Pro Tools crashing at startup

[Jóhannes Bjarnason]

Here is my scenario:

Just got a new machine,

Machine Name: Mac Pro
Machine Model: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Memory: 4 GB

and just installed PT 7.3 and it will not start up... can anyone help me out

here is the error it gives:

Date/Time: 2006-12-10 13:43:49.332 +0000
OS Version: 10.4.8 (Build 8L2127)
Report Version: 4

Command: Pro Tools LE
Path: /Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/Pro Tools LE.app/Contents/MacOS/Pro Tools LE
Parent: WindowServer [426]

Version: 7.3cs1 (7.3f120)

PID: 448
Thread: 0

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000237a strchr + 10
1 com.digidesign.framework.DSI 0x01f0e127 RescanPeripherals + 779
2 com.digidesign.framework.DSI 0x01f0905f InitSADriver + 57
3 com.digidesign.framework.DAE 0x0337c65f FicSetProgressListener + 101
4 com.digidesign.ProToolsLE 0x00627261 start + 6440533
5 com.digidesign.ProToolsLE 0x007e4c02 start + 8265718
6 com.digidesign.ProToolsLE 0x00d50175 start + 13948265
7 com.digidesign.ProToolsLE 0x00002d0e start + 258
8 com.digidesign.ProToolsLE 0x00002c35 start + 41

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90048a47 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cde0ab TSWaitOnSemaphoreCommon + 163
2 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce509d TimerThread + 87
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90048a47 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7
1 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90cde0ab TSWaitOnSemaphoreCommon + 163
2 ...ple.CoreServices.CarbonCore 0x90ce8bad DeferredTaskThread + 57
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x01f0e085 ecx: 0x0000002e edx: 0x00000011
edi: 0xbffff4ec esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbffff4b8 esp: 0xbffff4b8
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x9000237a cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037

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Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B04, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2, 2 GB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Network Service: Built-in Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, Display, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD2500JS-41SGB0, 232.89 GB
Serial ATA Device: Maxtor 7L250S0, 232.83 GB
Parallel ATA Device: SONY DVD RW DW-D150A
USB Device: Hub, Up to 480 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Hub in Apple Pro Keyboard, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse, Primax Electronics, Up to 1.5 Mb/sec, 100 mA
USB Device: Apple Pro Keyboard, Mitsumi Electric, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 250 mA
USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display, Apple Computer, Inc., Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
FireWire Device: built-in_hub, unknown_value, Unknown
FireWire Device: Digi 002Rack, Digidesign, Up to 400 Mb/sec