I was perusing the Internets today looking for any glimmer of hope for X-Fi users under Linux. The ALSA matrix currently lists the X-Fi as an emu10k1 device (even though I'm pretty sure it isn't). However, it did link to the following page:

http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc...module=emu10k1

This page *appears* to be an install process for the X-Fi while treating it as a simple emu10k1 device. However, I believe that the file is old and not applicable.

Since it does explicitly have the word "X-Fi" at the top, I thought I'd fire off a question to try to figure this out before I make a real go at trying to get my X-Fi operating under Linux.

It is "possible" that the emu10k1 driver is correct, as that is the driver for all sound blaster cards since SB Live. Unlike Windows, Linux drivers are consolidated, using the same functions for each of the cards, and adding new functions as new feature sets arrive. The HDA-Intel card, for example, supports 5 different vendors (Sigmatel, RealTek, Analog Devices, C Media, and Silicon Labs), and several codecs from each vendor. The core driver is the same for each, so instead of a driver for each codec version, you have one universal driver and they all share common functions equally.

After looking at the alsa-project website, it's possible that it isn't supported...yet. The only entry for it in the soundcards matrix is: If you own this card, try downloading and installing alsa 1.0.11 (driver, lib, and utils minimum). build and install them, then see if your card is detected.