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Firewire Port not working, URGENT help please¡¡¡

Hello People, i´ve just got a new Mac Mini last week, and i´ve been trying to get my Alesis MasterControl audio interface, and is just a complete mess.

This happened right after i´ve upgraded to 10.8.3 so i don´t know, the weird thing is that if i connect my old iBook to the Mac Mini the FW800 port works, but everytime i connect the audio interface, nothing happens, also the drivers from alesis, are up to date. i first thought about the port of the Mixer went bad, but it has 2 and non of them works, also thought about the cable but the same cable works when i connect my iBook, and the mixer is not bus powered, it has it´s own power supply.


Needless to say i´ve already done the usual reset PRAM, turn of the Mac unplugged for 30 hour to reset the bus. etc.


This is the usual firewire only system log that i get:


31/03/13 08:01:20.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 08:01:30.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.6.11675 (x86_64) Aug 16 2011 01:20:23

31/03/13 11:33:23.529 system_profiler[528]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 11:35:43.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 11:38:55.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 11:42:08.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 11:44:39.124 CleanMyMacHelperTool[583]: Mounted devices (

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.3.8671"

)

31/03/13 11:44:39.146 CleanMyMacHelperTool[583]: Wont clean /Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.3.8671 because disk image

31/03/13 11:44:39.148 CleanMyMacHelperTool[583]: Mounted devices (

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.3.8671"

)

31/03/13 11:44:39.149 CleanMyMacHelperTool[583]: Wont clean /Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.3.8671 because disk image

31/03/13 11:44:52.727 coreservicesd[62]: Application App:"AlesisFirewireUninstaller" [ 0x0/0x7f07f] @ 0x0x7fb5c8c30050 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontASNs ( ( ASN:0x0-0x80080:) ), so denying.

31/03/13 11:44:52.727 WindowServer[85]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to AlesisFirewireUninstaller, psn 0x0-0x7f07f, securitySessionID=0x186a5, err=-13066

31/03/13 11:47:28.533 CleanMyMacHelperTool[656]: Mounted devices (

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.3.8671",

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.6.11675"

)

31/03/13 11:47:28.544 CleanMyMacHelperTool[656]: Mounted devices (

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.3.8671",

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.6.11675"

)

31/03/13 11:49:26.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 11:52:39.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 11:57:22.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 11:57:34.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.3.8671 preliminary - x86_64 CJ - May 3 2010 02:43:28

31/03/13 11:58:36.982 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[155]: ([0x0-0x1d01d].tc.tctechnologies.AlesisFirewire.controlpanel[238]) Job appears to have crashed: Abort trap: 6

31/03/13 11:58:37.252 ReportCrash[242]: Saved crash report for AlesisFirewire Control Panel[238] version 3.5.3 (3.5.3.8671) to /Users/m1kygarcia/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AlesisFirewire Control Panel_2013-03-31-115837_Mac-mini-de-Miguel.crash

31/03/13 11:58:39.831 system_profiler[267]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 11:58:50.676 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[155]: ([0x0-0x23023].tc.tctechnologies.AlesisFirewire.controlpanel[274]) Job appears to have crashed: Abort trap: 6

31/03/13 11:58:50.837 ReportCrash[242]: Saved crash report for AlesisFirewire Control Panel[274] version 3.5.3 (3.5.3.8671) to /Users/m1kygarcia/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AlesisFirewire Control Panel_2013-03-31-115850_Mac-mini-de-Miguel.crash

31/03/13 11:58:53.638 system_profiler[277]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 11:59:09.747 CleanMyMacHelperTool[300]: Mounted devices (

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.6.11675"

)

31/03/13 11:59:09.905 CleanMyMacHelperTool[300]: Wont clean /Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.6.11675 because disk image

31/03/13 11:59:09.906 CleanMyMacHelperTool[300]: Mounted devices (

"/Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.6.11675"

)

31/03/13 11:59:09.907 CleanMyMacHelperTool[300]: Wont clean /Volumes/AlesisFirewire-3.5.6.11675 because disk image

31/03/13 12:00:47.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 12:00:59.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.6.11675 (x86_64) Aug 16 2011 01:20:23

31/03/13 12:01:56.720 system_profiler[269]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 12:05:40.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 12:08:52.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 12:12:42.277 AlesisFirewire Control Panel[245]: -_continuousScroll is deprecated for NSScrollWheel. Please use -hasPreciseScrollingDeltas.

