Does anyone know or can think of a kext that bypasses the s/pdif like VoodooHDA I could use on a real mac?

I've got the infamous "red light" problem with the audio jack of my old 13' mbp. (the switch for enabling digital audio is stuck, therefor is "always on" red lazer glow). So I will always get the chime but upon booting into osx there is no sound (i use phones and a bt speaker)

What will fix this error is:

messing around with the audio midi setup (not my case) poking it with a toothpick (works the first 100000 times) hard-disabling s/pdif on the motherboard (needs soldering) getting the jack replaced (needs a full on service) using windows or linux (works fine there)

There is no way to jut bypass it in the system.

So I've found a guide but since it seems to be for mavericks (using v2.8.6 it did not work since I'm on sierra

(the failed guide)

Downloaded the current Voodoo HDA Kexts from Sourceforge - http://sourceforge.net/projects/voodoohda/ which are for Intel HDA to begin with :) v286 and ran the installer.

The I downloaded the Kext Utility (Google Search to find it) It will be in the download section of: tonymacx86.com

Just run the kext utility to repair permissions, clear caches etc.

Then restart.

After restart audio possibly could be / will be a little low, or won't mute or won't lower, so you will need to enable the Voodoo HDA Audio fixes as needed here:

  1. Open the Terminal and go to /System/Library/Extensions/VoodooHDA.kext/Contents directory.
  2. Type the command: sudo nano -w Info.plist.
  3. Press CONTROL-W (W for search) and search for the string "VoodooHDAEnableHalfVolumeFix" (without the quotes). Change the value from false to true. Save the file. enable other fixes as needed.
  4. Fix your permissions by running Kext Utility and clear your caches.
  5. Reboot the system. Volume now at the right levels...
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