Creative SB [Live!, Audigy, Audigy2, EMU10kX eDSPs] OSX Driver info here!, SNOW LEOPARD @ P1 (1.11b0 on 22/10/2009 by Eugene) Options

[Oxtie]

...sound became distorted. There is a solution for this problem?

...Sound / Input - No input device found

If you're little annoyed about distortion, you may want to give Eugene some details with hallab etc (click here) while some of them have already submitted it earlier, its just that there was no new release specific response from E since long time ( Vacation maybe)

Oh and input is not yet implemented (see release notes) who knows, maybe in next release?

Edit: HERE Some Xcode related more information (you can try to read and understand)
EDIT2: You maybe interested in page 6 7 8 of this thread (talks about automatically loading and unloading kExt which is a temp. workaround). Beware this will mostly crash media playback but won't annoy you to manually reload kext by typing commands... lol

[Shaverdoff Gerasim]

Thanks. Your solution helped me, but I have a problem. Audible sound is good for few seconds after the sound became distorted. There is a solution for this problem?

In Sound / Output panel from System preferences >is this device kX SB0222 10k1 [1040] PCI card

Sound / Input - No input device found

Thanks in advance.

please make quote like mine.

[newbmac]

Just report back that on iPC distro, after sleeping the computer, the KX driver stops working. Have to reboot to get sound again.

[Oxtie]

Just report back that on iPC distro, after sleeping the computer, the KX driver stops working. Have to reboot to get sound again.

Is there much of difference in 10.5.4 to 10.5.6? now thats because I've not updated (no chance in future either) unless Snow Leopard pops out of nowhere

Its like fine installation for me (with all appz + tweaks + settings) really won't blow it for updates ( specially after E'z frozen indefinitely)

[bonbof]

Not much, but unfortunately you need them to run iWork 09 & iLife09 so far

[newbmac]

Is there much of difference in 10.5.4 to 10.5.6? now thats because I've not updated (no chance in future either) unless Snow Leopard pops out of nowhere

Its like fine installation for me (with all appz + tweaks + settings) really won't blow it for updates ( specially after E'z frozen indefinitely)

Probably nothing, just bug fixes and tweaks by apple.

I just upgraded because:
1) I wanted to try the new distro from PcWiz
2) My 10.5.3 kalyway was getting long in the tooth
3) I find re-installing from a distro that already has the latest update installed easier, more reliable, and MUCH less stressful than upgrading.

[ilia.uk]

My audio works perfectly with these drivers. However I am unable to shutdown the computer; it just goes to sleep. If I remove the kext from the folder the computer shuts down (and audio goes).

Has there been a solution to this? It appears that leopard is not able to unload it or something. Similarly to how one can add cpus=1 or 2 or 4 in the boot.ini file would it possible to load the kext at startup and to unload it before shutting down?

Thanks for any replies.

[Oxtie]

My audio works perfectly with these drivers. However I am unable to shutdown the computer; it just goes to sleep. If I remove the kext from the folder the computer shuts down (and audio goes).

Has there been a solution to this? It appears that leopard is not able to unload it or something. Similarly to how one can add cpus=1 or 2 or 4 in the boot.ini file would it possible to load the kext at startup and to unload it before shutting down?

Thanks for any replies.

hmmm? which version osx? distro? card?

You can try changing stand-by (aka suspend) mode in BIOS to different mode. (for example if it is S3, try S1 etc). If you disable power management in BIOS (suspend or sleep or modem/ethernet wakeup events etc) does it fix your shutdown?

If you want to use only Single CPU, there is a tweaking program mac pilot (which can help you to do this safely, google it)

You may want to check this link too...

[ilia.uk]

hmmm? which version osx? distro? card?

You can try changing stand-by (aka suspend) mode in BIOS to different mode. (for example if it is S3, try S1 etc). If you disable power management in BIOS (suspend or sleep or modem/ethernet wakeup events etc) does it fix your shutdown?

If you want to use only Single CPU, there is a tweaking program mac pilot (which can help you to do this safely, google it)

You may want to check this link too...

Thanks for the quick response; I'm using Ideneb 1.3 (so 10.5.5) - I'm not too sure on the exact card (I will check when I get home) but it is an Audigy I believe. I've tried all three versions of the kext.

I've been googling around and it appears quite a few Ideneb users experience this problem; the shutdown fix going around I think addresses a different problem. Shutdown works when I first install leopard; then when I install the kxaudiodriver the computer switches off but the fans remain on (not sure whether its sleep or hibernation). If I remove the kext before shutdown and manually put it back in on startup everything works - so I was just wondering whether there was anything that could let me write it into a shutdown file (similarly to how I have included cpus=4 in boot.ini so that leopard uses my quadcore; I get 200 on Xbench now ).

