Creative CA0132 (G1.Sniper M3) patch for AppleHDA or VoodooHDA

[wern apfel]

1 hour ago, madicineman said:

I tried to download different tools and libraries in opensuse Linux but with no luck so far. I was not able to find any rpm or dev for firmware installation... Sorry!

I'm not sure what you want to do, I guess you want to load the Creative firmware. If so the firmware is under /lib/firmware/ctefx.bin, but the driver will load that firmware, just start Linux once and reboot to macOS.

Attached is a new tool to set the streams for layout7 and DSP. Only use it while the firmware is loaded! Tomorrow I'll upload a tool with more settings options.

 

set stream for layout 7 with DSP.zip

Edited September 25, 2018 by wern apfel

[madicineman]

9 hours ago, wern apfel said:

I'm not sure what you want to do, I guess you want to load the Creative firmware. If so the firmware is under /lib/firmware/ctefx.bin, but the driver will load that firmware, just start Linux once and reboot to macOS.

Attached is a new tool to set the streams for layout7 and DSP. Only use it while the firmware is loaded! Tomorrow I'll upload a tool with more settings options.

 

 

set stream for layout 7 with DSP.zip

Wow! I´ll try that as soon as I am back from work. Have a nice one!

[Israel Fernandes]

On 9/25/2018 at 4:43 PM, wern apfel said:

I'm not sure what you want to do, I guess you want to load the Creative firmware. If so the firmware is under /lib/firmware/ctefx.bin, but the driver will load that firmware, just start Linux once and reboot to macOS.

Attached is a new tool to set the streams for layout7 and DSP. Only use it while the firmware is loaded! Tomorrow I'll upload a tool with more settings options.

 

set stream for layout 7 with DSP.zip

Where do I get this software?

[wern apfel]

Here's the app, but bear in mind it's in an early beta stage. You should use it with AppleALC with layout-id 7, also use the provided tool to enable DSP. Since we can not load the required firmware within macOS, you need to start Windows or linux once to load the firmware.

 

Actually it's just for experimenting!

 

enable DSP for layout 7.zip

CA0132Tool.zip

Edited February 10, 2019 by wern apfel

[madicineman]

On 9/25/2018 at 9:43 PM, wern apfel said:

I'm not sure what you want to do, I guess you want to load the Creative firmware. If so the firmware is under /lib/firmware/ctefx.bin, but the driver will load that firmware, just start Linux once and reboot to macOS.

Attached is a new tool to set the streams for layout7 and DSP. Only use it while the firmware is loaded! Tomorrow I'll upload a tool with more settings options.

 

 

set stream for layout 7 with DSP.zip

Well, a dislocated rib distracted me from my duties here..., sorry!

I tried what you said. Booted into Linux. I even found the file for the firmware. But as far as I understand you, it is loaded automatically. But the audio settings looked different this time in opensuse 42. No "Sunrise audio" anymore. I made a screenshot. But the surround settings did not change anything. If I understood it correctly it said, that the audio signal for surround was at "HDMI 4/Display port". I have not the slightest clue what this means to me. The only audio setting which workes, was "internal Stereo audio" which gave sound to the front speakers only. After taht I rebooted to Mac OSX (but with some difficulties: There were a permanent error with a bad USB cable, which was new after some software updates I did in opensuse). I had to use the reset button of the case. Does that mean, that the loaded firmware (if it was there at all) is lost?

After rebooting into Mac OSX with layout 7, I used the tool "enable DSP for layout 7" and than the new "CA132Tool". I was watching "Forest Gump" with 5.1 Surround (because I remembered some scenes with very impressive Surround-effects). Front speakers and Center and Subwoofer got music and background noises of the film without any voices of the main characters in the iTunes-setting "automatic". After choosing English or German I got the main voices, but without the rear speakers. The tool did not change that. That was the first trial. I had forgotten to remove the Switcher tool for layout-id 4 from the automatic loading after boot. And I was not sure, if this compromised the findings even after quitting the Switcher. So I did the opensuse/Mac OSX reboot again.

The 2nd trial was without the switcher tool in ID 7. After that I got no sound at all (only with the LG Ultrawide via Display port). The "enable DSP for layout 7" or the "CA0132Tool" did not change that. Sorry! I am afraid, that I was not of big help.

I am really not sure, that opensuse loads the firmware correctly and if it is loaded, if it is than lost by resetting the computer...

