Virus Ti Snow + Ableton 7 problem

[leszczu]

Yep, I have same problem like you with my macbook and virus ti kb. Solution? I install Win XP Pro sp3 in Bootcamp and everything works perfect... I know there's something wrong with usb ports under leopard. Its not straight usb from controller. It's hub... I try uninstall isight camera and ir from one port but fuc*** leopardo still see connected devices to hub. In this weekend I will try install Tiger and see what wil happend.
Cheers

[psy604]

you could use a PCMCIA USB-Controller in order to have 2/4 native ports available ...
a different version of MAC OS won't change the hardware configuration of the ports, i guess

something like this: here (you just have to be sure, that there's drivers for MAC)

[leszczu]

MacBook don't have PCIMCIA. Maybe some adapter on FireWire? Maybe. For me it's temporary situation because now I upgrading my PC and I need to survive.
Cheers.

[psy604]

it got no PCMCIA?! just can't understand all that MAC hype ... if it not even got the most basic industry standard expansion slot.

you could modify it by soldering in 4 wires (just before the internal hub) to gain access to a native USB port (without any warranty).

this firewire-2-USB adapters are mainly designed for connecting DV equipment to an USB 2.0 port (there's PAL & NTSC versions).

only thing i could imagine would be some firewire audio-interface with MIDI I/O ... but you couldn't use the TI feature this way.

[slowblow]

Leszczu ? any news about Tiger ?
I checked on usb express card, the same result..

[leszczu]

I was like a Tiger during this weekend... Now I have little hangover.
Cheers

[slowblow]

SO..
There is a solution but I think...
I`m using macbook with Polish version of Leopard, and I just change the region and main language to English and Snow now works perfectly...
:O
there is a god on this planet tommorow I will have a hangover.
Thanks for any help.. cheers

[leszczu]

No co ty pitolisz? I dziala? zaraz sprawdze.

[Dogus]

i have the same problem...but switching languages didnt help at all...same problem with both ableton and logic...also cannot open the virus control center...dont know what to do...by the way i tried it on tiger - not working, leopard = not working...windows xp = it works..

[psy604]

it seems, that XP sees the USB ports different than macOS ...
if you can make it understand, that there's no hub present, this would be solution.



MacBook:

disabling the built-in iSight cam could free up bandwidth from the v2.0 bus.
just a bit unsure, if the other buses are v1.0 or v1.1 ... Virus TI requires v1.1.

MacBook Air:


... an interesting technical article about macBook Air:
http://www.maushammer.com/systems/mba/USB.html
(this guy had the same thought as me: soldering in 4 wires)