AJA Lhe strange problems?

[Gary Adcock]

[Harcharan Singh] “BUT STRANGELY BOTH THE KONA CARDS ARE WORKING IN WINDOWS 7.”

Were the cards in a windows machine prior?

They maybe from the period before the hardware was unified across platform.

you will need to force the firmware update on the card to convert it to mac from PC.

install the mac driver software before installing the cards.

Install ONE card and then Boot into “safe mode” and force the firmware update via the aja software tools.

the machine should then re-boot correctly. I do not believe that you can run 2 LHe’ cards in a mac at the same time, newer LHI cards do allow for this.

gary adcock
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[Paul Jay]

Different AJA firmware?
Old firmware?
Call AJA.
they will help you.

NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH AJA CARDS IN MACPRO.

[Bob Zelin]

get the MAC to boot up, by either holding down the SHIFT key while it is booting, or removing the Kona card. Go to the AJA Utilities folder, and REMOVE the AJA drivers.

You MUST install the NDD driver from AJA.
This is what it will say on the AJA website support page.

KONA LHe NDD Driver Version 8.1.2, Control Panel, and Notes

(Release Date 3/7/2011, zip archive)

This NDD version is identical to the standard version above, but without the Macintosh Desktop feature.

AJA Driver Compatibility as of KONA Version 8.1.2 is as follows:
FCP 7 – 6.0.x KONA Driver version 8.1.2 (Snow Leopard and Leopard OS compatible)

REPLY continued –
so, once you UNINSTALL the driver you loaded in, then install the above NDD driver, and reboot with the Kona card in the machine, and you will no longer have blue screens.

And update your MAC from OS-X 10.6.4 to OS-X 10.6.6.

Bob Zelin

[Harcharan Singh]

Hi,
Thks for your replies.We just changed the card to SLOT 2 of MACpro as advised by Kona support documents and it seems to be okay.Doing a vigarous check of the system.Will update tommorow.
Thks again.
Harcharan

[Harcharan Singh]

Hi,
As we switched the machine on today same problem.
The Mac version was always called AJA LHe and Windows version was called XENA . The card is AJA LHe so do I need to flash the card?
If yes where can I download the utility?
Thks
Harcharan

[Harcharan Singh]

Hi,
As we switched the machine on today same problem.
The Mac version was always called AJA LHe and Windows version was called XENA . The card is AJA LHe so do I need to flash the card?
If yes where can I download the utility?
WHERE DO I GET THE FIRMWARE UPDATE UTIILTY FOR MAC?IT IS NOT THERE IN THE APPLICATIONS/AJA UTILITY FORDER……
Thks
Harcharan

[Aja Sales department]

Harcharan,
You should consider contacting AJA Technical Support for assistance with your KONA LHe card. They can be reached by phone or email, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm PST. The service is provide free of charge.

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AJA Video Systems
+1 (530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com

[Harcharan Singh]

Hi,
The problem continues with all the actions taken which have been recommended.
how can I insure that the card is not ok or there is some problem with the MAC?
Thks
Harcharan

[Aja Sales department]

As stated earlier in this thread, I would recommend contacting AJA Technical Support for assistance. AJA support is free of charge. They can be reached via phone between the hours of 9am and 5pm PST. You can also email AJA technical support if those hours are not convenient for you.

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AJA Video Systems
+1 (530) 274-2048 Intl.
(800) 251-4224 US
sales@aja.com