 

[madicineman]

On 9/27/2018 at 8:35 PM, wern apfel said:

Here's the app, but bear in mind it's in an early beta stage. You should use it with AppleALC with layout-id 7, also use the provided tool to enable DSP. Since we can not load the required firmware within macOS, you need to start Windows or linux once to load the firmware.

 

Actually it's just for experimenting!

CA0132Tool.zip

enable DSP for layout 7.zip

More funny things are going on: After booting into ID 4 I got 3 internal speakers again but internal speaker 1 did not work. Internal speaker 2 was Center and subwoofer, internal speaker 3 powered the rear speakers. After using the Switcher there was no sound at all, even after quitting the Switcher.

 

Update this morning after another reboot into ID 4: Internal speaker 1 is still silent. "Internal Speakers" 2 are producing sound at center and subwoofer, internal speakers 3 at rear speakers.

 

Update II: After cold start things are "normal" again.

 

I have another question:

In S/L/Audio there are several DSP-subfolders. Is there anything we can do with those many files? Is there a way to get that ctefx.bin into the MacOSX?

Edited September 30, 2018 by madicineman

[wern apfel]

On 9/29/2018 at 10:08 PM, madicineman said:

Well, a dislocated rib distracted me from my duties here..., sorry!

Get well soon!

 

On 9/29/2018 at 10:08 PM, madicineman said:

But as far as I understand you, it is loaded automatically.

Yes, if the driver works as it should.

 

On 9/29/2018 at 10:08 PM, madicineman said:

If I understood it correctly it said, that the audio signal for surround was at "HDMI 4/Display port".

HDMI uses a different codec, mostly from the graphic card.

On 9/29/2018 at 10:08 PM, madicineman said:

 I had to use the reset button of the case. Does that mean, that the loaded firmware (if it was there at all) is lost?

Normally the firmware stays in the codec RAM.

On 9/29/2018 at 10:08 PM, madicineman said:

After rebooting into Mac OSX with layout 7, I used the tool "enable DSP for layout 7" and than the new "CA132Tool". I was watching "Forest Gump" with 5.1 Surround (because I remembered some scenes with very impressive Surround-effects). Front speakers and Center and Subwoofer got music and background noises of the film without any voices of the main characters in the iTunes-setting "automatic". After choosing English or German I got the main voices, but without the rear speakers. The tool did not change that. That was the first trial. I had forgotten to remove the Switcher tool for layout-id 4 from the automatic loading after boot. And I was not sure, if this compromised the findings even after quitting the Switcher. So I did the opensuse/Mac OSX reboot again.

If you can control the volume, the firmware is loaded. Your assumption is correct, the switcher disables the DSP, just run the DSP enable tool again.

 

On 9/29/2018 at 10:37 PM, madicineman said:

I have another question:

In S/L/Audio there are several DSP-subfolders. Is there anything we can do with those many files? Is there a way to get that ctefx.bin into the MacOSX?

This DSP folder contains the Apple DSP settings for the iMac Pro and the 2018 MacBooks that no longer use the AppleHDA.kext.

 

If you loose the sound on the front speakers, try the reset tool, but note that it also clears the DSP RAM.

Edited October 4, 2018 by wern apfel

[RaymondK]

I am new to this. I just installed High Sierra 10.13.6 on my GA Z270-x Gaming 7 and I only going to need two channels. At this moment I had nothing in the Audio device from About This Mac. Can someone point me to the correct direction?

[madicineman]

18 hours ago, RaymondK said:

I am new to this. I just installed High Sierra 10.13.6 on my GA Z270-x Gaming 7 and I only going to need two channels. At this moment I had nothing in the Audio device from About This Mac. Can someone point me to the correct direction?

What is more important: Do you have some sort of sound? Speakers? Headphones? Did you installed AppleALC.kext already?

[wern apfel]

On 10/2/2018 at 7:16 PM, RaymondK said:

I am new to this. I just installed High Sierra 10.13.6 on my GA Z270-x Gaming 7 and I only going to need two channels. At this moment I had nothing in the Audio device from About This Mac. Can someone point me to the correct direction?

Make sure the Lilu.kext and AppleALC.kext are in clover/kexts/Other CodecCommander in /L/E and the AppleHDA.kext is unchanged. Also needed is the HDAS to HDEF patch and a layout-id, if you need only line-out and the headphones use layout 2.

For further troubleshooting an ioreg dump could be useful.

 

 

On 9/29/2018 at 10:37 PM, madicineman said:

Is there a way to get that ctefx.bin into the MacOSX?

Probably only with a kext that identifies the codec address and loads it to that address. You can try out Ubuntu live. I use Ubuntu.

