159 replies to this topic

[rhiannasilel]

Help!  I've tried all three of these guides, Google, and just about every other combination of setup that I can think of and still no audio.  My laptop (Toshiba Satellite A45-S150) has the                 AD1981B Codec Chip.  Hardware specs were found on a Linux forum.  I did an lspci -n from an Ubuntu live cd (no windows will be on this machine and I wiped my Gentoo install) to get the vendor and device id -- the vendor is 8086 (Intel) with a device id of 24c5.  I've edited the ICH6 key on the AppleAC97AudioIntelICH.kext file and added the ADS70 codec to the AppleAC97CodecAD198x.kext.  I even tried one suggestion of adding an ICH7 key, which didn't work either.

I've been over this numerous times and even started over from scratch a number of times, just in case there was a typo or something.  Any advice?  At this point, the only audio I have is through my modem speaker.

EDIT FOR HARDWARE INFO:
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)

NOTE:  confirmed that I have the device ID for ICH4 key set to 0x24c58086

I'm wondering if the problem isn't the modem using the same audio channel.  I do have sound via the modem, but not the actual sound card.  When I check the audio/midi settings, I see the AC97 Audio (PCM).  Here is the hardware info for the modem:
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)

Here's the output for the audio channel check:
kextstat | grep -i ac97
   55    2 0x25b8a000 0xd000     0xc000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97Audio (1.0.0) <54 11>
   56    0 0x25b97000 0x4000     0x3000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97AudioIntelICH (1.0.0) <55 16 11>
   67    0 0x203b7000 0x2000     0x1000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97CodecAD198x (1.0.0) <55 11>


Please let me know if there is anything else I can provide to be of assistance.

[d4vide]

Hi
Lenovo 3000 N100.
I run osx86 10.4.8 and I have no sound. Cannot move the volume bar, as I touch it, it disappears...
In the 'about this mac' the Audio appears as Intel High definition audio... the laptop specs on the web says I have:

Audio
› Integrated speakers: 2
› Speaker power rating: 2 Watts
› Volume control buttons:
› Speaker Quantity: 2 (Internal Speakers)
› Audio chipset:SoundMAX Integrated HD Audio
› Audio data width:16-bit

Loaded the kext file from macgirl, no errors when I run
kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext

Rebooted, still no audio device available and no sound...
Anyone can help?? thanks in advance!!

d4vide

[jimbeaned]

rhiannasilel, on May 1 2007, 10:44 PM, said:

Help!  I've tried all three of these guides, Google, and just about every other combination of setup that I can think of and still no audio.  My laptop (Toshiba Satellite A45-S150) has the                 AD1981B Codec Chip.  Hardware specs were found on a Linux forum.  I did an lspci -n from an Ubuntu live cd (no windows will be on this machine and I wiped my Gentoo install) to get the vendor and device id -- the vendor is 8086 (Intel) with a device id of 24c5.  I've edited the ICH6 key on the AppleAC97AudioIntelICH.kext file and added the ADS70 codec to the AppleAC97CodecAD198x.kext.  I even tried one suggestion of adding an ICH7 key, which didn't work either.

I've been over this numerous times and even started over from scratch a number of times, just in case there was a typo or something.  Any advice?  At this point, the only audio I have is through my modem speaker.

EDIT FOR HARDWARE INFO:
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)

NOTE:  confirmed that I have the device ID for ICH4 key set to 0x24c58086

I'm wondering if the problem isn't the modem using the same audio channel.  I do have sound via the modem, but not the actual sound card.  When I check the audio/midi settings, I see the AC97 Audio (PCM).  Here is the hardware info for the modem:
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)

Here's the output for the audio channel check:
kextstat | grep -i ac97
   55    2 0x25b8a000 0xd000     0xc000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97Audio (1.0.0) <54 11>
   56    0 0x25b97000 0x4000     0x3000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97AudioIntelICH (1.0.0) <55 16 11>
   67    0 0x203b7000 0x2000     0x1000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97CodecAD198x (1.0.0) <55 11>


Please let me know if there is anything else I can provide to be of assistance.

