Using Audigy2 Updates on Audigy and Live!

MeierElsewhere · Dec 27, 2002, 12:07 AM

Sorry...

dwarfy was so kind to show me the right thread....THANKS

birgirpall · Dec 27, 2002, 12:34 AM

i would greatly appreciate if someone could help me...

i downloaded the 112mb (ca) update and the ctcomp.exe, ran it and installed the drivers, now bf1942 stutters just as much but accompanied with louder sounds, that i can deal with but the stutters make the game UNPLAYABLE.

i uninstalled using add/remove, upon restart i was asked for 6 files all of which i located in /system32 or /system32/drivers.

is there an additional step or something i might've missed?

is there an additional setting which must be toggled in windows or in the game?

any and all help greatly appreciated.

flow`` · Dec 27, 2002, 01:06 AM

well i tried it on my sb-live x-gamer 5.1 card, most of the updates installed fine but a few didnt (like that dvd thing). patched the update, installed, rebooted. i was pleasantly suprised to see in my start programs (Creative-> SB Live 5.1) with the apps, though i have a creative 5.1 5300 speakers and even selected that in the setup, but only 2 speakers worked :< then the speaker config wouldnt work so i said screw it and went back to my xp restore point adn got rid of it all. kX project > creative

manuel2k · Dec 27, 2002, 02:40 AM

here it is:

http://www.nix.ru/download_from_ftp_ext.html?id=12970

it's from the russian site www.nix.ru

It's multilingual and 370 mb.

IMPORTANT:

After unpacking you have to make the files non write-protected to patch the files (ctcomp.exe) so you can use them with your audigy / live

greetz

Oscar · Dec 27, 2002, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Oscar
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......)

For those of you who don't need the full set, you can just download the WinXP Update which has AudioHQ, Surround Mixer, EAX Control Panel, and SoundFont Manager

dwarfy · Dec 27, 2002, 02:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Oscar
For those of you who don't need the full set, you can just download the WinXP Update which has AudioHQ, Surround Mixer, EAX Control Panel, and SoundFont Manager

yes, but they are not in the last version in the update. The last versions of audioHQ and surround mixer are in the .253 compaq pack

Oscar · Dec 27, 2002, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dwarfy
yes, but they are not in the last version in the update. The last versions of audioHQ and surround mixer are in the .253 compaq pack

True, although they are not interchangeable

The WDM Drivers here (v35.12) cannot be used with the new SB Live! DriverPack, while the UDA drivers cannot be used with LiveWare3

Necrosis · Dec 27, 2002, 04:13 AM

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Originally posted by Oscar
You have been doing great, my friend. The fault is Creative's, not yours. I would like to add my thanks for your effort as a community member, as well

RIV@NVX & DVDKingdom > Thank you for your effort, too

Wow thanks though I haven't really done anything. I'm just sorry I couldn't upload the entire CD like I wanted to in the first place. I have installed the .283's on a Live Value before and that was enough of a headache. There has to be some magical setup/install that works with everything. It would be nice to find this and package that up for download. Too bad I'm not very good at doing installers.

Oscar · Dec 27, 2002, 06:05 AM

Well, I am not good at programming at all

!!! (My speciality is industry analysis.)

Anyway, you are very welcome and hopefully the magical setup will appear, soon

Oscar · Dec 27, 2002, 06:23 AM

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Originally posted by RIV@NVX
You downloaded a lot - how many GB of files related to Creative drivers you have?
And BTW, have you ever tried kX?

Quote:

Originally posted by Oscar
LoL

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.

According to PayPal's history, I have donated three times to kX Project during the past year, actually

I have tested kX Drivers v5.10.0.3528 today and posted my findings in this thread. Max doesn't seem to like me much over there, however. (He even sent me a rather interesting PM as if I didn't know the difference between "AC3 Passthrough" and "Digital Output" lol)

dwarfy · Dec 27, 2002, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dwarfy
Sorry for my lack of english (a poor french boy )

These drivers (.323) don't work with my Live! (one of the first board, I don't know CTxxx the value of xxx, I don't have time to open my case ), I keep using .283 (juste the drivers, no apps installed). I could install the .323 drivers, my sb live! seems to be ok in the device manager but i get an error when i try to play any sound.

