adlai Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I just stuck in the CMedia 8738 into my computer.... it doesn't see it, and the threads on the topic are pretty confusing. How are you supposed to install it?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 it isn't that confusing, just follow the guides word-by-word... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-77707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlai Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 well I can't find the guide. can anyone give some helpful advice? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-77744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callysto Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Do you have the .kext for the hardware? if you do just copy it into /System/Library/Extensions then repair the permissions for your drive with Disk Utility for good measure delete Extensions.kextcache and Extensions.mkext both in /System/Library and reboot Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-77753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlai Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 thanks callysto. I tried it, but on reboot it tells me that it wasn't installed properly... okay, i tried copying the kext file into the system/library/extensions folder then I ran the install.sh in terminal. However, when I ran it, it said that it couldn't find the kext file! on reboot, the error screen is gone, but there's still no sound Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-77780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlai Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 okay, this is what I've found. when I first place the driver.kext file into the system/library/extensions folder, then run the install.sh in the console root directory which is accessed by the command sudo -s... as soon as I run the install.sh script, the driver.kext file dissappears. How did other ppl install their sound cards? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-77800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callysto Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 OK i've found this other driver http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?ac...pe=post&id=1240 i'm trying to install it now and it appears to work Drag it to your Extensions folder then in a terminal do chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions kextload /System/Library/Extensions/CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext it should load ok then but you may need to reboot to see a result Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-77811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlai Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 tried it. it says that the installation is not authentic... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-77886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 make sure after you install a kext you do repair permissions so that it'll work properly. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-78020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callysto Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 tried it. it says that the installation is not authentic... with http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?ac...pe=post&id=1240 that should have worked! Are you logged in as root (not wheel) in terminal? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-78091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlai Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 so let's go over it again step by step... 1. copy the .kext file into the system/library/extensions folder 2. repair it using disc permissions 3. reboot? 4. should I be doing this in terminal? if so, what is the command for copy? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-78792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackentangled Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 terminal mode: shall we... 1. copy the .kext file into the system/library/extensions folder copy="cp" move="mv" remove="rm" 2. repair it using disc permissions repair permission="diskutil repairPermissions /" 3. reboot? reboot="reboot" 4. should I be doing this in terminal? if you're comfortable with the terminal then it's much easier. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-78795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
numberonekiwi Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I have just brought this sound card today and loaded the above .kext FINALLY 2 channel stereo bit dissapointed that the spidf in/out are not working on it or multichannel only got stereo option Anyone else using this that has a workaround for this yet? would be fantastic to have this fully working Apart from that and no support for bt881 video cards I am nearly ready to put windows where it should be -the last icon on the dock (Trash) EDIT: Just realised that spidf is working just need to repace the card only works when the lead is half plugged in but still haven't managed to get multi channel out or any inputs - may again be faulty card will return to shop in morning Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-79206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 EDIT: Just realised that spidf is working just need to repace the card only works when the lead is half plugged in but still haven't managed to get multi channel out or any inputs - may again be faulty card will return to shop in morning Dogbert never wrote code for input. The source code is posted if you want to modify it, I can dig up the link for you. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-79296 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adlai Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 dang... I still get the ".kext file was improperly installed" let's see... I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. It should work, but it just doesnt Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-80224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmarsh Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 dang... I still get the ".kext file was improperly installed" let's see... I really don't know what I'm doing wrong. It should work, but it just doesnt Here is how to install it. Get the kext compiled for your system or compile it yourself. This is mine compiled for 10.4.3 10.4.4 10.4.5 http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?sh...st=entry47337 Start Terminal sudo bash <enter your password> cd <enter directory you have kext at> cp -R CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext /System/Library/Extensions cd /System/Library/Extensions chmod -R 755 CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext chown -R root:wheel CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext reboot When the system reboots, the kext will load. Having reinstalled many times with the various OS X installations since 10.4.1, this has never failed for me. If you have any questions about these unix commands, type man <command> in terminal and you will get documentation. e.g. man cp will document the copy command The install shell script you have mentioned above has nothing to do with this driver. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-80640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Information2 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 what about 10.4.6 ? cmedia is only listed for evrything in between other than 10.4.6 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/12324-cant-install-cmi8738/#findComment-306818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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