bug reports for OS X driver 1.2b0

Eugene Gavrilov

please report 1.2b0-specific issues and bugs here

if you think the bug requires additional information or discussion, start a new topic and do only post a very brief description of the problem in this thread (as well as a link to your new topic)

PLEASE do not post suggestions, ideas, 'thanks', 'how do I' questions here!

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danricci

distortion still remains in SB Live 5.1 (SB0100 - D000).My OsX is 10.5.5. Distortion after 1 Min 15seg. After 9˜10 min, back to normal. 15min back distortion.

zaurak

Thanks for the new release.

1. Sleep/wake works like a charm, except that there is no sound after wake-up, but I've edited the uninstall script to unload and reload the kext, and works very well.
2. The kernel Panic persist in 1.2b0 as in 1.1b1. With 1.1b0 its OK.
3. I don't know what is the connection with it, but this release fixed for me the "jumpy mouse" issue after wake-up, and causes a display issue using digital output from the graphic card, but I switched to analog and its OK.
4. No distortion for me.

Zaurak

Oxtie

IMF (InsanelyMac Forums) + DH Reported:
1. System Crashes: (11+) confirms (Kernel Panics 4) (System Freeze aka lockups 7) It seems that turning off ACPI makes everthing normal see these follow up posts
2. No sound after driver update: 1 user
3. System Sounds disabled after update: 2 users confirmed
4. No sound after StandBy resume: (3+)
5. System goes to standby (sleep) instead of shutdown (3+)
6. kX Installer fails to start drivers and fails to detect source of conflict dusing installation. (it appears another audio driver locked Pci BUS giving "BUS error") [related to 1 2]

a question popped up @ IMF
Where are SPDIF enable/disable settings?

SenVa posted something related to hallab (not sure if it helps)

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gregbacsi

hello, first of all thanks for your work, i really appreciate it. but i have a really serious problem with the OS X driver 1.2b0: at the first time i`ve installed the 1.0b3, and that was a bad move, becouse there was an ugly distortion.

then i`ve installed the 1.2b0 without uninstalling the 1.0b3, and i guess thats cause my actual problem: there is the same distortion with the latest 1.2b0.

since that i`ve tried to uninstall both of them, but the device is still there in the system prefs, so i guess it wasnt that successful. anyway, i have a sound blaster 5.1 live!, as a device id: kX SB0228 10k1 [e880]

so, my question is that, what should i do? how to uninstall completely, just to have the opportunity to install properly?

thanks for your time, and sorry for my bad english.

sincerely, greg

gregbacsi

kk, the problem is still there after a full reinstall. this time i've installed only the latest 1.2b0, but the distorsion comes - exactly after 1 min and 7 seconds. so i think that's not my bad.

i guess the only thing i can do that waiting for a new, fixed verison. anyway keep up the good work!

braso

Hi, thanks for the driver first, it's really appreciate and i know you work hard for it..
I have a CT4620 SB LIve, i installed you're latest driver, works great but for 10 minutes only.
-How can i determine the version driver i'm using, i was running with the 1.1b0 and upgrade to version 1.2b0.
-I have the same problem, works great for the first 10 minutes and distortion and die...
-I'm running 10.5.4 JaS
-If i unload/reload the driver manually , works great for the next 10 minutes..

Thanks

Braso

themax

The sound now is relly great, good 5.1 movies sound by analog output, but get random kernel panics, 5-40 minutes.

No kernel panick whit v1 but the sound suck a bit whit that version.

Card: Audigy 2 ZX

Thanks for your work, when the DSP arrive, kx would be the best driver for OSX.

djsubject

since installing this driver i get a system lock up (4 to 40 minutes also)

have to hard reboot, bar that this driver is very good,

Emu 1820m

Subz

AlexYankee

Lock up and kernel panic also with 1.2b0
10.5.5 Vanilla Kernel

chimp420

Hi, updated to this version and system audio was gone. Audio from iTunes and Quicktime remained fine. Switched back to 1.1b0. My model is Audigy 2 ZS but I don't know the rest of the specifications. Hope this helps.

Thanks E. for all your work.

Insphire

Im still getting random kernel panics with this version.

Audigy 2 platinum.
C2Q 6600

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catboy

10.5.5 core2duo
Audigy 2 zs

System crash !! randomly. ..

Gintas

Also getting random kernel panics!
Sleep is working, but after resume I have no sound.

Ideneb 1.3 (10.5.5 vanilla kernel)
Audigy2 ZS Platinum

zaurak

I modified the uninstall script as follows to be able to have sound after resume from sleep. But i can't use the 1.2b0 driver because of the kernel panic.

sudo echo
sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/kXAudioDriver.kext
sync
sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/kXAudioDriver.kext
sync
sudo sync

Peles

Hi,
My system can't shut down propperly after installing sound drivers 1.2b0 on Kalyway 10.5.2
It just goes to sleep instead and all fans are still on. Have to manually shut it down with power button.
Any help there?