[RaymondK]

Thanks Medicineman and Wern for your input. I am on Page 10 of this topics and will try once I caught up to date. Most likely need more assistance and guidance in the not near future. Very much appreciated.

[madicineman]

On 10/4/2018 at 4:59 PM, wern apfel said:

Probably only with a kext that identifies the codec address and loads it to that address. You can try out Ubuntu live. I use Ubuntu.

Yes, I will do that.

 

But first I did the upgrade to Mojave (and I need a stable OS I already know for "Plan B" and this is opensuse for me for many years  ). Here is what I did with special focus to audio settings for the GA Z170X Gaming 7 (i7-6700, Sapphire Pulse RX 580, Broadcom-BT; Audio-Output via analoge Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 DTT 2200) (Be aware, that at the present moment this is the way for ATI-graphic cards. With Nvidia it is recommended by some to wait until there are Mojave-drivers available):

Still in good ol´ HighSierra (10.13.6):

I did a full backup of my data with TimeMachine.

I upgraded CloverConfigurator to rev. 4674 and with its "Kexts Installer" I loaded to /EFI/Clover/kexts/10.14/:

1. AppleALC.kext
2. FakeSMC.kext (first time that CC asked me to load other parts of FakeSMC: FakeSMC_ACPISensors.kext, FakeSMC_CPUSensors.kext, FakeSMC_GPUSensors.kext and FakeSMC_LPCSensors.kext. I clicked all of them.)
3. HibernationFixup.kext
4. Lilu.kext
5. USBInjectAll.kext
6. WhateverGreen.kext (If you know how, you can avoid this and configure your ATI-card with SSDT.)

I deleted all according kexts in other places (FakeSMC in /EFI/Clover/kexts/Other and /Library/Extensions; Lilu.kext and USBInjectAll.kext in /L/E) from earlier attemps of my hackintosh-journey.

I upgraded with Apple App Store to Mojave.

In Mojave (10.14):

I got a black screen after ca. 80% of the booting process.

I went to Clover options after a reboot and clicked "Inject ATI". With that Mojave booted the first time.

In Clover Configurator I had to switch to "7" in "Devices" => "Audio" => "Inject".

Surprisingly I had to type in the resolution of my LG Ultrawide (3840x1600) in "GUI". With High Sierra and the same CloverConfigurator it was preselected in a pull-down-menu.

In "Kernel and Kext patches" there was Apple HDA preselected in "KextsToPatch". Because Wern Apfel said to leave this kext unchanged I clicked at "Disabled".

In "SMBIOS" I selected "iMac17,1" from that little double-arrow-pull-down-menue at the right side below "Check Coverage"-Button. (For Z270X-MB´s select 18,1 according to your build etc.)

In the mounted "EFI" I exchanged the regular AppleALC.kext with the AppleALC.kext for layout 7 by Wern´s post from September 9th.

After that I rebooted the computer.

In "Audio settings" of MacOSX I had only "digital output", "internal speakers", "Main device" (pre-configured in HighSierra with the MIDITool of Mac OSX), "LG Ultrawide" and "Apple TV". Sound was there at front satellites with "internal speakers" and -of course- with "LG Ultrawide". "Main device" had only sound at front satellites. There is a "working" volume control but without any influence to the volume. Fortunately I have hardware volume control.

I downloaded and started CA0132Switcher for ID 7 made by Wern Apfel. I moved it to "System settings" => "Users & groups" => "Login items" with drag´n drop.

In CA0132Switcher I clicked to "Fake Surround" and got sound at all 6 channels.

Besides audio in Mojave, this works for me: iMessages, AirDrop, HandsOff, preview of jpg´s in Finder.

What is not working: Sleep/Hibernation (I removed the HibernationFixup.kext in the meanwhile). I am still working on that.

Update: Although my MacOSX-settings are for computer and monitor at "never sleep", this morning I had no sound except for the LG Ultrawide. After using the CA0132Reset-tool sound was back...

 

I hope this helps others with a Creative® Sound Core3D™ Audio-motherboard.

 

Thanks (again) to Wern Apfel for his great work and commitment to this project.

 

Gichin

 

Edited October 6, 2018 by madicineman
Update & I forgot the exchange of AppleALC.kext

[RaymondK]

On 10/4/2018 at 10:59 AM, wern apfel said:

Make sure the Lilu.kext and AppleALC.kext are in clover/kexts/Other CodecCommander in /L/E and the AppleHDA.kext is unchanged. Also needed is the HDAS to HDEF patch and a layout-id, if you need only line-out and the headphones use layout 2.

