Dead MIDIMAN Midisport?

[AlChuck]

This morning I was greeted by the surpsise appearance of the Windows New Hardware Wizard when I started up my machine. Uh oh...

When it finished its hijinks, I looked in the Device Manager and learned that my trusty old (4 years?) Midiman Midisport USB 2x2 was no longer listed under the USB node, having been replaced by "Unknown Device."

Tried everything I could think of, up to and including a complete uninstall and reinstall of the Midiman drivers, following M-Audio Tech Support's instructions to the letter -- but my PC is determined to consider it an Unknown Device that does nothing useful.

The cables are all fine, the unit is getting its power from the USB port, and its MIDI activity LEDs show activity whan I hit the keyboard. They just can't get past it into the computer.

Has anyone here ever had one of these babies go belly up? I don't really know how the Hardware Wizard detects USB devices, but I imagine there's some sort of PROM with some data on it that Windows polls. If that were to die for some reason, is this how it would behave -- the device becomes "unknown" and Windows cannot communicate with it?

Obviously it Windows knows something's hanging off it because the wizard opens up, and the device is getting power and responds to incoming MIDI activity...

[James Argo]

Chuck, have you tried with another USB port ? I guess many nowdays computers come with 2 ~ 6 USB ports/slot It could be USB failure for some reason. You may suspect the simptom, if in case your current used USB is not the ones actually belong to the board (eg. you need to snap cabled port terminal to the socket on the board). Just a guess, it's probably slightly moved or something. Once I had similiar problem with USB digital camera, and solved after I move it to another slot


Jaymz



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[AlChuck]

I have only two USB ports and the other one is occupied. I guess I could try it... but I suspect it will poll the device and still think it's an Unknown Device...

For now I'm going to use the MIDI In on my SB Live, seems to be all I really need at the moment...

[James Argo]

hmmm... it's interesting, when did the error occur first time ? I mean, what have you done the night before it started gives you error message ?

...sex with regular, Jaymz...

Nooope... not that "done the night before"
I mean what have you done with the device ? and/or Windows ?

[AlChuck]

I mean, what have you done the night before it started gives you error message ?... I mean what have you done with the device ? and/or Windows ?

Nothing whatsoever. No cables pulled, no new hardware in months, nothing new installed, nothing unusual at all.

[James Argo]

Hey, that's beyond my limited knowledge LOL!

Anyway, all I can imagine are :

1. Check it to other PC...

2. You may also suspect there's something wrong with the PC's power suply, if you find anything unusual with other devices (HD start making noises, CD Drive's led is flashing, etc...). Check it out for sure

3. Windows getting bad (impropher shutdown, viruses, etc) ?

4. It is broken...

5.

Ugh, sorry Chuck, that's all I can think for now. Hope you make it right soon

[AlChuck]

Thanks, dude...