Grav3Mind Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 i have a soundmax integrated sound card and it doesnt work. i found a thread that you had posted in with the .kxt file that was supposed to fix it but when i did it and did the terminal stuff all the sound icons disapeared...and when i boot up i get an error having to do with the ac97.kext thing says its not the right one and when i tried to put the old one in it didnt work either help!!!! :censored2: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Which version of Mac OS are you using. For 10.4.1 you can use the Darwin CD kext, for 10.4.3 the one I posted. Also if you can post the error when you type kextload it can help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-53644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 Which version of Mac OS are you using. For 10.4.1 you can use the Darwin CD kext, for 10.4.3 the one I posted. Also if you can post the error when you type kextload it can help. im using 10.4.3 but i dont think im doing it right. when u use the terminal and all that stuff it all looks like its fine. but then when i reboot it doesnt work can you tell me step by step what to do. i already have your .kext file from the other thread. thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-53827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zu1u Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 since we're on the subject.. i've been busting my brains out on how to do this too.. i've got the 10.4.1 version.. and i'm pretty sure i messed it all up by trying to install the kexts for 10.4.3.. now if you would be so kind as to supply me with a complete [begining to end] minimal guide of some sort.. and with the proper kext file i need, i would be eternally grateful.. i'm running on an Asus A8N-SLI mobo w nForce 4, ALC850 on board sound card LE AMD Athlon x64 3000+ cpu.. w SSE2 LLE nvm i got i solved out thanks to this thread.. http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=3851 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-53902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 bump* i need sound arg!!! lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-54046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Apologies to Macgirl for treading on her turf but this might give you a pointer or two: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?sh...ic=4645&hl=kext The audio kext bits will appear highlighted in red on yellow with this link. Very important notes - * You can't do this by dragging from Finder. You MUST use Terminal * You must make sure the ownership, group and permissions are correct when you've finished * You must be root, or sudo your commands No doubt someone else can help you more if you still can't get it to work. Remember the golden rule when doing anything at Unix level - CHECK THE PERMISSIONS! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-54047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Apologies to Macgirl for treading on her turf but this might give you a pointer or two: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?sh...ic=4645&hl=kext The audio kext bits will appear highlighted in red on yellow with this link. Very important notes - * You can't do this by dragging from Finder. You MUST use Terminal * You must make sure the ownership, group and permissions are correct when you've finished * You must be root, or sudo your commands No doubt someone else can help you more if you still can't get it to work. Remember the golden rule when doing anything at Unix level - CHECK THE PERMISSIONS! hey supprise!!! im still confused the thing i dont kno is how to get the new .kext file in the extensions if i cant drag it!! oh man..the more i try the more confused i get! this is ALL i need!!! then i have the complete system! i guess i need a more detailed guide lol im mac-illiterate @_@. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-54139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Oh. You must learn and use Unix commands. Did you ever use DOS? Unix is similar, at least for basic things. 'cp' copies files. cp -r copies recursively. Read this: http://www.ill.fr/lss/unix/unix_commands.html Practice making a directory, writing a text file or two, renaming them, moving them. Practice using comands like 'chown', 'chmod' and so on. The stuff in the forum guide actually gives you a lot of the commands verbatim. Good luck! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-54232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 i still cant figure it out can someone help with the linux language or the terminal like maybe giving me an outline of what i might end up typing to move and authenticate everything..? i hate askin for this but man its dang hard!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-54808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 - Copy or move the kext to your Desktop - Open Terminal - Type sudo su - Give your password - Type cp -R ~/Desktop/AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ - Type kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext if there are no errors Type kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions and reboot Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scousi Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 - Copy or move the kext to your Desktop- Open Terminal - Type sudo su - Give your password - Type cp -R ~/Desktop/AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ - Type kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext if there are no errors Type kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions and reboot Pretty ironic that we have to use Unix commands to get the USER Friendly MAC OS up and running isn't it! LOL Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 and if there are errors? because there was what do i do? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Bear Helms Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 One of the biggest gotchas in typing commands like that is they are case sensitive. If you don't use capitals letter exactly where are shown in the example, you're refering to a file or directory that doesn't exist. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 One of the biggest gotchas in typing commands like that is they are case sensitive. If you don't use capitals letter exactly where are shown in the example, you're refering to a file or directory that doesn't exist. Very true. Also watch out for spaces and slashes in the commands. Mac-nipulate, try copying and pasting the commands Macgirl gave you. If that still doesn't work, if you copy and paste your terminal session into a post here we'll tell you what the errors are, and with luck, how to fix them. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 ok nothing is working here...when i take macgirls .kext file and put it on the desktop and copy and paste the first thing into the terminal it says this directory does not exist. and if i were to want to try this...WHAT THE {censored} is <path> ????? sudo -s <type your password> cp -R <path>AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ cd /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext/Contents/PlugIns/ kextload AppleAC97AudioIntelICH.kext (at this moment, I got sound working) rm /System/Library/Extensions.kextcache kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions i hate having to ask for all this help because usually if i sit with something for a week i can USUALLY figure it out xD lol man if i ever get this fixed with you guy's help ill buy u all pizza or something lol xD (and i forgot to mention that when i install fresh osx the sound icon is there and i can adjust everything including the sound bar on the desktop but still nothing) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55589 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 Very true. Also watch out for spaces and slashes in the commands. Mac-nipulate, try copying and pasting the commands Macgirl gave you. If that still doesn't work, if you copy and paste your terminal session into a post here we'll tell you what the errors are, and with luck, how to fix them. Last login: Sat Feb 11 23:50:05 on ttyp1 Welcome to Darwin! bryan-evans-computer:~ bryan$ sudo -s bryan-evans-computer:~ root# cp -R ~/Desktop/AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ bryan-evans-computer:~ root# kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext kernel extension /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext has problems: Authentication failures { "File owner/permissions are incorrect" = ( "/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext" "/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext/Contents/Info.plist" "/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext/Contents" "/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext/Contents/MacOS/AppleAC97Audio" "/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext/Contents/MacOS" ) } bryan-evans-computer:~ root# there ya go lol theres all my errors thats when i login with sudo -s. when i login sudo su it wont even realise that the file is on the desktop. its now 11:55 ive been qorkin on this since 8 lol im goin to bed before i smash my computer. hopefully ill have an answer tommorow!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 there ya go lol theres all my errors thats when i login with sudo -s. when i login sudo su it wont even realise that the file is on the desktop. its now 11:55 ive been qorkin on this since 8 lol im goin to bed before i smash my computer. hopefully ill have an answer tommorow!!!It's my failure, once you type "sudo su" ~ is not your home directory but the root home directory, since I didn't know your username I used "~" Lets try again: - Copy or move the kext to your Desktop - Open Terminal - Type sudo su - Give your password Before copy the kext remove the old one: - Type rm -fr /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext Now copy it again from your user's Desktop: - Type cp -R /Users/your-username/Desktop/AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ - Type kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext if there are no errors Type kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions and reboot Of course change your-username to what ever you name it, in my case it's macgirl, so the command for me is this: cp -R /Users/macgirl/Desktop/AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ Let us know what happens. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 It's my failure, once you type "sudo su" ~ is not your home directory but the root home directory, since I didn't know your username I used "~" Lets try again: - Copy or move the kext to your Desktop - Open Terminal - Type sudo su - Give your password Before copy the kext remove the old one: - Type rm -fr /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext Now copy it again from your user's Desktop: - Type cp -R /Users/your-username/Desktop/AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ - Type kextload -t /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAC97Audio.kext if there are no errors Type kextcache -k /System/Library/Extensions and reboot Of course change your-username to what ever you name it, in my case it's macgirl, so the command for me is this: cp -R /Users/macgirl/Desktop/AppleAC97Audio.kext /System/Library/Extensions/ Let us know what happens. thanks ill give it a try. when i said i had NO idea what to do i meant it lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 thanks ill give it a try. when i said i had NO idea what to do i meant it lol alright it worked flawlessly this time. my sound icon is back it copied your kext and everything but i still dont have any sound. can i not use headphones? or what? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 looks like a few other people are havin my problem to. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-55849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grav3Mind Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 umm still without sound any last resorts? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-56233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 If you have sound icon try to open Audio MIDI Setup in the Utilities Folder, then setup a different speaker set and test it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/8632-macgirl-help-or-someone-another-sound-question/#findComment-56518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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