Hum. After a reinstall, effectively these drivers "doesn't work", it seems ok in control pannel, but no sound and apps don't work.

in fact, here is the problem :

-Compaq .253 pack + .253 drivers > OK
-Compaq .253 pack + .283 drivers > OK
-Compaq .253 pack + .323 drivers > FAIL (device manager ok, no sound, apps don't work)
-Compaq .253 pack + .253 drivers, reboot and then .323 > FAIL (device manager ok, no sound, apps don't work)

In fact, in order to make these drivers working on my two sb live! in two totally differents computers, i need :

-Compaq .253 pack + .283 drivers, reboot and then .323 > it's working, sound and apps OK.

(and the apps of audigy2, even with multilingual support pack of 387mo, don't work at all)

birgirpall · Dec 27, 2002, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by birgirpall
i would greatly appreciate if someone could help me...

i downloaded the 112mb (ca) update and the ctcomp.exe, ran it and installed the drivers, now bf1942 stutters just as much but accompanied with louder sounds, that i can deal with but the stutters make the game UNPLAYABLE.

i uninstalled using add/remove, upon restart i was asked for 6 files all of which i located in /system32 or /system32/drivers.

is there an additional step or something i might've missed?

is there an additional setting which must be toggled in windows or in the game?

any and all help greatly appreciated.

could someone take a look at this and tell me what i'm doing wrong? because it doesnt seem to have changed a thing

RIV@NVX · Dec 27, 2002, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by birgirpall
could someone take a look at this and tell me what i'm doing wrong? because it doesnt seem to have changed a thing

Lower Hardware acceleration of sound.

birgirpall · Dec 27, 2002, 05:33 PM

would that be the lowest or basic and do i have to restart, because it doesnt have effect as it is

(i ran dxdiag and changed it from there)

Blurayfan · Dec 27, 2002, 10:48 PM

Installer Patch now has support for all cards that KX project
supports except "model APS".

Support is limited on PCI256 cards
still testing success rate.

Any questions or comments post here or PM me.

RIV@NVX · Dec 28, 2002, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by birgirpall
would that be the lowest or basic and do i have to restart, because it doesnt have effect as it is

(i ran dxdiag and changed it from there)

Well, I don't know (don't have BF 1942 or any new game at all).
Experiment.

Ney · Dec 28, 2002, 04:45 PM

Battlefield 1942 is fine here with 323 drivers. I'm using winxp and sblive value.

Ney · Dec 28, 2002, 04:46 PM

Oh, and if there's any sound problem in BF1942, try disabling Hardware Acceleration there first.

birgirpall · Dec 28, 2002, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ney
Battlefield 1942 is fine here with 323 drivers. I'm using winxp and sblive value.

excuse my newlieness here but, which ones are the 323? link?

dwarfy · Dec 28, 2002, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by birgirpall
excuse my newlieness here but, which ones are the 323? link?

what do you think about lookint at the first post of this thread ?

birgirpall · Dec 28, 2002, 05:14 PM

sorry, i'm just confused, thats all....

okay, this will be my absolutely last post...

i don't understand english all that well but

Quote:

1. Install hacked Audigy2 Drivers and Apps as written in this thread. - so called Necrosis's Driver Pack or Audigy2 CD Driver. Version is .283.
2. Download all updates (short changelog) from here.
3. Install application updates (all files except AUD2DRVL11021217.exe).
4. Extract AUD2DRVL11021217.exe using WinRAR 3.10 to folder of your choice. This is the driver version .323.
5. Run this file and point to the same folder as Audigy2 Driver. - thanks to DVDKingdom (compatibility patch creator)
6. Run setup.exe in that folder.
7. Enjoy!

my question is... what do i do with the AUD2DRV file? it says extract it, but then it says to use ctcomp on another file???

i'm very sorry but i just don't understand

RIV@NVX · Dec 28, 2002, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by birgirpall
sorry, i'm just confused, thats all....

