[ut3] UT3 and SB X-Fi

[Spike]

Its not UT3 I'm worried about in terms of EOL. The X-Fi is already over
2 years old, and we've all been waiting for a Linux driver for this
long. Least I know I have, so you can see why I lack any hope of seeing
it. They won't release any specs to the chip period. From what we
already see on the Windows front regarding the quality of Creative's
drivers, to expect anything good to happen on the Linux front is gonna
end up being a big letdown, just like we've been repeatedly shafted by
Creative's constant promises and then more and more countless delays.

Most (if not all) of the EMU20K1 relies on loadable binary firmware, so
why Creative just can't provide all the source and details on how to
load the binary firmware to make the card function is beyond me.

We don't forget. So far all of Creative's "promises" have been broken
promises.

- Bren

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:01:24 +0200
Milan Krivda <swalko12 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank your for your reply.
> 
> Creative promises that in their linux drivers will be available with HW 
> OpenaAL and EAX extensions. In actual state their drivers are in very very 
> very bad state :) and has big problems with simple wave output and so, i 
> think today cant do EAX but in future yes.
> 
> On Thursday 18 October 2007 06:45, Ryan C. Gordon wrote:
> > > You are right, today the creative "BETA" drivers are in deep pre-alpha
> > > state :) But... UT2004 is with us about 3-4 years and i think creative do
> > > their job in less time. Or our company is planning repeat situation like
> > > with ut2003-ut2004 and ut3 will be EOL in one year?
> >
> > The game talks to OpenAL, and if it sees the EAX extensions, it'll use
> > them, so it's something that can be added later if it matures.
> >
> > I haven't played with the drivers...do they really offer EAX support?
> >
> > --ryan.
> >
> >
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