[Toonvox]

Originally Posted by mechdrew

Since I have installed these new kexts I think the quality has improved (sound always works now through speakers) but I can't get the headphones to work at all. Several times I have managed to make the sound not work at all!

I've tried everything: three, four, five kexts, deleting/regenerating the dsdt.aml (with both DellEFI 1.2a5 and NetbookInstaller 0.8.1 alternately), placing the kexts in the NetbookInstaller app, manual installation, deleting the original kexts and replacing them with the ones posted here, everything.

My heart goes out to you. This is EXACTLY the same thing that happened to me for DAYS on my first 10v. I ran so many instances of DellEFI and NetbookInstaller (which I'm guessing I shouldn't have done, but what's the diff?). All I know is suddenly it worked, but I just don't have a clue what I did.

I tried replicating it on my second 10v, and it just would NOT take. Sometimes there'd be no sound available, sometimes cryptic sound choices were displayed, and even my Airport went bonkers. (My Bluetooth dongle seemed to interfere with Airport, so I just yanked it. I can't think of one real use for Bluetooth on this anyway.)

I finally broke down and did a fresh install with NetbookBootMaker - but before I did, I implanted the five audio kexts into the NetbookInstaller INSIDE of NetbookBootMaker so it would forever be available once the BootMaker places Intaller into the Applications folder.

It works like a charm, but I know it doesn't address what you're going through. You might have to save yourself further grief and bite the bullet. There's so much information here, it's too easy to make one small wrong move and fcrew everything up.

You say you did try putting the five audio kexts into Netbook Installer. Did you Show Package Contents and put them into the Contents/Resources/Support Files/Extensions/Mini 10v Extensions folder (after removing the AppleHDA kext in there first)? I'm sure you did, but just checking. See attached file...the five kexts should join the Realtek kext in that folder.

I ask because I know I needed to update the dsdt files each time I loaded the kexts, but NetbookInstaller/DellEFI's dsdt rewriters required me to reinstall the extensions or it wouldn't boot properly. What a pain. That was my incentive to make a one-step deal by throwing all the kexts into NetbookInstaller. This way, the right audio kexts and dsdt files would always be there.

*sigh* This is the price we pay for being the pioneers...

[Toonvox]

Originally Posted by krighton

still not getting sound after following your instructions and the one's above yours....i am using Dellefi 1.1 though, would that mess things up in regards to getting my sound back...this would probably be fun to figure out if it weren't so frustrating. i may just reload the whole thing tomorrow, see if that does something, must be some phantom voodoohd still installed though i can't find it if it is.

ok, deleted and reapplied the 4 kexts (checked extra and extensions folders).....removed dsdt, rebooted and created the dsdt and rebooted using 12a5.....reapplied the 4 kexts and rebooted, No sound device found.....had it working initially using the voodoo method, i'm sure i'm missing some vital piece of this puzzle just not sure what it is.

should i be doing the dellefi dsdt creation removal in safe mode? also not doing #5 HDA kext, not sure if that's even needed to just get the sound working, just using the big 4.

See post above!

[krighton]

not using netbookmaker or installer (where i think some of the confusion is happening in regards to so many different types of installation configurations) when installing. doing 2 usb method when installing, original MAC OS X 10.5.6 DVD imaged to a usb drive.....Ended up Reloading the whole thing, too late last night to try the kext stuff again

i'll try just loading the 4 kext and see what happens now.

So, since i've loaded 10.5.7 and i've not touched the extensions area...all i should have to do is install LegacyAppletHDA, HDAInstaller and VerbHelper...is that right?

failed again...loaded the 4 kext with a FRESH install of macosx...nothin...guess i'll try deleting and remaking the dsdt file

i may have to go back to the original voodoo file with the static, at least i had sound.

saw where someone deleted their virtualaudio kext from extensions and got it to work..no work here.

also, which portions of the steps need to be done in safe mode, if any.

guess i'll wipe it again..made so many changes i've had to mess something up, not getting anything in system profiler now for the sound.

[Toonvox]

Originally Posted by krighton

So, since i've loaded 10.5.7 and i've not touched the extensions area...all i should have to do is install LegacyAppletHDA, HDAInstaller and VerbHelper...is that right?

Actually, you skipped a step. You should go in the extensions folder and use spotlight to find anything with "hda" in there before installing the new guys. Make sure you're looking only in the "Extensions" folder.

Than you should install these kexts (all of which are in Post #1):

AppleHDA ("Vanilla" in the green text in the body of Post #1)
IOAudioFamily ("Vanilla" again)
HDAEnabler
LegacyAppleHDA
VerbHelper

The last three are at the end of the post.

...and cross your fingers. You can see it wasn't easy for me either.

[krighton]

so any file with HDA in it should be eliminated or only audio related ones. If i have a fresh install of 10.5.7 i shouldn't need to touch the applehda or ioaudio files should i?

[Toonvox]

Originally Posted by krighton

so any file with HDA in it should be eliminated or only audio related ones. If i have a fresh install of 10.5.7 i shouldn't need to touch the applehda or ioaudio files should i?

I did. Your mileage may vary, but I think the consensus is that you should replace all the audio kexts (back the originals up to be safe) and install the new ones.

[rackshaw]

I couldn't modify the contents of the NetBookInstaller on the 8 GB USB install drive, so after Installing the 10.5.7 update, I removed AppleHDA.kext from the Applications/NetbookInstaller.app/Contents/Resources/SupportFiles/Extensions/Mini 10v Extensions/. I then added the 5 kexts. I ran NetBookInstaller checking Install Extensions and make dsdt file. I left Remote CD checked as well. This seemed to go okay and I rebooted. Upon reboot, no audio and when I went to System Preferences->Sound, no output/input audio devices.

Before doing this method, I had audio (internal speaker only no headphone) using the 4 kext and kextHelper0.7 install procedure outlined in http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/mac-...-audio-45.html post number 442. The 4 kext install doesn't use the IOAudioFamily.kext for some reason.

I'm not sure what to do next, but plan on redoing using the 4 kext method and see what happens. A little audio is better than none.

[krighton]

i'm trying to make an image of this 10.5.8 now, i'd hate to reinstall (again), that's like 4 times in the past 24 hours.

everything else works like a dream, even installed my HP printer that's on my network (by guessing which file the mac wanted to see since they didn't have mine listed).

tempted to go back to voodoo but that static bugged the crap out of me

[rackshaw]

Well at least I was able to return to the pre-5 kext install. Still have no headphone, not sure about the mic.

[krighton]

i'm sure eventually someone will release a step by step guide for each installation type (1 usb, 2 usb, netboot, ) because apparently there's something different between how i installed my mac osx (2 usb method and dell efi 1.1) and how people who have it working installed (alot seem to be using dell efi 12a5 though i had a couple problems with that one). Wifi works, BT works, printer works, everything i've tried works except the sound. So there must be some magical element somewhere (dsdt?) that is the trigger.

In regards to uninstalling kext files, is it just a matter of dragging to the trash can the text and it's completly removed or is there some other process (uninstall program). Does anything at all have to be done with the Extensions.mkext once you start mucking with the kext files....was reading where you should delete that file and reboot once you delete or change a kext, guessing it rebuilds itself.

also, is it normal to have 3 total extensions.mkext files....i have a externsions.mkext in the EXTRA folder and i also have a extensions.mkext in system/library and a extensions.mkext.e5m5 in the system/library...