Realtek R2.16 X-Fi mod driver

Ketxxx · Mar 8, 2009, 06:15 PM

The Crapative software does NOT work in Vista. You may try running it in compatibility mode, but if that doesn't work your out of luck

I said I would, and here it is! Very nice little upgrade from standard crappy Realtek drivers

There is just one issue though, the Creative software is a 30 day trial. These drivers may miff Creative something fierce, do I care? Nah. I suggest Creative actually start making decent products with the right components (ie; use proper audio caps and the like not normal caps) instead of hyping their cards as this an that when in reality its 90% software driven.

To clarify, what I've done here is not illegal for the following reasons;

1. I'm not asking any money for this.
2. I'm not changing any DLL files or the like.
3. What I'm doing to enable this stuff is just text file editing .
4. I'm not "stealing" anything. (How can you steal whats volintarily and readily available as free downloads?)
5. Its not Creative drivers I'm messing with, just Realteks own drivers.
6. The crapative software suit is available as free download from gigabyte.

Install size variations

All Realtek HDA codecs are different in some way, thus your final modded driver install size may vary from mine (60MB), but rest assured the modded driver install size will be bigger than a generic Realtek install and sound quality *WILL be quite significantly better.

* Overall sound quality improvements will be subject to how good your speakers / headphones are.

Install issues

If your having trouble installing the modded driver ensure that;

- Your onboard codec is a Realtek chip and that it is *HDA capable
- Be SURE the Realtek codec is set to work in *HDA in your BIOS
- Disable digital signing in Vista

* HDA = High Definition Audio
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.16 32/64bit 15.6MB
X-Fi MB Software 138MB (recompressed for much smaller DL size)

Realtek Vista X-Fi mod R2.17 32/64bit 15MB
Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.17 32/64bit 16MB

Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.18 32/64bit 16MB
Realtek Vista X-Fi mod R2.18 32/64bit 15MB

Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.21 32/64bit 16MB
Realtek Vista X-Fi mod R2.21 32/64bit 15MB

As usual, let me know how it all works for you.

To try and stop the flood of PMs I seem to be getting about a serial for the crapative software, I do NOT have one, nor do I know of anybody that does.

KainXS · Mar 8, 2009, 06:26 PM

very nice

Gzero · Mar 8, 2009, 06:35 PM

Wait what? I'm confused, what does this do? From the looks of it, your telling the creative software that your Realtek is a X-fi.

I'm assuming this could let you get all the 3D effects and crystallisation on a Realtek chip?

KainXS · Mar 8, 2009, 06:36 PM

it is

and it might be able to support every HDAUDIO codec later

this is big

major props to ket, he got big balls to release the drivers

Lillebror · Mar 8, 2009, 06:37 PM

Woah, ketxxx! You should mod the asus xonar drivers too!

Gzero · Mar 8, 2009, 06:41 PM

So what happens when Realtek release newer chips and drivers? Do you reapply the changes you made to R2.16 to the new release?

And Ketxxx, is this easy for you to do, or does it take you time (just curious as to how often you'll maintain these drivers).

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 06:43 PM

Needs moar vista!

mrhuggles · Mar 8, 2009, 06:51 PM

moar vista and... hey does it work on the ALC883 aswell as the ALC888? i noticed that the official ones only say ALC888

KainXS · Mar 8, 2009, 06:53 PM

it most definitely works on the 883 sir, already tried it on my 883 and it works fine.

Ketxxx · Mar 8, 2009, 07:00 PM

Driver works on ALL Realtek HDA Codecs.

Ketxxx · Mar 8, 2009, 08:18 PM

Just modded Vista and XP versions of Realtek R2.17 drivers, uploading now.

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 08:19 PM

Thanks

Ketxxx · Mar 8, 2009, 08:39 PM

New drivers up, check first post. No guarantees the Vista drivers will work.

mrhuggles · Mar 8, 2009, 08:42 PM

i will test it and get back to you

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 08:54 PM

Works for me

KainXS · Mar 8, 2009, 08:57 PM

post some screenshots guys . . . . and gals

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 09:00 PM

You implying I'm a woman

KainXS · Mar 8, 2009, 09:00 PM

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 09:06 PM

Gah it say's I don't have supported hardware... Dammit! It installed and everything, it just says that when I try to change the volume.

