Q: No audio - Win 10 on iMac Retina 27

What is the Product Version in Bootcamp.xml on the disk/USB which has the latest BC drivers?

You mention two different versions - 6.0.6136 and 5.1.5640.

5.1.5640 supports

Post Date: Feb 11, 2014

File Size: 925.6 MB

System Requirements

• MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Early 2014)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch & 15-inch, Mid 2014)
• MacBook Air (11-inch & 13-inch, Mid 2013)
• MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch & 15-inch, Late 2013)
• Mac Pro (Late 2013)
• iMac (21.5-inch & 27-inch, Late 2013)
• Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1, 64 bit

which supports a 2013 iMac.

Neither version seems to be correct

For a Late 2015 iMac 27 inch (Model iMac 17,1), the version I get is

<ProductVersion>6.0.6237</ProductVersion>

Can you switch to OSX, run BC Assistant and download the BC6 driver package to a USB2 flash drive using

Post the Product version and then run setup.exe from the USB after you switch to Windows.

Can you post the exact Model Identifier from About This Mac -> System Report? Please do not post the serial number of your Mac.

Can you use Brigadier (https://github.com/timsutton/brigadier) and try to download the software again?

Here is an example log, for a MacBook8,1.

MyName-rmbp:brigadier-master MyName$ ./brigadier -h

Usage: brigadier [options]

 

Options:

  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

  -m MODEL, --model=MODEL

                        System model identifier to use (otherwise this

                        machine's model is used). This can be specified

                        multiple times to download multiple models in a single

                        run.

  -i, --install         After the installer is downloaded, perform the install

                        automatically. Can be used on Windows only.

  -o OUTPUT_DIR, --output-dir=OUTPUT_DIR

                        Base path where the installer files will be extracted

                        into a folder named after the product, ie.

                        'BootCamp-041-1234'. Uses the current directory if

                        this option is omitted.

  -k, --keep-files      Keep the files that were downloaded/extracted. Useful

                        only with the '--install' option on Windows.

  -p PRODUCT_ID, --product-id=PRODUCT_ID

                        Specify an exact product ID to download (ie.

                        '031-0787'), currently useful only for cases where a

                        model has multiple BootCamp ESDs available and is not

                        downloading the desired version according to the post

                        date.

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ ./brigadier -m MacBook8,1 -o Bootcamp-MacBook8,1

Output directory Bootcamp-MacBook8,1 that was specified doesn't exist!

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ mkdir Bootcamp-MacBook8.1

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ ./brigadier -m MacBook8,1 -o Bootcamp-MacBook8.1

Using Mac model: MacBook8,1.

 

Model supported in package distribution file at http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiil gc7r2ikjgud/031-24514.English.dist.

 

Distribution 031-24514 supports the following models: MacBook8,1, MacBookAir5,1, MacBookAir5,2, MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2, MacBookAir7,1, MacBookAir7,2, MacBookPro9,1, MacBookPro9,2, MacBookPro11,1, MacBookPro11,2, MacBookPro11,3, MacBookPro11,4, MacBookPro11,5, MacBookPro12,1, MacPro6,1, Macmini6,1, Macmini6,2, Macmini7,1, iMac13,1, iMac13,2, iMac13,3, iMac14,1, iMac14,2, iMac14,3, iMac14,4, iMac15,1.

 

Making directory Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514..

 

Fetching Boot Camp product at URL http://swcdn.apple.com/content/downloads/28/26/031-24514/qx7ph7k6mewtcf4eyhxmiil gc7r2ikjgud/BootCampESD.pkg.

 

100.0% 1633591296 / 1633586781 bytes

Expanding flat package...

 

Extracting Payload...

 

Extracted to Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514/WindowsSupport.dmg.

 

Done.

 

MyName-rMBP:brigadier-master MyName$ cd Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/

MyName-rMBP:Bootcamp-MacBook8.1 MyName$ ls -lt

total 0

drwxr-xr-x  3 MyName  staff  102 Aug 13 11:57 BootCamp-031-24514

MyName-rMBP:Bootcamp-MacBook8.1 MyName$ cd BootCamp-031-24514/

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ ls -lt

total 3188544

-rw-r--r--  1 MyName  staff  1632530665 Aug 12 00:59 WindowsSupport.dmg

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ pwd

/Users/MyName/Documents/brigadier-master/Bootcamp-MacBook8.1/BootCamp-031-24514

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ ls

WindowsSupport.dmg

MyName-rMBP:BootCamp-031-24514 MyName$ openssl md5 WindowsSupport.dmg

MD5(WindowsSupport.dmg)= a3d3e4f4a950fe6b47c4cb55f7cd7e02

Python is part of the default OS X installation.

type python

python is hashed (/usr/bin/python)

python -V

Python 2.7.10

Using the OS X side, you will get a WindowsSupport.dmg in the designated output directory.

I am afraid the sound driver offered by apple via bootcamp for windows is not compatible with your hardware.

The solution is to reinstall apple OSX and use VMware which will allow you to use the windows virtually and not as a partition and also the sound will work since you will be using the apple driver from the OSX.

I have done this before with one of my customer. It worked for them. Hope this will help you and someone else in the future.

That is true: there are drivers available but not designed by Apple. Apple does not have driver compatible with your computer for microsoft windows. Brigadier like any other software will allow the driver to be compatible with Microsoft since you are using a windows partition. VMWare however allows to use the apple audio driver from OSX directly into the virtual installation of windows. VMWare can be looked at from the scenario where it is easier to copy and paste files from windows to apple and vice versa or do a backup rather than switching from one partition to another at the time.

As for games, bootcamp is more reliable since it will give you a better performance and allow you to play around with the virtual memory. So you are right on this one as well. Good luck. Glad Brigadier worked for you.

Can you post the Product Version from the Bootcamp.xml file?