voggorb Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hi, I just bought a sweex firewire pci card for my hackintosh and i can't really get it to work.. Connecting my Focusrite Saffire LE soundcard to it (which worked on my previous hackintosh with firewire onboard), and i can't play movies/songs. everything lags, and often completely stalls. soundcard is properly installed and showing up in system preferences so I think it has something to do with the firewire card.. When a few seconds of a song or video actually manages to play, the sound comes out in my speakers, but it's like the firewire connection is REALLY SLOW or something, i don't know any ideas? thx system: Gigabyte DS3R Q6600 4GB corsair 6400 Sweex PCI firewire card Focusrite Saffire LE sound card Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentorek Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I've got similar problem. Some avi's are not working ok and sound gets distorted up to no sound and then comes back for couple of seconds and then again down. Hi, I just bought a sweex firewire pci card for my hackintosh and i can't really get it to work.. Connecting my Focusrite Saffire LE soundcard to it (which worked on my previous hackintosh with firewire onboard), and i can't play movies/songs. everything lags, and often completely stalls. soundcard is properly installed and showing up in system preferences so I think it has something to do with the firewire card.. When a few seconds of a song or video actually manages to play, the sound comes out in my speakers, but it's like the firewire connection is REALLY SLOW or something, i don't know any ideas? thx system: Gigabyte DS3R Q6600 4GB corsair 6400 Sweex PCI firewire card Focusrite Saffire LE sound card Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-801477 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hagar Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Ti Chipsets are the only ones that work reliably in my experience.. others work, but never perfectly. this may be your issue, or not... just a thought. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-801484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentorek Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Ti Chipsets are the only ones that work reliably in my experience.. others work, but never perfectly. this may be your issue, or not... just a thought. Mine is: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 803a PCI now active, GUID 00c09f00009c3513; max speed s400. but I've got problems still. Not with every .avi, sometimes latency problems but it might be because of hdd connected through Saffire. Or RAM too low... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-801551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voggorb Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 hmm so im not the only one.. and i've seen a couple posts about slow firewire on hackintoshes.. doesn't anyone have a solution to this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-803386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentorek Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Some ppl say that using pre-10.4.9 kext solves their problem. I'll try what I've got today and let you know if that worked for me. hmm so im not the only one.. and i've seen a couple posts about slow firewire on hackintoshes.. doesn't anyone have a solution to this? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-804018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I just picked up a saffire and everything looks good, but I can't get any sound out. Checking on Focusrite's site, it says the correct AppleFWaudio kext for 10.5.2 is 2.4.0 but mine is 2.4.1 (which isn't even mentioned on their website). Can anyone confirm what version of AppleFWaudio they are running compared to Focusrite's info and wether their saffire works or not? Also where can I get the 2.4.0 kext to test this? Here's the info: http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/article.php?id=237 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-805363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentorek Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 AppleFWAudio 2.4.2 Saffire works with glitches. I just picked up a saffire and everything looks good, but I can't get any sound out. Checking on Focusrite's site, it says the correct AppleFWaudio kext for 10.5.2 is 2.4.0 but mine is 2.4.1 (which isn't even mentioned on their website). Can anyone confirm what version of AppleFWaudio they are running compared to Focusrite's info and wether their saffire works or not? Also where can I get the 2.4.0 kext to test this? Here's the info: http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/article.php?id=237 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-805596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 well, I've moved to 10.5.4 (which is AppleFWAudio 2.4.2) and still not a peep out of the saffire. Very wierd considering everything checks out software wise. Maybe it's this onboard firewire (Via).... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-806278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voggorb Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 also on 10.5.4 with AppleFWAudio 2.4.2, no sound from the saffire. well, sometimes 2 seconds of sound, then it stalls. god there just has to be a solution to this! one of the main reasons i have os x on my pc is because i record and work in Logic...WITH my Saffire!! XD the saffire worked without problems on my previous mobo, a Abit IS7 with onboard firewire... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-806818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Lol, I'm doing the same thing Voggorb. I have logic 5 for Pc and I was going to do the Logic 8 upgrade if I could get this working. I just did a test with another drive and winXP in the same computer and the saffire didn't work there either. Then I put in the latest windows driver(2.4) and firmware and now it works! The only other thing i did was turn off all windows sounds because I think the 22khz sounds were canning the Saffire (so as soon as windows would start, it would kill the saffire with the welcome tune - this is just a theory). I'm at work right now so I can't test, but do you know if OSX sounds are 22k as well? It might be worth a try to not have any OSX sounds playing though the saffire and only assign it in Logic... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-807117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 more testing, there's just no sound in OSX from this setup. I will have to pick up a different firewire port, maybe something with a TI chipset.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-807981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voggorb Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 this sucks... kguru, thanks for updating us with your work, hopefully we can find a solution soon! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-808350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
