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On the whole what are the advantages when using SB Audigy 2 drivers with a SB Audigy 1 Card?
DVD-Audio, Dolby Digital EX, more Stability? |
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I have spent the whole day testing different combinations of application and driver revisions on my SB Live! 5.1 Platinum. Here are my findings:
1) Necrosis's Audigy2 CD Pack v5.12.1.283 + Audigy2 Official Driver Pack v5.12.1.323 = Condition 1 2) SoftPaq SP22563 (v5.12.1.253) + Mixed Driver Pack (pulling those from v5.12.1.323 and then overriding those in Necrosis's) = Condition 2 3) SoftPaq SP20920 (v5.12.1.444 Rev. B) + Mixed Driver Pack (pulling those from v5.12.1.323 and then overriding those in Necrosis's) = Condition 2 4) Offcial SB Live! DriverPack (v5.12.1.444) + Mixed Driver Pack (pulling those from v5.12.1.323 and then overriding those in Necrosis's) = Condition 2 5) Offcial SB Live! DriverPack (v5.12.1.444) + Drivers v5.12.1.283 = Condition 1 Condition 1 Are you kidding me!? These drivers were coded by [COLOR=crimson]Creative[/COLOR], you are NOT actually expecting them to work, are you??? Condition 2 With digital connection, only three channels (left, centre, right) were present in AudioHQ's testing mode. With analog connection, only four channels (left, right, rear left, rear right) were present in AudioHQ's testing mode. S/PDIF was completely broken in movies, all PCM signals (Dolby Digital/DTS) could not be picked up by the receiver and were translated into high-pitch noises. Even with the utilization of a software decoder (such as PowerDVD), the centre channel was still absent in both digital and analog modes (no dialog could be heard in movies, either). EDIT RIV@NVX: It is 323, not 321
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#123 |
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Applications & Drivers
6) Necrosis's Audigy2 CD Pack v5.12.1.283 = Condition 1 7) SoftPaq SP22563 (v5.12.1.253) = Condition 3 8) SoftPaq SP21636 (v5.12.2.252) = Condition 3 9) SoftPaq SP20920 (v5.12.1.444 Rev. B) = Condition 3 10) Offcial SB Live! DriverPack (v5.12.1.444) = Condition 3 Condition 3 There was a half-second delay in movie playback in about every 7 seconds or so. The card would sometimes fail to send DTS signals to the receiver (it's a Creative Inspire 5700, by the way), causing interruption or complete silence. The volume for headphone was also *way* too low. I will post the best SB Live! drivers that I have tested so far in my next message... I find myself keep going back to these due to the incompetence of Creative Labs...... ![]() |
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#124 |
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Full Set of LiveWare3:
1. English (Default), Brazilian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish; 334MB 2. English (Default), Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese; 217MB LiveWare3 WinXP Update: English WDM Drivers v35.12: English (double-click on "upddrv2k.exe" to install) (I have an English-only set of LiveWare3 which is around 57MB, but I couldn't find anywhere to put it online......) |
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Freedom is a feature.
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You downloaded a lot - how many GB of files related to Creative drivers you have?
And BTW, have you ever tried kX?
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Microsoft Windows Driver Version Classification
As you can see below Creative drivers do not support
DirectX 8.X or higher they only support DirectX 7.0 If anyone is having DirectSound problems, this is most likely why. Creative Current driver for Win2K/XP = 5.12.1.323 Quote:
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Freedom is a feature.
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DVDKingdom, speaking of devices support, I think it is possible to support all devices that are supported by kX - I have been checking something, and what you need is subsys ID:
EMU10KX.DeviceDesc8="kX 10k1 Audio - Model CT4850 Value" %EMU10KX.DeviceDesc8%=KX_EMU10KX, PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_805101102 - connection is obvious! 00811050 There are similar numbers, just you need to understand which ones to take. Try. OK? BTW, where do you search for Device IDs? EDIT: TYPO fixed!
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I download some of their old driver updates and took the codes from the ctcomp.dat in those drivers. I will look into the Kx.inf today & try to add more cards. Thanks for your info. |
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#129 |
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Not sure that the classification applies to Audio drivers .... ALL the WDM versions seem to be 5.x, even for Win98.
Ther may also be a GENERIC way to specify hardware - I've seen it in the INF for my Intel-based Network card The SUBSYS part is not specified, only the VEN, DEV (and sometimes REV) This may not be precise enough in this case though, as the cards are more complex and have more than one subsystem. |
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EMU10KX.DeviceDesc35="kX 10k1 Audio - General" EMU10KX.DeviceDesc36="kX 10k2 Audio - General" %EMU10KX.DeviceDesc35%=KX_EMU10KX, PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&CC_040100 %EMU10KX.DeviceDesc36%=KX_EMU10KX, PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0004&CC_040100 There is no SUBSYS always...