For further troubleshooting an ioreg dump could be useful.

 

 

Probably only with a kext that identifies the codec address and loads it to that address. You can try out Ubuntu live. I use Ubuntu.

Thanks Wern for your guidance. I followed the instructions and using layout-id 2, I had SOUND which is sufficient for now. The HDAS to HDEF patch was already there so I don't really have to do anything. Kext Utility only used for repairing permission and rebuild cache. The only trouble I found is that it automatically put the kext file in /S/L/E and there is no way to choose between putting a kext file in /S/L/E or /L/E (or am I missing something?). I am still on HS 10.13.6 and since there is no Nvidia driver moving onto MO 10.14.

 

Like Medicineman, there is more than sound to tackle... mainly the wake/sleep/hibernation definitely not working properly once I put on the Nvidia WebDriver.

 

 

[madicineman]

8 hours ago, RaymondK said:

Thanks Wern for your guidance. I followed the instructions and using layout-id 2, I had SOUND which is sufficient for now. The HDAS to HDEF patch was already there so I don't really have to do anything. Kext Utility only used for repairing permission and rebuild cache. The only trouble I found is that it automatically put the kext file in /S/L/E and there is no way to choose between putting a kext file in /S/L/E or /L/E (or am I missing something?). I am still on HS 10.13.6 and since there is no Nvidia driver moving onto MO 10.14.

 

Like Medicineman, there is more than sound to tackle... mainly the wake/sleep/hibernation definitely not working properly once I put on the Nvidia WebDriver.

 

 

BTW: I had no HDAS to HDEF option in Clover Configurator. I think, the last time I saw that was in the tool which must not be named... @wern apfel: Should I download this HDAS to HDEF thing manually?

Edited October 6, 2018 by madicineman

[wern apfel]

16 hours ago, madicineman said:

WhateverGreen.kext (If you know how, you can avoid this and configure your ATI-card with SSDT.)

 

I bought a RX 580, it works without WhateverGreen, just like the card i still use, AMD HD7770. I only use the hda-gfx entry for HDMI/DP.

16 hours ago, madicineman said:

In "Kernel and Kext patches" there was Apple HDA preselected in "KextsToPatch". Because Wern Apfel said to leave this kext unchanged I clicked at "Disabled".

With AppleALC, you do not need a KextsToPatch entry.

16 hours ago, madicineman said:

In the mounted "EFI" I exchanged the regular AppleALC.kext with the AppleALC.kext for layout 7 by Wern´s post from September 9th.

 

I downloaded and started CA0132Switcher for ID 7 made by Wern Apfel. I moved it to "System settings" => "Users & groups" => "Login items" with drag´n drop.

In CA0132Switcher I clicked to "Fake Surround" and got sound at all 6 channels.

 

Layout 7 is for experimenting!

 

16 hours ago, madicineman said:

What is not working: Sleep/Hibernation (I removed the HibernationFixup.kext in the meanwhile). I am still working on that.

 

Interestingly, I have the same issue after upgrading High Sierra with Mojave. It seems that when upgrading with the final Mojave revision something goes wrong, while it works on an upgraded High Sierra install with the first Developer preview.

 

 

 

7 hours ago, RaymondK said:

Kext Utility only used for repairing permission and rebuild cache. The only trouble I found is that it automatically put the kext file in /S/L/E and there is no way to choose between putting a kext file in /S/L/E or /L/E (or am I missing something?).

I usually copy the kexts manually and use a script to repair permissions and rebuild the cache. Use the commands I posted here.

7 hours ago, RaymondK said:

Like Medicineman, there is more than sound to tackle... mainly the wake/sleep/hibernation definitely not working properly once I put on the Nvidia WebDriver.

Was it a new install or an upgrade? I expect sleep to work on a fresh install.

About Nvidia: It will probably take longer, the driver have to be rewritten for Metal 2. Just a guess.

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, madicineman said:

BTW: I had no HDAS to HDEF option in Clover Configurator. I think, the last time I saw that was in the toll which must not be named... @wern apfel: Should I download this manually?

It should be there, see screenshot. But if it works, you do not need it.

[madicineman]

1 hour ago, wern apfel said:

 

Thanks, I clicked that HDAS to HDEF option and removed the KextsToPatch entry for Apple HDA. After reboot (still ID 7) I had no sound. After CA0132Reset tool sound was back in the same way I described earlier.

The same without the HDAS to HDEF patch....

With booting to ID 4 I got sound from the beginning and 3 "internal speakers", a working volume control, "Fake Surround" with the CA0132Switcher and a working "main device" with 6 channels of sound in Apple Audio settings.