Ketxxx · Mar 8, 2009, 09:08 PM

X-Fi MB software might simply not work with Vista. Try the driver by itself and see if audio is improved. I assume the drivers use a different path vs. the normal "Realtek High Definition Audio"

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 09:09 PM

Well my volume now is a lot louder so I think it worked. I just can't get into the control panel.
I used to have a X-Fi platinum and it sounded like this so I think it worked. I just can't get into the CP..

Ketxxx · Mar 8, 2009, 09:10 PM

You talkin about the X-Fi control panel?

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 09:11 PM

Yes'm

ShadowFold · Mar 8, 2009, 09:13 PM

Oh yes, these work fo shooo. My friend's telling me my mic sounds a lot clearer and I can tell the audio is a lot higher quality.

Ketxxx · Mar 8, 2009, 09:15 PM

You got anything like a equalizer? (Realtek or MS control panel) if you have, not being able to use the X-Fi software is no real loss.

Mar 8, 2009, 06:15 PM	#1
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.44/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 569 Times in 411 Posts System Specs	Realtek R2.16 X-Fi mod driver The Crapative software does NOT work in Vista. You may try running it in compatibility mode, but if that doesn't work your out of luck I said I would, and here it is! Very nice little upgrade from standard crappy Realtek drivers There is just one issue though, the Creative software is a 30 day trial. These drivers may miff Creative something fierce, do I care? Nah. I suggest Creative actually start making decent products with the right components (ie; use proper audio caps and the like not normal caps) instead of hyping their cards as this an that when in reality its 90% software driven. To clarify, what I've done here is not illegal for the following reasons; 1. I'm not asking any money for this. 2. I'm not changing any DLL files or the like. 3. What I'm doing to enable this stuff is just text file editing . 4. I'm not "stealing" anything. (How can you steal whats volintarily and readily available as free downloads?) 5. Its not Creative drivers I'm messing with, just Realteks own drivers. 6. The crapative software suit is available as free download from gigabyte. Install size variations All Realtek HDA codecs are different in some way, thus your final modded driver install size may vary from mine (60MB), but rest assured the modded driver install size will be bigger than a generic Realtek install and sound quality WILL be quite significantly better. Overall sound quality improvements will be subject to how good your speakers / headphones are. Install issues If your having trouble installing the modded driver ensure that; - Your onboard codec is a Realtek chip and that it is HDA capable - Be SURE the Realtek codec is set to work in HDA in your BIOS - Disable digital signing in Vista * HDA = High Definition Audio ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.16 32/64bit 15.6MB X-Fi MB Software 138MB (recompressed for much smaller DL size) Realtek Vista X-Fi mod R2.17 32/64bit 15MB Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.17 32/64bit 16MB Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.18 32/64bit 16MB Realtek Vista X-Fi mod R2.18 32/64bit 15MB Realtek XP X-Fi mod R2.21 32/64bit 16MB Realtek Vista X-Fi mod R2.21 32/64bit 15MB As usual, let me know how it all works for you. To try and stop the flood of PMs I seem to be getting about a serial for the crapative software, I do NOT have one, nor do I know of anybody that does. Attached Thumbnails __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM Last edited by Ketxxx; Apr 8, 2009 at 12:15 AM.

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Mar 8, 2009, 06:26 PM	#2
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,920 (3.36/day) Thanks: 73 Thanked 262 Times in 216 Posts System Specs	very nice

Mar 8, 2009, 06:35 PM	#3
Gzero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 455 (0.25/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	Wait what? I'm confused, what does this do? From the looks of it, your telling the creative software that your Realtek is a X-fi. I'm assuming this could let you get all the 3D effects and crystallisation on a Realtek chip?

