Live, Mac Target Firewire Mode & Licences.

tub · Post by **tub** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:00 am

Mornin'
I was wondering if anyone has ever had License problems when switching between Macs using target firewire mode a lot.

Example: I've got a Powerbook and an iMac, when I'm at home I put the Powerbook into target mode, and boot my OSX install from the iMac for some 64-bit love.
Every time I switch from the iMac to the Powerbook, or vice versa, I have to unlock Live again.

I'm worried that because of this frequent unlocking my license will be blocked, even though I've only ever got one installation of Live, I just happen to run it on different hardware a lot.
Tub.

shaneblyth · Post by **shaneblyth** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:32 pm

tub wrote:Mornin'
I was wondering if anyone has ever had License problems when switching between Macs using target firewire mode a lot.

Example: I've got a Powerbook and an iMac, when I'm at home I put the Powerbook into target mode, and boot my OSX install from the iMac for some 64-bit love.
Every time I switch from the iMac to the Powerbook, or vice versa, I have to unlock Live again.

I'm worried that because of this frequent unlocking my license will be blocked, even though I've only ever got one installation of Live, I just happen to run it on different hardware a lot.
Tub.

wow thats an interesting question.. I am surprised you need to keep unloacking it as u only have 2 systems so i would of thought once for each would have done it

Bassfrq · Post by **Bassfrq** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:39 pm

why dont you just install it on the imac?... then you wont have to worry about this issue.

tub · Post by **tub** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:08 pm

wow thats an interesting question.. I am surprised you need to keep unloacking it as u only have 2 systems so i would of thought once for each would have done it

It's because it's only one installation of Live, which is locked to some unique system identifier (probably the serial number).
When this changes, Live gets you to unlock it again.

why dont you just install it on the imac?... then you wont have to worry about this issue.

I'd rather not have to use an external disk, or keep transferring stuff between my Powerbook and iMac. I play gig's fairly frequently, and generally keep writing tunes until about 10 mins before I leave so it's nice to just 'eject' my powerbook, and boot it up again.

Bassfrq · Post by **Bassfrq** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:22 pm

tub wrote:I'd rather not have to use an external disk, or keep transferring stuff between my Powerbook and iMac. I play gig's fairly frequently, and generally keep writing tunes until about 10 mins before I leave so it's nice to just 'eject' my powerbook, and boot it up again.

well why not boot in target mode, authorize live on the imac, and save projects on the powerbook?... like it is an external drive.

There is also the networking over firewire option.

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tomperson · Post by **tomperson** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:26 pm

tub wrote:
wow thats an interesting question.. I am surprised you need to keep unloacking it as u only have 2 systems so i would of thought once for each would have done it
It's because it's only one installation of Live, which is locked to some unique system identifier (probably the serial number).
When this changes, Live gets you to unlock it again.

why dont you just install it on the imac?... then you wont have to worry about this issue.
I'd rather not have to use an external disk, or keep transferring stuff between my Powerbook and iMac. I play gig's fairly frequently, and generally keep writing tunes until about 10 mins before I leave so it's nice to just 'eject' my powerbook, and boot it up again.

Don't you have two unlocks, as far as you don't use both at the same time?

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