voggorb Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 kuru, still no success? im considering buying a new PCI firewire card. Does anyone know a card that will work with my Gigabyte DS3R board? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-819111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Ordered a Texas Instruments based firewire card off Ebay. When I get it I'll do a follow up... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-819581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Solved. Added elcheepo TI firewire card. Worked in OS X and WinXP with no additional drivers. Saffire works perfectly in OS X now. This is the card I bought from Hong Kong. Got here in 7 days... http://cgi.ebay.ca/Brand-New-1394-Firewire...1713.m153.l1262 EDIT: forgot to mention it doesn't power the saffire for some reason - had to use the power supply. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-823429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Ok, so new problems. After several minutes of playing, the sound goes all crackly and stays that way unless I reset the saffire. Perhaps a mobo setting. Research time... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-823537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 LOL, the saga continues. I used the tiger AppleFWaudio.kext from the link in this thread and now the crackles are gone for good. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=100343 Interestingly, my onboard firewire now also works with this kext! Unfortunately now the saffire control says "lost firewire connection" even though it's working fine. more research... EDIT: Installing original drivers and firmware makes saffire control work, but I'm not thrilled with this solution. Since I also use it on WinXP I'll be switching the firmware constantly unless I revert those drivers too. Using it on Leopard is going to have to wait I think... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-824456 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 OK, I'm not sure why but it's working now. Here's what I did: As a last ditch effort I went to this link at Focusrite and downlaoded the 2.1.0 AppleFWaudio installer package. After reboot the no sound issue I started with returned, but the Saffire control no longer gave me a connection error. So I ditched the 2.1.0 kext, replaced it with the 2.2.0 kext from my post above (did the chown, chmod thing), rebooted and presto - everything works with latest Saffire firmware and drivers on the built in via-based firewire port of my motherboard. The only thing I can think of is that the installer changed some other relavent file, but I really don't know. Time to make music. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-827278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinAiken Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I've tried this old AppleFWAudio.kext, still not working for me... my Digidesign 002 is unrecognized... so is my firewire camera... what other firewire kexts can I try? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-829364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
°Ast Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I confirm that the AppleFWAudio kext used by kuru to solve the problem with the Saffire LE works fine, but the version of that kext is 1.2.2, and not 2.2.0. I repeat the link: http://rapidshare.com/files/108894413/Appl...o.kext.zip.html For those who are as beginner as I am, here are the lines to enter in the terminal to allow the kext modification: sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext sudo find /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext -type d -exec chmod 0755 {} \; sudo find /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \; (press enter after each line - type password after the first one) Thanks to kuru. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-879387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentorek Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I confirm that the AppleFWAudio kext used by kuru to solve the problem with the Saffire LE works fine, but the version of that kext is 1.2.2, and not 2.2.0. I repeat the link: http://rapidshare.com/files/108894413/Appl...o.kext.zip.html For those who are as beginner as I am, here are the lines to enter in the terminal to allow the kext modification: sudo chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext sudo find /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext -type d -exec chmod 0755 {} \; sudo find /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFWAudio.kext -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} \; (press enter after each line - type password after the first one) Thanks to kuru. This does not work for me... Could you please upload the updater from Focusrite site? I seem not to be able to download it now. Thanks in advance. mentorek Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-882309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfhoo Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Ti Chipsets are the only ones that work reliably in my experience.. others work, but never perfectly. this may be your issue, or not... just a thought. Not always: Here http://www.podcomplex.com/blog/is-a-ti-fir...-your-audio-pc/ says that for Focusrite Sapphire VIA chipset isway to go. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-882400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonik Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Not always: Here http://www.podcomplex.com/blog/is-a-ti-fir...-your-audio-pc/ says that for Focusrite Sapphire VIA chipset isway to go. For some reason i think he was talking about less problems with osx86.. Oh i know the reason, were at an osx86 forum, that link you provided is talking about a general audio pc. Go figure 1 post.... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-883194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuru Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Mentorek, Here is the focusrite page with the link to the 2.1.0 installer http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/en/article.php?id=237 My saffire was fixed by first running the 2.1.0 installer then replacing AppleFWAudio.kext with the 1.2.2 version from above. Thanks to °Ast for the version # correction. Hope this works for you, my saffire is still working flawlessly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/113111-pci-firewire-card-half-working/#findComment-883420 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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