I seem to have the same problem, I have a Gateway M320 with Audio slider control showing when I go to MIDI and try to configure speakers the output is set to Line Out well I do not have aline out on this laptop just the built in speakers and the headphone jack, neither of which has sound, when i try to configure speakers no options work, there must be a way to tell it to send the sound to the built in speakers and not the line out?

It looks like the device ID is correct and the vendor ID, but I can not figure out the correct ADS # for this sound card. The Specs on the gateway website say the chip is a realtek but the output says it is intel see below:

Sound Devices
-------------
Description: SoundMAX Digital Audio
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_203A161F&REV_03
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: smwdm.sys
Driver Version: 5.12.0001.4010 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 1/13/2004 18:40:28, 612032 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Analog Devices
HW Accel Level: Full
Cap Flags: 0xB5B
Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 48000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No
Registry: OK
Sound Test Result: Not run

okay some more info:
it looks like the intel chip is 82801DB using a realtek codec of "ALC201A" not sure if this is correct, if it is what is the ADS# to enter in here? Will that make the output ports available to use? It looks like the problem lies in the fact that there is only one output and that is line out, i tested the mic and that works. Is there a way to map ports? it seems to mention a appleaudioIO but i could not make any head way with this.

PLEASE HELP THANK YOU

[mABNER]

i got a soundmax adi ad1986a in a p5gv-mx motherboard and all i ever had was the sliding volume bars... but never had sound... if someone got the same mobo as me and got the sound working, PM me please!!!!

[Oracle67]

I have P5L-MX and it worked this for me.

[MacJordan]

I too have AD 1986a on P5PL2/c. Output is ok, but no mic. Does any one have input? And if yes, how
10x

[silvano]

Any solution for the 2-channels problem?

ASUS K8V-X SE
VIA K8T800
AC97

[someguy360]

I have done all your advice and set up all the channels correctly and I still get no sound

[Miguel Ríos]

devils-haven, on Apr 6 2007, 09:24 PM, said:

another satisfied customer here

thx alot

asus p4p800 with soundmax 10.4.8 (sound worked out the box but in the mic jack and not 5.1)

finaly managed to change the speaker output, and now can get full 5.1 tested with movies

thx for the great tutorial, and i leared something new on os x

Hi, how can get 5.1 fully sound? i got Asus P4P800SE with SoundMax (AC97 - AD1985). Only two channels works fine but MIC SubWoofer+Central Speaker not) Detail: i test all channels in SETUP SPEAKER and WORK!... but... not really on iTunes  

Thx alot 4 ur help, my little english sux  

Jas 10.4.8 patched to 10.4.9

[Grav3Mind]

UPDATE FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT MAY STILL BE HAVING TROUBLE!!! PLEASE READ FRONT POST!!!

[dutchMasta]

Grav3Mind, on Jun 14 2007, 07:01 PM, said:

UPDATE FOR ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT MAY STILL BE HAVING TROUBLE!!! PLEASE READ FRONT POST!!!

Ok read it. Sent you a PM but your inbox was full. I'm sure some other people might have suggested it, but try these.
VNC Client - http://sourceforge.n...rojects/cotvnc/
VNC Server - http://www.redstones...eosx/index.html
I've never used them before, but I've used Windows VNC Client/Servers to remote control computers before. Hope this helps!!!

[firefoxsilver9]

Fatflo, on Feb 10 2007, 09:05 AM, said:

Hi, thanks for the trick. It partially worked for me.

(I ear a "noise" instead of "TADA" when I do the trick )

I can change sound volume, I can listen music in itunes, I can play divx with sound in QuickTime, mic is ok.

But I can't ear sound from GarageBand and I can't ear my interlocutor in skype.

My computer is an Optiplex 170L.

Anyone has the same problem ?

thx

Flo

i have the same problem regarding Garageband. I got sound working in other apps, but not garageband.

