I have OSx86 up and running natively on my system with only one apparent problem. I have a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Value installed which seems to be unsupported for OS X by both Apple and by Creative Labs. If anyone knows of any drivers that might work I would appreciate it. For the moment, I am without sound, not a great state to be in.

Thanks!

there are no drivers, and there won't be drivers anytime soon.

Well isn't that unfortunate!

Same problem. Desperately need sound! Creative website does have driver for Mac OS9.x, wondering if that helps in some way? Even that doesn't, does FreeBSD drivers have a closer relation with Mac?

your options are:
1. port the freebsd drivers
2. get a proper sound card (USB devices are reported to work)
3. use your onboard sound instead of the crappy sblive! (must be AC97 or HDA)
4. wait until there is an official release of mac os x

Unfortenately the soundblaster live is great soundcard for only one os, Windows. With Linux or Freebsd i always had trouble with the treble, bass, and it had an inverted rear output which means if put up your rear volume you suddenly lose bass. I'm not surprised that it doesn't work at all on osx...

the soundblaster live! is a piece of crap hardware-wise. it's three times more expensive than a CMI8738 (PCI) or a CMI108 (USB), it can't handle 44,1 kHz and even the digital outputs are noisy. the analog outputs are pretty decent for a sound card, but the power supply of any computer is simply too noisy to produce good results in comparison to external amplifiers.

How is that constructive at all?

that was a reply to DJP, and you fail at the text exegesis.

Well the only thing I see is you being a jerk and criticizing other peoples hardware instead of actually staying ontopic and answering the original question.

Just because you have a personal hatred towards SBLive cards doesn't mean you have to stray entirely offtopic while attempting to disprove DJP's point.

DJP, although praising the hardware, offered at least some bit of viable information... :




You, on the other hand, went off on a complete tangent on a personal loathing about the sheer horrible quality of the card the original poster is trying to get working.

oh snap! the original question has already been answered.. and oh my gosh, it was even answered by me! oh noes!



personal hatred? loool. that's the biggest crap I've heard today. but okay, the day has just started.

you seem to have a remarkable disdain for the concepts of discussion.

so, are you gonna unpack the 'freedom of speech' club now while crying to the moderators to ban me?

If anyone one wants to help out id like to try and create a kext for the SBLive card's.... i've got the source from the ALSA project and have been playing around but im a bit of a newbie at this kind of thing.

I'd test it out!

Keep this on topic.

If anyone is working on a driver, post in the driver forum. Otherwise this topic is closed as the cards don't work and won't any time soon.