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pro tools LE wont launch... HELP!

Post by scottiedoo » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:02 am

yesterday morning I walked in to my studio and there was a message window on my mac (Imac core-duo) saying there was some new software updates available (itunes, java, etc) I clicked ok and downloaded and installed all updates... later on I went to start protools and nothing... it simply wont launch.... not from the dock or the session file... anything I might be overlooking? I reset and restarted several times....

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Post by sonikbliss » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:39 am

what versions of OS X and ProTools are you using?

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Post by mmf1978 » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:41 am

If you updated to 10.4.9 you need to go to the apple website and dowload the "combo updater." The auto updater doesn't work well with PT. The combo updater will override your auto update and everything should be all set.

This happened to me.

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Post by earth tones » Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:50 pm

In reference to what the last postee mentioned, here is Digidesign's official statement:

"Pro Tools 7.x crashes on launch after updating Mac OS X to 10.4.9.
Mac OS X 10.4.9 is currently unsupported.

This problem has been reported when Apple's Software Update feature was used to do an incremental update (from 10.4.8 to 10.4.9). Installation from a "combo" update apparently does not exibit this problem, and running the Combo updater after the incremenatl update reprotedly solves it as well.

Digidesign recommends reverting back to Mac OS X 10.4.8."

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Post by scottiedoo » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:50 pm

thanks guys... this is definatly the issue.. i just downloaded 10.4.8 hopefully simply reinstalling this will fix the problem.. if not, you'll be hearing me whine some more...

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Post by wenley » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:44 pm

Thanks everybody. Boy, another reason to love digidesign...

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Post by Platinum Samples » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:52 pm

wenley wrote:Thanks everybody. Boy, another reason to love digidesign...
This is an Apple screw up -- their delta installer is broken. The combo update works perfectly fine with Pro Tools. :roll:

BTW it's not just Pro Tools which the delta updater caused problems with - check out MacFixit
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Post by wenley » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:18 am

Worked just fine. Thanks to all. And Platinum, I stand corrected. Thanks for the info.

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Post by scottiedoo » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:41 pm

ok so I downloaded the intel "staff picked" update for 10.4.8 and it said neither my mac HD or my firewire drive met the requirements for installation... I downloaded the other combo update for 10.4.8 and it did the same thing.. I'm stumped... can I not revert to 10.4.8??? help me please!!!

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Post by Garthplinko » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:32 am

You don't need to revert back - just download this combo installer and it should overwrite your problem.

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ ... intel.html
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Post by scottiedoo » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:42 pm

fixed thanks guys

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Post by wenley » Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:30 pm

For some unknown reason this happened again to my machine. I just downloaded the Combo update and that fixed the problem. I'm just confused as to why I'd have to do that twice over a period of a few months. Weird. Anyone with a similar problem.

I'm running an Imac G5, OS 10.4.9, Digi 002 PT 7.1.1. Hope everyone else is having better luck than I. But thank God for the TapeOp Board!

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