ALC887 5.1 Surround - Hackintosh

Quick tutorial to get ALC887 audio working on hackintoshes with 5.1 full surround on any audio

That means, not only some players will play at full 5.1, but every output audio, like what realtek hd audio utility does on windows.

This method has been tested on macOS Sierra 10.12.3 with a MSI H81M-P33 motherboard with 3-jacks audio setup and Logitech Z506 5.1 surround speakers

It should work on other configurations too.

Part 1: prerequisites

Clover bootloader

AppleHDA.kext in /System/Library/Extensions should be the original, unpatched one

Multibeast

Soundflower 1.6.6b

Part 2: Audio drivers

Mount EFI partition

Open Multibeast

Select drivers>audio>realtek>alc887/888b + 100 / 200 series audio + optional 3 port audio

Build/Install

Reboot

Part 3: Soundflower installation and combined device configuration

Install Soundflower 1.6.6b

Reboot

Open MIDI configuration app (/Applications/Utilities)

Create a new combined device

Select all output devices found

Click on configure speakers

Choose 5.1 layout and make sure every speaker is identifed correctly

Save configuration

Part 4: Soundflower configuration

(optional) reboot

Open soundflowerbed

Choose Soundflower (64ch)

Select combined device you created before

Go to Settings - Audio - Output

Choose Soundflower (64ch)

Play something. Sound should come from every speaker you have

Part 5: Applying settings on reboot

Open settings

Go to User - login

Unlock the lockpad

Add login item - Soundflowerbed

(optional) select hide

Lock the lockpad

Reboot