Realtek ALC1200 ICH10 working kext, on 10.5 & SL 10.6 / with spdif-out line-in working Options

[marionez]

Ok I think I got it!

Device informations:
Realtek ALC1200
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801JI (ICH10 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:3a3e]
Device ID: 0x3a3e8086

You can find ALC1200 on:
Asus P5Q tested ok
Asus P5Q3 tested ok
Asus P5Q-EM tested ok
Asus P5QL-EM tested ok
Asus P5Q-Pro tested ok
Asus P5Q-SE
Asus P5Q-SE/R tested ok
Asus P5Q-C tested ok
Asus P6T tested ok
Asus P6T-SE tested ok
Asus P5QL-PRO tested ok
Asus P6T deluxe it's an ALC888!
Asus M3A78-EM it's an ALC888!
Asus P5N7A-VM tested ok
Asus P5QL-E tested ok
Asus M3A-H/HDMI
Asus M3A78-T
Asus M3A78 PRO
Asus P2-M3A3200
Asus M3N78-EM
Asus P2-M3A3200
Gygabyte GA-EP43-S3L tested ok
MSI P45 NEO3-FR tested ok
MSI P43 tested ok

Please signal errors, and missing motherboard (or laptop??) models

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Howto install:
- choose and download kexts pack for ALC1200
- remove VoodooHDA ALCinjector.kext AppleHDA.kext ALC1200fix.kext and any audio kext you could have installed in /Extra or in /System/Library/Extensions
- unpack the zip file
- run kexthelper
- install kexts
- reboot

Obviously backup kexts you need.

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Q: what happens when I commit an update, for example from 10.6.1 to 10.6.2?
A: you must reinstall those kexts, because the update overwrite the vanilla hacked applehda kexts

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[latest]ALC1200 for Snow Leopard 10.6.2

 ALC1200_1062.zip ( 1.27MB ) Number of downloads: 287


older:
- Snow Leopard 10.6.0 and above ALC1200 audio kext:
 ALC1200_106.zip ( 1.11MB ) Number of downloads: 1372


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OLD STUFF ALC1200 driver for 10.5.x :
I think latest ALC1200_SLIM version could be considered "final", I'm running 10.5.6 and I'm working on this OSx version.
For previous OSx version you can try installing only the ALC1200fix and the HDAEnabler from ALC1200_1056LINEIN version and see if that works.
The other ALC1200 kext versions out on the forum are old and I think can even cause some shutdown/reboot issue.
This driver doesn't need any ALCinjector.

- SPDIF coaxial Digital Out working
- Headphone working
- Line in is working only in the slim and line-in version, read notes down this post

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Works on 10.5.7, just download and reinstall the driver.
Choose driver version, I think best choice is the slim version:
1. Update (4th june 2009) slim version from 10.5.7 applehda with: green line out, headphones, rear mic, line in and spdif out
I removed not needed verbs for multiple channel output (I don't need them)
 ALC1200_1057_SLIM.zip ( 624.87K ) Number of downloads: 3175
4th june 2009 10.5.7 version [latest]

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 ALC1200_SLIM.zip ( 805.01K ) Number of downloads: 1534
19th april 2009 10.5.6 version (discontinued)

2. Normal version with no line-in, you can switch between front/rear mic without any trouble
 ALC1200_1056.zip ( 819.55K ) Number of downloads: 1284

 sound_in.png ( 43.77K ) Number of downloads: 866
 sound_out.png ( 43.85K ) Number of downloads: 616


3. This is a beta version with all three input working, line-in, front mic and rear mic, front-mic has some trouble
This version works but if you switch between inputs, front mic stops working (only for that session obviously, if you reboot it works). This happens because ALC1200 has 1 digital mixer node for 2 channel (linein and front mic) instead of one, so if you come back from line-in input, to front mic, front mic stops working.
At the moment I would think this driver can't manage thing like this, so I don't know if we could have a better driver than this.
Anyway I wanted a working line in and if you select this and use it, that works, so if you need line-in you should use this version.
 ALC1200_1056LINEIN.zip ( 823.32K ) Number of downloads: 185

Update (14th april 2009) with RCA spdif in "about this mac"
 ALC1200_1056LINEIN.zip ( 823.28K ) Number of downloads: 57


Update (17th april 2009) removed ALC1200fix.kext from the pack
 ALC1200_1056_LINEIN.zip ( 810.61K ) Number of downloads: 746

If you're updating your driver, in order to install this, remove ALC1200fix.kext from your extension folder, then install this with kexthelper.
Now in sound preference there's no (useless) "Internal speaker" "Built in" for input and output.
 input.jpg ( 51.01K ) Number of downloads: 777





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Thanks the whole forum, especially this thread, TheKing and Taruga
Removed verbs they're too large.

