Midisport 2x2 is not recognized

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Midisport 2x2 is not recognized

When I plug the Midisport straight into Macbook USB slot, it is not recognized (no lights etc).
Testing, as I have a second midisport also, the same thing. Both come alive with Dell laptop so they are not broken. On the other hand, mice, keyboard etc function through these Macbook ports, so they also seem not to be broken.

So would this be a question of 'too low USB power' in Macbooks to power some peripherals such as Midisport? I wonder what to do to get MIDI working.

Another thing is that M Audio has not yet updated the driver for Leopard. So I have installed the latest Tiger driver. I believe though that this is a separate problem.

Macbook 2,2 Ghz, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Nov 10, 2007 5:09 AM

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Answer 1

Mr McRiff Author

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Nov 11, 2007 11:27 PM in response to Mr McRiff

It seems that this is a driver issue and not USB powering issue. M-Audio says they are developing drivers for Leopard.

It would be useful to know, which USB midi interfaces are already working with Leopard. Any experiences?

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Answer 2

josefZ

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Nov 12, 2007 7:44 AM in response to Mr McRiff

I am running Leopard with a Midisport 4x4. It is running with an older driver, I think it is Ver2.2, that's what AudioMidi setup states anyway.

I tried to install a more recent driver and Leopard would not recognize my Midisport. I then ran an uninstall of the most current driver and went back to my 2.2 driver. All my Midi gear is recognized and working great.

Good Luck,.........

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Answer 3

syclone

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Nov 25, 2007 7:43 PM in response to Mr McRiff

Mr McRiff, could you post some detailed instructions on how to install this fix? I got as far as Deleting the "M-Audio Firmware Loader" folder in the library folder after that I'm clueless. After that it says your suppose to install the "MidiSportLoader" from the installer package. What installer package? and how do you in install from the package? Your help would be appreciated.

thanks,
syclone

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Answer 4

Dec 8, 2007 3:36 PM in response to Mr McRiff

I wonder if anybody who has installed the namedfork driver has a PPC machine? From the forum posts here, it looks like almost everybody has an Intel machine.

After following the installation instructions, I see the lights come back on the MidiSport 2x2 box, and AudioMIDI Setup sees the device, but none of the programs I usually use with MIDI can detect any info from it. Any similar situations out there?

Thanks!

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Answer 5

Dec 8, 2007 4:51 PM in response to Machim

You're probably looking in the wrong library folder. You do NOT want the library folder that's under your user/

If you're logged on as administrator, I guess the easiest way to find it is double click the icon for your computer (MacIntosh HD unless you've renamed it) then open the library folder and you'll find it.

in technical lingo you want the folder that's /Library and NOT the one that is: /Users/Yourusername/Library

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Answer 6

Machim

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Dec 9, 2007 4:34 PM in response to Machim

I figured out the library issue thanks.
I have deleted whatever it was in the startupitems.
I got the tar.gz file, now what do i do with it? It just opens by clicking it, where is the /tmp directory??

Thx again:)

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Answer 7

syclone

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Dec 9, 2007 5:14 PM in response to Machim

Machim,

I had the same problem your having and then I scrolled down to the heading that says "Downloads" and realized that I was downloading the wrong file.

You need to download the installer under "Downloads": (see below)

"Downloads

*----->Installer: MidiSportLoader-11-dl.pkg.zip (13KiB zip)*
*MD5 (MidiSportLoader-11-dl.pkg.zip) = a7038b4ba93a7b8a0e8689bfa679cd50*
*Note: the installer will download the firmware before installing, so it requires an internet connection"*

Good Luck!

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Answer 8

Dec 23, 2007 1:36 PM in response to liamstask

i tried everything and cant get this to work for me i followed all steps including instructions sent to me
from Mr. Alvarez himself and it seems the prolem is that the firmware doesnt download with the package install. So any help with detailed instructions would be a blessing

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Answer 9

Nov 11, 2007 4:25 PM in response to Mr McRiff

i am having the same problem. this will be truly disappointing if I cannot get this piece of hardware working properly.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

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Answer 10

Mr McRiff Author

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Nov 12, 2007 7:55 AM in response to josefZ

For now, I'm using this. Seems to work rather well.
http://namedfork.net/midisportloader/

M-Audio should hire this guy! 🙂

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Answer 11

Nov 15, 2007 4:59 PM in response to Mr McRiff

Yes, I agree my midisport 2X2 is back in business

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Answer 12

Nov 18, 2007 1:58 PM in response to Les Cahan

My 2x2 is working again! thanx

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Answer 13

xanderb

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Nov 20, 2007 1:40 AM in response to Mr McRiff

Brilliant fix - green light back up on my Midisport 4x4 and everything working perfectly again - BIG BIG THANKS to the writer of this script (Jesús A. Álvarez ?) and to McRiff for posting !!!!!

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Answer 14

Nov 20, 2007 5:57 AM in response to Mr McRiff

Worked for me as well! Thanks so much!

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Answer 15

Nov 23, 2007 5:02 AM in response to Mr McRiff

I too have a USB midisport 2x2 and since installing "Leopard" the "lights" won't come on. I only an occasional user so don't use it every day.

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