TheDC70 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 C-Media USB Audio...Help me get it working! I need a little help getting sound on my Intel Mac. Anyone wanna help me take a shoot? The situation is as follows. I have SoundBlaster X-Fi card in my system, but the mac does not detect that. I don't think it detects any of my PCI devices, but this is another story…or maybe a partial solution. From what I've found, SoundBlaster X-Fi is not supported yet in OS X 10.4.X (maybe 10.5?). Onto the point. In order to get sound out of my system, I checked the HCL on http://wiki.osx86project.org/ and found "C-Media USB Audio (no additional drivers required)" [under USB Devices]. Well, looked like a dream come true and at only $26 too! Long story short…the no drivers situation is not the case. The USB device I have in my possession specifications can be found here http://www.siig.com/product.asp?pid=1048 notice it uses C-Media CMI102 chipset, So I'm still in the ballpark. Moving along, I came across this post and attempted to install Dogbert's driver. Didn't have any success either. I know its written in mind for PCI, but you never know. The similar error to everyone else in the form comes back at me. Tried all versions. The following is what comes back to me thedc70s-computer:~ TheDC70$ /Users/TheDC70/Desktop/install.sh Installing CMI8738 kernel extension... cp: CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext: No such file or directory find: /System/Library/Extensions/CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext: No such file or directory find: /System/Library/Extensions/CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext: No such file or directory chown: /System/Library/Extensions/CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext: No such file or directory kextload: /System/Library/Extensions/CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext: no such bundle file exists can't add kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext (file access/permissions) (run kextload on this kext with -t for diagnostic output) Installation finished - enjoy! dogbert <dogber1@gmail.com> thedc70s-computer:~ TheDC70$ The .kext in that directory. I've moved it there myself, after authenticating it, and evern left the .kext in the same directory as the install.sh file for excecution. Also, in the system profiler, It is detected in the USB section USB Audio: Version: 0.10 Bus Power (mA): 500 Speed: Up to 12 Mb/sec Manufacturer: C-Media INC. Product ID: 0x0001 Vendor ID: 0x0d8c No option however in the sound section of the control panel. So, Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction? Thanks in Advance -TheDC70 Extra Notes: Image Used: MAC OS X 10.4.7 ~JAS I've also tested the device in a real Mac PC and it works fine. System see's it and gives the option to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-rick Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 did you try to unplug the device and then replug it. It might show up in your sound-settings window. If it does, try adjusting the volumes to check if it is working. Sometimes adjusting the volume is required to get actual sound output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret-Simpson Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 If not, the tesco internet phone works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDC70 Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yes, I have removed and reinserted the device. Still no success. Changed the USB Ports as well. No luck, but i know the port works. Have had luck with my external hard drives as well. I'm not sure what the Tesco internet phone is. Was that a joke? Also, could it also be my chipset was not patched. But, I'm not sure. Will test later on today and report back. My thinking in this situation is that maybe the Audio is controlled by my Chipset and since it was not patched. The USB Audio device is pointing to my chipset to handle it the rest of the way. Again, could this be true given my Keyboard and Mouse should use my Chipset/Controller Chip (SAME, I know there is more than one North/South), but to my knowledge....unsure of I admit, could that chipset be located on my processor? Which explains the keyboard and mouse functioning, but not the sound. Very abstract, but hope you get the point I'm trying to convey. Any thoughts? Either way I'm still going to re-install and see where it takes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDC70 Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 Problem somewhat solved....used the SoundBlaster Patch, but now my USB ports aren't working fully :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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