orangefunk Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Hi, I suspect my firewire on the mac is not working (probably never worked from when I bought it) but thought before I take it in I would ask my fellow mac people for advice. I bought a new mixing desk audio interface which has a FW400 port and my mac has a FW800 port. I have installed the correct drivers, followed the instructions to the letter... even done a complete reinstall of OSX from scratch... and still no luck. It is like nothing is being sensed by the port... it just says Firewire bus 800Mbs in the system profiler... Is it simply a matter of connecting the two via a 6 to 9 pin cable or are there extra settings to consider? I have also tried other firewire devices and even another cable and still no luck. The devices work perfectly on my friends Macbook which is FW400. Any ideas chaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 No extra setting to worry about when moving from 800 to 400. It is not like a Windows computer where you have to worry about the firewire driver being installed correctly. If it is a built in port on your Mac the OS should see it and use it. That would leave a compatibility issue between your firewire audio device and the firewire chip set in the computer. This can be a real issue, but if you have tried other firewire devices and they don't work my guess would be something physical. An issue with the port or a bad chip. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 You might want to try using Growl and HardwareGrowler to see if the iMac "sees" the devices when they are connected or disconnected. There might be other utility programs that will do the same thing for you but you'll have to find those yourself. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Thanks Joe, will look into growl later! Thanks RABid too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 damn... Firewire port is not even showing up in Hardware Growler http://s10.postimage.org/kapsse4u1/mac_growler.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Bummer. You may need to ask a Genius. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 DAMMN!!!! Think I'll take it into the shop asap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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