3,1 using hacked OS, which some kext is modded. That makes the difference (easy to have this kind of driver issue).
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Resolved HDMI / Displayport audio fix
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3,1 using hacked OS, which some kext is modded. That makes the difference (easy to have this kind of driver issue).
Thanks! This works great on my Nvidia Quadro 4000 (Mac Edition) on 10.13.6. No other kexts used, just Lilu and AppleALC. Weird thing is, now I don't have any other audio outputs in System Preferences anymore. Headphones plugged in aren't recognized either.
WORKING!
SAPHIRE Radeon Pulse RX 580 8GB
Mac Pro 5,1 Mid 2010
3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon (Upgraded from the stock 2.8GHz)
32 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6
I disabled IPS for the installation process but enabled it afterwards and it still works.
I can now see my Sony TV as an audio output.
Also, I can see HDMI as a playback engine option in Pro Tools 2018.12.0
Very impressed with this fix. Thanks to all that made it happen!
SAPHIRE Radeon Pulse RX 580 8GB
Mac Pro 5,1 Mid 2010
3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon (Upgraded from the stock 2.8GHz)
32 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6
I disabled IPS for the installation process but enabled it afterwards and it still works.
I can now see my Sony TV as an audio output.
Also, I can see HDMI as a playback engine option in Pro Tools 2018.12.0
Very impressed with this fix. Thanks to all that made it happen!
Yeah, got caught up in a bit of a letter jumble.. hey.. how can I merge all 3 of what looks like very similar replies of mine into one? I updated my post twice but I guess each time e remade the entire post?
If you take your system off line and shut down the HDMI/Display Port fix will still be active when you boot back up. I just made a Location in Network settings called Black Hole that has no interfaces. I set it to that and then shut down. When I booted my system back up it is still in the "Black Hole" network setting. I change it to Automatic when I want to go online but set it back to Black Hole when I want to shut down. If I leave it online when I shut down it boots up with internet access and the fix gets undone and I have to boot into recovery mode to shut of SIP again. Don't understand what happens exactly but the Black Hole fixes it.
I found the Saphire Pulse RX 580 for a cheaper price so I returned the first card. After installing and testing I shut down and forgot to take my system off line. This morning when I started up my system the HDMI/Display port audio fix was still in place. The system did not reset itself. Can the restart undoing the fix be specific to something variable in the card or could my first card have been defective in some way? Whatever - fix still works.
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I also had the HDMI audio stop working after a while (probably the restart on network recently described). I will try to disable SIP and see if I can get it working again. Bummed it didn't keep working.
I have a macPro flashed 5,1 2009, OS 10.13.6 with Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX580 8GB
I just recently installed the the Sapphire RX580 and noticed the Audio from the HDMI isn't working. I feel comfortable with all the steps outlined in the first page.
Except for disabling SIP....How do I do it? I read that holding something during boot up, but here is my issue. I installed an RX580 card so I no longer have the boot up screen....Will this be a problem? Is there a different way to disable SIP?
I just recently installed the the Sapphire RX580 and noticed the Audio from the HDMI isn't working. I feel comfortable with all the steps outlined in the first page.
Except for disabling SIP....How do I do it? I read that holding something during boot up, but here is my issue. I installed an RX580 card so I no longer have the boot up screen....Will this be a problem? Is there a different way to disable SIP?
- Hold down Command-R to boot into the Recovery System.
- Click the Utilities menu and select Terminal.
- Type csrutil disable and press return.
- Close the Terminal app.
- Click the menu and select Restart....
Perfect! I just did this. I was worried Recovery Mode wouldn't show up because I don't have a boot screen. I tried it and it worked! I have SIP disabled.
My next hurdle is how do I make a back up of AppleHDA.kext?
I tried searching for the file via finder and no results for AppleHDA or AppleHDA.kext
You don't need to patch the AppleHDA.kext for this fix.
[doublepost=1553047876][/doublepost]Thanks MacPro4.1- 5,1 Mac OS 10.13.6 Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8gbthunder72fr made a post in the PULSE RX580 ROM study thread about that he can get HDMI audio working properly in Mojave with just Lilu.kext and AppleALC.kext installed.
I further tested it on my own cMP and confirmed it can work. And the process is simpler than HDMIAudio.kext + AppleHDA.kext patch.
However, I have no idea if this method also work on any other cards. If we can confirm this method work on most cards, or figured out the specific conditions, then I think I can put this method in the sticky thread.
So, if anyone looking for HDMI / Displayport audio, please try the following steps.
1) Disable SIP (in my case, I disabled Gatekeeper as well, not sure if make any difference)
2) Make sure HDMIAudio.kext is NOT installed. If it's installed, REMOVE it from the System/Library/Extension folder.
3) Make sure the AppleHDA.kext is NOT patched. If not, revert it (you should always make a backup of the original kext before patch it)
4) Download AppleALC.kext V1.3.2 (Link)
5) Download Lilu.kext V1.2.7 (Link)
6) Download KextUtility V2.6.6 (Link)
7) Unzip everything
8) Open Kext Utility (enter your admin password as required), it will auto perform some maintenance job, let it finish. You will see something like this
9) Drag Lilu.kext into the Kext Utility window. Again, enter password as required, and let it finish its job.
10) Drag AppleALC.kext into Kext Utility windows, enter password as required, and let it finish its job
11) Reboot
N.B For Nvidia card users, you may need WhateverGreen.kext V1.2.3 (Link) as well. If the above steps doesn't work, you may install this kext (via kext utility) and try again.
After test, please leave a post and tell us your graphic card model with details. e.g. Sapphire PULSE RX580 8GB, but not just RX580.
And which OS you are running (with build number).
For Nvidia card users, please also state if you need WhateverGreen.kext to make it work. Million thanks in advance.
Hi,
I have an MAC PRO 5.1 (mid 2010) with 12 core, 128gb ram and Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 8192 MB.
With: High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G5019), Boot ROM Version: 140.0.0.0.0 and SMC Version (system): 1.39f11 and SIP disabled.
I watched the discussion here and tried several methods, but i still could not get sound from HDMI to the ONKYO receiver.
Any suggestion? is highly appreciated.
Thank you.
Stelian P.
I have an MAC PRO 5.1 (mid 2010) with 12 core, 128gb ram and Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 8192 MB.
With: High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G5019), Boot ROM Version: 140.0.0.0.0 and SMC Version (system): 1.39f11 and SIP disabled.
I watched the discussion here and tried several methods, but i still could not get sound from HDMI to the ONKYO receiver.
Any suggestion? is highly appreciated.
Thank you.
Stelian P.
I tried again and now everything is ok, thank you.
so is working well with MAC PRO 5.1 (mid 2010) with 12 core, 128gb ram and Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ 8192 MB. High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G5019), Boot ROM Version: 140.0.0.0.0 and SMC Version (system): 1.39f11
Mid-2010 flashed to 5,1 running a MSI Radeon RX 560 and Mojave 10.14.3. Just completed the instructions and now have working Display Port audio to my 4K ASUS monitor. HDMI audio works as well to the same monitor.
Thanks for the tutorial and links! Only difference is I used version 1.3.6 for AppleACL and 1.3.5 for Lilu.
Thanks for the tutorial and links! Only difference is I used version 1.3.6 for AppleACL and 1.3.5 for Lilu.
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