Yeah i purchased a box copy of PT standared 9 with and Avid interface. THen i purchased the PT 10 download upgrade. On Mar 29, 2012, at 6:32 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am told that there is not a 9.06 update. That's only for users who have > the Standard ProTools, not the M Powered version. > > It sounds to me like M Powered is a little different how things work. > > If that is what you're using, then did you get it in a box, or did you get an > actual electronic download version, as remember what I got is the box bundle, > so I don't get access apparently from what both Avid and what SW told me > today, to the full installs. I only get access to the updates. And, because > 9.0 won't run on Lion, I can't thus even update it to start with as not all > components needed by PT are getting installed when I try doing it in Lion, so > even if I did get it installed on 9.0, then updated to 0.5, it still wouldn't > see my ILok authorization. > > This isn't by the way coming from me. This was coming from a teer 3 tech > representative at Avid. > > I agree with you Steve. It should just have worked, but the bottom line is, > it didn't, and the even more bottom line is we got it workin now, and that's > the good thing. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Martin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:56 PM > Subject: Re: We got it working, finally! > > > Once again, not sure why you had issues. But i purchased 2 macs bot came pre > installed with lion and it worked here. Did u try the 9.06 update as well? > On Mar 29, 2012, at 2:15 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Gosh knows! After sitting up all night playing with the stupid thing, I >> finally at about 6 this morning got it working. We'll just say my theory >> was correct. I spoke to a local friend of mine today who uses PT MP all the >> time, and he confirmed it. >> >> 9.0 anything will not run on Lion. Period. It will install, yes, but not >> entirely. Some components won't properly get installed, some of which are >> core components. >> >> In order to get 9.0.5 installed inLion two conditions have to be met: >> >> 1. You have had a previous installation of Snowleopard or earlier, and have >> installed 9.0 at that time before upgrading to Lion. Once upgraded, then >> you run the 9.0.5 updater. >> >> 2. You use the full installer of 9.0.5 and install clean from under Lion. >> >> In my case, I wasn't able to do either. >> >> This computer did not have Snow Leopard on it upon installing 9.0. This >> means some of the drivers and other core parts of the software did not get >> installed correctly, if, at all. >> >> This explains why it couldn't see my ILok correctly. Part of the components >> needed to do that either were not there, or were corrupted/incompatible. >> >> I couldn't download the 9.0.5 full install, as people like myself do not get >> free access to that, being we bought a boxed copy. Those free downloads >> only apply if: >> >> 1. You purchase an upgrade >> 2. You initially buy the downloadable verwsion which comes with no physical >> media that it shipped to you. If you have a boxed copy and try logging in, >> and going to downloads, all that you'll see is that it says no downloads >> found at this time. >> >> So, what I wound up doing was to back up my entire system, reinstall >> Snowleopard, then I tried installing ProTools and such. Once I was up on >> SL, the install with through like a charm the very first time around, and >> once I connected my ILok, then ran PT, it opened and almost immediately, I >> was at the new project quick start dialog box, and ready to go. >> >> I closed this, then ran the 9.0.5 updater. Again, it went through >> absolutely perfectly. I re-opened PT, went to the about screen, and sure >> enough: 9.0.5! I'm updated! >> >> So yeah, here's to anyone thinking a getting anything Protools 9.0 or >> earlier. Don't! Unless you have intentions of installing originally from >> 10.6 or earlier of OSX. >> >> This really! makes me mad! Christopher should have listened to me when I >> questioned him about this. I told him up front I didn't think it was going >> to be Lion ready out of the box, but no matter what I said, he kept >> insisting that yes it is, yes it is. Well, FYI: with all do respect, then >> why didn't it work, yet when I downgraded it went so smoothely, I had it >> done first go around in under an hour. >> >> Please keep checking your mail, as I'm gonna be posting another question I'm >> having which does seem a bit strange that is going on. It might, and >> probably is, normal behavior, but it just seems a little weird to me. >> >> Chris. >
