Which MOTU...?
If you have a FW828mkII (but I think it work with every MOTU... only I don't know how to do it with other models), reset to Factory Defaults...:
-shut down everything
-switch on just the 828
-press SETUP and turn the knob all to the right (you'll read on display: Factory Defaults)
-press SELECT and then VALUE
-press SETUP again
-turn the computer on

Hope it will help you...

Great tip, rino.

Different MOTU interfaces are reset differently, though. I believe that MOTU's support pages has the factory default reset procedures listed... otherwise they ought to be in the operational manual that came with the unit.

I would also add that **booting up your computer last** and **shutting it down first** is a good habit to develop. The computer will scan its ports for devices on boot. The nice thing about shutting down first is that (at least in my case) all of my external hard drives are sent a cue to "unmount and park" properly without having to do them manually.

@JWL said:

Great tip, rino.

Different MOTU interfaces are reset differently, though. I believe that MOTU's support pages has the factory default reset procedures listed... otherwise they ought to be in the operational manual that came with the unit.

I would also add that **booting up your computer last** and **shutting it down first** is a good habit to develop. The computer will scan its ports for devices on boot. The nice thing about shutting down first is that (at least in my case) all of my external hard drives are sent a cue to "unmount and park" properly without having to do them manually.

...not so great! [:D] (at least... not 'till Simsy will jump sooooo happy around his room!)
Yes! ...of course! The computer is the last thing to turn on and the first to shut down... why??!!?? ...someone out there is still doing differently? [H]

Cheers JWL!
R

yes, of course, i actually turn it on so late that i shut down even before ... no wait, something is wrong now ... [:P]

Anybody reading this thread, and the update problems, could be mistaken for thinking it was about WINDOWS!!

Ahh, the world gets smaller every day, doesn't it......

[:P]

Hi

Thanks for all the tips, I tried reseting the MOTU and it made no difference!! I am so depressed, I am going to do a new install of the OS, last time I did the archive option this time I am just going to delete and start new!!

I have only had this computer for a month or so! It came with 10.4.9 any way so I will just reinstall and not do any updates. I will have to install all my apps again which is a nightmare!!!

I will post after I have finished to let you know it it worked. Again I really appreciate all the helpful suggestions!!!

Thanks,
Simon

One more thing you might try, if you have not so far done so, is rebuilding the startup disk's directory with Alsoft's DiskWarrior. In my experience, rebuilding the directory with DiskWarrior has often solved otherwise inexplicable or apparently insoluble problems.

I am running OS 10.4.10, have the MOTU 2408 mk3 interface and i have not encountered any problems so far. (I've also installed the latest versions of iTunes and QuickTime.) However, immediately after installing the update to OS 10.4.10 and other updates, I not only repaired permissions with Apple's Dsk Utility, but rebuilt the directories of all disks with DiskWarrior 4.

Hi

I formatted the hard disk and reinstaalled the OS up to 10.4.9 and then reinstalled my drivers and it works now. I will just not update to 10.4.10. However I am having a problem with DP it says

An error occurred while writing to the disk. The file New File was not saved.

This file was created in a later version of Digital Performer and cannot be opned in this version. Try and save your file to a different disk.


Any ideas?

Hi

Fixed DP had to do a command line rm command and it worked. So I have everything working again!!!!

I would like to thank everybody for their help, it is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Simon

Good news Simsy! [[;)]]

Ehi, cm! Have you cleared your... doubt? [:D]