This is how looks like About this mac:
 alc1200.png ( 29.97K ) Number of downloads: 1028


You're lucky,
enjoy it!!

[Tii09]

Thank you
But what is different to the current one?

[marionez]

The main difference is that ALCinjector is not needed, so you're running a clean vanilla AppleHDA kext from latest 10.5.6 update just modded for ALC1200.
On the other hand this driver has potential to be fully working. Line-in could be on the to-do-list, I've not so many time to spend, but I'll try.

[marionez]

I forgot to attach the fix... try now with last kext I attached on post #1

[Mustang Sally]

marionez

thanks this solved my restart, shutdown and sleep issues on my p5q em. sleep is working perfect and still testing the restart shutdown. audio works good. everything on the motherboard works (except the x4500 graphics, got a cheap 9500 GT)



Thank you for taking the time and sharing!!

[Tii09]

Oh my ... marionez!
I love you!
Woooozaaa... I could jump around in circles!
I have a 100% working PC now!

This solved theshutdown issue!

Wohooo

[rocksteady]

Howto install:
- remove ALCinjector.kext AppleHDA.kext and his friends from /System/Library/Extension
- remove /System/Library/Extension.mkext (not needed at all)
- unpack the zip file
- run kexthelper
- install kexts
- reboot

did anyone try to install on /Extra/Extensions?

this solved my restart, shutdown and sleep issues on my p5q em. sleep is working perfect and still testing the restart shutdown. audio works good. everything on the motherboard works (except the x4500 graphics, got a cheap 9500 GT)

weird...

i got errors about HDAEnabler not loading/duplicate, never had sleep issues tho

P5Q-EM
Core2Quad Q6600
4GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB

Mustang Sally, (since we have the same mobo), how do you install the custom kexts?

/Extra/Extensions to keep your system vanilla?
or in /System/Library/Extension?

[marionez]

Kexthelper install kexts in /System/Library/Extension remove those audio kexts you installed on the other thread in /Extra/Extensions

Happy to see that works

[iPhoneiac]

I thought you should all know that Marionez' kext for the ALC1200 kext is a twofer (two for one). Not only does it work perfect, near as I can tell, but it also dramatically improved the sleep function. The old sleep fix seemed to simply kill the machine immediately whereas now it actually seems to go to sleep properly. My Hackintosh light even blinks to show it is in sleep mode, which it did not with the other 'fix'.

Nice work marionez!!!!!!!!!

By the way Marionez, my network won't come back up after sleep. Do you know of any vanilla fix for this that does not involve fixed IPs?

Thanks and keep on rockin!

[rocksteady]

Kexthelper install kexts in /System/Library/Extension remove those audio kexts you installed on the other thread in /Extra/Extensions

kexthelper sure does put them in /System/Library/Extensions, i just wondered if there's a way to stay vanilla

anyway, it seems that your pack needs to reside in /System/Library/Extensions

i tried running it from /Extra/Extensions with vanilla kexts @ /System/Library/Extensions and it'd barf out several errors, ending up in sound not working

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confirming that it also works with Asus P5Q-EM:

on a fresh vanilla install, removing the original AppleHDA.kext and installing marionez 3-kext pack with kexthelper, looks like it's working ok

 sound_in.png ( 43.77K ) Number of downloads: 866
 sound_out.png ( 43.85K ) Number of downloads: 616

 System_Profiler.png ( 34.57K ) Number of downloads: 71

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by inspecting the logs i see that it still complains @ boot time, though it does work once logged-in:

CODE

11/04/09 7:53:50 PM    kernel    Class "HDAEnabler" is duplicate    
11/04/09 7:53:50 PM    kextd[18]    kmod_control/start failed for com.kext.HDAEnabler; destroying kmod    
11/04/09 7:53:50 PM    kernel    Duplicate class    
11/04/09 7:53:50 PM    kextd[18]    a link/load error occured for kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/HDAEnabler.kext

again this is a vanilla install so i find it really weird since there's only one instance of HDAEnabler

(no nagging from me, just thought to give some feedback )

[marionez]

You're right there's a duplicate of HDAenabler! I'm going to update the #1 post kext pack

I even attached a line-in version, is not working very well, but it could be a good beta version, there's some trouble switching between inputs. I think I set a wrong mixer node, but I'll work on it later.

