OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Hardware
Soundblaster Live 1024 drivers
Andi B.:
--- Quote from: Jochen Schäfer on August 22, 2025, 11:35:48 am ---I wanted to avoid UNIAUD, because I have big problems with my development machine.
I don't know, if it the driver or the HW in my T480, but I wanted to try "native" drivers.
--- End quote ---
IIRC I once had a Terratec DMX Xfire 1024 but no driver. Terratec announced a Win31 driver but never delivered it. So I gave it back and bought a Turtle Beach Pinnacle instead. This one never had OS/2 drivers too. It uses some CS4xx chip too. But it worked (and still will when I set the IRQs in BIOS correct and boot up this ancient machine) in WinOS2.
Martin Iturbide:
Hello
I checked the "Terratec Promedia DMX Xfire 1024 " here:
https://theretroweb.com/expansioncards/s/terratec-promedia-dmx-xfire-1024#chips
It says it uses the "Crystal CS4294" chipset. On Hobbes we have reference to Crystal chipset driver, but I haven't found any reference to the "CS4294" one.
FYI: Sound Blaster Live 1024 (CT4830) specs are here:
https://theretroweb.com/expansioncards/s/creative-sound-blaster-live-ct4830
To give it a try I would start with this one:
- https://hobbesarchive.com/Home/Download?path=/Hobbes/pub/os2/system/drivers/sound/Sound_Blaster_Live_0-8-1b.zip
Regards
Paul Smedley:
--- Quote from: Jochen Schäfer on August 22, 2025, 11:35:48 am ---I wanted to avoid UNIAUD, because I have big problems with my development machine.
I don't know, if it the driver or the HW in my T480, but I wanted to try "native" drivers.
--- End quote ---
OK..... but SBLive driver would be ok cos that's "native"....
Roderick Klein:
--- Quote from: Jochen Schäfer on August 22, 2025, 11:35:48 am ---I wanted to avoid UNIAUD, because I have big problems with my development machine.
I don't know, if it the driver or the HW in my T480, but I wanted to try "native" drivers.
--- End quote ---
Well describe what the issue is. We are not people with remote viewing skills that can read your mind or your computer.
So perhaps try to describe what the issue is.
Is UNIAUD perfect, perhaps its not. But so far its the only audio driver we have on ArcaOS/OS/2 and its the best debugged one.
The old SB live driver has different bugs and I would strongly recommend to NOT use it.
Roderick
Jochen Schäfer:
We discussed the issue already: The sound hangs or goes away after some time. Prime example for me is my PrDoom port.
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