2.2.2.1 firmware update cousing longer bootup time

Yes - I'm having this issue - I narrowed it down to my SSD. With it installed, startup takes forever, with it not installed it boots lightning fast.

It wasn't always like this - it started after I added 300+ Masada progressions. Trying to remove these tonight and will report back.

I had this issue too.. moved all my large libraries to an external hard drive and boot up with out it connected. Once it’s on I then plug in my external drive. Boots up instantly that way. Seems the more files you have in it, or if your your external is hooked up while booting, the longer it takes.

is that for the internal SSD you can install as well? or is that strictly a USB external issue? I have not updated mine in months.

I haven't had any issues with my X yet, but I bought it new a little over a week ago. The first day I updated to 2.2.2.1 and installed an SSD (Sandisk 1TB, ExFAT, internally). I've loaded a few gigs of samples on the Sandisk too. My boot time averages between 15-18 seconds, but I did have one day where it just stayed on the MPC screen when turning on. I tapped the screen a few times and that got it out of whatever it was doing. Hasn't happened since.

The only other thing I've noticed is when I open a blank project, go to browse > places, It takes 3 taps to get it to go to my Sandisk SSD. If I just wait a few seconds it will go there with the first tap, but it looks like it takes it a second to register the tap. After that first time, it doesn't do that.

Hope I'm one of the lucky ones with the 2.2.2.1 update. Sorry to hear about your issues! I really like the X, but I hope 2.3 is close - I just found out about that 16 bit bug. Akai has a ton of garbage cleaning to do.

SupremeSoulstice wrote:I had this issue too.. moved all my large libraries to an external hard drive and boot up with out it connected. Once it’s on I then plug in my external drive. Boots up instantly that way. Seems the more files you have in it, or if your your external is hooked up while booting, the longer it takes.

i also took out my ssd > formatted it with exfat > reinstalled the OS on my mpc > reinstalled the formatted ssd, but it just don't help.

i can confirm too that all the problems started to happen when i installed "the repository kit" with some large amount of progressions besides.

let's hope they fix that in the next update. they should be aware by now!

Well i had nothing on my usb stick and it still takes long to boot up, they say its a Software issue

sinik wrote:

SupremeSoulstice wrote:I had this issue too.. moved all my large libraries to an external hard drive and boot up with out it connected. Once it’s on I then plug in my external drive. Boots up instantly that way. Seems the more files you have in it, or if your your external is hooked up while booting, the longer it takes.

i also took out my ssd > formatted it with exfat > reinstalled the OS on my mpc > reinstalled the formatted ssd, but it just don't help.

i can confirm too that all the problems started to happen when i installed "the repository kit" with some large amount of progressions besides.

let's hope they fix that in the next update. they should be aware by now!

Hmm I have the repository as well. Have you tried moving your larger libraries to an external? The key is to not have any external peripherals plugged in while starting up. I don’t know man..

Remove the progressions. There is a bug loading them sometimes leading to crazy long startup. It’s the progressions.

Hoping Akai is listening because my Live is in a reboot loop. In standalone it gets to the select project screen > I can't select any projects (touch screen not responsive) > the screen goes black > the MPC screen comes up again > the loop continues. I did just recently load some chord progressions to my SSD and thanks to this post I disconnected the SSD while it was powered on and in reboot looping. Then once the SSD was disconnected I was able to select a project and work fine. Later this evening I will rename the Progression folder on the SSD to see what happens.


P.s. how do you do a hard reboot on the Live with battery because I disconnected the SSD with the power on which I wouldn't normally do?

Hold power for like 15 seconds normally. But in the progression bug case sometimes it doesn’t work.

progressions is what? a sound pack or something?

mr_debauch wrote:progressions is what? a sound pack or something?

Custom key progressions made for keygroups.

Excellent news renaming the folder to "old progression" connecting the SSD drive to my computer then reconnecting to the Live . It boots up fine, but I did notice the factory pprogressions a re not showing (ie House 1 and so on. Thank you for the 15 second tip because this is the first issue since getting the Live in Beta.

eclipxe wrote:Hold power for like 15 seconds normally. But in the progression bug case sometimes it doesn’t work.

Thank you for the tip

SupremeSoulstice wrote:

mr_debauch wrote:progressions is what? a sound pack or something?

Custom key progressions made for keygroups.

OK right. I have only been really using the live the basic way I use other old school models (except with internal storage and fx) ... not really loading entire keygroup stuff into ram as an instrument. I tend to only load what I am using in the song and I delete the rest.... old habbits I guess.