Download Driver For Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi 1.04 Beta

Creative has released a first version of the Linux drivers for the Sound Blaster X-Fi sound cards released. The drivers are version numbered 1.04 beta and can be downloaded from this server be downloaded as tarball. The release notes clearly show that the new Linux drivers are still in beta stage: only x64 systems can use the drivers and the s/pdif output has limited support. More information about the Sound Blaster X-Fi drivers can be found in this news release. Below are the full developer notes posted:

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver.
• We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver on a system used to perform critical tasks.
• Your feedback is a valuable part of our development process. To submit feedback on this driver, visit the Sound Blaster X-Fi Linux Beta Driver Feedback Program.

This download is intended for the following audio devices only:

• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty®
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

Current release features:

• ALSA PCM Playback
• ALSA MIDI Playback
• ALSA Synthesis
• ALSA Record
• ALSA Mixer

Known issues:

• This driver source will not compile with GCC version 4 and above.
• S/PDIF passthrough is not supported in this driver release.
• External I/O modules are not supported in this driver release.
• Applications from the original Sound Blaster X-Fi Installation CD will not work with this driver.

Requirements:

• Linux x86_64 OS
• Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi audio devices listed above.

Notes:

To install the driver, do the following: