Which Ethernet kext for AR8131? Rev2 sound fix
 

I second the last post, which one of those listed on the google code site is the one to install for ethernet?

I have sound working on my rev 2, on 10.6.3. Use the attached Apple Azalia Audio kext and your sound should start working. But note that you must be booting into 32-bit.

If anyone on rev 2 (or rev 1) is booting into 64bit and has sound fully functioning, please tell us how! Also if anyone on rev 2 could please post their dsdt, that'd be great too! Thanks!

L1C works for the ar8131 that the rev 2 boards have.

bobbyd's install works as far as getting audio output goes. There are no options whatsoever for input/microphones. VoodooHDA seems to work a little bit better. I'm using 0.2.2b from their official forums, and it still doesn't give me microphone support, but I can get my guitar to work that I'm using through line-in. I'm using 32-bit 10.6.3 on a Rev.1, by the way.

I'm really miffed that Apple managed to break kext support for a lot of older kexts. Under 10.6.2 I had everything working, Mic+Speakers+Line-in. I'm considering swapping motherboards to have something that works. :/

I put AtherosL1cEthernet.kext in my Extensions folder for LAN success on v2 boards. After doing this I lost sound and have to boot with -f EVERY TIME in order to get the system to boot. grr. Also this v2 board has random crashes quite a bit. My v1 board is rock solid.

Sorry for the double post, but I feel obligated to post this.

For anyone having trouble getting the audio to work after the 10.6.3 update, I did find a fully working solution that has all features enabled, including front panel audio, microphone and line-in support.

1) You need the AppleHDA.kext file extracted from the 10.6.2 combo update that can be downloaded from Apple.com's downloads. You also need the LegacyALC883.kext from the ES2L Kit listed in the first post of this thread.

2) Use Pacifist to extract the AppleHDA.kext file from the 106.2 combo update from Apple. When browsing through the update, the file should be located in System/Library/Extensions.

3) Replace AppleHDA.kext in S/L/E on your own Hackintosh drive with this older version. Open Disk Utility and repair your permissions.

4) Put LegacyALC883.kext in your /Extras/Extensions folder (located in the root of your Hackintosh drive.) Use the pfix utility to repair the permissions on drive.

5) Restart and you should be golden.

**Be aware that I'm no expert on this. I'm guessing you'll also need a patched dsdt.aml file that's outline in the first post of this thread. I also doubt this fix will work with other models/brands of motherboards.)

That LegacyHDA from 10.6.2 gets sound back on my rev2 board under 10.6.3

Just in case anyone is wondering...

I did the upgrade to 10.6.4 and got a kernel panic. It seems like it's related to the SleepEnabler kext. I believe there were problems of this same nature going from 10.6.2 to 10.6.3. I haven't been able to resolve it yet since my Mac OS installation will not load, even in safe mode. I think it's safe to say that people may want to remove the kext before doing the update.

Just did the 10.6.4 update I removed sleepenabler kext, It installed without a problem. sound and ethernet still work, My update was only 300 some megs I have another laptop to upgrade and the 10.6.4 update is over 900 megs so... the 300 one seems safe :)

Files for Successful 10.6.4 (on Rev 2)
 

Here's everything I have, thought it'd be useful for anyone who's stuck.
I'm on 10.6.4 in 64 bit mode with everything working great besides sleep (which isn't a big deal for me).

The kexts in my Extra/Extensions folder are:
fakesmc
JMicronATA
NullCPUPowerManagement
NVEnabler64
OpenHaltRestart
PlatformUUID

Additional kexts that I installed on top of everything to S/L/E:
LegacyALC883
AtherosL1cEthernet
AppleHDA

I attached my Extra folder to this post, in it you'll find all the kexts I mentioned along with my DSDT. Hope this helps!

Dunno if post #8 here will help you

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ind...owtopic=221273

EDIT: and/or http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/ind...owtopic=196466