So ProTools flat out won't open

[Nitrobattery@yahoo.com]

I'm using a Macbook, and I just spent several hours last night doing a bunch of tracking...and now after not moving any gear, protools just won't open. It won't even start to open and then say that it can't find any hardware. Any ideas?

 

[LydonB]

Did you try to restart your computer? Unplug your hardware and plug it back in?

 

[Sloan]

PC MAC ARGUMENT GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

 

[Nitrobattery@yahoo.com]

I found out it's the latest Mac update. I've been hunting around everywhere online, but I can't figure out how to get PT to work.

 

[LydonB]

PC MAC ARGUMENT GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Macs blow dudezzzz. gawd. pcs dominate crapintoshes.

 

[LydonB]

I found out it's the latest Mac update. I've been hunting around everywhere online, but I can't figure out how to get PT to work.

are you running 10.5.6? I am running it on a Powerbook with Pro Tools 8 with no issues...at least that I've stumbled across.

 

[Sloan]

FUCK SOME UPDATES.

People are always asking "HAY SLOAN BUT I NEED TO UPDATE MY COMRPUATA."

FUCK NO.
IS YOUR COMPUTER BROKEN?
IS THAT UPDATE GONNA FIX UR SHIT?
HAVE YOU EVEN GOTTEN A VIRUS OR SPYWARE IN THE LAST 5 YEARS BECAUSE YOUR WERE FUCKING DICKING AROUND FREE PRON SITES THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW WERE SAFE????

FUCK.

This isn't directed towards anyone specifically, just the idea of constant updates in general.

INSTALL OS
INSTALL PROGRAMZ
UPDATES KINDA FUCK WITH SOME FILES
DAMN MY COMPRTAA IS ACTING FUNNY
UPDATE BECAUSE MAYBE IT WILL FIX IT
COMPUTRAUR IS BEYOND FUCKED BECAUSE MORE FILES ARE FUCKING DIFFERENT
HOW CAN I FIX THIS?
REINSTALL OS
(REPEAT)













HAEEEEEEET UPDATES
unless i really need them.

 

[Emptyblackstare]

INSTALL OS
INSTALL PROGRAMZ
UPDATES KINDA FUCK WITH SOME FILES
DAMN MY COMPRTAA IS ACTING FUNNY
UPDATE BECAUSE MAYBE IT WILL FIX IT
COMPUTRAUR IS BEYOND FUCKED BECAUSE MORE FILES ARE FUCKING DIFFERENT
HOW CAN I FIX THIS?
REINSTALL OS
(REPEAT)

lol..so true, funny people have a hard time realizing files get corrupted, and nothing fixes it like a fresh installation of an operating system..lol After a couple years of abuse and download, hell even a couple months if you download a bunch of shit from torrents, porn sites, and etc..or, whatever people download to f up their computer.

 

[Kazrog]

Try trashing your Pro Tools preferences. From the Finder go to "your boot drive name" > Users > "your username" > Library > Preferences and trash DAE Prefs, DigiSetup.OSX and Pro Tools prefs. Then restart your machine.

If that doesn't work...

Try backing up, formatting your boot drive, and reinstalling Mac OS X from the DVD that came with your MacBook. It's important not to run any Software Updates unless DigiDesign approves them for Pro Tools. This is true for Mac OS X and Windows, it's just how DigiDesign rolls.