Sound Blaster X-Fi with Linux

The 1.04 beta from creative with the patches found following the howto for a Gentoo Linux system.

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emerge --info

Portage 2.1.3.9 (default-linux/amd64/2007.0, gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.5-r4, 2.6.22-gentoo-r5 x86_64)
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System uname: 2.6.22-gentoo-r5 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz
Timestamp of tree: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:50:01 +0000
app-shells/bash:     3.2_p17
dev-java/java-config: 1.3.7, 2.0.33-r1
dev-lang/python:     2.4.4-r4
dev-python/pycrypto: 2.0.1-r6
sys-apps/baselayout: 1.12.9-r2
sys-apps/sandbox:    1.2.17
sys-devel/autoconf:  2.13, 2.61
sys-devel/automake:  1.5, 1.6.3, 1.7.9-r1, 1.8.5-r3, 1.9.6-r2, 1.10
sys-devel/binutils:  2.17-r1
sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.3.16
sys-devel/libtool:   1.5.24
virtual/os-headers:  2.6.21
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"
CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs"
CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/kde/3.5/env /usr/kde/3.5/share/config /usr/kde/3.5/shutdown /usr/share/X11/xkb /usr/share/config"
CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/terminfo"
CXXFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe -mno-tls-direct-seg-refs"
DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles"
FEATURES="distlocks metadata-transfer sandbox sfperms strict unmerge-orphans userfetch"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://gentoo.mirrors.tera-byte.com/ ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/ http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/ "
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
PKGDIR="/usr/portage/packages"
PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS="--recursive --links --safe-links --perms --times --compress --force --whole-file --delete --delete-after --stats --timeout=180 --exclude=/distfiles --exclude=/local --exclude=/packages --filter=H_**/files/digest-*"
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
USE="X acl alsa amd64 berkdb bitmap-fonts cli cracklib crypt cups dri dvd fortran gdbm gnome gpm gtk gtk2 hal iconv ipv6 isdnlog jpeg jpg midi mmx mudflap ncurses nls nptl nptlonly openmp pam pcre perl png pppd python readline reflection sdl session spl sse sse2 ssl tcpd truetype-fonts type1-fonts unicode xorg zlib" ALSA_CARDS="ali5451 als4000 atiixp atiixp-modem bt87x ca0106 cmipci emu10k1x ens1370 ens1371 es1938 es1968 fm801 hda-intel intel8x0 intel8x0m maestro3 trident usb-audio via82xx via82xx-modem ymfpci" ALSA_PCM_PLUGINS="adpcm alaw asym copy dmix dshare dsnoop empty extplug file hooks iec958 ioplug ladspa lfloat linear meter mulaw multi null plug rate route share shm softvol" ELIBC="glibc" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse evdev" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="apm ark chips cirrus cyrix dummy fbdev glint i128 i810 mach64 mga neomagic nv r128 radeon rendition s3 s3virge savage siliconmotion sis sisusb tdfx tga trident tseng v4l vesa vga via vmware voodoo"
Unset:  CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LANG, LC_ALL, LDFLAGS, LINGUAS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, PORTDIR_OVERLAY


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lspci -vv reports:  


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Root Port (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
 I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
 Memory behind bridge: dfd00000-dfefffff
 Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000c0000000-00000000cfffffff
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
 Capabilities: [88] Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [90] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
  Address: fee0300c  Data: 4151
 Capabilities: [a0] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
  Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
  Device: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
  Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
  Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
  Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
  Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s, Port 2
  Link: Latency L0s <256ns, L1 <4us
  Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
  Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16
  Slot: AtnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AtnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
  Slot: Number 2, PowerLimit 25.000000
  Slot: Enabled AtnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq-
  Slot: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power-
  Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME-
 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
 Capabilities: [140] Unknown (5)

00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 1276
 Region 0: Memory at dffe0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
 Region 1: Memory at dffdf000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
 Region 2: I/O ports at ecc0 [size=32]
 Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
 Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+
  Address: 00000000fee0300c  Data: 4199

00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
 Region 4: I/O ports at ff20 [size=32]

00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 17
 Region 4: I/O ports at ff00 [size=32]

00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 22
 Region 0: Memory at dffdec00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [58] Debug port

