![]() I'm assuming that the same approach should/might work for either HD500/500X hardware. I guess the key step for me to get my HD500 hardware working with the HD500 Edit app on Catalina was to install the latest drivers and reboot. Screenshot (attached) shows preset patch 01B loaded.Opened POD HD500 Edit program then plugged in the HD500 USB cable. Rebooted the MacBook as per install instructions.Closed the program.ĭownloaded and installed the latest Line 6 Audio/USB drivers (V7.68) - Line 6 Audio-Midi Driver 7.6.8.dmg Next, open a Finder window, navigate to your Applications folder, right-click (or Ctrl-click) on the macOS 10.15 installer, and. HD500 hardware was not detected, hence presets did not load. At the Terminal command prompt, type sudo followed by a space.Plugged in the USB connection from the newly checked & calibrated HD500 running USB firmware (V1.04) and Flash memory (V2.62). HD500 hardware was detected and presets automatically loaded to Editor program.Īble to load/edit/save & control preset patches via the editor or via the HD500.Ĭatalina did not flag the software as 'unsupported' (signified by a white 'no entry' overlay on the app icon, then a pop-up message when opening the app) so I'm assuming that it must be a native 64-bit app. Then hold Shift and click on the Mail icon to open it in Safe Mode. Plugged in HD500 running USB firmware (V1.04) and Flash memory (V2.62). The first thing to try, if you encounter this problem, is first close Mail completely. Installed POD HD500 Edit (V2.27) and opened the program. All buttons and expression pedal functions seemed OK so I was confident to try to get the unit hooked up to the POD HD500 Edit software. All OK.Īfter this the unit would consistently power-up without having to hit ENTER. Once I had confirmed that the unit was working with a guitar & headphones I rebooted into the test screen and ran through the Pedal Calibration, Button checks, etc. miraculously the HD500 booted up with preset 1 displayed!! I have no idea why this method worked and I could not see any mention of it on the Line 6 forum pages. Was about to give up at 1am this morning, assuming a bricked unit, but tried hitting the ENTER button at power-up. Repeated steps 1-4 using different USB cables and via different USB ports with different power settings. Tried reverting to older Flash memory firmware. Tried pressing right rocker switch to access test screen. Tried pressing left rocker switch to factory reset . Updated all of the Audio/USB drivers (V7.68), USB firmware (V1.04) and Flash memory (V2.62) via L6 Monkey. It was a long night but here are the steps that I tried. My excitement was immediately extinguished, as the unused unit wouldn't even get past the notorious "Update Flash" screen when powering up, so I had to use my old Win10 laptop to try to resolve by updating the flash memory. Dang!!! I did look into ways of reverting to the previous Mac OS but it was a major exercise, so decided to swallow the pill and fall-back to using my old Win10 laptop & old MacBook to run the software which is no longer supported in Catalina.įrom a Pod HD500 perspective, I've had a brand new boxed unit sat in my attic since Line 6 had their fire sale when they introduced the 500X (around 2013-14), so decided to unwrap it to see if it would play nicely with Catalina. ![]() Sadly I forgot about the disappearance of support for Line 6 32-bit software with the new OS, so I lost the ability to use Line 6 Monkey, as well as Line 6 Edit / Gearbox (with my Pod XT Live) and Workbench (with my Variax 500). The Mac must also be using macOS High Sierra or later, the latest version of macOS Sierra, or the latest version of OS X El Capitan.I also upgraded to Catalina last week on my MacBook Pro. Catalina Macbook Pro: Installed POD HD500 Edit ( V2.27) and opened the program. Able to load/edit/save & control preset patches via the editor or via the HD500. HD500 hardware was detected and presets automatically loaded to Editor program. macOS Catalina, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, is now available as a free software update. Plugged in HD500 running USB firmware (V1.04) and Flash memory (V2.62). ![]() ![]() To download an installer suitable for creating a bootable installer, use the App Store or use a web browser to download from a compatible Mac. macOS Catalina is now available, featuring Apple Arcade on Mac and all-new entertainment apps along with great new features like Sidecar, Voice Control and Screen Time. Follow the onscreen installation instructions.Ī bootable installer can be useful if you want to install macOS on multiple computers without downloading the installer each time, or when you can't install using the other methods. Open your Applications folder and double-click the macOS installer, named Install. pkg file, then follow the onscreen instructions to install the macOS installer into your Applications folder. dmg file to open it and see the package (.pkg) file within.ĭouble-click the. Use these links to download a macOS disk image (.dmg) file.ĭouble-click the.
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