Re: [Avid-L2] PCI-E Laptop Problem - Help!

The documentation is unclear regarding some specific support. Does anyone know whether or not MC 5.5.1 on a 17" MBP running OS X 10.6.8 and the 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 processor will work with the Matrox MXO2 Mini? Also factor in that I'm using my Thunderbolt port to run Promise Pegasus R4 storage then daisy-chaining a 27" Cinema Display.

I'm a man in desperate need of some authoritative answer to this question.

Thanks,

David

On Oct 20, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Bogdan Grigoresco wrote:

> According to Avid:
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> http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=362919&Hilite=apple+macintosh+specifications
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> Nitris DX is not supported on laptops.
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> Matrox MXO2 mini is, but only on certain models. Check the document to see if your MacBook qualifies.
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> Other than that, I would try Full Screen Playback on your secondary display port. There's nothing to loose, as it comes at no extra cost.
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> cheers,
> Bogdan Grigoresco
> Sr.Engineer, ACSR DS/Unity
> www.finale.tv
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> --- On Thu, 10/20/11, David Dodson <davidadodson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> From: David Dodson <davidadodson@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] PCI-E Laptop Problem - Help!
> To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 5:38 PM
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> A quick shows that I am NOT booting in 64 bit mode. So that's not the problem. But that was a good check. Back to square one, then. Well, maybe not square one. Maybe square two.
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> David
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> On Oct 20, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Raj Rodrigues wrote:
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> > David,
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> > Apple Menu>About this Mac>More info>Software>64-bit Kernel and Extensions:
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> > No
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> > In your case, it will probably read: 64-bit Kernel and Extensions: Yes.
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> >
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> > Here's a link to dl a small util where you can choose:
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> > http://www.ahatfullofsky.comuv.com/English/Programs/SMS/SMS.html
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> >
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> > Best
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> > Raj
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> >
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> > On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 10:04 PM, David Dodson
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> > <davidadodson@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
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> >> **
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> >>
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> >>
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> >> Thanks, Raj. At the risk of sounding like a total idiot, how do I check
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> >> whether or not 64bit is enabled in the OS?
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> >>
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> >> David
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> >>
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> >>
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> >> On Oct 20, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Raj Rodrigues wrote:
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> >>> Check to see if 64bit is enabled in the OS. Then awitch it to 32bit.
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> >> There
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> >>> are free utilities on the net. Google.
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> >>>
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> >>> HTH
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> >>>
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> >>> Raj
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> >>> On Thursday, October 20, 2011, David Dodson <davidadodson@sbcglobal.net>
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> >>> wrote:
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> >>>>
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> >>>>
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> >>>> So my favorite Avid rental house here in LA stepped up to help me put
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> >>> together a few pieces that I could use in order to cut using my MBP and a
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> >>> Nitris DX box so I could hook up an external 42" HD plasma monitor. The
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> >> idea
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> >>> was to use the Avid PCI-E Laptop Adaptor for the Express card slot in my
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> >> 17"
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> >>> MBP. We hooked it all up but whenever we booted the computer with the BOB
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> >>> turned on we got an immediate kernel panic that locked up the computer.
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> >>>>
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> >>>> The MC 5.5.1 software works fine when the PCI-E Adaptor is in the slot
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> >> but
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> >>> without the cable hooked to the Nitris BOB. But then the second you hook
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> >> up
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> >>> the cable and restart - BAM! - kernel panic and lockup.
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> >>>>
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> >>>> Some little bit of research seemed to indicate that the Nitris DX is
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> >>> simply incompatible with my processor. I'm running OSX 10.6.8, Intel Core
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> >>> i7, with 8 GB of RAM. As for the Model Indentifier, it's a MacBookPro8,3.
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> >>>>
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> >>>> Does ANYONE know whether or not this should work? It seems impossible
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> >> that
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> >>> the Avid Nitris DX BOB wouldn't work via their own PCI-E Laptop Adaptor
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> >>> card. Just impossible. The idea that I can't monitor out is unreal.
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> >>>>
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> >>>> But if this is true, what options might I have? Are there any Matrox
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> >>> options that would work with my MBP that would get me to an 42" HD plasma
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> >>> monitor, either via HDMI or SDI?
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> >>>>
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> >>>> Baffled and frustrated,
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> >>>>
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> >>>> David
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> >>>>
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> >>>> David Dodson
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> >>>> davidadodson@sbcglobal.net
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> >> David Dodson
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> >> davidadodson@sbcglobal.net
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