[Resolved] Brand new rMBP, lost audio, SMC/NVRAM resets ineffective

Sylon · 03:02 PM

I just bought my 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 13" yesterday. Audio was working fine until just a little bit ago. I noticed it after I attempted to do a restart, the computer hung, for stuck, so I forced shutdown. Upon starting the computer back up, I lost all sound. I get the "dong" sound when I hit the power button, but after that, nothing. Tried resetting the SMC and NVRAM multiple times, no luck.

Any ideas?

UPDATE: Somehow during the hung restart, my audio settings were changed. I didn't touch them. Damn gremlins. Anyway, what is "Soundflower" in the audio settings?

satcomer · Mar 14, 2013, 03:07 PM

Soundflower is very buggy in 10.8.x. I would dump it and go for something like the Audio Hijack and/or FStream for Internet Radio.

Sylon · Mar 14, 2013, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by satcomer

Soundflower is very buggy in 10.8.x. I would dump it and go for something like the Audio Hijack and/or FStream for Internet Radio.

Yeah, but here is the thing. I have no idea how it got there. Is it preloaded on new MBP's? I don't even know where it is on my computer outside of the Audio Settings menu.

satcomer · Mar 14, 2013, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylon

Yeah, but here is the thing. I have no idea how it got there. Is it preloaded on new MBP's? I don't even know where it is on my computer outside of the Audio Settings menu.

No it's no preloaded. You have to install it or the third party you bought it from installed it.

Sylon · Mar 14, 2013, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by satcomer

No it's no preloaded. You have to install it or the third party you bought it from installed it.

Then that's creepy, I didn't install it. Thanks for the info.

Mar 14, 2013, 02:52 PM	#1
Sylon macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Michigan/Ohio, USA	Brand new rMBP, lost audio, SMC/NVRAM resets ineffective I just bought my 2013 MacBook Pro Retina 13" yesterday. Audio was working fine until just a little bit ago. I noticed it after I attempted to do a restart, the computer hung, for stuck, so I forced shutdown. Upon starting the computer back up, I lost all sound. I get the "dong" sound when I hit the power button, but after that, nothing. Tried resetting the SMC and NVRAM multiple times, no luck. Any ideas? UPDATE: Somehow during the hung restart, my audio settings were changed. I didn't touch them. Damn gremlins. Anyway, what is "Soundflower" in the audio settings? __________________ 2013 13" Retina MacBook Pro \| 32GB iPhone 4S \| 32GB iPad (3rd gen) \| TV 16GB Samsung GS4 \| 16GB Nexus 4 \| 16GB Nexus 7 Last edited by Sylon; Mar 14, 2013 at 03:02 PM.
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Mar 14, 2013, 03:07 PM	#2
satcomer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia	Soundflower is very buggy in 10.8.x. I would dump it and go for something like the Audio Hijack and/or FStream for Internet Radio. __________________ Mac Book Pro Core 2 Duo 2.16Ghz, SuperDrive, 2G RAM, OS X 10.7.4 Mac Pro Dual 2.8 Quad(Rev B.), 14 G RAM, OS X 10.8.2, 23'' LCD iPad 3G, 32 black
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