00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
 Memory behind bridge: dfc00000-dfcfffff
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
 Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
  Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
  Device: Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited
  Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
  Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
  Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
  Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x4, ASPM L0s, Port 1
  Link: Latency L0s <256ns, L1 <4us
  Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
  Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x0
  Slot: AtnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AtnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug+ Surpise+
  Slot: Number 3, PowerLimit 10.000000
  Slot: Enabled AtnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq-
  Slot: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power-
  Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME-
 Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
  Address: fee0300c  Data: 4159
 Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
 Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation PCI Express Port 5 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
 Capabilities: [40] Express Root Port (Slot+) IRQ 0
  Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
  Device: Latency L0s unlimited, L1 unlimited
  Device: Errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
  Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
  Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
  Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s, Port 5
  Link: Latency L0s <256ns, L1 <4us
  Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
  Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x0
  Slot: AtnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AtnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug+ Surpise+
  Slot: Number 1, PowerLimit 10.000000
  Slot: Enabled AtnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq-
  Slot: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power-
  Root: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- PME-
 Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Queue=0/0 Enable+
  Address: fee0300c  Data: 4161
 Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
 Capabilities: [180] Unknown (5)

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
 Region 4: I/O ports at ff80 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 17
 Region 4: I/O ports at ff60 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18
 Region 4: I/O ports at ff40 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
 Region 0: Memory at ff980800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [58] Debug port

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev f2) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=32
 I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
 Memory behind bridge: d8000000-dfbfffff
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
 Capabilities: [50] Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information

00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation SATA Controller 1 IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 8f [Master SecP SecO PriP PriO])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 20
 Region 0: I/O ports at fe00 [size=8]
 Region 1: I/O ports at fe10 [size=4]
 Region 2: I/O ports at fe20 [size=8]
 Region 3: I/O ports at fe30 [size=4]
 Region 4: I/O ports at fec0 [size=16]
 Region 5: I/O ports at eca0 [size=16]
 Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation SMBus Controller (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 10
 Region 0: Memory at dffdeb00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
 Region 4: I/O ports at ece0 [size=32]

00:1f.5 IDE interface: Intel Corporation SATA Controller 2 IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 01db
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 20
 Region 0: I/O ports at fe40 [size=8]
 Region 1: I/O ports at fe50 [size=4]
 Region 2: I/O ports at fe60 [size=8]
 Region 3: I/O ports at fe70 [size=4]
 Region 4: I/O ports at fed0 [size=16]
 Region 5: I/O ports at ecb0 [size=16]
 Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 3
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 7183 (prog-if 00 [VGA])
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0302
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
 Region 0: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
 Region 2: Memory at dfde0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
 Region 4: I/O ports at dc00 [size=256]
 Expansion ROM at dfe00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
  Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag+
  Device: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
  Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
  Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported-
  Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
  Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
  Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
  Link: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
  Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
  Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16
 Capabilities: [80] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
  Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000

01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 71a3
 Subsystem: Dell Unknown device 0303
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Region 0: Memory at dfdf0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
  Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag-
  Device: Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited
  Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
  Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported-
  Device: RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
  Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
  Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
  Link: Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
  Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
  Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16

04:04.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs Unknown device 0005
 Subsystem: Creative Labs Unknown device 1003
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 64 (1000ns min, 1250ns max), Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
 Region 0: I/O ports at cce0 [size=32]
 Region 1: Memory at dfa00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
 Region 3: Memory at d8000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
 Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
  Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000

04:05.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem
 Subsystem: Conexant Unknown device 200f
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
 Latency: 64
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 9
 Region 0: Memory at df9f0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
 Region 1: I/O ports at ccd8 [size=8]
 Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

Re-Installed

I've re-installed. Being very, very careful and paranoid with this install. Using high levels of security on everything.

Hope I never have to go through that again!

BSOD - Vista Unusable

So... Last night my Dell computer with Windows Vista Home Premium decided to blue screen. Unfortunately, I am unable to use Vista any more. My Linux partition, fortunately, boots and I'm able to check online for solutions, read mail and pretty much do everything I would do in Windows Vista.

It will most likely require a re-install.

Dang

Ran into that multiple selection bug AGAIN!

Why was Vista released? It clearly wasn't ready.

At least Linux doesn't have this problem. It won't be long before I switch to Linux. At least I'd have a 64-bit operating system.