Mar 8, 2009, 06:36 PM	#4
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,920 (3.36/day) Thanks: 73 Thanked 262 Times in 216 Posts System Specs	it is and it might be able to support every HDAUDIO codec later this is big major props to ket, he got big balls to release the drivers

Mar 8, 2009, 06:37 PM	#5
Lillebror Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 667 (0.72/day) Thanks: 32 Thanked 90 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	Woah, ketxxx! You should mod the asus xonar drivers too!

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Mar 8, 2009, 06:41 PM	#6
Gzero Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 455 (0.25/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	So what happens when Realtek release newer chips and drivers? Do you reapply the changes you made to R2.16 to the new release? And Ketxxx, is this easy for you to do, or does it take you time (just curious as to how often you'll maintain these drivers).

Mar 8, 2009, 06:43 PM	#7
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Mar 8, 2009, 06:51 PM	#8
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Mar 8, 2009, 06:53 PM	#9
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,920 (3.36/day) Thanks: 73 Thanked 262 Times in 216 Posts System Specs	it most definitely works on the 883 sir, already tried it on my 883 and it works fine.

Mar 8, 2009, 07:00 PM	#10
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.44/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 569 Times in 411 Posts System Specs	Driver works on ALL Realtek HDA Codecs. __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

Mar 8, 2009, 08:18 PM	#11
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.44/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 569 Times in 411 Posts System Specs	Just modded Vista and XP versions of Realtek R2.17 drivers, uploading now. __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

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Mar 8, 2009, 08:39 PM	#13
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.44/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 569 Times in 411 Posts System Specs	New drivers up, check first post. No guarantees the Vista drivers will work. __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

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mrhuggles Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,415 (1.66/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 163 Times in 155 Posts System Specs	i will test it and get back to you __________________ http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/te...mId=S8TLJ6TFV1 WCG TPU team. http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=951930 2900XT vista VIVO fix!

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ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,853 (16.49/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,669 Times in 1,496 Posts System Specs	Works for me

Mar 8, 2009, 08:57 PM	#16
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,920 (3.36/day) Thanks: 73 Thanked 262 Times in 216 Posts System Specs	post some screenshots guys . . . . and gals

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ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,853 (16.49/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,669 Times in 1,496 Posts System Specs	You implying I'm a woman

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ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,853 (16.49/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,669 Times in 1,496 Posts System Specs	Gah it say's I don't have supported hardware... Dammit! It installed and everything, it just says that when I try to change the volume.

Mar 8, 2009, 09:08 PM	#20
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.44/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 569 Times in 411 Posts System Specs	X-Fi MB software might simply not work with Vista. Try the driver by itself and see if audio is improved. I assume the drivers use a different path vs. the normal "Realtek High Definition Audio" __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

Mar 8, 2009, 09:09 PM	#21
ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,853 (16.49/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,669 Times in 1,496 Posts System Specs	Well my volume now is a lot louder so I think it worked. I just can't get into the control panel. I used to have a X-Fi platinum and it sounded like this so I think it worked. I just can't get into the CP..

Mar 8, 2009, 09:10 PM	#22
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.44/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 569 Times in 411 Posts System Specs	You talkin about the X-Fi control panel? __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

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ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,853 (16.49/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,669 Times in 1,496 Posts System Specs	Yes'm

Mar 8, 2009, 09:13 PM	#24
ShadowFold Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 12,853 (16.49/day) Thanks: 1,381 Thanked 1,669 Times in 1,496 Posts System Specs	Oh yes, these work fo shooo. My friend's telling me my mic sounds a lot clearer and I can tell the audio is a lot higher quality.

Mar 8, 2009, 09:15 PM	#25
Ketxxx Eligible for custom title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kingdom of gods Posts: 6,384 (4.44/day) Thanks: 35 Thanked 569 Times in 411 Posts System Specs	You got anything like a equalizer? (Realtek or MS control panel) if you have, not being able to use the X-Fi software is no real loss. __________________ WARNING: I am cracking down on stupidity in the forums. Anyone caught making a dumb statement clearly not knowing many, if any of the facts, will promptly be directed to xtremesystems. Sig edited. If anyone wants to know about the E4400 (E7200 sold) drop me a PM

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