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TIGER BUSTED MY FIREWIRE
Guys need help!
After I upgrade my system to Tiger my firewire get busted I can’t capture or even out a certain video thru firewire hope you could help me..
Im using MAC G5 dual 2.5GHz 5GB memory DSR 11 as my deck and FCP 4.5
Thanks
Dennis
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11 Replies
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Did you do a clean install of Tiger, that is an Archive and Install or an Erase and Install. Just performing an “Upgrade” can cause a whole host of issues.
Did you re-install Final Cut Pro and any other pro apps after upgrading to Tiger? You really need to re-install everything to ensure it works correctly.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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Follow Walter’s advice, but in addition to that, make sure that any firewire devices (decks, hard drives) are not plugged into the computer when you do the upgrades.
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What is “an archive and install?”
jmf
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[jmf] “What is “an archive and install?””
It’s an OS installation option. You’ll see it during the installation process. Choose this to do a nice clean install without erasing the drive.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.comNow in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com
“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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Before you reinstall do this
Final Cut Pro: Restoring a DV device connection in QuickTime 7
<” target=”_blank”>https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301852>Should cure the problem
Michael Horton
lafcpug
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It seems to be a fairly common problem with QT7 installs. Don’t be surprised if Apple’s remedy doesn’t work. There are many threads on various FCP froums regarding the problem. What worked for me & another users solution can be found in this thread.
It’s fixable, unfortunately, different remidies seem to work for different folks.
Dave
https://www.lafcpug.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=88564&t=88514
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It is definately a QT problem and most folks who do have this problem do so becuase they upgraded with a FW device attached to thier Mac
Michael Horton
lafcpug
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I upgraded to Tiger without any firewire drives, ISite or AJA IO attached. One of my Lacie drives then stopped mounting after the upgrade. I have managed to get the Lacie drive back for about 24 hours to copy stuff off, but after the reboot, it was gone. Hmmm, who do you blame now?? Qucicktime 7, Tiger, Apple, Lacie.
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You busting my chops Andy? I said MOST folks. Look, all systems are different so there is no way a definitive solution for ALL is possible. If you got it working, then great. If you have to blame someone or something, blame the weather.
Michael Horton
lafcpug
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Michael, sorry if you thought I was busting your chops…..I was not. I meant to ad to the post that I would read up on the QT problems you linked in the previous thread, but hit post direct before proofing. If I am going to blame anyone, then Lacie is my first stop. Blame the weather…..bah…to many fires to even enjoy the sun out here 🙂
Seriously, I’ll read up on the Quciktime link you posted and give it a try. If it brings my drive back to life, I owe you a beer at NAB 🙂 I have not been able to get my Firewire Lacie drive back up since the first week of my Tiger install. And yes, I have contacted Lacie about it. Repair permissions etc., was their response. Which I did numerous times during the install and after the drive failed. I think it is time to give up on them and move to another proven solution.
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