Tony! Hulette
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Without knowing what hardware, drivers, and software you are using anything I say is just a guess. SCSI cards need to run the correct drivers and software in order to work on various version of OS X (even then they are buggy – ATTO doesn’t seem real supportive, but at least they do something). Installing the correct ATTO drivers/firmware is critical. Also, its very important you follow ATTO’s installation instructions exactly (download the readme). https://www.attotech.com/software/index.html
Make sure you shutdown completely, then startup the RAID (let it spin up), then startup your Mac. Other hardware inside or attached to your Mac can occasionally interfere, so you might want to remove it while troubleshooting. 3rd party drivers for other products can also be a problem sometimes, so you try removing them, if any are installed. If you have an Adaptec card, replace it with and ATTO (or better yet get a SATA RAID – cheap, bigger and faster than an older Medea video RAID – plus no SCSI voodoo to worry about and no SCSI cards).
If you’re, still having problems after trying those things, contact Medea (or whomever makes your RAID) and ask them for help (most RAID companies are pretty helpful and easy to get ahold of).
Tony!
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Hmm
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I would update to Tiger. Troubleshooting mixes of old and new software can sometimes be a nightmare. Your hardware is new enough to not be a problem and you’ll get a lot more help on these forums (and other troubleshooting sites) by running the same OS and FCP that most of us are.
New features like Spotlight, Smart folders, core audio & video, Automator, etc are all great. For a list of what’s new/better in Tiger you can checkout Apple’s web page on it here: https://www.apple.com/macosx/
Basically, there are two ways to go in my opinion: 1) Don’t upgrade anything and keep your original system as is (assuming it was working well when originally installed). 2) Keep all software current, upgrade as soon as you know that the latest version is not causing problems for most early adopters (This includes all firmware, drivers, system software, and applications). The second one will involve some challenges and possibly some occasional downtime, but its my preferred choice in most cases. It will pay off in the long run since you’ll always be familiar with current techniques and features, so you’ll avoid a challenging learning curve later when you eventually buy new equipment & software. Plus the new features/bug fixes gained with regular updates are often well worth any minor upgrade headaches.
Tony!
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[Ron] “Thinking about the IOLA as a stand-alone addition with the KonaLH. Can anyone confirm whether or not all outputs are active when the unit is setup as a stand-alone box?
I think this IS the case with the IO box, but its not clear if the LA does this as well.”Personally, I would get the Kona 2 and Io LA, not the Kona LH and Io LA. With the Kona 2 you can up-convert analog video to HD (using the Io LA in-between the Kona 2 and the analog sources).
Tony!
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I believe this will help:
Go to your System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items and select anything that says unknown next to it. Then use the “-” sign at the bottom to remove those unknown items (you can try unchecking them instead, if you think you might still need one of them). Most likely you deleted some software and it left something in the login window.
Tony!
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As far as I remember you have three possible solutions/workarounds (assuming your battery is OK):
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Is it a wired mouse or wireless?
If wireless, metal, cordless phones, microwaves, etc can interfere with the signal. Also, replace the battery.
If corded, plug it directly into your Mac and NOT into your monitor or your USB Hub. Make sure its plugged in well (unplug and re-plug). Lower the sensitivity in your system preferences.
Unplug all other USB/Firewire devices while troubleshooting. While you’re at it make sure you don’t have any old mouse drivers installed (Logictech, Microsoft, etc).
Finally, if you have a Wacom tablet (or other brand) you probably have something sitting on it and that is causing the problem. Unplug the tablet and see if life gets better.
Oh, one more thing. Buy a good mouse like the Logitech 1000 or 510. I love Apple, probably more than anyone, but they are a decade behind in mouse design.
Tony!
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Data Rescue is probably worth a try: https://www.prosoftengineering.com/products/data_rescue_info.php
Let us know how it works out.
Tony!
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I’ve had similar problems in the past (but not recently). Anyway, this question come up every so often and I don’t remember ever seeing a definitive answer. The general suggestion is to try different/better/name brand media, and/or try a different type (DVD +R, instead of -R, etc). I suggest posting your problem again in the DVD Studio Pro forum on the Cow, maybe you’ll get a better answer. Sometimes, just burning another disk will work, so you may want to try a couple more. Try your disk on different Mac’s as well – if you can.
https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_view_posts.cgi?forumid=155
Tony!