sb live! 5.1 digital

chalks · Sep 12, 2007, 12:15 AM

hi guys. i know this may have been asked before but after weeks of fiddiling and searching i still cant find a definte answer, hoping someone here can help.

i have an sb live! detected as sb0600. i am using windows vista home premium. the card has the following color jacks (if this helps):
black, green, blue, pink, orange. i want to have this soundcard plug into my pioneer digital receiver.

i have a mono plug -> single rca connecting the orange port to the coxial dig in of my receiver.

i am getting some sound from the card but it is very werid.

fL and fR work no problems
C appears to be fR and fL together
and rear comes from the front also

does anyone know if this soundcard can actually do this? if so, what settings do i need? i know it worked in xp with the creative drivers and i have tried using them with no success.

thanks

Maddogg6 · Sep 12, 2007, 01:14 AM

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fL and fR work no problems
C appears to be fR and fL together
and rear comes from the front also

under what conditions is this occurring? - durring a game, a 'surround' movie played on your PC?

If its for 'surround' media - as in 'AC3' encoded (5.1 audio compressed to 2 channels of digital audio stream)....

Quote:

Originally Posted by release notes

2. OS-Specific issues
* NO x64 support (Vista x64 and WinXP x64)
* NO support for AC-3 stuff in Vista (please check, I'm not sure...)
* Vista mixer controls are not working properly. Please don't use them. kX Mixer might be missing certain sliders. You can unassign all mixer controls and use kX Mixer instead of Windows Vista Mixer. Or just ignore kX Mixer controls and use Vista mixer instead
* for better audio quality, set Vista audio format to stereo, 48000, 16 bit (for non-HQ devices)

it seems you are beta testing that ....

lexrexus · Sep 12, 2007, 09:38 AM

SB0220 SB Live 5.1 Digital soundcard
I don't see where to start new thread so am posting as reply.
Download info for your driver says not w98se; but faq says that w98se is supported.
Is or isn't?
I tried to activate download link (several times) and apparently doesn't work w/98se???

I am checking out kX 'cause don't have original cd and can't find Creative drivers for said. Not detected in windows but detected and WORKS in LINUX.
'
In your supported list sb0220 sb022x is said to be partially supported.
What are my options? Any help/hope???

Maddogg6 · Sep 12, 2007, 04:27 PM

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Download info for your driver says not w98se; but faq says that w98se is supported.
Is or isn't?

I dont recall what version of kX dropped Win98SE support, but Im pretty sure it was supported in the last 'official' release of kX (V3537). kX is now at V3539 - but there were several version of V3538 (G, H, I, J, K, L, M) too, that it may have changed in there some where... BUT.. IIRC, there are issues with SB0220... search the kX forum(S) for 'SB0220' - issues that may still be a problem for you. Maybe someone with an SB0220 can say for certain.

lexrexus · Sep 21, 2007, 01:46 AM

Where's my quote?
Anyway, kX blue screened my 98se so doesn't boot w/startup disc, etc.- Creative sb 0220 indeed must have some issues. [The card was detected and works ok 4 me (2 speakers) w/ubuntu linux - that's it for windows w/me - no more windows. Free!!!] Thank you kX! And thank you for the reply!

Russ · Sep 21, 2007, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexrexus

Not detected in windows but detected and WORKS in LINUX.

If Windows cannot detect you card, then kX will not work.
The first thing you need to do is to get Windows to detect the card.

The last version of kX to support Win98SE/ME was 3538h, but it is buggy on Win98SE/ME. 3537 is probably the best version to use with that OS (but may not be fully compatible with that card model).

As for the Creative driver, you need to know the specific model number (as determined by the serial number (on the sticker on the back of the card)) to know which driver to use.

You can find some ISO's of (some of) the original driver cd's here:
BadBoyforum Profile, BadBoyforum Details - FileFront.com

If the driver from Creative's web site does not work, then I would guess that you want the driver for the SB Live! 5.1 (SB0228).

lexrexus · Sep 27, 2007, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russ

If Windows cannot detect your card, then kX will not work.
The first thing you need to do is to get Windows to detect the card."
I TRIED putting card in another slot, add new hardware, Multimedia/Audio, Sys. properties/device manager - how else can I get W98 to see the card??

