Okay, for those curious about this, I solved the problem, but it wasn't what I'd expected. First off, let me just lay out that my previous system OS 10.5.8, running MC 3.5.5, AJA hardware card (run FCP 7 off same system, LOTS of other programs and you might expect: never any problem.
Got a new drive, clean install of the OS 10.6.6 (finally - for those wondering, found some copies of Snow Leopard at MacMall in Santa Monica - 10.6.3 - which I upgraded by download to 10.6.6) installed MC 5.5.2 - and that's it. Still wouldn't open as of last night around 8:30pm.
Marianna on the Forums, scattershot it and recommended pulling hardware out of the machine: so I pulled the AJA card - nothing, MC still wouldn't boot. I uplugged by speakers (not a long term solution obviously) - nada, still no MC.
Finally, I discovered that I had a Logitech webcam/mic combo plugged into a USB hub that I had plugged into the computer. (I run Skype on the old system - no problem with anything.) BUT, here, unplugged the Logitech, and lo - MC boots! (With all the OTHER hardware back in the machine.)
So, because it works fine under the old OS with the older version of MC, I have to say this is a bug. If others can replicate this, I'd like to recommend its fixed in future releases. I sometimes use Skype to communicate with clients for the work I do at home - and I've always had MC up at the same time. I'd hate to have to kill that process.
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Robert Ferguson <robertf@...> wrote:
>
> Howdy-
>
> Since you said you did a clean install this is a puzzle. Normally when this
> happens to me, it¹s because someone has installed a third party sound or
> screen capture app. Peek at the settings in the Sound preference pane and
> double check that there is nothing unusual installed. The most notorious is
> Soundflower.
>
> Other than that, try installing an older version of MC. I¹d try 5.5.1 first,
> and if that won¹t work, 5.0.9 or whatever is the last of the 5.0.x series. I
> consider it a risky practice going back and forth between versions, but I
> have a client that does it fairly often with no issues yet.
>
> Robert
>
>
> on 7/30/11 7:08 PM, paul.hartel at phartel@... wrote:
> >
> > Was able to buy a copy of Snow Leopard from MacMall in Santa Monica, installed
> > 10.6.3, upgraded to 10.6.6 - and am still getting the same error message -
> > can't intialize audio hardware? What audio hardware? Some speakers I have
> > plugged into the headphone jack? I've tried restarting, still get the error
> > message. I've posted to the Avid Forum, but any advice welcome. As I said
> > there, I've got a client coming over tomorrow with a project started in 5.5
> > and I've got to be able to open it. - Thanks.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> , "Dave
> > Spraker" <avid@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Traditionally, Macs cannot be back rev'd to a version of the OS previous to
> >> > what they were shipped with. You may need to find an older machine. I
> >> have
> >> > fought this battle many times.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Dave Spraker
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > <http://spraker.tv/blog/> spraker.tv/blog
> >> >
> >> > <http://www.advancedbroadcastsolutions.com/>
> >> advancedbroadcastsolutions.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > From: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> [mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
> >> Behalf Of
> >> > paul.hartel
> >> > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:20 PM
> >> > To: Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Failure to Launch - Need Earlier OS
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Okay, discovered the problem, maybe. (Which wasn't solved by a complete
> >> > system restart. My OS is too new: 10.6.8 (which isn't qualified. Where am I
> >> > going to get 10.6.6? (And my reseller gave
> >> > me the 10.6.8 version. Obviously an accident.) Anybody have a copy of
> >> 10.6.6
> >> > on disk? (In Los Angeles, the Valley, although I'll travel
> >> > over the hill to borrow a copy.)
> >> >
> >> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> >> > "paul.hartel" <phartel@> wrote:
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Ok, great. I'll try that and let you know.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> , "Steve
> >> > Pomerantz" <sppomerantz@> wrote:
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > I had that same error message the first time I launched 5.5.2. Did a
> >> > full system restart and never saw it again. Hope that works for you too.
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > Steve Pomerantz
> >>>> > > > www.stevepomerantzeditorial.com
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> > > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com>
> >>>> <mailto:Avid-L2%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> >> > "paul.hartel" <phartel@> wrote:
> >>>>> > > > >
> >>>>> > > > > Hi,
> >>>>> > > > >
> >>>>> > > > > Just upgraded to 5.5.2 (created separate drive, clean install) and
> on
> >> > launch I'm getting the message that it can't initialize the audio hardware.
> >> > Ahh, help?
> >>>>> > > > >
> >>>> > > >
> >>> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ---
>
> Who is John Galt?
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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