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...st&id=48413

[Fecso]

Hi!

I have new idea for Realtek 1200 audio driver.

Briefly:
Audio works cool with digital output, but i can't volume level up or down in preferences/sound settings.
I can't setting digital output.
In any application i can modified volume level!

I have new DTS music and iTunes play the soungs in static, this is fake!
Here is link from Apple:
support.apple.com/kb/TA47850?viewlocale=en_US


I have Logitech Z5500 sound system. In system is DTS decoder.

My discovery is with VLC i can play DTS music, but this is not elegant:)

I think with driver is a problem.

[marionez]

OMG, my English is not that good, but it's quite difficult to understand what you wrote... could be even nice placing some "please" "thanks", you're not going to pay for this driver

The issue: Digital Out works but you can't set the volume, right?
I've never used a digital coax connection, is there a volume control? Maybe not in osx.
I would think that audio signal is sent in digital then you set the volume on your audio system.
But this could be a wrong though, I definetely don't know about it.
I don't think it's a specific driver issue, read this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=102786

I thought you should all know that Marionez' kext for the ALC1200 kext is a twofer (two for one). Not only does it work perfect, near as I can tell, but it also dramatically improved the sleep function. The old sleep fix seemed to simply kill the machine immediately whereas now it actually seems to go to sleep properly. My Hackintosh light even blinks to show it is in sleep mode, which it did not with the other 'fix'.

Nice work marionez!!!!!!!!!

By the way Marionez, my network won't come back up after sleep. Do you know of any vanilla fix for this that does not involve fixed IPs?

Thanks and keep on rockin!

Great, click on ATL1E link in my signature and download latest version, this works even after sleep

[kome]

the new audio driver works for my p5q-pro!

it completely solve my shut down issue, because, when I did my install I did install every new driver one by one and noted that that was the old alc driver cause the shutdone issue! so glad to have 100% worked
Q9450-8g 800 ddr2-ATI 4870-Vertex system.

[Fecso]

Everythings work fine with new ALC1200_1056 package!
Realy nice work Marionez

The digital output work quite perfect.
I will ask little things:

With QuickTime and VLC work DTS or AC3
But with iTunes work not the DTS, only static sound coms out.
Have you got a idea for this problem?

Nice work the new AttansicL1 driver. After sleep works fine, but sleep don't work only 2 sec.

[marionez]

Fecso I started mixer on windows and I confirm that there's no SPDIF volume available.
About iTunes and dts track I can't help, I hope some other could, but maybe this is not the right thread.

About line in: This version works but if you switch between inputs, front mic stops working (only for that session obviously, if you reboot it works). The problem is that in ALC1200 there's one digital mixer node for 2 channel (linein front mic) instead of one, so if you come back from line-in choose to front mic, front mic stop working.
At the moment I would think this driver can't manage thing like this, so I don't know if we could have a better driver than this.
Anyway I repeat I wanted a working line in and if you select this and use it, that works, so if you need line-in you should use this version.

[iPhoneiac]

Fecso I started mixer on windows and I confirm that there's no SPDIF volume available.
About iTunes and dts track I can't help, I hope some other could, but maybe this is not the right thread.

Potentially stupid observation (in that I am stupid):

Can you control digital volume at the source? I have some high end audio gear and volume can only be controlled at the amp because there is no way to 'reduce' a digital signal, it is either on or off. It's not like analog.

Again I am not sure of how it works on pc's because I don't have gear to test.

Great, click on ATL1E link in my signature and download latest version, this works even after sleep

Network now comes back after sleep, absolutely OUTSTANDING and a big THANK YOU!!!!

It may have even fixed the random shut down issue. I was able to recreate the shut down problem by doing sleep, wake up, shut down. Now it seems to work fine but I will confirm after some more tests.

Cheers!

[MajorKen]

Atta great work, marionez! Kudos to you! I almost given hope for my sounds and line-in. Now I'm happier than before!

[deadpxl]

Thanks a million Marionez for your excellent work & effort for the new audio driver! it really makes everyone of us happy!

However, anyone of you confirmed that 8 channel audio works?

[marionez]

Great

About 8 channel I think this wouldn't work, this is an AppleHDA patched and I don't know about any iMac with 8 channel output. Maybe the best (and quite expensive) way to have a splitted audio is the spdif out in a spdif sound system.
Consider with this driver you have to choose one output between those you have, 8 channel it's very different.
Anyway perhaps someone could help this and maybe feedback about it.

update: these above was wrong, read this: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87336

I tested VodooHDA driver and is not working, there's no input working.