Oms Crashes, Installation probs with OMS and USB Xpre Options

[twosheds]

Hi Folks,

I am having problems installing OMS on my new G4 computer with a USB MIDI Express XT from MOTU.

The MOTU installer places Free MIDI on the system and the USB driver for the Xpress XT. I then choose to run OMS (Which I believe I need for Cubase VST5 to work).

So then, I run the OMS 3.8 setup program, it find the USB Xpress XT and when I click on "OK" to do a MIDI device scan, the computer freezes. Every time. I am at my wit's end.

I have tried every setting I know how, including unplugging all my MIDI devices from the back of Xpress XT.

THE MAC IS A WIND TUNNEL G4 1.25GHZ WITH 1GB MEMORY.

Please, if you have any insight into this problem, I would be very grateful. Otherwise, I shall have to switch back to a Serial port version, which is a shame.

Many thanks, in anticipation.

Cheers for now,
TwoSheds

(Andy Curtis)http://www.macmusic.org/agora/forums/style_images/11/icon9.gif

[lepetitmartien]

First uninstall OMS and the MOTU drivers including free MIDI
Trash the eventual config file of OMS, clean the preferences there can be too
Now re-install FIRST OMS, restart, then the MOTU drivers.

If it doesn't work, it can be a trouble in Free MIDI, the alliance of OMS and Free MIDI even if MOTU as done a lot is not carven into stone. (due to the history of OMS, or its lack of for more than 5 years…)

If you had made a search on OMS you'll have found similar OMS related explosions… (not with MOTU I confess)

If the problem is solved, please tell us how, it'll help others