Comments on: EX58-EXTREME Build [Part2]

By: power_boz

power_boz — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:01:22 +0000

Sparly_D for sound the correct kext to use is VoodooHDA.kext and install it using OSx86tools.
Dude i just got my EFIX v1.1 but i didn’t test it yet, will plug it sometime this week and see if its working.
j Johnson, EFIX V1 works fine with 10.5.8 everything is running correctly even the dual monitor problem was solved. the big issue with efix v1 is lack of snow leopard support but i think they are going to update it so it runs snow leopard.

By: J Johnson

J Johnson — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:48:01 +0000

Sparly_D what sound issues are you having? I am getting hum and some pc noise through my sound monitors but I think this is more of a hardware problem than an efix problem. Other than that everything seems to work fine with me, although I am using 10.5.7, I have heard that 10.5.8 isn’t yet fully supported with efix yet.

By: Sparly_D

Sparly_D — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:23:09 +0000

I had issues with my Efix, couldn’t get it to work. I used an installer for retail OSX by digitaldreamer. It works great. I only have to work out my onboard sound issue. I need to install a kext to get it working in 10.5.8.

I don’t know what the issue is with the Efix module. It is a 1.1 and just boots into a blue then black screen with a cursor. Man, $200+ bucks and it is good as poo!
There is plenty of controversy with Efix these days and the method I used, using Chameleon boot loader is fantastic. It is prettier, customizable and there is tons of support. Yippee!

By: J Johnson

J Johnson — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:59:27 +0000

Hey power_boz, yes I have updated to the latest firmware, my motherboard also has the latest firmware as well. With audio production we use external sound cards to take the load off the cpu and also to reduce latency. I don’t even have a sound card in this pc because there is no point. I have done some research though and it turns out it could be a ground looping problem. This is might be fixed by using a hum canceler or power conditioner. However, I’ve never had this problem with my Macbook Pro on the same setup.

By: power_boz

power_boz — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:29:44 +0000

J Johnson: the reason to use terminal is to get to hidden files but if you got to it that then great As for you sound card, try using the built in one and see if it works. also did you update your efix firmware to the latest release? it seems to solve lots of issue.

By: J Johnson

J Johnson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:08:28 +0000

Hi guys, Just thought I’d let you know I managed to get my efix working with the i7 and it works great! I found a simpler way of installing the retail disk…rather than go through the terminal I simply put in the disk, clicked install and choose my external drive when it asked me where I wanted to install the volume (there’s even disk utility when you’re installing so you can format your drive). Much simpler for a noob like me.
I have had one minor issue though. I get a high pitched wine, (very quiet but annoying), through my sound monitors (speakers). I am using an mbox mini2 (external usb sound card). I don’t have this problem on my MBP. I know it could be a number of problems and I am hoping it’s something simple. Just wondering if anyone has had similar issues or may know what is causing this

By: J Johnson

J Johnson — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:32:13 +0000

Hi power_boz thanks once again for the info and the link to the combo update…I am waiting on parts to arrive for my new system so I’l let you know how it all goes once it’s up and running. Looking forward to trying out Logic and Pro Tools on this thing, it will be a great money saver if it works properly!

By: G-Funk

G-Funk — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:26:07 +0000

Great contribution guys and thanks for stopping by, We’ll try to post video tutorials in the future to better help the community , we need everybody’s input and comments.

By: power_boz

power_boz — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:20:19 +0000

Andrew Clark: glad it helped and thanks for stopping by
J Johnson: here is the link for the combo update 10.5.7 just install it after leopard as stated above http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10-5-7_Combo_Update

By: Andrew Clark

Andrew Clark — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:45:32 +0000

Plugged in the hard drive last night and it loaded perfectly! As it turns out though I need to buy a new keyboard as ps/2 connections don’t seem to be supported by macs / os x. Oh well. It’s not like they’re expensive.

Thanks again for the tutorial!