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Brian@202020

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I just got off a 5 week long feature yesterday where we used the Duel Adapter flawlessly (well flawlessly once we knew the procedure). We had a new 15inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro and used the 10.4.8 driver installed on 10.4.9 with the installer program called Pacifist. Now I did not do the install myself, I just know the program that the AD (who is a computer programmer when not working on movies) used to do it. We also used Final Cut Pro 5.1.4 to import and rename clips.

Once the 10.4.8 driver was installed on 10.4.9 and the most current P2 driver was installed it became apparent there was an issue. THE DUEL ADAPTER CAN NOT, I REPEAT CAN NOT BE INSERTED WHEN THE MACBOOK PRO STARTS OR REBOOTS. If it is, OSX will do all sorts of funny things. As long as the MacBook Pro started/rebooted without the adapter inserted it worked perfect every time. If it was inserted you can't just pull it out and put it back in, YOU MUST REBOOT WITHOUT IT INSERTED. Once we found that out it worked perfect, almost 200 8gig dumps.

I hope this helps someone out there.

Here is the link to the Pacifist installer program.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12743
 
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Brian, thank you so much for posting this. This is the kind of feedback we need; many people are struggling to make the adapter work and I hope that they can take your suggestions and try it out and report back. If this does indeed make the Duel Adapter work flawlessly for our members, you've done a great service for them! :thumbsup:
 
that seems to be consistant with my findings, as well... hopefully this solves many people's problems..
 
What was your estimatesd transfer time with the dual adapter? Is it still the same/similar to that of the G4 Powerbooks with the built-in slot?
 
I confer with Brian.

I was a part of the beta program and i pointed that out specifically to the developers. It goes weird after it is plugged in and pulled out. It seems that restarting your computer (with adapter unplugged) after use clears it up again. So when I am on a shoot, I leave it plugged in (with the computer staying on...not to sleep) the whole time. And I have no problem doing repeated downloads. But as soon as I put the computer to sleep and wake it back up or unplug the adapter and plug it back in...there's problems.

Also, when your done using and you want to put your laptop away, I STRONGLY recommend restarting. When I use the adapter and then put the computer to sleep, the laptop goes crazy. It makes a crazy sound and gets unbelievably HOT!

Other then the 2nd plug in and sleep issue. If you pay attention to how you use this product, it does work perfect. 50 counted 4gb dumps on a feature film. flawless :)
 
Bunch Casseday said:
What was your estimatesd transfer time with the dual adapter? Is it still the same/similar to that of the G4 Powerbooks with the built-in slot?
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It was roughly 5 min to dump an 8 gig card.

Also I would like to say thanks Eye On It, I did not know about the sleep issue.
 
Brian, glad this is working for you and thanks for sharing. As others have stated however, it is not foolproof. There is another user who mentioned having 2 MBPs and Duel Adapter working flawlessly on one and not at all on another. There seems to be a great inconsistency in operation.

I have an adapter and have tried a myriad of driver/OS combinations in efforts to get it to work. (including the EXACT procedure you posted) Duel's tech support has been great but even they were baffled that I couldn't get it recognized on a clean install of 10.4.8. They suggested a replacement unit and at the last minute had me try a "Different" 10.4.9 driver that consistently gets the adapter to show... but get this... the only way to change P2 cards is to take the adapter out and reinsert it! Everyone seems to have problems if they take the adapter out and put it back in, but I can do that a dozen times with no problems. BUT if I eject a P2 card from finder the adapter disappears and won't re-appear until I take it out and reinsert.

Duel agrees that this is odd and is sending me a replacement. Again, this product has been frustrating and goofy, but their support has been extremely polite and helpful. I have to give them credit for that.
 
12-inch PB does not a PC Card slot, or means to insert a p2 card.

You can use the FW mode to mount the cam with card on the desktop, however.
 
You could use a P2 Store or PCD20 or, as David said, use the camera itself; any of those would allow you to read the cards.
 
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