bought new iMac 24" m4 chip, nothing is connecting, everything is crashing

JAGAMATRIX

did a old iMac to new iMac transfer applications only

now programs are crashing on start up and won't open e.g… cubase, logic. Maschine mk3 won't connect, receives power but doesn't turn on for the program my iloks and installers are up to date, everything is haywire, help

currently I just want to get Maschine connected, to make beats, help please.

iMac Apple M4

16 GB

macOS Sequoia

TASCAM Model 12

Maschine mk3

pro tools

Logic

Cubase LE

Kymeia

Sounds like you need to follow this tip

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/39436/tip-sequoia-adds-an-extra-step-when-installing-ni-hardware-keyboards-or-maschine-and-native-access

not just needed for host integration service but also your iLok and DAWs - when you get a message asking to add these to your local network don’t dismiss it

6xes

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/43211/bought-new-imac-24-m4-chip-nothing-is-connecting-everything-is-crashing

i have a question:

did you install "everything" fresh?? or did you use the time machine or any other restoring process?? If you carried out any restoration process, that can lead to issues… and it is advised not to do that

if you installed "everything" Fresh with silicon supported applications… then just check all applications you are running are currently compatible with the latest MACOS you are running, as sometimes Newer internal mac Chip's + new OS = compatibility issues , in which you have to play the waiting game

This is one of the very reasons i have not jumped on the M4 mac bandwagon… as there is always a teething time period

JAGAMATRIX

can i uninstall the transfer, or is there a known work around?

Kymeia

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/215822#Comment_215822

Have you done what I suggested? These are essential.

victorp.sg

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/215822#Comment_215822

You have to spend some time to research if your existing software and plugins are Apple Silicon compatible and with macOS Sequoia, and most probably you need to spend some money to update those essential ones which are not compatible.

Also, certain companies require you to deactivate your software/plugin licenses on your old computer before you can transfer them to your new M4 iMac.

I am assuming your old iMac is Intel-based so it is most often necessary to do a fresh installation of your essential software/plugins updated for Apple Silicon and macOS Sequoia. Copy all your data your want to keep out to an external macOS-formatted storage device (GUID - Mac OS Extended Journaled for hard disk drives, or GUID - APFS for SSDs — same with all your external storage devices used on the Mac).

Information on how to transfer, how to update, etc. are all available on the Internet; you just need to spend a bit of time researching and reading.

Anyway, here is an Apple Support article on how to Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings (it's similar your iPhone and iPad nowadays) for your M4 iMac—make sure you backup new data that you have on your new M4 iMac before doing an erase.

JAGAMATRIX

thanks I'm still researching and will try