Help with ALC885 on 10.5.8

[aberchonbie]

Hey everyone,

 

I just installed OS X 10.5.7 (then upgraded to 10.5.8)

 

I can't seem to get the onboard sound to work.

 

Current comp config is:

q6600 @ 3.0ghz,

2x ati 4850 in crossfire

4x2gb ddr2 800 ram

 

I installed the OS from iATKOS 7 that i got off the internet.

 

Now, I installed a fresh copy of this software, booted into safemode using command -x to setup the os, upgraded to 10.5.8 and then installed graphics drivers i found on the internet.

 

Now, I am stuck trying to fix the sound on this machine which i tried for hours on end looking all over the internet.. i can't come to fix it! it's driving me insane!

 

I read countless posts and i'm guessing this is the info that you guys might need to help me out:

my mobo is a DFI DK X38 T2RB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136051) which has the

ALC885 Onboard Sound with the ICH9R southbridge

 

I tried installing so many "kext" files found online that I just don't know what to do anymore.

 

Kexts that I've tried installing:

AppleHDA.kext

LegacyHDAPlatformDriver.kext

LegacyHDAController.kext

HDAEnabler.kext

AppleHDA.kext

ALCinject.kext

 

Also tried "dumps" unloading into AppleHDAPatcherv1.20 but that didn't work either.

 

I have Kext Helper b7 as well as AppleHDAPatcherv1.20 on this comp that i can use if needed. Can you guys help me on what to do? I hope I have messed up anything! (Sorry, I'm new to the Mac scene and I don't know what kexts are or how these files work)