First post updated - is it better?

birgirpall · Dec 28, 2002, 05:26 PM

thanks but i'm sorry to say that i still can't put this together, i've extracted AUD2 file but it says that i dont have aud2 card.. so i try to run ctcomp on to make it compatible but that is for another driver... im very confused

i have already gotten that file on which to run the ctcomp on but that still doesnt explain what to do with the AUD2 file

RIV@NVX · Dec 28, 2002, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by birgirpall
thanks but i'm sorry to say that i still can't put this together, i've extracted AUD2 file but it says that i dont have aud2 card.. so i try to run ctcomp on to make it compatible but that is for another driver... im very confused

i have already gotten that file on which to run the ctcomp on but that still doesnt explain what to do with the AUD2 file

CTcomp is for all drivers that are originally intended for Audigy2.
So, just extract to the same folder.

birgirpall · Dec 28, 2002, 09:34 PM

this is getting out of hand for me, i know i shouldnt have installed these things in the order i did. but i found no other way

first, i downloaded "sb_install_multilang" and ran ctcomp on it... then i uninstalled my previous drivers and installed the sb_install.

then that didnt have any effect so i downloaded the 323 drivers.... those wouldnt work unless i kept the previous drivers and i did.... but now my sound is completely gone

however, the lag in bf1942 caused by the sound is gone.

could someone mention a program that destroys leftover drivers? or something i should do?

(like take this matter to somewhere else since you're all fed up with me

)

pRAyNz · Dec 29, 2002, 02:27 AM

These Drivers work really well for me

- I think the DirectSound quality in WinAMP is improved since i installed them - and no problems with them at all

ClayMan · Dec 29, 2002, 05:53 PM

Anyone else notice that with these drivers (Audigy 2 + .323 updates) that the spaker calibrator no longer works? Like, you can calibrate your speakers, but it never saves and under speaker settings the calibration is always greyed out.

It wasn't this way with just the Audigy 2 drivers (and none of the new updates)

Just FYI, my configuration is WinXP SP1, Audigy1 OEM, DirectX 9.0

Blurayfan · Dec 29, 2002, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ClayMan
Anyone else notice that with these drivers (Audigy 2 + .323 updates) that the spaker calibrator no longer works? Like, you can calibrate your speakers, but it never saves and under speaker settings the calibration is always greyed out.

It wasn't this way with just the Audigy 2 drivers (and none of the new updates)

Just FYI, my configuration is WinXP SP1, Audigy1 OEM, DirectX 9.0

It is working for me
Just tested it again now to be sure then re-booted all
setting where saved.

Note: On the first use of Speaker settings utility you must click calibrate button to activate calibration program after you complete
calibration it will no longer be greyed out.

As you can see in my signature this was tested on an
Audigy 1 Platinum.

manuel2k · Dec 30, 2002, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ClayMan
Anyone else notice that with these drivers (Audigy 2 + .323 updates) that the spaker calibrator no longer works? Like, you can calibrate your speakers, but it never saves and under speaker settings the calibration is always greyed out.

It wasn't this way with just the Audigy 2 drivers (and none of the new updates)

Just FYI, my configuration is WinXP SP1, Audigy1 OEM, DirectX 9.0

exactly same problem here

Nicowico · Dec 30, 2002, 11:55 AM

I have downloaded the multilanguagepack from the Russian site and installed it with my Audigy OEM card and all is working well, except speakercallibration. From the map SPKCAL the setup.ini, setup.exe, setup.inx and version.ini files are corrupted so I can't callibrate my speakers. Please can someone sent me these files or loadup somewhere otherswise I have to download the whole 378 mb again. TIA

Dec 27, 2002, 12:07 AM	#151
MeierElsewhere DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Forgive a Newbie please Sorry... dwarfy was so kind to show me the right thread....THANKS

Dec 27, 2002, 01:06 AM	#153
flow`` DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	well i tried it on my sb-live x-gamer 5.1 card, most of the updates installed fine but a few didnt (like that dvd thing). patched the update, installed, rebooted. i was pleasantly suprised to see in my start programs (Creative-> SB Live 5.1) with the apps, though i have a creative 5.1 5300 speakers and even selected that in the setup, but only 2 speakers worked :< then the speaker config wouldnt work so i said screw it and went back to my xp restore point adn got rid of it all. kX project > creative __________________ Can't stop the flow...

