cpalmer2k Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I've got a fully working Dell Inspiron 1525 running base Lion 10.7 minus the audio. I've tried various voodoohda kexts I've found listed as being compatible with the 1525, along with various version of the AppleHDA kext to no avail. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know my laptop has the Sigmatel audio option. I thought about installing the various updates to bring it up to 10.7.5, but I've been afraid to due to lack of information and my desire not to mess up what is otherwise a perfect install. Does anyone have any suggestions?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darvinko Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 VooDooHDA 2.7.2 should work. Have you tried going into System Preferences, Audio, output and check the settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted October 9, 2013 Administrators Share Posted October 9, 2013 Recent VoodooHDA 2.8.1 -> 2.8.4 should all be Ok, bearing in mind that a VoodooHDA kext must be accompanied by the AppleHDADisabler to support audio properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpalmer2k Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 When I try 2.7.4 I followed the instructions by coping the kext, the pref pane and then running ktext utility. It installed, but when I go to my audio settings "Output Devices" still shows "No Output Devices Found" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darvinko Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Did you install the AppleHDADisabler.kext as Hervé advised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpalmer2k Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 I don't currently have an AppleHDA installed, do I still need the disabler? I removed the apple HDA when I installed the above suggested VoodooHDA kext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Hervé Posted October 13, 2013 Administrators Share Posted October 13, 2013 Where did you remove your AppleHDA kext from? /E/E? AppleHDA is natively provided in /S/L/E! That's why you need the disabler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpalmer2k Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 I removed it from S/L/E after reading several other posts about it conflicting. I then tried several Voodoo variants, but haven't found "the winner" yet. A system search shows no AppleHDA.kext anywhere on any of my drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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