Xbox 360 - X-FI problem

ShortWarning · 1 Apr 2006 at 17:52

Hey guys,

I'm trying to connect my 360 up to my X-FI Xtreme music card so I can play it in 5.1.
I've got a creative I/O module, connected an optical cable from the advanced scart into the I/O module then into the flexijack port on the X-FI and set it to digital in in the mixer. So far so good.
The problem is, I can't get 5.1. If I set it to digital stereo from the 360 control panel it seems to work fine, set it to dolby digital and nothing. No sound at all.

Here's what I think the problem is:

http://dmzweb3.europe.creative.com/wwimages/audio_int/xfi/xfi_flexijack4.jpg

Here you see a SPDIF input drop down box. I don't have that, there's nothing there. If I go to the audio console, then the SPDIF I/O tab the digital input is set to "default" and its greyed out so I can't change it.
After making a couple of posts on the creative forum I found out that has to be changed to "decode" but thats the problem, I can't change it.
I just can't figure out why. I've reinstalled the drivers, no change.

So, any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

max power · 3 Apr 2006 at 05:29

x-fi can only do 5.1 through the analog

ShortWarning · 3 Apr 2006 at 11:35

Yes analog output (or so I understand it). If you use digital in it should be able to decode it. You can't have 6 analog inputs into it anyway.
Other people have set this up but they didnt have a greyed out digital input box.

Phil99 · 3 Apr 2006 at 11:39

max power said:
x-fi can only do 5.1 through the analog

He wants to take an AC3 digital signal from the 360, connect it up to the I/O module of the X-Fi, decode it to 6 channels and output it via the analogue outputs though.

Phil99 · 3 Apr 2006 at 11:40

Do you get the drop down box if you set the 360 up to 5.1 digital out and then open the control panel after the signal is going to it?

Are there any options in the more basic Audio Console?

ShortWarning · 3 Apr 2006 at 11:49

Phil99 said:
Do you get the drop down box if you set the 360 up to 5.1 digital out and then open the control panel after the signal is going to it?

Are there any options in the more basic Audio Console?

Nope, that doesn't work.

Thats the only option (I can make out at least) that has anything to do with digital input in the audio console.

Thanks for the replies!

Phil99 · 3 Apr 2006 at 12:01

I guess you could try a reinstall of the drivers, but that certainly looks like the option you need to change, just you can't access it for some reason :confused:

ShortWarning · 3 Apr 2006 at 15:03

Phil99 said:
I guess you could try a reinstall of the drivers, but that certainly looks like the option you need to change, just you can't access it for some reason

I've already tried re-installing the drivers, didn't do anything.
I'm tempted to re-format but I know deep down thats gonna big waste of time.

ShortWarning · 4 Apr 2006 at 10:27

So do you guys think its worth trying a format?

ShortWarning · 6 Apr 2006 at 10:01

I didn't format because I remember after I just formatted for the last time I saw the box was greyed out and wondered why.

tom_nieto · 6 Apr 2006 at 10:04

Can the X-fi definitely act as a DD decoder from a digital input?

ShortWarning · 6 Apr 2006 at 10:35

tom_nieto said:
Can the X-fi definitely act as a DD decoder from a digital input?

Other people have this set up and can get it working fine.

tom_nieto · 6 Apr 2006 at 11:08

Fair enough, I didn't know it was possible. Good luck! Are there any new drivers out that you could try?

ShortWarning · 6 Apr 2006 at 17:18

tom_nieto said:
Fair enough, I didn't know it was possible. Good luck! Are there any new drivers out that you could try?

I'm running the latest drivers.

Phil99 · 6 Apr 2006 at 18:16

I think there were some BETA drivers on Guru3D at some point?

Worth a try at least.

ShortWarning · 7 Apr 2006 at 16:44

I've tried the Beta drivers, no luck.
I just don't understand whats different about my system???

ShortWarning · 13 Apr 2006 at 15:53

Still havn't been able to sort this.

ShortWarning · 18 Apr 2006 at 16:17

I promise this is the last time ill bump it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.