Harmony Remote Setup w/ OS X: USB device drawing too much power?

[spaceballl]

Hi all,

I'm trying to get my Harmony remote working with my MacBook Pro, and the instant I plug my remote into my computer, I get the following:

Because a USB device was drawing too much power from your computer, one or more of your USB devices have been disabled.

To prevent damaging your computer, the USB device drawing too much power has been disabled. When you disconnect the device drawing too much power, your other USB devices will be enabled again.

So... this is a bummer. I had it plugged into my cinema display. I tried plugging it into my USB port on my MacBook Pro directly, and I got the same result. I tried both ports actually, while the MacBook was plugged into power. Then I tried my MacBook Air. Same result. Then I tried resetting my PRAM. Same result.

Does anyone else have any other ideas? This is bumming me out - I'd like to get this up and running! Thanks!

 

[skorpien]

Strange indeed. My Harmony One remote doesn't give me this error, but I am connecting it via powered USB hub. Do you have one lying around? Might be the solution. I've never tried it directly connected to my MBP's USB port though, so I can't say it would give me the same error if I did.

 

[spaceballl]

Strange indeed. My Harmony One remote doesn't give me this error, but I am connecting it via powered USB hub. Do you have one lying around? Might be the solution. I've never tried it directly connected to my MBP's USB port though, so I can't say it would give me the same error if I did.

I just have my cinema led display as a powered hub... I don't have other hubs around.

 

[skorpien]

No clue, sorry... Do you have another mini USB cable to try it with?

 

[spaceballl]

No clue, sorry... Do you have another mini USB cable to try it with?

That was it!

Wow... so much stupid banging my head against the wall... all for a bad cable!

 

[skorpien]

LOL I guess I did have a clue. Glad it's working