version 5.1 Authorisation issue

[Recording Drummer]

Just to let everyone know that it took about 3 weeks to get my money back. I will wait patiently for all this to work out one way or another. I just know since my code does not work it would be useless to put it in the pot. I spoke to a tech last night and still no word when the fix might be available. Good luck with all this.

[Carlo]

I have the same problem. Today i paid for the license and the unlock code for V5.1 does not work. Mackie has to solve this problem. It doesn't make sense to keep the product online for purchase when their code generator is kaput.

[Carlo]

Shall we do something? Can we offer our working codes to someone and try to UN-lock the codes?

[Carlo]

Mackie Support informed me that they are going to refund me back the money for the purchase of the OS5.1 license. They told me that the software is no longer available.

Pitty...... I think this is the first stage of the D8b's EOL (End of life). We have to preserve the machine with all our strengths and maybe some good programmer can dig into the code of OS5.1 and bypass the License Verification to make it similar to V3.

Well if i can be of any help let me know. My main mixer has an authorized 5.1 but my recently purchased d8b is on V3. Its not the end of the word...after All i find a lot of similarities between V5 and V3. IMO V2 is the OLD OS.

Good day

Carlo

[Carlo]

If the d8b savior (programmer) is up to the job, it might be possible to rewrite the OS to allow the use of new motherboards and components and make use of usb and cd-rom support. This is the d8b MkII: The Dream Console in my opinion.

If d8bridge was done...a new OS can be done as well

Well we hope for the best...

[doktor1360]

If the d8b savior (programmer) is up to the job, it might be possible to rewrite the OS to allow the use of new motherboards and components and make use of usb and cd-rom support. This is the d8b MkII: The Dream Console in my opinion.

If d8bridge was done...a new OS can be done as well

Well we hope for the best...

Open sourcing the OS... the IDEAL solution... it hinges a lot on if there is proprietary data / intellectual property (non-Mackie ownership) that's involved before Mackie would most likely even consider this option. IF the OS v5.1 code were to be officially open-sourced by Mackie, the authorization could be defeated easily enuff... to enhance hardware support? That is NO overnite endeavor by any means - THAT would be a real ToDo, albeit not impossible...

I'd personally LOVE a community, open-sourced D8B V5.1C, the 'C' indicating 'Community Release'...

[anyhorizon]

Well, if Mike Rivers were around these parts he'd tell you that a guy by the name of Bob Tudor orchestrated this stuff and I think he still owns the ©. Last I heard he had a company called "Sanewave". A google may be in order.

Peter

[doktor1360]

Well, if Mike Rivers were around these parts he'd tell you that a guy by the name of Bob Tudor orchestrated this stuff and I think he still owns the ©. Last I heard he had a company called "Sanewave". A google may be in order.

Peter

OK... btudor@presonus.com; seems he's the CTO over @ PreSonus in Louisiana now... I need to follow up on this, see where it goes...

Thanx Peter!

[FrankH]

Tudor most likely will not be able to help. This is a dead end. He doesn't own the ©.

The present authorization scheme for the V5 software was redesigned at the Acuma engineering wing (Canada) of Mackie. This was well after Bob left Mackie to start Sanewave.

I've explained earlier that I spoke with the engineer (who is also long gone from Mackie) who wrote the new encryption system, about this issue. He can't help, He no longer has access to the software. But he thought contacting one of the remaining engineers might garner some info. So I did.

I posted his response . Apparently he worked out a solution that Woodinville has chosen to drag their feet on....or ignore. He was not very optimistic.

I hate to be wet blanket about this....but the only thing that may generate some progress is to continuously barrage Mackie with a letter writing campaign.

[doktor1360]

Tudor most likely will not be able to help. This is a dead end. He doesn't own the ©.

The present authorization scheme for the V5 software was redesigned at the Acuma engineering wing (Canada) of Mackie. This was well after Bob left Mackie to start Sanewave.

I've explained earlier that I spoke with the engineer (who is also long gone from Mackie) who wrote the new encryption system, about this issue. He can't help, He no longer has access to the software. But he thought contacting one of the remaining engineers might garner some info. So I did.

I posted his response . Apparently he worked out a solution that Woodinville has chosen to drag their feet on....or ignore. He was not very optimistic.

I hate to be wet blanket about this....but the only thing that may generate some progress is to continuously barrage Mackie with a letter writing campaign.

Not a 'Wet Blanket' at all, Frank... just vending some 'Reality'... it's starting to get uglier and uglier - perhaps a letter writing campaign is in order. Seems to me if the whole of the OS & ©'s are owned by Mackie, then "there's still a chance (Lloyd Christmas)".

All kidding aside, this isn't finished yet - but IMHO we're slowly running out of rope here, Boyz n Girlz... {heavy sigh}

Thanx for all the constructive input and thoughts/ideas, Frank..

Anyone else have any ideas and/or thoughts regarding moving forward?