Grid Not Connecting To Norns

Monome
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My Grid is no longer connecting to my Norns.
I’ve written to Help, but since it is a Saturday afternoon, I figure they won’t be around and maybe a smart person here can help.

My new-ish Grid is no longer connecting to my new-ish Norns (both from November 2022).

I was using Meadowphysics with MXsynth. While adjusting the parameters for the synth, Grid froze and became unresponsive. I could still adjust sound parameters on the Norns.

Now the Grid will light up when the Norns is started/restarted, but after that it is non-responsive. It does not show up under Devices. I have even reset each slot to “none.”
I just updated the Norns today as well.
I deleted the MXsynth engine and ACK.
I have tried resetting and restarting several times.
Norns is fully charged and connected to power.
Grid is still unresponsive when Norns is on battery power.
I’ve tried 2 different USB cables.
I’ve disconnected everything but the Grid, but no success.
None of the scripts recognize the Grid.
I had the wi-fi dongle connected at the time.
I also had Crow connected to Norns, but it was powered off.

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. I have a low key Sunday and would love some Grid+Meadowphysics time.

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A couple things you could try:

  • Connect your grid to a computer and use the Max test app to confirm that the grid is working normally.
  • Revert to a previous version of norns if you didn’t have problems before updating (I think this requires some command line pokery, not sure if the steps are written up anywhere.)
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Check system>devices>grid
Remove your grid and then plug it in again and see if it reconnects
norns | monome/docs.

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Thanks. Tried that. Nothing.

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Are any midi usb devices working or is the Wi-Fi dingle working?

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I’ve had this happen frequently for years, or at least something similar. The fix for me has been to attach the grid after startup. It was enough of an irritation that i got a usb hub with switches for the devices.

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Thanks everyone. @dan_derks is on the case. Grid isn’t connection to Max or Mark Eats Sequencer, so it might be faulty.

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