Dec 29, 2002, 05:53 PM	#177
ClayMan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Speaker Calibrator Anyone else notice that with these drivers (Audigy 2 + .323 updates) that the spaker calibrator no longer works? Like, you can calibrate your speakers, but it never saves and under speaker settings the calibration is always greyed out. It wasn't this way with just the Audigy 2 drivers (and none of the new updates) Just FYI, my configuration is WinXP SP1, Audigy1 OEM, DirectX 9.0

Dec 30, 2002, 11:55 AM	#180
Nicowico DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Corrupted files I have downloaded the multilanguagepack from the Russian site and installed it with my Audigy OEM card and all is working well, except speakercallibration. From the map SPKCAL the setup.ini, setup.exe, setup.inx and version.ini files are corrupted so I can't callibrate my speakers. Please can someone sent me these files or loadup somewhere otherswise I have to download the whole 378 mb again. TIA

Dec 27, 2002, 12:34 AM	#152
birgirpall DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	i would greatly appreciate if someone could help me... i downloaded the 112mb (ca) update and the ctcomp.exe, ran it and installed the drivers, now bf1942 stutters just as much but accompanied with louder sounds, that i can deal with but the stutters make the game UNPLAYABLE. i uninstalled using add/remove, upon restart i was asked for 6 files all of which i located in /system32 or /system32/drivers. is there an additional step or something i might've missed? is there an additional setting which must be toggled in windows or in the game? any and all help greatly appreciated.

Dec 27, 2002, 02:40 AM	#154
manuel2k DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 15 Rep Power: 0	here it is: http://www.nix.ru/download_from_ftp_ext.html?id=12970 it's from the russian site www.nix.ru It's multilingual and 370 mb. IMPORTANT: After unpacking you have to make the files non write-protected to patch the files (ctcomp.exe) so you can use them with your audigy / live greetz

Dec 27, 2002, 06:05 AM	#159
Oscar DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GVA, Canada Posts: 47 Rep Power: 0	Well, I am not good at programming at all !!! (My speciality is industry analysis.) Anyway, you are very welcome and hopefully the magical setup will appear, soon

Dec 27, 2002, 05:33 PM	#164
birgirpall DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	would that be the lowest or basic and do i have to restart, because it doesnt have effect as it is (i ran dxdiag and changed it from there)

Dec 27, 2002, 10:48 PM	#165
Blurayfan HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: USA Posts: 178 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Installer Patch now has support for all cards that KX project supports except "model APS". Support is limited on PCI256 cards still testing success rate. Any questions or comments post here or PM me.

Dec 28, 2002, 04:45 PM	#167
Ney DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0	Battlefield 1942 is fine here with 323 drivers. I'm using winxp and sblive value.

Dec 28, 2002, 04:46 PM	#168
Ney DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 89 Rep Power: 0	Oh, and if there's any sound problem in BF1942, try disabling Hardware Acceleration there first.

Dec 28, 2002, 05:26 PM	#173
birgirpall DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	thanks but i'm sorry to say that i still can't put this together, i've extracted AUD2 file but it says that i dont have aud2 card.. so i try to run ctcomp on to make it compatible but that is for another driver... im very confused i have already gotten that file on which to run the ctcomp on but that still doesnt explain what to do with the AUD2 file

Dec 28, 2002, 09:34 PM	#175
birgirpall DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	this is getting out of hand for me, i know i shouldnt have installed these things in the order i did. but i found no other way first, i downloaded "sb_install_multilang" and ran ctcomp on it... then i uninstalled my previous drivers and installed the sb_install. then that didnt have any effect so i downloaded the 323 drivers.... those wouldnt work unless i kept the previous drivers and i did.... but now my sound is completely gone however, the lag in bf1942 caused by the sound is gone. could someone mention a program that destroys leftover drivers? or something i should do? (like take this matter to somewhere else since you're all fed up with me )

Dec 29, 2002, 02:27 AM	#176
pRAyNz DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	These Drivers work really well for me - I think the DirectSound quality in WinAMP is improved since i installed them - and no problems with them at all