CPU Error

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:36 pm

everything except pro-tools runs great. I'm still a little worried about re-installing PT. Seems risky, is it?

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:54 am

gdoubleyou wrote:

Also run the hardware test disk that came with your machine.

Cool

Is this any different than Apple/about this mac/more info? Also, I got 2 CDs with the MacBook. Which one is the test disk?

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:23 pm

Yes it actually exercises certain hardware functions.

Depends on your specific machine what disk it's on.

On the install disk that came with my Mini the fist disk has labeling that says to depress the "D" key while booting.

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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:26 pm

When is someone going to answer my question about reinstalling pro-tools?

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:26 pm

Halifaxsoundguy wrote:

When is someone going to answer my question about reinstalling pro-tools?

I've never had to reinstall any apps because of glitch in over a decade, that's more of a windows approach. Usually just trash the preferences and restart the app fixes most problems.

If I was going to do a re-install I would start with a clean install of the OS first.

I only do clean Install when a new major release of OSX occurs, then it's to an external drive for testing before I eventually move over to it full time.

Cool

Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:34 am

I have re-install PT on my pc and it's fine. I don't see why it would be any different with a mac..

back up your IO settings if you have made your own first..

What version of PT are you using?

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:50 pm

Music_Junky wrote:

I have re-install PT on my pc and it's fine. I don't see why it would be any different with a mac..

back up your IO settings if you have made your own first..

What version of PT are you using?

That's a drastic measure on a Mac usually trashing preferences and reparing permissions will remedy 99% of software glitches.

I still bet it's hardware, most likely failing or not recognized RAM, Macs are finicky with some brands of RAM.

Cool

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:57 pm

So my personal life has been turned upside down then shaken in the last 3 months that I had to backburner most of my life (which includes this problem). Now back to normal, I did an uninstall then re-install of protools (with updates). Still i'm flustered. I get the "increase h/w buffer size" about a minute into playback of a session. The session i'm using was one I made before all these issues using the exact same hardware. People in posts above are saying "trashing preferences and reparing permissions will remedy 99% of software glitches. " I don't understand how to do that.

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:57 pm

I so badly want to be recording again Sad

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:17 am

Go to your applications folder, then the utilities folder. In there is a program called Disc Utility.app. Run that by double clicking it. Highlight the correct disc volume (you may only have one, usually Macintosh HD) then hit the Repair Disk Permissions button.

Here's a link on how to trash your preferences.

http://aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/mac031704.html

Hope this fixes you up, but my money would be on flakey RAM. Try this anyway.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:24 am

its factory ram, I've never touched it.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:26 am

Apparently, even the good stuff can go bad once in a while.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:41 am

But only PT is affected, wouldn't bad ram cause global terror on my machine?

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:53 am

I went to : MacintoshHD/Library/preferences . I have found a file called " com.digidesign.mbox2.prefpane.plist " is this a preference file. I've never done this so I just worry about losing stuff. I pretty good at f$*king up PC's.

Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:08 am

VonRocK wrote:

Go to your applications folder, then the utilities folder. In there is a program called Disc Utility.app. Run that by double clicking it. Highlight the correct disc volume (you may only have one, usually Macintosh HD) then hit the Repair Disk Permissions button.

I did this and I'm getting promissing results. Golly I hope this works. Still iffy on the trash the pref (lack of competence) thanks for everything thus far.

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