i've seen alot of these posts lately... have you updated your snow leopard to 10.6.5?

seems to be the common cause... although i read that support was unable to reproduce it...

So it's obvious that I'm not the only one having this problem, after finding this forum.

Only thing that is odd to me, is I have been using this exact same setup since summer:

Macbook Pro

Snow Leopard 10.6.5

2.66 GHz Intel Core i7

4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 RAM

Toneport UX2 (connected via USB) with Gearbox (I'm unsure of what version of Gearbox I was using, but I had not updated it for a good year and a half, or more)

This had worked fine for me since owning a macbook, then upgrading to this current MBP setup I have. Even after switching computers it continued to work fine. Occasionally, I was experiencing the "crackling" noise, but that was easily solved by simply unplugging and replugging in the Toneport UX2 hardware. Days ago, I noticed Gearbox was stuck on this "Initializing DPS," so I figured it was just a one time occurence. I tried to force quit, but it ended up freezing my computer as a whole. Next time I tried starting up Gearbox, it worked fine (?) Since that time, it's been stuck on Initializing DSP again and again, same problem (freezing comp, force quit does not work). I tried to download the newest drivers (specifically states support for Snow Leopard) but obviously they do not work either.

My question is, why had it worked before but suddenly stopped working? I had made no changes, software nor hardware, to my current setup, that qould provoke anything like this. Only after I was experiencing the problem did I try to download the new drivers. I'm wondering if I am able to revert back to an older version of Gearbox that had previously worked for me ? This really puts me in a bad situation, as a full time college student I record small solo artists on the side, not only to gain experience but make some extra money. It's obvious I'm not the only one who could benefit from a fix ASAP, seems the only alternative would be to get a temporary software and hardware that works. I'd hate to do that, as I have had great experiences with Line6 hardware and software in the past for years, and does everything I need very well. I'd be happy to help with a solution.

Matt

Hello there from Sydney, Australia. I just thought I'd let you know that I have the EXACT same specs as the original poster and am currently experiencing the same problem (very frustrating!!).

Any updates?

many thanks.

patrick.

Got the same problem, and i just bought the thing. No update?

Add me to the list of people having exactly the same problem...I've just started reaquainting myself with my TonePort, having not played with it for a very long time. So now I'm wondering if it's now just a piece of junk or is there some way around this? Would installing an earlier version of GearBox help?

Does anyone at Line6 have an update on this yet or even better a fix? At the moment I just have a plastic paper weight on my desk and I'd rather have my money back and buy some M-Audio stuff instead of that.

Just downloaded the new drivers and it still doesn't work.  Been about 3 months now.  Do you have any idea if it will be fixed or shall I just buy something else?