Quote from: wayneh69 on May 23, 2024, 12:39:38 AM

Hmm - also just had a thought. What if I install an internal zuluscsi? Won’t I just have the same issue with the mac seeing whatever akai formatted hard drive in the scsi chain? Sooo - what if from the Akai, I choose a scsi id that has no drive assigned? Will this work around the problem? One to try this weekend…

As long as you have "Scan PC Disks at startup" disabled in the file exchange control panel it should be fine. I have this setup in my s3200xl with a scsi-2-sd and leave it in and never have problems.

This is the answer he needs!

CD extract halion etc are no use here...


Ok you just have to ignore the Zip drive unless you have chickensys translate 6 which is absolute shite if you ask me & $$$$ for a legacy clunky program...

The only real method for what you’re asking with out chicken sys is...

Format zip with akai sampler > Dump from recycle to sampler > save to zip from sampler (programs / samples ) & keep clicking ignore the zip in Mac OS if possible... you will not be able to access the akai formated zip.

I don’t know if mesa can access drives or not I’ve never used it? I’m a akai s1000 s1100 ex1100 user 😎 my approach is peak 2.5.3 for smidi dumps over scsi to the sampler or recycle but I personally prefer peak for sample editing/ edit programs in sounddiver then save to scsi2sd or flash floppy from sampler

Hmm - also just had a thought. What if I install an internal zuluscsi? Won’t I just have the same issue with the mac seeing whatever akai formatted hard drive in the scsi chain? Sooo - what if from the Akai, I choose a scsi id that has no drive assigned? Will this work around the problem? One to try this weekend…

As long as you have "Scan PC Disks at startup" disabled in the file exchange control panel it should be fine. I have this setup in my s3200xl with a scsi-2-sd and leave it in and never have problems.

thanks hoovers@dawn.. in fact it's the first thing I did. Replacing the application opens seems to work, I still have to test well. my concern is that the update from 6.4.1 to 6.4.3 also updates system files (extensions, etc.). are you sure that updating from version 6.4.1 to 6.5 only changes the application file?

Yes mate 100% won’t change anything at all.

Also there is no need to replace the application they can be side by side in the same folder...


The 6.4.2 update has a installer which might add some files modifications...

I believe you would have the same problem with any type of drive: the Mac host and the sampler can't share access to disks.
You need to disable the automatic SCSI bus scanning. Try running Mt Everything and disable automatic scanning in its options menu.

Thanks - I’ve found this and will install and give it a try!

I asked Michael Norris once via the contact form on his web site, but never received a reply. I don't know if it reached him, of course. Not sure who Yermakov is.

You're right about 24 bit, of course, it's a shame it doesn't support that.

Which plugins were uploaded to where?

Thanks

I had an Akai 2800 in the past.. I think the problem lies with the SCSI chain.. if I remember correctly, a lot of time has passed, in the SCSI chain there is a master and the rest slaves. If you connect the Mac that acts as master it sees all the units as slaves, this is probably why it doesn't recognize the zip cassette and asks you to format it, because it isn't recognized by the Mac. the only way to use the zip is to disconnect the mac in this way the sampler acts as the master and recognizes its format, or use the connected zip by formatting the cassette in a format recognized by the mac, therefore not Akai. Or have a program on your Mac that recognizes the Akai format, open it before inserting the zip cassette, tell it to search for Akai format and then insert the zip cassette. this is according to my experience.

Regarding delay at start-up, try these:
* Set boot drive in Startup Disk control panel.
* Disable RAM checking at startup in Memory control panel.

Regarding display, Mac Mini ROM and ATI driver compatibility, see this post or check the whole thread:
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=7048.msg54791#msg54791
I've tested many more displays since my last post, but I haven't updated the table yet.

I also recently installed v9 ISO on a Mac Mini 1.5Ghz

1. Mouse will sometimes not move after boot. Moving the mouse a bit while it's booting up seems to help it more reliably work after boot. Issue occurs with several mice that I've tried in the same way, even with Apple USB mice. I have to restart the Mini to restore the mouse movement working properly. Mouse issues seem to be a reoccurring common problem with the Mini from what I've seen.

3. There is like a 10-15 second delay on boot/restart before the Mini detects the boot disk and starts booting. Not sure if this is specific to Mac OS 9 on the Mini or if it's the SSD I am using.

I also see both of these issues. For the USB one I've found unplugging then re-plugging the mouse generally (not always) fixes it.

For (3) I just ignore it until it's booted :-)