Thread: Cmedia 8738

QUOTE (STATED @ Nov 12 2009, 10:55 AM) simply place the kext in the extensions folder? and also worked with DSDT?. because I'm working DSDT with ac662 and really do not want more ... if so, could you please pass me the code you used in HDEF for CMI8738? and excuse my English-_-is a translator sorry I don't use DSDT I put the kext in the extra\extensions folder in my EFI partition then I update...

You're right, my card is 8770...not sure why I thought it was 8788...my bad. Maybe it'll be supported eventually.

QUOTE (SnoopKatt @ Nov 3 2009, 07:37 AM) Hm, you said it worked under 421 build? Was that an older version of Snow Leopard? I'm getting what I posted earlier, so maybe that kext just wasn't compiled correctly? Yes, right. That was an early build before the retail. And it works well. I didn't compiled the kext. I just installed it via kextinstaller. tnx in advance.

well thanks ... if someone worked with DSDT, where would you please attach it here? because honestly I need .. and I've done everything with this kext and for some reason does not recognize it .. I think it's because I'm using the ALC662 in hdef the DSDT, but if I delete the DSDT errors with the cmos, then I need a DSDT with Cmedia .. if someone feels sorry:( thanks

Thanks for the info SnoopKatt. It's good to hear that the driver works well in Snow. I looked up the XPlosion and it uses a modified 8768 chip called the 8770. This driver supports the 8738 and 8768 but according to Dogbert the 8788 is a new design and is unsupported, so it seems we won't be able to use this driver after all.

well i modified the kext and installed it and now it looks like os x detects the sound card but i dont hear any sound actually coming out. i tried pluging into every single connector on my sound card but i still get no sound

I updated to 10.6.2 and it seems to work okay.. I noticed every once in a while the sound seems to just drop out and requiring a reboot to get it back. I am going to try to figure out a way to reload the kext while in the os maybe through a shortcut, unless there is some other way to fix this.

QUOTE (fab @ Sep 30 2009, 09:04 AM) unfortunatly I'm not able to recompile a kext. if you did it could you post it here or with a private message? thanks ok, i try Attached File(s)   CMI8738PCIAudioDriver.kext.snow64.zip ( 53.64K ) Number of downloads: 3  

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Hi everyone! I am using kalway Leopard 10.5.2 for 6 days My onBoard card sound has broken and today i have bought this card: http://st-lab.com/products.asp C-Media 8738 4 Channel Sound Card - this is wroten on the back of the box Please someone give me some links of downloads, and step-by-step (for n00bs in Mac) because i have read the firs 2 pages and the latest page, but i did not understand . Please help me!