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Hi,

I was just using my D8B and all of a sudden there was a pop and constant low tone started playing.
I rebooted the system and the authorisation window appeared for the 5.1 software. I entered the code from the crack and rebooted but the authorisation window keeps appearing. The ESN number of my desk matches the one for the crack. Has anyone else had this issue or am i out of luck for my desk? PLEASE HELP MEE everything has been fine since I set it up over a year ago.

Let me know if there's anymore information you need about my system.

Thanks guys and I hope you can help me !

There are two hacks available for Mackie OS 5.1. One of them requires activation codes, the other one does not.

So, if it asks for an activation code now, it looks like you’re using “Hack 1” (the one that needs codes).

It’s hard to tell what actually happened, but “something” changed on the hard drive, where the reference between the ESN and the entered serial number is stored. This “could” be a hiccup, but it could also mean that your hard drive (or CF card) has a problem. If it’s a spinning drive, I’d take that as an opportunity to replace it with a CF card adapter and CF card.

If the hard drive is NOT dying, and this was just a fluke, then I think the easiest way to resolve this issue, is to install “Hack 2” instead of “Hack 1."

Hack 2 doesn’t require any serial codes to be entered, but it unlocks all the plug-ins that exist for the D8B, anyway (for some, you need the right FX card to be installed for them to work… but the licenses for the plug-ins will be unlocked).

Hack 2 is much easier to apply than Hack 1. You just replace the file “MackieOS.exe” on your hard drive, with the version from Hack 2… restart, and things should work again.

However, if there IS a problem with the hard drive or CF, then there’s a good chance that there will still be other issues after replacing that MackieOS.exe file. In that case, it would likely be best to erase everything on that drive and re-install fresh (…and if going down that route, you might as well switch to a CF, if you haven’t, already).

Here’s a link to the thread/post where you can download Hack 2. The MackieOS.exe file is part of the zip file that is attached to this post:

https://d8bforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1634&hilit=hack+2&start=150

Best of luck!

Y-my-R,

You beat me to it --- was in hospital for a week or so and haven't looked at the forum --- a "full frontal labotony" due to that stupid donated desk !!!!

AND, after my experience, if not already done I would definitely advise the poster to go the CF card route before doing anything else.

Asher, welcome to the forum and best of luck with the desk.

David