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At the end of my Studio Install rope! Please help :-) Pleeeease!
Hi, been awhile since I’ve been here. But, I’m absolutely at the end of my rope with this FinalCutStudio install.
I’m trying to install the upgrade of Studio but the install gets through 2 or 3 disks and then says there was an error, please try again.
I’ve tried dumping all my old Studio apps and prefs etc. Didn’t help. I reinstalled my OS. Didn’t help
I dumped the FinalCut System ID and re-entered all serial numbers and that didn’t work. I then bought a new SATA 300GB drive and thought I’d just start all over. I installed OSX Tiger fresh. Then Studio. Still the same problem.
I then tried installing from an external DVD Burner and the same thing happens. I’ve even tried logging in at Root level to try and install and it’s always the same.
I found that if I ONLY install the apps themselves, I don’t have a problem. It’s all the content portions of the installs that hang up. So, I tried installing those separately and still the same. Then tried installing to another drive for just content,… same problem. It’s not always the same content disk that hangs either, but mostly it’s the Apple Loops Content CD. But the others fail too if I install them direct of their respective DVDS.
Does anyone have a clue what might me going on? I don’t have any problems with the DVD drive at all. Have installed many programs, and have burned many DVDs without issue. And, as I stated above… I even tried this fresh, with fresh OSX Tiger on a brand new internal drive. Is there something wrong with my CPU?
I have a G5 DP 2Ghz – 4.5GB RAM – ATI 9800 Pro (and a second card for tools – Rage 128)
I’m running OSX Tiger 10.4.2 on the stock 160GB SATA drive, and running the same on the new Maxtor 300GB SATA drive split in 2 partitions.
I’ve tried just about everything I can possibly think of. Did I miss anything?
thanks in advance,
Skip
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4 Replies
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We had the same problem with the DVDSP content disk, sounds like you have dodgy discs – demand a replacement!
Steve Connor
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Well, that’s what I’d assume too. But I partner/do work for a media studio, and the studio bought FinalCutPro Studio. The owner of the studio installed it on his home studio G5 DP, on his Powerbook, and at an editing bay with a G4 at the studio. The license says you can install on 4 or 5 machines… so I’m trying to install on my home machine.
He says he didn’t have any problem at all with the install on all three of his machines. So, doesn’t appear to be bad disks. But I can’t figure out why it won’t install. My drive seems to be fine, even tried a brand new one, my DVD drive seems to be fine for anything else, but I tried an old external one too just in case. My RAM tests out fine. My OS is fresh. Can’t figure it out.
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Might call AppleCare… you’ve tried everything I would have suggested… installation troubleshooting is free from Apple… 1-800-myapple is the number.
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
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The last person might have hopelessly scratched the surface of one or more of the disks. You can see the worst scratches with a magnifier but DVD is so tight you could have undetectable damage in just the wrong spot.
Yes, try to acquire replacement disks.bogiesan
This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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