Edited October 6, 2018 by madicineman

[wern apfel]

8 hours ago, madicineman said:

The same without the HDAS to HDEF patch....

As far I know, the audio ACPI device name is on SkyLakes mainboards and newer HDAS, you probably have a patch somewhere else. But it does not matter as log as it works.

8 hours ago, madicineman said:

With booting to ID 4 I got sound from the beginning and 3 "internal speakers", a working volume control, "Fake Surround" with the CA0132Switcher and a working "main device" with 6 channels of sound in Apple Audio settings.

That's the best we can have so far, but without volume control when using the aggregate device.

 

BTW. after a fresh Mojave installation, wakeup works as expected, just migrated the data with the Migration Assistant and all apps are working. Even Photoshop and Filemaker are still registered.

Edited October 6, 2018 by wern apfel

[RaymondK]

16 hours ago, madicineman said:

BTW: I had no HDAS to HDEF option in Clover Configurator. I think, the last time I saw that was in the tool which must not be named... @wern apfel: Should I download this HDAS to HDEF thing manually?

 

The Clover folder is from Maldon Guide on installation of Mojave / High Sierra. So the config.plist is originated from there. I didn't put any patches, but there are plentiful of patches once you open the config.plist with Clover Configurator.

13 hours ago, wern apfel said:

I usually copy the kexts manually and use a script to repair permissions and rebuild the cache. Use the commands I posted here.

Was it a new install or an upgrade? I expect sleep to work on a fresh install.

About Nvidia: It will probably take longer, the driver have to be rewritten for Metal 2. Just a guess.

 

 

It is a fresh install following Maldon guide. Once it is installed, even using the integrated graphics HD630, the computer will not act strangely in the wake/sleep mode. However once I installed the Nvidia webDriver, the wake/sleep has been acted strangely. anyway off-topics.

 

 

 

[madicineman]

10 hours ago, wern apfel said:

BTW. after a fresh Mojave installation, wakeup works as expected, just migrated the data with the Migration Assistant and all apps are working. Even Photoshop and Filemaker are still registered.

This is interesting. I had a short conversation with Peter Paul Chato on Youtube. He had no sleep/hibernation issues after upgrading from HS to Mojave... (He made a video about it in his funny way of hackintoshing...) So, I will think about to do a fresh installation or to wait for the first update of 10.14. Last time this solved my issues completely.

Edited October 7, 2018 by madicineman

[madicineman]

17 hours ago, RaymondK said:

 

Maldon Guide on installation of Mojave / High Sierra

 

I think, I found the magic bullet for the sleep/hibernations issues of my iHac: In that Maldon guide he says, that all Intel CPU´s newer than 4th generation needed the "PluginType=1 in DSDT, SSDT or Clover config.plist". I did that via CloverConfigurator and after reboot my problems are gone...

[abdouoi]

@wern apfel Can you please help me with my HDMI audio ? It's not working. I have Intel HD4600

[wern apfel]

On 12/9/2018 at 2:24 PM, abdouoi said:

@wern apfel Can you please help me with my HDMI audio ? It's not working. I have Intel HD4600

What did you try? Do you see an HDAU device in the IOReg?. Upload an IOReg dump for further investigation.

[abdouoi]

 

What did you try? Do you see an HDAU device in the IOReg?. Upload an IOReg dump for further investigation.

It used to work prior to macOS 11

files.zip

[Andres ZeroCross]

On 12/18/2018 at 10:17 PM, wern apfel said:

What did you try? Do you see an HDAU device in the IOReg?. Upload an IOReg dump for further investigation.

Can you add this SSDT-CA0132 ID-4.aml  to first post??? So people with AppleALC.kext (Get it from AppleALC.kext official release) and use layoutID=4 for 5.1 Channel can use this SSDT for CodecCommander.kext's profile.  Some people won't understand different CodecCommander.kext from Github with Custom profile for CA0132. So i think this is best options

Edited January 10, 2019 by Andres ZeroCross

[abdouoi]

On 1/7/2019 at 12:50 PM, Andres ZeroCross said:

Can you add this SSDT-CA0132 ID-4.aml to first post??? So people with AppleALC.kext and use layoutID=4 for 5.1 Channel can use this SSDT for CodecCommander.kext's profile.  Some people won't understand different CodecCommander.kext from Github with Custom profile for CA0132. So i think this is best options

@Andres ZeroCross Do you have the equivalent SSDT for layout ID=1 ?