There is no volume control for digital outputs such as DP/HDMI and S/PDIF
Oh ok.
Ok, it looks good now. AFAIK the Z and ZxR cards use a different stream for line-out. Copy hda-verb to /usr/local/bin or simply enter the path, run the provided script and show me the output.
Yeah, looks like ZxRi is a different animal compared to other CA0132 type of audio hardware I've researched, as I haven't seen a lot of folks making them work (if any). I've entered the path, ran the hda-verb script and this is what it outputs (have I done it wrong?):
/usr/local/bin/hda-verb ; exit;
hda-verb for CodecCommander (based on alsa-tools hda-verb)
usage: hda-verb [option] nid verb param
-l List known verbs and parameters
-L List known verbs and parameters (one per line)
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.
[Process completed]
Did you tried AppleALC from post
#187?
Yes I have, with vanilla AppleHDA. Before trying that I've also tried the files in the first post. And then I've also tried the patched AppleHDA (reverted back to vanilla AppleHDA.kext again now). None of them gives me any sound.
The only way to give me sound at all, was from VoodooHDA.kext, and only when including the AppleHDA Disabler, otherwise it doesn't work. (I've also removed the VoodooHDA.kext and the AppleHDADisabler for the purpose of this experiment).
Is something connected to the rear headphone jack?
No. I have speakers connected on the Out jack on the back of the motherboard (that would be the top series of audio jacks (I have 6 ports behind, and 2 ports in front), and the middle audio jack). I might have had headphones connected on the front audio jack of the PC which I was testing (to no avail) while I was saving the .ioreg file I gave you.
If it does not work, uncheck the HDAS to HDEF patch and copy VoodooHDA to clover/kexts/Other where you should have audio and run the script again
Do I need a restart after running this script? Is the above output a sign that it didn't work? I don't use the HDAS to HDEF patch (or any other patch for that matter), as I think it was already seeing it as an HDEF (I could be mistaken though). Let me know after you see the above output, if you want me to try with the HDEF patch, or if I should go ahead with the VoodooHDA.kext.
Thanks for your perseverance and willingness to help me (and others with the same hardware). It's much appreciated.
EDITS / UPDATES: I seem to have the front and rear mic ports taking input now (tested in Input tab in Sound Preferences) which is a big progress. Will start swapping the speaker cable to the other audio jacks and report back.
2ND UPDATE: So I swapped the speakers cable to every single audio port. Front and rear not working, except, for the first one on the right on the bottom (I think it says C/SUB), and the volume is extremely low, despite that my speakers have their own volume control and are usually really loud. I mean, you can barely hear anything, but again, I call that progress.