardon · May 11, 2002, 05:39 PM

well make sure you let us know how it goes, we have interested people here.

J_A_M_F · May 12, 2002, 12:47 AM

Running A3D, in Mobil1 Rally Championship, delivered the same effect as in IL-2 Sturmovik. Enginesound cuts out after about 7 minutes. One still gets shifts, co-driver voice and turbo-whistle. But after 1 more minute, these die also. Will run more tests.

Motoki · May 12, 2002, 11:33 PM

Here is a list of things to do that help that I saved from another site. It refers to Windows XP, but I don't see why at least some of these tips wouldn't help with 2000. Specifically, the #2 tip did help me with the problem I was having with audio dropping out after a while. I think only #1 is specifically refering to XP only, the others should work for 2000 and maybe even NT.

Ok guys, I just got my rear channel working, I did a bunch of stuff, but I suspect it was just the last thing I did that fixed it.
1. I first told windows to update the driver through the control panel, and the driver version for Aureal Vortex 8830 now is 5.1.2601.0

2. I followed the instructions here (did that a few months ago and this stopped the audio dropping) http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chris.day/vortexfix01.html

3. I downloaded the Vortex Control Panel XP from http://aureal.cjb.net (its on the download page) I also needed to get some ActiveX controls to get this to work (TABCTL32.ocx) which is part Microsoft's Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 support files

4. I downloaded Alex Mina's AC97 Mixer from http://www.upsystems.com.ua/support/alexmina/

5. Under the A3d Tab in the Vortex COntrol Panel XP I set it to quad speakers (this didnt do anything but I am not sure if it is needed) I believe it asked me to reboot here

6. Opened the AC97 Mixer (I was only able to open this directly with the exe not the link in the Vortex Control Panel XP)

7. Opened the Codec menu then click on Model Specific...

8. Changed the radio button to 2 channels -> 4 speakers (the rear channel immediately started playing the mp3 I had going)

9. Closed the mixer and was done

hope this helps
(i still have not tested IL-2 again)

Also, the main site from which the fix #2 refers to comes from at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chris.day/ is generally a good site with lots of help and info for getting Aureal cards to run well on 2000 and XP.

May 11, 2002, 05:12 PM	Thread Starter #3
J_A_M_F DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Haven't tried yet. I will when I get Halflife back, and will try with Mobil1 Rally Championship, Drakan and any others I find. __________________ Still waiting for a lean, mean gaming OS. Perhaps Lindows, but too much hot air at this time.

May 12, 2002, 12:47 AM	Thread Starter #5
J_A_M_F DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Running A3D, in Mobil1 Rally Championship, delivered the same effect as in IL-2 Sturmovik. Enginesound cuts out after about 7 minutes. One still gets shifts, co-driver voice and turbo-whistle. But after 1 more minute, these die also. Will run more tests. __________________ Still waiting for a lean, mean gaming OS. Perhaps Lindows, but too much hot air at this time.

May 11, 2002, 01:14 AM	#1
J_A_M_F DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Aureal drivers What are the best Aureal Vortex drivers? I personaly use Windows 2000 driver version 4.12.01.2559 . They have trouble in IL-2 Sturmovuk, which forces me to do without important audio que's. I think they are from http://www.vortexofsound.com/ __________________ Still waiting for a lean, mean gaming OS. Perhaps Lindows, but too much hot air at this time.

May 11, 2002, 02:38 PM	#2
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	ive heard from a friend who is involved in making linux drivers for this card that the drivers you are using are one of the best for the card --- are you experiencing any other problems with different games etc ?

May 11, 2002, 05:39 PM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	well make sure you let us know how it goes, we have interested people here.

May 12, 2002, 11:33 PM	#6
Motoki DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 51 Rep Power: 0	Here is a list of things to do that help that I saved from another site. It refers to Windows XP, but I don't see why at least some of these tips wouldn't help with 2000. Specifically, the #2 tip did help me with the problem I was having with audio dropping out after a while. I think only #1 is specifically refering to XP only, the others should work for 2000 and maybe even NT. Ok guys, I just got my rear channel working, I did a bunch of stuff, but I suspect it was just the last thing I did that fixed it. 1. I first told windows to update the driver through the control panel, and the driver version for Aureal Vortex 8830 now is 5.1.2601.0 2. I followed the instructions here (did that a few months ago and this stopped the audio dropping) http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chris.day/vortexfix01.html 3. I downloaded the Vortex Control Panel XP from http://aureal.cjb.net (its on the download page) I also needed to get some ActiveX controls to get this to work (TABCTL32.ocx) which is part Microsoft's Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 support files 4. I downloaded Alex Mina's AC97 Mixer from http://www.upsystems.com.ua/support/alexmina/ 5. Under the A3d Tab in the Vortex COntrol Panel XP I set it to quad speakers (this didnt do anything but I am not sure if it is needed) I believe it asked me to reboot here 6. Opened the AC97 Mixer (I was only able to open this directly with the exe not the link in the Vortex Control Panel XP) 7. Opened the Codec menu then click on Model Specific... 8. Changed the radio button to 2 channels -> 4 speakers (the rear channel immediately started playing the mp3 I had going) 9. Closed the mixer and was done hope this helps (i still have not tested IL-2 again) Also, the main site from which the fix #2 refers to comes from at http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/chris.day/ is generally a good site with lots of help and info for getting Aureal cards to run well on 2000 and XP.