Control Strip has died?

[CJ_Miller]

This is on my MDD G4, OS 9.2.2. I finally replace my logic and CPU and everything looks ok for a few months of sparse use - until I decide to try getting some work done. The simplest things can throw me off for a long time, no wonder I get fed up and move on.

About two months ago I was transferring files between my MDD and TiBook, as I recall the control strip was there and worked fine. I started my MDD again two weeks ago and last weekend with no strip, but I didn't worry about it. Tonight I look for it, and the control panel can't start it. I trashed the strip prefs. I can't think of what else to do! It is not exactly giving me a lot of feedback here.

Why I need the control strip is for managing AppleTalk, OMS, CDs, and audio volume. It is much more work to see the status of these things without it. Any ideas why it dies, or how to bring it back? I would be grateful for any help.

CJ

 

[PowerPup]

Usually if Control Strip didn't start up during boot up, you can open up it's control panel and it will notice that Control Strip didn't start up. And it will ask you if you want to start it up now. That fixes Control Strip if/when it stops working for me.

 

[Dennis Nedry]

You could have a bad control strip module. Try removing all control strip modules and see if that works, then if it does you can proceed to add them back a little at a time to find the one that crashes it.

It could also be an extension conflict, so if removing the modules doesn't make it come back, try using extensions manager to disable all extensions and control panels except for the control strip.

 

[CJ_Miller]

You could have a bad control strip module. Try removing all control strip modules and see if that works, then if it does you can proceed to add them back a little at a time to find the one that crashes it.
It could also be an extension conflict, so if removing the modules doesn't make it come back, try using extensions manager to disable all extensions and control panels except for the control strip.

It was an extension conflict! First conflict I have ever seen with the control strip. I started by removing strip modules, but then remembered that I did update a few extensions last time... This is the disadvantage of having a crazy schedule and trying to bring it while way, way too tired.

The culprit was Wired4DVDLib version 1.2.4. Sounds like v1.2.7 is the best to try so I will try to source it.

Thanks for the suggestions!

CJ

 

[protocol7]

The culprit was Wired4DVDLib version 1.2.4. Sounds like v1.2.7 is the best to try so I will try to source it.

If it's any help, here's the installer for 1.2.8.

 

[CJ_Miller]

If it's any help, here's the installer for 1.2.8.

Thanks for the link, Proto. Unfortunately it doesn't help me because for 1.2.8 they disabled the ability to play MPEG2 files off of the hard drive, making the card useful only for playing actual DVDs. What I am using it for is monitoring video capture to an MPEG file, so I am trying to hold out for version 1.2.7.

 

[protocol7]

Thanks for the link, Proto. Unfortunately it doesn't help me because for 1.2.8 they disabled the ability to play MPEG2 files off of the hard drive, making the card useful only for playing actual DVDs.

Ah that's a pain. I'll have to look out for 1.2.7 myself now. I don't own a Wired4DVD card, but I do have a couple of RealMagic Hollywood Plus cards. Picked up the drivers in the hope they might have worked on the PC versions of the cards but it seems some card tomfoolery would be needed.