[komac]

rhiannasilel, on May 2 2007, 06:44 AM, said:

Help!  I've tried all three of these guides, Google, and just about every other combination of setup that I can think of and still no audio.  My laptop (Toshiba Satellite A45-S150) has the                 AD1981B Codec Chip.  Hardware specs were found on a Linux forum.  I did an lspci -n from an Ubuntu live cd (no windows will be on this machine and I wiped my Gentoo install) to get the vendor and device id -- the vendor is 8086 (Intel) with a device id of 24c5.  I've edited the ICH6 key on the AppleAC97AudioIntelICH.kext file and added the ADS70 codec to the AppleAC97CodecAD198x.kext.  I even tried one suggestion of adding an ICH7 key, which didn't work either.

I've been over this numerous times and even started over from scratch a number of times, just in case there was a typo or something.  Any advice?  At this point, the only audio I have is through my modem speaker.

EDIT FOR HARDWARE INFO:
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)

NOTE:  confirmed that I have the device ID for ICH4 key set to 0x24c58086

I'm wondering if the problem isn't the modem using the same audio channel.  I do have sound via the modem, but not the actual sound card.  When I check the audio/midi settings, I see the AC97 Audio (PCM).  Here is the hardware info for the modem:
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)

Here's the output for the audio channel check:
kextstat | grep -i ac97
   55    2 0x25b8a000 0xd000     0xc000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97Audio (1.0.0) <54 11>
   56    0 0x25b97000 0x4000     0x3000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97AudioIntelICH (1.0.0) <55 16 11>
   67    0 0x203b7000 0x2000     0x1000     com.apple.driver.AppleAC97CodecAD198x (1.0.0) <55 11>
Please let me know if there is anything else I can provide to be of assistance.

I have the same problem .
there seems to be only 2 channels in the MIDI setup.
there is also a volum control.
but still no sound!
sorry for my poor English.

[cynop]

Hey everybody,
this comes straight from Grav3mind himself...

Seems that the link to the .kext file is down at this time. He's pretty busy at the time but he'll get us a working link ASAP
Of course anyone else who has the time and the working .kext could step up here. Let's go people!

[idiocyX]

i've just done Grav3mind's tutorial, but after i reboot i get an error message telling me that AppleAC97Audio.ktext doesn't work and that I should reinstall it or contact the vendor...
as contacting the vendor poses a problem (), i reinstalled the ktext numerous times, but keep getting the same error...
i'd hate to have to boot into ubuntu everytime i need audio, though

can anyone help me with what i can try?

[Grav3Mind]

cynop, on Jul 21 2007, 12:52 PM, said:

Hey everybody,
this comes straight from Grav3mind himself...

Seems that the link to the .kext file is down at this time. He's pretty busy at the time but he'll get us a working link ASAP
Of course anyone else who has the time and the working .kext could step up here. Let's go people!

Update: The kext is back up after the forums crew has restored the old archive pages where the kext can now be found in the link in my tutorial! .

[jackychan]

hey just thought I'd post, I used your instructions and it works! Thanks so much! I'm running a Dell 1100 w/ a soundmax card... now off to make my linksys USB wifi adapter work!

Thanks again, great tutorial!

[wingtech]

I folowed your instructions exacty, but it didnt worked. I dont get any error massage and i cant move the volume slider.

I have:

Soundmax Integrated soundcard AD1986a
P5LD2 se asus motherboard

Please help i tried all guides that i could find and i still cant get it work.

[mctpursuer]

You shouldn't say you are 99% sure when you don't really know what's going on. That methods only works with certain models.

[gigiscula]

Hello,

I've installed Jas 10.4.8 DVD on a P4 3.0 GHz, mobo Asus P4P800-X (AD1888 SoundMAX) and I can't hear any sounds.
The volume glider can be moved. I've followed the instructions at the begining of the thread, stiil cand move the volume glider, but still no sound.

When trying to follow the tutorial, I get this:

m-computer:/ root# kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext
kextload: extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext appears to be valid
kextload: extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext is already loaded

Please advice

Thanks for your time!