31/03/13 12:12:42.277 AlesisFirewire Control Panel[245]: -deviceDeltaX is deprecated for NSScrollWheel. Please use -scrollingDeltaX.

31/03/13 12:12:42.278 AlesisFirewire Control Panel[245]: -deviceDeltaY is deprecated for NSScrollWheel. Please use -scrollingDeltaY.

31/03/13 12:13:53.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 12:25:29.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 12:25:38.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.6.11675 (x86_64) Aug 16 2011 01:20:23

31/03/13 12:28:30.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 12:28:33.906 system_profiler[273]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 12:31:41.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 12:35:16.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 12:35:26.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.6.11675 (x86_64) Aug 16 2011 01:20:23

31/03/13 12:37:53.513 system_profiler[266]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 12:39:36.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 12:39:49.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.6.11675 (x86_64) Aug 16 2011 01:20:23

31/03/13 12:42:55.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: 53 bus resets in last 3 minutes.

31/03/13 12:46:50.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: 68 bus resets in last 3 minutes.

31/03/13 13:01:30.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 13:01:41.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.6.11675 (x86_64) Aug 16 2011 01:20:23

31/03/13 13:05:27.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: 79 bus resets in last 3 minutes.

31/03/13 13:06:31.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:09:43.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:13:31.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 13:13:45.006 com.apple.kextd[11]: Can't load /System/Library/Extensions/IOFireWireIP.kext - ineligible during safe boot.

31/03/13 13:13:45.008 com.apple.kextd[11]: Load com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP failed; removing personalities from kernel.

31/03/13 13:13:54.818 com.apple.kextd[11]: Can't load /System/Library/Extensions/AlesisFirewire.kext - ineligible during safe boot.

31/03/13 13:13:54.823 com.apple.kextd[11]: Load tc.tctechnologies.driver.AlesisFirewire failed; removing personalities from kernel.

31/03/13 13:13:56.372 com.apple.kextd[11]: Can't load /System/Library/Extensions/AlesisFirewire.kext - ineligible during safe boot.

31/03/13 13:13:56.375 com.apple.kextd[11]: Load tc.tctechnologies.driver.AlesisFirewire failed; removing personalities from kernel.

31/03/13 13:15:40.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:18:46.763 com.apple.kextd[11]: Can't load /System/Library/Extensions/IOFireWireIP.kext - ineligible during safe boot.

31/03/13 13:18:46.768 com.apple.kextd[11]: Load com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP failed; removing personalities from kernel.

31/03/13 13:18:46.797 com.apple.kextd[11]: Can't load /System/Library/Extensions/AlesisFirewire.kext - ineligible during safe boot.

31/03/13 13:18:46.800 com.apple.kextd[11]: Load tc.tctechnologies.driver.AlesisFirewire failed; removing personalities from kernel.

31/03/13 13:18:50.775 system_profiler[221]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 13:18:52.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:21:03.488 system_profiler[235]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 13:22:37.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:24:07.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in now active, GUID 003ee1fffe88dc6a; max speed s800.

31/03/13 13:24:19.000 kernel[0]: Alesis Firewire - 3.5.6.11675 (x86_64) Aug 16 2011 01:20:23

31/03/13 13:31:00.926 system_profiler[316]: SPFWR ERROR: FireWire bus may be unstable. Other FireWire devices may be present.

31/03/13 13:33:03.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: 134 bus resets in last 3 minutes.

31/03/13 13:35:11.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:38:24.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:41:36.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:44:48.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 13:58:13.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.

31/03/13 14:01:25.000 kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) TI ID 823f built-in: no valid selfIDs for more than 3 minutes after bus reset.


Can somebody help, please i´d gladly appreciate it.

Posted on Mar 31, 2013 1:13 PM

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