X-FI driver installation

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#1

so I got the latest release of the drivers from the creative web site. These did work for me in the 64 bit opensuse, but now on the 32 bit I keep getting an error when doing make install.

Help would be much appreciated!

make
dhcppc0:/home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00 # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.25.18-0.2-default/build M=/home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00
make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2-obj/i386/default' make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2-obj/i386/default/. LD /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/built-in.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/xfi.o In file included from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/xfi.c:14: /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2/include/sound/driver.h:1:2: warning: #warning "This file is deprecated" In file included from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctatc.h:25, from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/xfi.c:17: /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2/include/sound/driver.h:1:2: warning: #warning "This file is deprecated" CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctatc.o In file included from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctatc.h:25, from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctatc.c:18: /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2/include/sound/driver.h:1:2: warning: #warning "This file is deprecated" CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctvmem.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctpcm.o In file included from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctatc.h:25, from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctpcm.h:21, from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctpcm.c:18: /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2/include/sound/driver.h:1:2: warning: #warning "This file is deprecated" /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctpcm.c: In function ‘ct_alsa_pcm_create’: /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctpcm.c:462: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘snd_pcm_new’ discards qualifiers from pointer target type CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctmixer.o In file included from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctatc.h:25, from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctmixer.h:21, from /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctmixer.c:19: /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2/include/sound/driver.h:1:2: warning: #warning "This file is deprecated" CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctresource.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctsrc.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctamixer.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctdaio.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctimap.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/cthardware.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/cthw20k2.o CC [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/cthw20k1.o LD [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctxfi.o Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules CC /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctxfi.mod.o LD [M] /home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00/ctxfi.ko make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2-obj/i386/default’

make install

dhcppc0:/home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00 # make install
Copy module files…
Update module dependency relationships…
FATAL: Error inserting ctxfi (/lib/modules/2.6.25.18-0.2-default/kernel/drivers/ssound/ctxfi.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
make: *** [install] Error 1

dmesg

ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_add
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_add
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_register
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_register
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_free
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_free
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_new1
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_new1
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_free_pages
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_free_pages
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_notify
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_notify
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_set_ops
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_set_ops
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_device_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_device_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_period_elapsed
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_period_elapsed
nvidia: module license ‘NVIDIA’ taints kernel.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:00.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:01:00.0 to 64
NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 173.14.12 Thu Jul 17 18:11:36 PDT 2008
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_add
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_add
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_register
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_register
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_free
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_free
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_new1
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_new1
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_free_pages
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_free_pages
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_notify
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_notify
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_set_ops
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_set_ops
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_device_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_device_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_period_elapsed
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_period_elapsed
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_add
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_add
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_register
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_register
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_free
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_free
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_new1
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_new1
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_card_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_card_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_ioctl
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_lib_free_pages
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_lib_free_pages
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_ctl_notify
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_ctl_notify
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_set_ops
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_set_ops
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_device_new
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_device_new
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer
ctxfi: disagrees about version of symbol snd_pcm_period_elapsed
ctxfi: Unknown symbol snd_pcm_period_elapsed

#2

IwikiwI wrote:
> so I got the latest release of the drivers from the creative web site.
> These did work for me in the 64 bit opensuse, but now on the 32 bit I
> keep getting an error when doing make install.
>
>
>
> Help would be much appreciated!
>
>
> make
> dhcppc0:/home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00 # make
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.25.18-0.2-default/build
> M=/home/vamsi/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00
> make[1]: Entering directory
> `/usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2-obj/i386/default’
> make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.18-0.2

It looks as if you have the wrong Linux headers installed. What does ‘uname -r’
yield? The headers must match it. I see both 2.6.25.18-0.2-default and
2.6.25.18-0.2-obj mentioned in your make output.

Larry

#3

Thanks for the reply!
That results in
vamsi@dhcppc0:~/Desktop> uname -r
2.6.25.18-0.2-default

So do I remove the obj repositories?

#4

You must ensure you have kernel source code loaded and corresponding to your working kernel
the header file ctdrv.h in Creative labs code needs editing to correspond to your particular X-Fi cards subsystem code
lspci -nv reveals the hex code eg 0x0041 or maybe 0x002c as my card is could be another eg 0x0043 whatever. Each x-fi sound card has a different subsystem code
the line beginning # define is legitimate C Code constuct:-
#define PCI_SUBSYS_CREATIVE_SB0880 0x0041
should be changed for your particular card code eg 0x0041 in my case changes to 0x002c

do a make clean
make
make install

modprobe ctfxi

the redo with lspci -nv

run
aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: ALC883 Analog [ALC883 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 1: ALC883 Digital [ALC883 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: XFi [Creative X-Fi], device 0: X-Fi 20k1 [WaveOut/WaveIn]

Caution as I don’t know different use the full hexadecimal notation 0x---- as I have written above.

This worked wonders for me

web Logitech 9000Pro Skype Wonderful sound from my X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty but do configure as device no shown in ‘aplay -l’

Hope this may be helpful Good Luck

I think the same procedure will apply to 11.1 when released unless of course those clever coders at SUSE have this quirk sorted. I’m no professional coder - not even a good coder but can read and understand much

#5

modprobe should be

modprobe ctxfi

apologies

#6

This is the output of the lspci -nv command. What is the hex code I need to take because I can’t see it :\

05:02.0 0401: 1102:0005
        Subsystem: 1102:0031
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at d000 [size=32]
        Memory at e8000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2]
        Memory at e4000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/1                                                            Enable-
        Kernel driver in use: CTALSA
        Kernel modules: ctxfi

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#7

Never mind. All seems to work fine. I got sound :slight_smile: