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--- facilities:recordingstudio:setting_up_default_user [2019/05/21 17:06]
Andrei Maberley
+++ facilities:recordingstudio:setting_up_default_user [2021/02/10 15:53]
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-====== Setting up a Default User for The Edge Recording Studio. ======
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+This page is currently being updated to reflect changes to the Recording Studio
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-This page explains how to create and set up a new user profile to be used by patrons of The Edge recording studio.
+======Apple DAW Set-up tips ======
+This page explains how to create and set up a new user profile, which forms the basis of a default user that 'refreshes' on log-in.  The procedure works on OSX 10.12 and is used The Edge Recording Studio.
 ==== Create a new user ====
   * Power on all recording studio hardware in the correct order and power on the computer.
-  * Log on to the edgeadmin user account.
+  * Log on to a admin user account.
   * Under 'System Preferences' create a new user.
   * Detailed instructions can be found on the apple website [[https://support.apple.com/kb/ph25796?locale=en_US|here]]
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 ==== Set up User ====
   * Log out and log in to the new user and set up everything:
   * Modify the dock to show only the apps relevant to the recording studio.
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 ==== Save default user and set up login script ====
-  * Log out and log back in to the edgeadmin user.
+  * Log out and log back in to the admin user.
   * Go to terminal and sudo su.
   * Save the user settings you just created by running the renew_profile.sh script located in /usr/Local/bin/
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    fi
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-  * Log out of edgeadmin and log into your new user to test that everything works ok.
+  * Log out of admin and log into your new user to test that everything works ok.
   * Enable the Login.sh with
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-The new user should now be fully set up. Sit back and make some tunes!
+The new user should now be fully set up.
+=====Updating HD drivers=====
+From at least OSX 10.15.6 installing HD drivers to use the HD Native soundcard requires a work-around for [[https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT204899|System Integrity Protection]].  This is from the [[https://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=413425|avid forum]].
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+Firstly, in the MacOS platform release notes, there is this:
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+HD Driver may not load on macOS Catalina after installing Pro Tools (PT-257898)
+When installing Pro Tools version 2019.12 and HD Driver version 2019.12 or later on macOS Catalina, HDX cards may not be detected
+when rebooting the computer. To correct this issue, do one of the following:
+• Manually load DigiDal.kext after every boot; Launch the Terminal and enter:
+sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/DigiDal.kext
+• For a more permanent solution, force an update of the pre-linked kernel via Recovery Mode in the Terminal:
+touch -c "/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Extensions"//
+What it fails to mention is that you'll need to reboot in recovery mode (Cmd-R), go into "Utilities" and choose Terminal.
+In the terminal enter:
+**csrutil disable**
+This will disable the System Integrity Protection (SIP). You'll then need to reboot in normal mode and do the:
+**
+sudo kextload /Library/Extensions/DigiDal.kext**
+This will load the HD kernel extension.
+If you start Protools and go to "Setup->Playback Engine", you should now see HD Native or HDX depending on your system. You can use Digitest as well.
+You can also do the "touch" step from above rebooting in recovery mode (Cmd-R) and bringing up the terminal. Rebooting in normal mode may take a little longer as it builds the "pre-built" kernel.
+It is not recommended that you run with System Integrity Protect disabled, so you'll need to do:
+**csrutil enable**
+Oddly, the latest security update that Apple released (which took an incredibly long time to install) undid the kernel extension load and I had to re-do the (above) steps again.
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