SB0162 Live!Drive II not detected but partially working.

londonloonie · May 28, 2005, 01:50 PM

Hello

I would appreciate some advice from any knowledgable person! Thanks in advance.

I have had a working CT4760+Live!Drive II setup on one computer for some time using kX 3537 drivers and all is well.

I decided to change the CT4760 for an SB0162 (Audigy ES?) hoping it would be a plug in replacement with extra DSP potential, unfortunately things haven't worked out as I hoped.

Here are some facts:

The kX about dialog does not show a Live Bay being detected.

The 2nd UART, optical out and headphone outputs are working on the bay.

The optical output takes some time and twiddling with the spdif freq combobox to allow an external device to sync to it. The external device is a DMX 6fire.

The inputs are not functioning at all, the one which I require most being AUX2 In.

The advice I am looking for is whether this should work or not, also if it should work how do I get the kX drivers to recognise that the bay is there and the inputs to function.

If you suspect a hardware fault somewhere along the line, then all I can say is that the CT4760+bay combo has worked flawlessly for years with creative and kX drivers, yet the SB0162 is a 2nd hand addon recently purchased.

Thanks

londonloonie · May 28, 2005, 02:48 PM

After issuing kxctrl -dbr livebay1 is now detected, coax spdif in is working, yet I have yet to work out what's up with aux2....

exciting stuff isn't it?

londonloonie · May 28, 2005, 04:01 PM

Hi

I have hardly conlucded much yet from the forums I can ascertain that the aux2 input is tied to an I2S input of which there appear to be three:

>kxctrl -istat

kX Driver Control Program
Copyright ® Eugene Gavrilov, 2001-2004. All rights reserved.
Status:
spdif A: 2109204 703ffd6 (0)
spdif B: 2000304 7040000 (0)
spdif C: ffffffff 0 (0)
i2s 0: 0
i2s 1: 1040000
i2s 2: 0
spdif 0: 2109204 / 0
spdif 1: 2109204 / 0
spdif 2: 2109204 / 0
spdif freq: 48000
p16v rec: 0

i2s 0/2 are in state ! which I will assume means broken and in need of repair, i2s 1 seems to be stable. i have no idea what these inputs represent nor how to go about investigating them, does anyone have an idea, or am i barking (mad?) up the wrong tree?

Cheers

Samir · May 28, 2005, 08:18 PM

i2s 0 & i2s2 should be LiveDriveII LineIn2/MicIn2 & Aux2 inputs... i2s 1 input serves additional ADC (Philips) found only at Audigy1 & Audigy2 card series... If i2s 0 & i2s2 doesn't work than you might need to hardware mod your LiveDriveII...

Review this thread & especially post #111...

good luck!

londonloonie · May 28, 2005, 09:24 PM

Hi Samir.

I have read that thread as I have an audigy 2 zs which spends its life beeping in games and doing mundane things such as that.

This card I am talking about is an old (2001) audigy 1 (ES?) which I assumed was not the same, but I am happy to be told otherwise as this would clear things up.

Cheers

darron

May 28, 2005, 02:48 PM	Thread Starter #2
londonloonie HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	An update After issuing kxctrl -dbr livebay1 is now detected, coax spdif in is working, yet I have yet to work out what's up with aux2.... exciting stuff isn't it?

May 28, 2005, 08:18 PM	#4
Samir kX Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 520 Rep Power: 0	i2s 0 & i2s2 should be LiveDriveII LineIn2/MicIn2 & Aux2 inputs... i2s 1 input serves additional ADC (Philips) found only at Audigy1 & Audigy2 card series... If i2s 0 & i2s2 doesn't work than you might need to hardware mod your LiveDriveII... Review this thread & especially post #111... good luck! __________________ MU3NKA 3A HAPO6!

May 28, 2005, 01:50 PM	#1
londonloonie HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	SB0162 Live!Drive II not detected but partially working. Hello I would appreciate some advice from any knowledgable person! Thanks in advance. I have had a working CT4760+Live!Drive II setup on one computer for some time using kX 3537 drivers and all is well. I decided to change the CT4760 for an SB0162 (Audigy ES?) hoping it would be a plug in replacement with extra DSP potential, unfortunately things haven't worked out as I hoped. Here are some facts: The kX about dialog does not show a Live Bay being detected. The 2nd UART, optical out and headphone outputs are working on the bay. The optical output takes some time and twiddling with the spdif freq combobox to allow an external device to sync to it. The external device is a DMX 6fire. The inputs are not functioning at all, the one which I require most being AUX2 In. The advice I am looking for is whether this should work or not, also if it should work how do I get the kX drivers to recognise that the bay is there and the inputs to function. If you suspect a hardware fault somewhere along the line, then all I can say is that the CT4760+bay combo has worked flawlessly for years with creative and kX drivers, yet the SB0162 is a 2nd hand addon recently purchased. Thanks

May 28, 2005, 04:01 PM	Thread Starter #3
londonloonie HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Hi I have hardly conlucded much yet from the forums I can ascertain that the aux2 input is tied to an I2S input of which there appear to be three: >kxctrl -istat kX Driver Control Program Copyright ® Eugene Gavrilov, 2001-2004. All rights reserved. Status: spdif A: 2109204 703ffd6 (0) spdif B: 2000304 7040000 (0) spdif C: ffffffff 0 (0) i2s 0: 0 i2s 1: 1040000 i2s 2: 0 spdif 0: 2109204 / 0 spdif 1: 2109204 / 0 spdif 2: 2109204 / 0 spdif freq: 48000 p16v rec: 0 i2s 0/2 are in state ! which I will assume means broken and in need of repair, i2s 1 seems to be stable. i have no idea what these inputs represent nor how to go about investigating them, does anyone have an idea, or am i barking (mad?) up the wrong tree? Cheers

May 28, 2005, 09:24 PM	Thread Starter #5
londonloonie HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Hi Samir. I have read that thread as I have an audigy 2 zs which spends its life beeping in games and doing mundane things such as that. This card I am talking about is an old (2001) audigy 1 (ES?) which I assumed was not the same, but I am happy to be told otherwise as this would clear things up. Cheers darron