Imac firewire 800 vs Mbox 2 pro firewire400

[imacipapa]

Hey there,

I have bought a new Imac and I was trying to hook it up with my Mbox 2 Pro. The first thing I noticed was that I had a firewire 800 connection in my new and improved mac and a lousy firewire 400 connection in my mbox.

Soo, I went to the mac store and got a Sonnet 400 to 800 adapter.
When I plugged in my Mbox to the computer.....nothing happened. My soundcard just blinks with the orange light so there is a connection but that's it. I have Logic Pro 8 installed on my Imac. Do I need drivers for this card with my imac?

I have not yet installed Pro Tools LE (that comes with the MB2) but when I used this with Logic Pro 8 on my old Mac book it worked fine. However with no adapter between them. Plain old 400/400.

So if you got a clue, PLEASE let me know!

Have a nice day folks!

 

[BlueRevolution]

Return the adapter and get another, or buy a 9-to-6-pin cable. (FW800 on one end, FW400 on the other.) No, you shouldn't need any sort of drivers for this.

 

[imacipapa]

Return the adapter and get another, or buy a 9-to-6-pin cable. (FW800 on one end, FW400 on the other.) No, you shouldn't need any sort of drivers for this.

Thanks man,
so you only think it is the adapter it is something wrong with? Just want to be sure before I get another cable.

 

[BlueRevolution]

The only variables that have changed from your previous setup are the adapter and the port on your iMac, and it's a lot easier to replace the adapter.

 

[imacipapa]

The only variables that have changed from your previous setup are the adapter and the port on your iMac, and it's a lot easier to replace the adapter.

SO I got my solid 400 to 800 cable from apple AND...... drum roll : The Mbox 2 pro still gives me the orange eye, just blinking and no other communication between the I mac and the Mbox.

So, any suggestion?

Help.... HELP!!

Imacipapa

 

[localoid]

Did you bother to read the manual that came with the Mbox? It should walk you through the installation procedure and list any required drivers needed for the device to be used with OSX.

 

[imacipapa]

solution

Did you bother to read the manual that came with the Mbox? It should walk you through the installation procedure and list any required drivers needed for the device to be used with OSX.

So I finally got it right!

The problem was that I had not yet installed Pro Tools and the new update, so once I did that the mbox 2 pro started to work too!
Since I am a Logic user I just started Logic and set the Mbox 2 pro as default hardware and .... Voilá!


case closed