Sleep/Awake Bug

There's a bug with waking my computer from sleep. There appears to be no solution to it at this time. From what I've read online, this bug was only in the Vista RTM. The Vista Betas never had the problem. Whichever developer introduced the bug should be fired.

Activation

I had to call Microsoft in order to activate my computer. This happened once.

I'm not sure why it happened. They had asked me if Vista were installed on another computer or if hardware had changed. My copy of Vista has never been installed on another computer. My hardware has never upgraded since I purchased the computer in December 2006!


Another update: I still have no 64-bit version of Vista. I do have a 64-bit version of Linux installed. Should I Vista ever want to activate again and Microsoft says no, I'll just tell them I'm moving to Linux since their software would have been the cause of the problem.

For My Nieces

Wednesday, I decided that I wanted some of the pre-installed apps on my machine. Also, my nieces really liked one of the screen-savers. It was my duty as an uncle to get that screen-saver back! Plus, that bug with file selection was annoying.

Installing XP Media Center Edition was easy. Dell System Restore did not work. Thankfully, the discs did.

Upgrading ran into the blue screen problem I originally had. Performing a clean install also had the blue screen problem. I tried the method originally used to get Vista to install, but it also blue screened.

I spent the day removing and formatting partitions. I ended up removing them all, even the diagnostic and restore partitions. That didn't work. The computer still blue screened.

With a call into Dell Support, the nice tech got me to change the RAID setting on my computer to auto detect. It made sense since I don't have a RAID setup. That appeared to fix the install problem.

Having spent way too much time installing Vista, I went with the clean install. The applications and the screen-saver were never installed, in the end. Hopefully the nieces won't be disappointed.

Wasn't this feature in the product since 1.0?

I've continued to track down solutions for the multiple file selection problem. The solution to delete the Bags and Streams registry keys did not work on my computer.

Also, this problem is on all user accounts.

A Vista Bug?

Trying to figure out why I can't select multiple files in Windows Vista.

Update

I have sent an e-mail to my local Better Business Bureau about my problem with the Dell Vista Upgrade program.

Rude people at Dell

If you were planning on the Vista Express Upgrade, don't bother. You don't get all the options in the full version. My own beef was with the lack of 64-bit version being available. I spend a couple of hours on the phone trying to figure out how to get the 64-bit version.

Calls between Dell and Microsoft resulted in absolutely no satisfaction. In fact, the last person I chatted with at Dell, Lara, was absolutely rude. Her supervisor was "administrative only" and didn't take calls. Dell employees even said that Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition didn't even exist! Microsoft was puzzled.

Do I recommend upgrading to Vista: Hell no! The only time I'd even recommend upgrading to Vista is in a few years and if and only if you get the exact version you wanted.

Dell Vista Troubles

I got my Dell Vista Express Upgrade package on Friday, 16 March 2007. The upgrade process was... interesting.

The upgrade process with the Dell Upgrade Assistant DVD went smoothly up until Vista Express Upgrade DVD was going through its process. After the first reboot, blue screen of death (bsod). Tried it again. Same error, same numbers. Consistency is usually good. But not in this case.

Switching to a clean install, by booting the Vista DVD, produced a bsod immediately after clicking the "Custom (Advanced)" (i.e. clean install) button. Tried it again. Same error, same numbers, but different addresses than the upgrade process. Again, consistency is usually good. But not in this case.

After an hour on the phone with Dell support (thankfully I still have priority support), the tech remembered a trick they had to use once before: delete and format the partition. Of course, the Vista DVD wouldn't get to the partitioning. My old XP Pro CD, oddly enough, also blue screened. My Linux Knoppix CD came to the rescue.

So here I am in a clean install of Windows Vista. My only other disappointment with moving to Vista is that the Express Upgrade Vista DVD contains only the 32-bit edition. I originally had planned on moving to the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista with this upgrade. From what I was reading, both 32- and 64-bit versions were bundled together. Now I've decided that unless I get a DVD free (free shipping, too), I won't move to a 64-bit version of Windows until it's necessary to upgrade. I'm thinking another couple of versions of Windows.

Vista looks nice. The clean install appears to have slightly better performance than XP MCE. Application compatibility is the only drawback. I'm only installing applications that have been shown to work with Vista.

I'm still waiting for that "wow" moment I'm supposed to get with Windows Vista.