SxS Driver Issue with New Mac Book Pros (Late 2008) at DVinfo.net

Torv Carlsen · November 10th, 2008, 10:49 PM

Sony has confirmed to me that there is an issue with the SxS card driver (v 1.0) that is available on the Sony web site when used with the newly released Mac Book Pro. What happens is that after installing the SxS driver you restart the computer and it takes an inordinately long time to reboot, typically 3-5 minutes. I called Sony and asked them about this and they informed me that it has something to do with Apple's new trackpad. They said they are working on a fix and hope to have it available in late November. They said the workaround for now is to use the USB cable to move footage to the computer.

Nevertheless, despite the slow reboots the card is visible on the desktop and is recognized when I launch FCP. You just have to be really patient when restarting.

Bob Jackson · November 28th, 2008, 04:20 PM

Get the fix @

SXS Drivers
Bj

Michael Kushner · November 29th, 2008, 09:01 AM

Thanks Bob. I just installed the new driver in my MACBook Pro and the machine seems to be booting up without problems.

Paul Cronin · November 29th, 2008, 10:02 AM

Thank you Bob it was a big help with my Mac computers speed on boot also.

Bob Jackson · November 29th, 2008, 10:17 AM

Happy to help.
Must say it is hard having a new computer and not having hardware/software not working.
Kind of reminds me when i got my G4 and the RTMAC would not work with the current at the time version of OS X. (July 2002)

Danny Hidalgo · November 29th, 2008, 10:35 AM

Thank you Bob for posting this, you are the man!

November 10th, 2008, 10:49 PM	#1
Torv Carlsen Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Marin Country, California Posts: 26	SxS Driver Issue with New Mac Book Pros (Late 2008) Sony has confirmed to me that there is an issue with the SxS card driver (v 1.0) that is available on the Sony web site when used with the newly released Mac Book Pro. What happens is that after installing the SxS driver you restart the computer and it takes an inordinately long time to reboot, typically 3-5 minutes. I called Sony and asked them about this and they informed me that it has something to do with Apple's new trackpad. They said they are working on a fix and hope to have it available in late November. They said the workaround for now is to use the USB cable to move footage to the computer. Nevertheless, despite the slow reboots the card is visible on the desktop and is recognized when I launch FCP. You just have to be really patient when restarting.

November 28th, 2008, 04:20 PM	#2
Bob Jackson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Republic of Vancouver Island Posts: 200	New fix: Get the fix @ SXS Drivers Bj __________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. AC Clarke

November 29th, 2008, 09:01 AM	#3
Michael Kushner New Boot Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York, New York Posts: 15	SXS Driver Thanks Bob. I just installed the new driver in my MACBook Pro and the machine seems to be booting up without problems.

November 29th, 2008, 10:02 AM	#4
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	Thank you Bob it was a big help with my Mac computers speed on boot also. __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

November 29th, 2008, 10:17 AM	#5
Bob Jackson Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Republic of Vancouver Island Posts: 200	Happy to help. Must say it is hard having a new computer and not having hardware/software not working. Kind of reminds me when i got my G4 and the RTMAC would not work with the current at the time version of OS X. (July 2002) __________________ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. AC Clarke

November 29th, 2008, 10:35 AM	#6
Danny Hidalgo Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lockport, IL Posts: 30	Works beautifully! Thank you Bob for posting this, you are the man!