[CUBE] Missing FW Devices.

[H.R. Carrasco]

Further to Steve Goldstein's promising tip:

Please read it in here: <
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040310010541585 >

"Reviving Cube FireWire ports"

"Then I found an obscure post on cubeowner.com which reported a
'programmer's reset' solved the problem for the poster. I tried it,
and voila! I have firewire again. To invoke [the programmer's reset]:
Shut down computer, hold down programmer's button, and press the
power button to start up. If the power light flickers you've done it
correctly."

...and before I resort to the programmer's button (the Cube manual warns
against using this button willy-nilly) I've been researching this glitch
online.  There are other postings in the Macfixit web site addressing this
problem, which appears to be more prevalent that I thought.  ¿Could it be
that something's awry with the MAC OS 10.3.4 update that makes the FW ports
go AWOL?

RICARDO.

> 
> 
> From: Chris Weiss <chris.weiss at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 19:00:00 -0700
> To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [CUBE] Missing FW Devices.
> 

> I've noticed similar behavior on my cube (w/out the Belkin). Usually,
> it's an issue with the iPod and only after I've put the cube in Sleep
> mode once or twice. Rebooting fixes the problem until I Sleep the Cube
> next time around. I bugged some Gurus at the local Apple Store, their
> only suggestion was to reset the PRAM, which I've not yet remembered
> to do.
> My hardware's similar, in fact, I just bought the Belkin FireWire hub
> and had not had a chance to install it yet. Typically, the machine
> just has the iPod plugged in, but I often connect an iSight and one of
> several external firewire drives.
> 
> I'd be interested to know if anyone's found a fix, or at least quick
> way to reset the mount/FireWire status.
> 
> On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 18:44:03 -0400, H.R. Carrasco
> <carrascosapiens at mac.com> wrote:
>> I have a total of five (5) FireWire devices connected to my G4 Cube.  Four
>> (4) of these devices are connected through a BELKIN FireWire 6-Port Hub, but
>> for some reason my Cube does not "see" them, i.e. they do not appear on my
>> desktop.  This is an intermittent problem:  sometimes restarting my Cube
>> solves the problem, sometimes that doesn't work.  Sometimes
>> plugging/unplugging the BELKIN Hub¹s master input while the devices are
>> switched on works, but most times that doesn't work either.  90% of the time
>> when I switch my devices on they are not "seen" by my Cube, and I am unable
>> to access them.
>> 
>> If I ditch the BELKIN FW hub and connect two (2) devices directly to the
>> Cube¹s FW ports, the problem persists.  I have tried using the Disk Utility
>> app, and I can ³see² my external HC in the Disk Utility menu, and have
>> ³repaired disk², but to no avail: my external HDs and other devices just
>> won¹t show up on the desktop.
>> 
>> Does anyone have any hints as to the reason my Cube refuses to ³see² my
>> external FW devices, and any ideas on a fix?  Here are the details of the
>> system I'm running:
>> 
>> SOFTWARE:
>> * OS X 10.3.4
>> 
>> HARDWARE:
>> * CPU Type: PowerPC G4  (2.9)
>> * CPU Speed: 450 MHz
>> * L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
>> * Memory:    1.5 GB
>> * Bus Speed: 100 MHz
>> 
>> FIREWIRE BUS:
>> * Speed: 400 Mb/sec Speed
>> 
>> * DEVICE # 1: Connected directly to FiweWire Port #1: iSight Camera
>> * DEVICE # 2, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
>> LaCie 1394 DVD-R/RW+CD Drive.
>> * DEVICE # 3, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
>> LaCie 200GB HD.
>> * DEVICE # 4, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
>> LaCie CD-RW Drive.
>> * DEVICE # 5, Connected to FiweWire Port #2 through BELKIN FW 6-Port Hub:
>> DataCom 120GB External HD.
>> 
>> Appreciate any thoughts and assistance.
>> 
>> RICARDO.
>> 
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