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Is that all? Found anything else?
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Freedom is a feature.
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#133 |
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HardwareHeaven Lover
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Creative Installer Patch Updated Again
I was able to update the patch to include 4 more cards.
SoundBlaster Audigy Series: SB0230 = 02000059 SB0231 = 0200005A SB0232 = 0200005B SB0238 = 0200005C |
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Freedom is a feature.
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Re: Creative Installer Patch Updated Again
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Re: Re: Creative Installer Patch Updated Again
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of PCI512, Live 5.1. I will also re-test patch with the new full multi-lang CD. |
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#136 |
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I'm downloading the audigy2 mulilangual pack (398mo on .ru ftp site).
all i nedd is to use the ctcomp patch anb see if works with my sb live! and my french OS ? or is it sure it'll not work with this card, even with multilingual support ? |
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#137 |
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I can't help but look at all this effort to make these drivers work on older cards commendable. However, it is a big reason why Creative sucks too. I guess I just have personal limits as to how much BS I can tolerate to get something to work right.
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#138 |
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HardwareHeaven Lover
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Installer Patch 5.0 Released
Many new cards supported.
Too Many to list. Here what still not supported CT4820 CT0070 CT0072 APS PCI256 cards Installer Patch 5.0 Thank You RIV@NVX for the updated kx.inf |
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#139 |
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the audigy2.zip of 398mo is broken.
after 3 downloads, I can't open it (winzip, rar, ace > archive is corrupted) |
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no probs here btw it's 387 mb |
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#141 |
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Hyperlink king
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I've installed here, portuguese drivers, running fine with all updates.
But i had to install each soft separately, because patch didn't work here.
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Asus P5K Dlx| C2D Q6600 | 4x1GB PC6400 | Radeon HD2900XT | Seagates 320 & 300GB SATA | Viewsonic LCD 20.1" | SB XFi pro | Enermax 550W | Logitech MX518 & G11 | Vista X64 Last edited by Ghungha; Dec 26, 2002 at 10:08 PM. |
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1. What is your cards model number? 2. Card Family IE (Live, Audigy, etc.)? It might not be on patch file if not I will try to update it. Thanks in advance. DVDKingdom |
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#143 |
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Hyperlink king
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The patch works when i use the old (only english) pack.
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Asus P5K Dlx| C2D Q6600 | 4x1GB PC6400 | Radeon HD2900XT | Seagates 320 & 300GB SATA | Viewsonic LCD 20.1" | SB XFi pro | Enermax 550W | Logitech MX518 & G11 | Vista X64 |
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The reason I ask is because I've just uploaded Installer Patch 5.0 which has more cards & was tested on the new Multi-Lang pack. I've tested 2 langs so far besides english spanish, dutch. |
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Re: Installer Patch 5.0 Released
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oky, i'm at a loss here, i've got a Live! Value card and i get stutters in bf1942 where do i download the file on which to apply the ctcomp.exe? |
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Re: Re: Installer Patch 5.0 Released
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You apply the ctcomp.exe file to "\Audio\Setup\" on the full CD or main directory from the driver update file mentioned the 1st post of this thread. |
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![]() Yes, I have. I've even donated to the kX Project once. I didn't have much luck getting it to work last time around though... (The problem was mainly the Digital PIN connection, I reckon.) I will probably test the latest version today and see how it goes. |
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#148 | |
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![]() RIV@NVX & DVDKingdom > Thank you for your effort, too ![]() |
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#149 |
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hum. Sorry, after 4 download the .zip of 687mo is NOT damaged effectivly.
so, cuz my english is not so fluent (it's a bit hard for me to read the topic completly ), now all I need is to apply ctcomp to this pack and try if the apps work w/ my live! ?thanks. EDIT : 2025 files on zip file, 1761 after dezip :| the rest is CRC ... after 4 downloads ... I think i'll keep .253 softs and .323 drivers ... Last edited by dwarfy; Dec 27, 2002 at 12:22 AM. |
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#150 |
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Anyone have a multilanguage Link?
As there is a link for the Audigy 2 CD posted by RIV@NVX I think I may be allowed to ask for a link to the Multilanguage Audigy 2 CD.
I would really like to install it in my language. Can anyone pm me a link for it? Another question is if the multilanguage version will work with DVDKingdom´s patch... Thanks for any help! Regards ME |
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