I took the batteries out of the Variax so that it is powered solely by the xps with the 3 way (trs?) cable that came with it. I also unplugged the guitarport & the podxt from usb so they would not be recognized as USB device detected instead of my variax usb interface. When I run Line 6 monkey it says" usb device detected"  when it starts up.  Still there is a blinking red light on the guitar side of the usb interface. When I unplug the variax usb interface, it makes a noise (that you get when you unplug a usb device) & where it says on the Monkey "variax usb interface" under a picture of the device it says "not connected". When I plug it back in the caption under the picture of the device once again says "variax usb interface"....... Under this it says:

connection:   USB     & under that it says:

ESN:            None     (the Podxt & the Guitar Port both list a number after ESN:)    Could this be important??

One more thing. When you first plug in the variax usb interface (after unplugging it), both sides light up green for a second & then the variax in side of the interface starts blinking red.

I feel like there is an easy answer here somplace as, up to a point, the variax usb interface is being recognized. So...What's.....uh....the deal?

Once again, I want to thank all of the folks who have tried to help me & would really love to get an opinion from Line 6 on what I should try next (or any of you out there with a new bright idea). Pleeeeez  Hep me   Hep me Hep me!!!

Love & light

eellee   (nhe7)