I upgraded to Direct mode in High Sierra (using the kext replacement method outlined in the forum), everything went fine, no issues during the process.
Afterwards, when I was testing Direct Mode. I noticed a Time Machine backup was completing (even though I had SysOptimizer enabled and it was lit up green on A+) Spotlight was also working too, so I am am assuming that SysOptimizer is not actually functional even though it says it is.
Prior to upgrading the kext to get Direct Mode enabled, Time Machine’s menubar icon would be greyed out (non-functional) when SysOptimizer is active. Now that is no longer the case and it looks like it normally does (white icon) and fully functional, even when SysOptimizer is showing as active in A+
I searched the forums and did a reinstall of SysOptimizer by trashing the following files and rebooting:
~/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.audirvana.audirvana-plus.SysOptimizerTool
~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.audirvana.audirvana-plus.SysOptimizerTool.plist
SysOptimizer installed after I rebooted and fired up A+, but still no dice. Same behavior as before.
I also tried fixing the permissions on the PrivilegedHelperTool Folder to root-wheel using the following sudo commands in ~/Library
sudo chmod 755 PrivilegedHelperTools
sudo chown root:wheel PrivilegedHelperTools
Still no change in behavior. As a last ditch effort I reset the PRAM this morning, and nothing.
Here is my debug info, as you can see I have SysOptimizer on (and set to Extreme) Is there anything I am missing that I could possibly try to resolve this?
EDIT
I noticed one more thing of interest. When SysOptimizer initiates, the checkbox for “Back Up Automatically” under Time Machine Preferences does not become unchecked, however if I manually uncheck the box and “restart all selected services now” under the SysOptimizer tab in A+ Preferences then it checks “Back Up Automatically” again. So it seems to be working to restart the selected services, but it is not able to stop them.
In addition, my preferences have started to randomly reset themselves upon exiting the app (not every time, but sporadically). Specifically with regards to the Audio System, Audio Filters and SysOptimizer tabs.
I have tried a fresh install of A+ (uninstalled the App using Clean My Mac 3) and no real change as far as I can see.
Audirvana Plus rev. 3.1.5 (3125) debug information:
running on Mac OS X 10.13.0 with 16384MB RAM
User preferences:
Remote control: IR: on, Media Keys: on (with volume control: on)
Playlists
Use UTF-8 for all: on
Start playback at launch with audio file: on
Volume knob control in rotation axis
Sample rate converter
iZotope 64bit SRC with no forced upsampling
Polarity inversion: global=off, per track=on
Volume control
DAC only
Max volume limit = 100.0%
AudioUnits not in use
SysOptimizer enabled:
Priority: Extreme
Spotlight: on
TimeMachine: on
iDevices USB: on
iTunes settings:
iTunes integrated Mode: off
Completely deactivate iTunes playback: on
iTunes volume control: active
iTunes play position control: active
iTunes safe factor: 1
Library settings:
Sync list : 1 folders
Auto: /Volumes/Media/A+
Database path: /Users/shwnwllms/Library/Application Support/Audirvana
iTunes Synchronization: inactive
Audio settings:
Hog Mode: on
Direct Mode: on
Integer Mode: on Mode 1
Max Mem for audio buffers: 13312MB
Max Sample rate limit: None
Sample rate switching latency: None
Direct Mode audio path
Preferred device: Schiit USB Audio Gen 2 Model UID:Schiit USB Audio Gen 2:0D8C:0004 UID:AppleUSBAudioEngine:Schiit Audio:Schiit USB Audio Gen 2:14300000:1
Active Sample Rate: 44.1kHz
Hog Mode is off
Selected device:
Local audio device
ID 0x28 Schiit USB Audio Gen 2 Manufacturer:Schiit Audio
Model UID:Schiit USB Audio Gen 2:0D8C:0004 UID:AppleUSBAudioEngine:Schiit Audio:Schiit USB Audio Gen 2:14300000:1
6 available sample rates up to 192000Hz
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
Audio buffer frame size : 14 to 4096 frames
Current I/O buffer frame size : 512
Physical (analog) volume control: No
Virtual (digital) volume control: No
Auto-detect MQA devices: No
Not a MQA device, user set to not MQA
DSD capability: Unhandled
Preferred stereo channels L:1 R:2
Channel bitmap: Ox3, layout:
Channel 0 mapped to 0
Channel 1 mapped to 1
Number of channels: 2
Use as stereo device only: No
Simple stereo device: Yes
1 output streams:
Number of active channels: 2, in 1 stream(s)
Channel #0 :Stream 0 channel 0
Channel #1 :Stream 0 channel 1
Stream ID 0x0 2 channels starting at 1
36 virtual formats:
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Float 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 192kHz
36 physical formats
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 16bit 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 24 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 24bit 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer aligned low in 32bit 192kHz
Local devices found : 2
Device #0: ID 0x31 Built-in Output Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Model UID: AppleHDA:122 UID: AppleHDAEngineOutput:1B,0,1,2:0
Device #1: ID 0x28 Schiit USB Audio Gen 2 Manufacturer: Schiit Audio Model UID: Schiit USB Audio Gen 2:0D8C:0004 UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:Schiit Audio:Schiit USB Audio Gen 2:14300000:1
UPnP devices found : 0