On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 19:50:22 -0500, "Robert Morein"
wrote:


That is not an answer, Arny. You don't know the answer.

He doesn't. But I do.

When you come out of hibernate, the OS will gladly recognize external
devices that it supports natively. External devices that require 3rd
party drivers won't magikally re-appear. This hibernation return
problem is inherent in XP as well as OSX. There is no fix. Developers
can write the fanciest-shmanciest device drivers in all the world, and
they still "unplug" during hibernate.

You have options.

You can use a MIDI device supported natively by your OS. (feh)
You can re-load the device each damn time.
You can turn off hibernate.

I would recommend #3. If you are recording in the field and have
absolutely no access to AC power, then get a better battery. If you
are recording at home, in a studio or in the field with AC power, turn
off hibernate.

At some point you will have to decide whether or not your laptop is
going to be your DAW. If so, turn off the sounds, bells and whistles,
turn off unnecessary services, remove the ****e software, clean out
your nonpresent devices, streamline your system performance and turn
OFF the hibernate function.

- TR