I tried the sleepwalker link; I wasn't to sure how to edit the two files mentioned so I just pasted in the code at the very end however it does not appear to have done anything. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think that is related to users not having audio work when they return from sleep?

A slightly offtopic question: does turning the PC off by holding the button damage it in anyway? If not, then its not really a big problem as I can press shutdown, it goes to sleep, and I hold the power button until it switches off.

Thanks again for all the help

[newbmac]

You're saying your last kalyway distro worked ok so, what could be the difference? (that maybe causing this)? I'm not too deep into os, but maybe this new distro added some extra/updated kext which maybe incapable of resuming from wakeup? 

Pressing About > More Info... (system profile) > Extensions > shows all that is loaded (kexts) right? There maybe some (new/updated) kext safe to unload (which you can do @ terminal --> sudo -s > kextunload /system/library/newExtensionAddedByDistro.kext and try sleep + wakeup again). In windows, usually its certain drivers that prevent wake-up and disabling one at a time using trial & error finds the problematic driver.

maybe you can catch it this way (or installing kalyway and screen capturing all loded extensions??? which is a long way ) either of ways, I'm little curious about how this gets solved 

EDIT: When you're installing OSX, you probably selected many items in "customize", I guess you also remember what you choose in kalyway setup (maybe I'll find some screenshot & release notes here somewhere).
EDIT2: Yawnnnnnn.....

In Kalyway I never tried to sleep my computer.... so not sure if there was a problem or not.

[newbmac]

have you tried unloading and loading? if this fixes the problem then I think there was a workaround to make it automatic... (here) Either of ways, even you should be submitting it to E's power management issue (Shutdown, StandBy, Suspend, EthernetWakeUpEvents are sort of power management related)

Automatic loading and unloading articles are plenty out there even google can help (if that one doesn't work)...

Thanks for the offer of assistance. I was more just reporting the issue rather than trying to fix it. I actually never sleep my computer, heck I don't even turn it off normally

[svakak]

When I saw this thread, I was so happy, because I have SB Live! card, that was useless since I started to use OSX on my PC. Yesterday I installed 1.2b1 version of kx drivers, and sound was dead, but after disabling (I renamed AppleHDA.kext) AppleHDA drivers, and one restart everything worked. Finally, I have 5.1 sound

Thank you guys.

[macgirl]

weird I use AppleHDA along with KX driver

[gino8080]

When I saw this thread, I was so happy, because I have SB Live! card, that was useless since I started to use OSX on my PC. Yesterday I installed 1.2b1 version of kx drivers, and sound was dead, but after disabling (I renamed AppleHDA.kext) AppleHDA drivers, and one restart everything worked. Finally, I have 5.1 sound

Thank you guys.

WOOOO so wait are you tell me that I can use my old SoundBLaster Live CT4830 on my hackintosh and got finally audio out e in working!?!?!?
i'm goint to test now!!

but before, svakak the method of disabling the AppleHDA.kext maybe works also for my internal audio?

because i tried installing Taruga (and then i can view my audio in system profile) but no sound at all

you tjhink I can give it a try again ??

[macita]

WOOOO so wait are you tell me that I can use my old SoundBLaster Live CT4830 on my hackintosh and got finally audio out e in working!?!?!?
i'm goint to test now!!

but before, svakak the method of disabling the AppleHDA.kext maybe works also for my internal audio?

because i tried installing Taruga (and then i can view my audio in system profile) but no sound at all

you tjhink I can give it a try again ??

I just bought the same oldie for few euro at ebay!
will powering my asrock

[afxkenny]

Just report back that on iPC distro, after sleeping the computer, the KX driver stops working. Have to reboot to get sound again.

Same here

[badsaddam]

OK so i have it working and i get the sound distortion after x amount of time..

if this has been covered sorry

but if i click audio output in the midi/audio device settings i get clear audio back for about ten mins...


so whats the deal does it just get blogged up with data or wat?

[afxkenny]

weird I use AppleHDA along with KX driver

How? does sleep work?

[chimagun]

wow i didnt know it was that easy... thx

[tevfik]

Hi, First of all thank you for this amazing solution =o)

I used KX Driver on my computer it looks working fine(and also thank you for this)

On my first computer i'm using SB Live 5.1 and it works fine.
But on my second computer i'm using SB 5.1 CMSS series.. I didn't see this card in unsupported cards on the list. also it's not on supported cards list.

MODEL: SB0680

KX working for this card?

Thank you.