"The last version of kX to support Win98SE/ME was 3538h, but it is buggy on Win98SE/ME. 3537 is probably the best version to use with that OS (but may not be fully compatible with that card model)."
Thank you for that info (and the above AND below)!

"As for the Creative driver, you need to know the specific model number (as determined by the serial number (on the sticker on the back of the card)) to know which driver to use."
MOD # 0220; SER # MSB 0220240428478 ? So, does that confirm that I look for a driver for SB 0220? Or is there something -else- that I'm missing?

[[ You can find some ISO's of (some of) the original driver cd's here:
BadBoyforum Profile, BadBoyforum Details - FileFront.com

If the driver from Creative's web site does not work, then I would guess that you want the driver for the SB Live! 5.1 (SB0228).

]]

Russ · Sep 27, 2007, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexrexus

I TRIED putting card in another slot, add new hardware, Multimedia/Audio, Sys. properties/device manager - how else can I get W98 to see the card??

Hmmm... Device Manager does not see it at all (any unknown devices shown?)?

You could try to boot into Safe Mode, and look in Device Manager to see if there are any phantom devices shown (i.e. hardware listed that you do not have, or the same hardware listed multiple times, etc.). Sometimes that can prevent Windows from detecting things correctly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexrexus

MOD # 0220; SER # MSB 0220240428478 ? So, does that confirm that I look for a driver for SB 0220? Or is there something -else- that I'm missing?

"M[COLOR=Cyan]SB 0220[/COLOR]240428478"

Apparently it is a SB0220, but I do not think Creative made a retail version of the SB0220 (I do know that there is an OEM version). The only retail SB022x models (or at least not listed as OEM models on the Creative Labs Sound Blaster products list) that I know of are: SB0222, SB0223, SB0224, SB0226, SB0228, and SB0229.

According to the Creative Labs web site, the following driver is for the SB0220 (Soundblaster Live! Player 5.1 OEM) for Windows 95/98:
Customer Support: Downloads

Sep 12, 2007, 12:15 AM	#1
chalks DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	sb live! 5.1 digital hi guys. i know this may have been asked before but after weeks of fiddiling and searching i still cant find a definte answer, hoping someone here can help. i have an sb live! detected as sb0600. i am using windows vista home premium. the card has the following color jacks (if this helps): black, green, blue, pink, orange. i want to have this soundcard plug into my pioneer digital receiver. i have a mono plug -> single rca connecting the orange port to the coxial dig in of my receiver. i am getting some sound from the card but it is very werid. fL and fR work no problems C appears to be fR and fL together and rear comes from the front also does anyone know if this soundcard can actually do this? if so, what settings do i need? i know it worked in xp with the creative drivers and i have tried using them with no success. thanks

Sep 12, 2007, 09:38 AM	#3
lexrexus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	SB0220 SB Live 5.1 Digital soundcard SB0220 SB Live 5.1 Digital soundcard I don't see where to start new thread so am posting as reply. Download info for your driver says not w98se; but faq says that w98se is supported. Is or isn't? I tried to activate download link (several times) and apparently doesn't work w/98se??? I am checking out kX 'cause don't have original cd and can't find Creative drivers for said. Not detected in windows but detected and WORKS in LINUX. ' In your supported list sb0220 sb022x is said to be partially supported. What are my options? Any help/hope??? Last edited by lexrexus; Sep 12, 2007 at 09:47 AM. Reason: Adding additional thoughts/info.

Sep 21, 2007, 01:46 AM	#5
lexrexus DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Where's my quote? Anyway, kX blue screened my 98se so doesn't boot w/startup disc, etc.- Creative sb 0220 indeed must have some issues. [The card was detected and works ok 4 me (2 speakers) w/ubuntu linux - that's it for windows w/me - no more windows. Free!!!] Thank you kX! And thank you for the reply!