Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

--- In xl7@y..., Scott Ruda <scottr@e...> wrote:
> On Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 01:46 AM, dj4tunes@y... wrote:
> 
> > hi scott i checked the "show midi device(or whatever...)" on e-
loader,
> > it showed:
> > emu systems xl7-mfg id-24 mod id-44013 deviceid-0 revlevel-
80764856
> > (plos).
> > i think it can detect i hooked the xl7,right?
> 
> This essentially looks correct (you have not typed it 'exactly' as 
> reported) but it does seem like it is connected bi-directionally. 
Are 
> you able to transfer Sequence files using E-Loader? Are you able to 
play 
> MIDI notes by mousing around in the MIDI Tracker window? Can you 
see 
> activity in the MIDI Tracker window when you play the XL-7?
i haven't tried these(tranx seq.or play midi via midi traker),but i 
checked again my midi interface's midi i/o to verify its 
functionality,it works.
> 
> 
> > i tried again,and also select the "extreme" instead of "default
> > program" at the preference option.(also,i didn't select anything 
and
> > it's set at default prog.
> 
> This only changes the Appearance (color scheme) of the application -
 
> just a simple 'skinning' choice. It doesn't need to be set to any 
> particular value for the MIDI operation to work :-)
> 
> > after i power on the xl7(by pressing home/enter and on/off at 
once of
> > course),the xl showed "searching for os..._ " and the e-loader
> > showed "download request received" then i pressed the "download os
> > file to target" soft button,and the xl7 red midi in led indicator 
did
> > flash once(just once,less than half sec.)then i again stuck in the
> > same situation(xl7 said "searching for os..._ and midi out 
repeatedly
> > flashed" and the e-loader showed "download request received".)
> > i waited over 15 mins (i think if its in proper process just need
> > several seconds to a min ,right?)
> 
> After choosing to Download on E-Loader, the screen on XL-7 should 
change 
> to 'MIDI Download' nearly instantly. If it never does that, it is 
not 
> receiving even the first MIDI message from E-Loader correctly.
> 
> Again, please tell me what version of OS and what version of Java 
are 
> you running. This information will be displayed in the Message 
Console 
> (found in the Window menu). It would be best if you send me (off 
list) 
> the entire log file.
well,i'll copy the log.txt to ur private email address.
> 
> 
> > then exit the e-loader.
> > then i power off the xl7.re-open the e-loader,the e-loader big 
logo
> > graphics just stuck my pc,i had to do"ctrl/alt/del" to exit from 
it.
> > is this a bug of the e-loader too?(sometimes the top left small
> > rectangular menu bar just displayed half the graphic 
horizontally...)
> > thats all i did,any suggestion?pls help.
> 
> As I stated before, these problems, although annoying, should not 
stop 
> the MIDI aspects of E-Loader from working. Once you have a problem 
like 
> this, it would be best to reboot your system to make sure it has a 
clean 
> slate when starting E-Loader next. We are actively working to fix 
this 
> problem, but meanwhile it should not be stopping you from updating 
the 
> OS on your XL-7, which is what's most important ;-)
> 
> I'm sorry you are having these problems. E-Loader seems to be 
working 
> fine for most users, so there is something unusual about your setup 
that 
> we haven't yet been able to isolate. As Sean said, you can contact 
him 
> to get a ROM update kit in the mail to you, but it would be good 
for 
> both you and E-mu to understand why this is not working for you. If 
you 
> don't mind to continue to troubleshoot this, we should probably 
take the 
> rest of our work off-list. If we find a problem that is pertinent 
to the 
> rest of the list, we can post our conclusions afterwards.
i'd like to get the update e-prom and also like to try to fix it b4 
the e-prom arrive me here.
thanks
> 
> Scott