powerpc G4 pro tools hd 8 "unable to locate digidesign hardware"

[groovebrother]

Hello


i hate myself & please let me explain why...


yesterday i had to record a friend on piano and decided to take my old G4 which is still working like a charm to do so. (OS X 10.5.8 Leopard)
So the day before (friday evening) i checked everything and it was working fine (G4+PTHD8+192 i/o)


But all of a sudden, i told myself : "the ssd is inside since almost 8 years, trim cannot be enabled on powerpc's so why not do a fresh install for tomorrow's session" ? (stupid me...)


guess what ??? ---> see title !!!


so... i've done a searches on the duc but also eveywhere on the web, found some topics BUT, nothing would do


i hate myself


Please keep in mind that exact same config + exact same cables + exact same everything is plugged into that G4 which was working great before some evil me decided to kill it all...


- did 3 clean osx install with donwloaded combo update (not the apple's software update)
- tried to uninstall PT
- tried PTHD8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.1 cs2
- switched core cards
- digilink + flex



Fortunately the recording session went great but still : i hate myself.
what the hell is going on with that PTHD8 ???