The theme here is mk1 is old and getting dusted off after years. i connect with a 5 meter usb cable to a newer laptop on a usb 3.0 port. the buttons and screen light up and turn off quickly on maschine. next windows says the usb device has a problem and cannot be recognized. However, when i connect with same cable to a linux laptop it does identify itself correctly (but also doesn't stay on)
is the problem not enough power or something going on with the device?