X-Fi Driver "make" Problems....

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#1

So this is my first post here, and I’m a relative noob to linux, so
please bear with me…

My computer is a Dell 8400, Pentium IV 3.4, 1.5 gig RAM, ATI X800XL,
Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme music

I’ve been trying to manually install the X-Fi drivers (openSUSE doesn’t
recognize it automatically), but I’m hitting a very early roadblock.

I extract the .tar.gz package, and go to the extraction directory, and
type “make”. Weather or not I am SU, I get the following error message:

/*********/

adam@ALIN:~/Installs/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00> make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build
M=/home/adam/Installs/XFiDrv_Linux_Public_US_1.00
make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae' make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae’
make: *** [all] Error 2

/*********/

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

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#2

Tried the same today and have the exact same error as the poster above.

dhcppc0:/home/phi/Desktop/creative # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.25.5-1.1-pae/build
M=/home/phi/Desktop/creative
make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.5-1.1-obj/i386/pae' make[1]: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.25.5-1.1-obj/i386/pae’
make: *** [all] Error 2

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#3

have to have the kernel headers/ also make and gcc installed, i have the
fatality pro myself and even though i got yhe driver installed and
modprobed, it STILL doesnt work

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#4

What do you mean with have the Kernel Headers? Make and gcc is
installed.

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#5

This puzzled penguin just got past the make problem:

Use the YaST2 software installer / package manager, and search for
“Kernel Header”. This gave me one result (which I had to install from
the original installation CD), which solved the problem with “make”.

I’ll post again if I get stuck / get this working, as it appears there
is at least 1 other person out there in this situation.

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#6

It all works!

SU, make install, and I have sound!

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#7

Cheers mate. Gonna try this tomorrow morning!

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#8

Still not working. I already had the kernel header installed - which
leaves me at the same point as before :frowning:

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#9

Another question: Which SUSE do you use? 10.3?

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#10

OK, the drivers are installed now. What I was missing was the Kernel
Source. But no sound yet :slight_smile:

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#11

Are you using 11.1? The X-fi does not work in 11.0. Worked ok in 10.3. I
might try it again when I have 11.1 installed but I don’t think I’ll
have any luck. The X-fi drivers are very bad and it does not look like
they’ll get any better.

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while ( ! ( succeed = try() ) ); //Keep trying until you succeed. :slight_smile:

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#12

I got it working in 11.1

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#13

sloppyfresh;1915524 Wrote:
> I got it working in 11.1
How did you manage that?

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#14

Dexter1979;1915944 Wrote:
> How did you manage that?

Since I installed 11.1 today I’m wondering too!

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#15

I’m sorry to post that many times, but that 10 minute edit rule isn’t
really made for me :slight_smile:

I’m still trying to get the X-Fi to work. This time under 11.1 (was
11.0 before).
The first snippet is the installation of the drivers and the second
shows my lspci.

I still got no sound at all and I have no idea what I could do else.

#---------------
dhcppc1:/home/phi/creative # make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.27.7-9-pae/build M=/home/phi/creative
make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae' make -C ../../../linux-2.6.27.7-9 O=/usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae/. Building modules, stage 2. MODPOST 1 modules make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.27.7-9-obj/i386/pae’
dhcppc1:/home/phi/creative # make install
Copy module files…
Update module dependency relationships…
dhcppc1:/home/phi/creative #
#-----------------------

That’s what I did.

lspci
#-----------------------
dhcppc1:/home/phi/creative # lspci

00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation C55 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C55 PCI Express bridge (rev a1)
00:07.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C55 PCI Express bridge (rev a1)
00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a3)
00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a3)
00:0a.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Memory Controller 0 (rev
a3)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev
a3)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev
a3)
00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 IDE (rev a1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller
(rev a1)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller
(rev a1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
01:00.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 05bf (rev a2)
02:00.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 05bf (rev a2)
02:01.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 05bf (rev a2)
02:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 05bf (rev a2)
02:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Device 05bf (rev a2)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8800 GTS
512 (rev a2)
07:00.0 Audio device: Creative Labs Device 000b (rev 03)
08:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306 Fire II
IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller (rev c0)
dhcppc1:/home/phi/creative #
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Edit: and could an admin move this topic over to the Hardware section?

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