At 2:08 PM -0400 3/18/2009, Bill Connelly wrote:
>On Mar 18, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Dan wrote:
>>
>>  The driver package you're installing... how big is it?  is it
>>  available for public download?
>
>Yes. Delta_OSX_2.0.8.dmg from www.m-Audio.com > Support > Drivers & 
>Updates > Delta Series > Delta Audiophile 2496 > OS X 10.5.6:

m-audio.com seems to be down. :(

>  >> The reason I'm asking ... Their Installer was written to comply with
>>>  10.4.11 ... it didn't change when 10.5 came out. They're Un-installer
>>>  doesn't work under 10.5 ... although it works under 10.4.
>>
>>  yea, I saw that in your forum thread.  Doubt that's the problem tho.
>
>Just thought that might indicate an Installer bookkeeping problem on m-
>audio tech staff's part. If they don't know how to remove the files 
>they Install, could they be installed incorrectly?

Could be.  When a developer is sloppy with the simple, he/she/it just 
can't be trusted with the rest, IMO.

>  > Starting to smell like a timing issue; maybe the driver is poking at
>  > the card, before it's ready, then not sticking around for the
>  > response.
>
>Looking at the system.log and panic reports to Apple seems to me it
>occurs "around" LoginWindow ... before / after timing problem ... I'm
>just guessing though ... don't really know how to read these reports ...

Pls zip up the logs and email 'em to me.  I'd like to take a look at 'em.

>AGP Slot1 ATI Radeon 9800Pro Mac Edition
>PCI Slot2 empty (for air circulation around the video card)
>PCI Slot3 M-Audio 2496 Rev B (v 2.0.8)
>PCI Slot4 Rosewill NIC 10/100/1000
>PCI Slot5 Sonnet Tango USB1.1/FW400
>
>Everything works fine in 10.5.6 before the M-Audio drivers try to kick 
>in. Ran for about a week before the replacement audio card arrived and 
>I installed the drivers. Week of light duty use ... but multiple Cold 
>Boots and Restarts with no problems.

Ok.  It's remotely possible that there are some kext conficts.  I 
might be able to tell from the logs.

>AHT runs and tests the mobo ok.
>Could my PCI bus be flaky?

Probably not.  Maybe a bad slot or bad contacts on that card.  Next 
time you're in there, it might be worth trying things with just the 
M-Audio card in there, then again in a diff slot.

- Dan.
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- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth

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