Topic: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Hello.

Just installed latest Mac OSX Intel drivers and firmware from RME website.

Plugged RME Fireface 400. It connects ok. But when I open Ableton or iTunes and try to play any audio through Fireface, host led start blinking. And no audio played.

Using MacBook Pro MB470LL/A. Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.

What can it be  ???!

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Sounds like the infamous Agere/LSI Firewire chipset problem.

http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4986
http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1475

Regards,
Jeff Petersen
Synthax Inc.

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Oh no...

Time to sell FF400 sad

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Or buy a Firewire hub/repeater and plug it in between. The "Lindy" repeater cable proved to be working reliably.

A MOTU Ultralite also works as an in between repeater, even when it's turned off. Hehe. tongue

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

It's not an option for live performances and rehearsals.

Is this repeater do the job ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? … SA:GB:1123

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Looks similar to the Lindy one and should do the job (unless internally it uses other components/chipset than the Lindy one).

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Does this adapter also solve this problem ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/400-800-FIREWIRE-AD … 27b60de6f8

I'm asking because 5m cable repeater is not a mobile solution. 7m of cable total.

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Nope, those adapters don't have any FW chipset inside. You can try a FW hub though.

Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? … SA:GB:1123

Just recieved and it worked fine. With no external power supply.

I'm going to test during next rehearsal. We use 4 analog inputs and 4 analog outputs with 1 midi input. And running Ableton Live 8.

Hope it will be fine.

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Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

Unfortunately, using Firewire repeater causes periodic dropouts during playback in Ableton Live. And makes it unusable in live situations.

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Re: Fireface 400: Host led blinking on Mac OSX 10.5

anybody ?