Another question...I how can I remove these drivers from system completely?
Thanks.

dj_stick

delete the kext file(s) from system/library/extensions

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Snow_white

But that means that you have to manualy start the script each time your pc wakes up from sleep mode right?

zaurak

Yes, i put the script to my desktop and i execute it manually. I'm shure it will be fixed in the next release, so it's just a temporary iconvenience. Anyway i still use the 1.1b0 because of the kernel panics.

speedracer67

I am also getting random kernel panics using 1.20b. I am using an Audigy 2ZS Platinum Pro. OS X 10.5.5 with voodoo beta 2c kernel on otherwise Vanilla install.

Please keep up the good work! It's greatly appreciated!

Snow_white

I wonder if we can make an auto script so that everytime the PC wakes up the uninstall script is invoked.

Snow_white

I'm going to try with "on wake" or "sleepwatcher".

Update: The script works with On-Wake but not while waking up, must be linked to S3 mode (no full sleep)

Any ideas?

demonlg

I have Ideneb 1.3 10.5.5 installed on my system and CREATIVE AUDIGY ZS Platinum PCI device, the output is working fine, very good, i have stereo mode 5.1 or 7.1 mode selectable from MIDI configuration and the sound is very perfect, but i don't have any input line, what i need to modify? I need only MIC IN if it possible!

My system is:

GIGABYTE GA-EP45DS3R Rev 1.0
CPU Intel Core2 QUAD Q6600
4Gb RAM DDR2 800
HDD 160Gb MAXTOR 7200rpm SATA2
CREATIVE AUDIGY 2 ZS Platinum
DVD-ROM LG 16x IDE
DVD-RW PIONEER DW111 IDE
VGA ATI X1800XT 512Mb GDDR3

Installed kernel Vanilla 9.5

I have a very stable system, with QE,CI,GL all supported, INTEL ICH10 supported, HDD AHCI mode, DVD ROM and RW supported, 2 LAN Realtek gigabit supported, only integrated ALC889 audio is not working with all kext i have tested, but is not a problem if my AUDIGY now working!


Very very good job, thanks!

Demon

dj_stick

from memory, input/recording has not been enabled yet

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mousex888

I have a CT4790 with emu10k1;after install the driver, there is no input device,also,it working great five minutes only

hquest

Besides random system freezes on kX drivers up from 1.1b1, I found all drivers have a sad but interesting issue. System is a retail 10.5.5, Audigy2 ZS Platinum (kX SB0350 10k2 [8400]), 5.1 analog speakers.

Then I put my yet cool Metallica - S&M DVD disc, and DVD Player started automatically as expected. I then noticed sound was only coming from front speakers -- standard left/right, no center/sub/rear speakers.

Went to Audio/Midi Setup app, I was on 5.1 Multichannel. So I tried back in DVD Player app to change audio track. It does not allows me to. Moved to DVD menu, set audio as 5.1, back to play, still stereo sound. And again, I am still unable to set other audio tracks.

Opened disc on VLC and whoa, it works in 5.1!

Did the same with Nirvana - Unplugged in NY, same behavior.

By any reason, I can't use 5.1 sound on DVD Player (either Dolby or DTS).

*EDIT* Tested on Front Row, Stereo output only -.- Maybe Apple software uses different output syscalls than VLC.

*EDIT #2* I've converted a single chapter of this same Nirvana dics, using Handbreak, and chose AC3 audio. Guess what? Movie plays as 5.1 :/

I have done this very same test using 1.2b0, 1.1b1 and 1.1b0 drivers. Currently I am back to 1.1b0 as it does not freezes my system, but I can test drivers at any time.

Thanks.

hquest

Hey Oxtie. My BIOS has no way to turn ACPI off. I can only change from S1 to S3 states. I had, however, disabled all I could in regard of ACPI and power saving.

Tried 1.2b0 again and got system freezes, so unfortunately this didn't worked for me.

Thanks for the advices, hope they can be useful for someone else.

matasbbb

my sound card SB digital 5.1 live!
kX SB022810k1[df00]
it play few min and then distorted sound, (as talked above others)
telemetryfrom HALLab as you want,
its no red lines,
it few lines with zero when started playing
if u want more samples or test kext write to me
matasbbb(eta)gmail.com
(sorry for telemetry, because it saved all, but only the last 20-30 lines have sound like in the file title...)

Index of /~matasbbb/SOUND

adamsjs

This version is only letting me choose a 8 channel format when I only have 5.1 and it will only play through the front two speakers. I have configured the speakers and it still wont let me do anything other than 8 channel. I am working on iDeneb OSX 86. any ideas would be helpful. Thanks

gooday

distortion after 1 minute or so on my SB0060, system is Leopard 10.5.5.

and the kx manager wouldn't show up ,it's just blank and nothing but a window.

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