We've been running our lights for 5 years using ETC Eos outputting to our dimmers via a Gadget II. When I tried to experiment with HOG 4 PC on the same PC, the installation appeared to break functionality for both programs...neither program was able to communicate with our dimmers.
I uninstalled HOG 4 PC from that computer, and still could not get ETC Eos to output to the dimmers.
I uninstalled ETC Eos from that computer, and reinstalled ETC Eos...still no joy.
I eventually, under a production deadline, simply switched out the "lighting PC" for our "audio PC", installed ETC Eos, and regained control of our lights.
I should be happy, right? Well, no.
- I still have not been able to experiment with HOG 4 PC (and get my students playing with it).
- I have audio recording/playback software and files on the original "audio PC" that I don't want to wrestle onto the original "lighting PC" and vice versa.
I was considering assigning one computer to be the home of ETC Eos, and the other HOG 4 PC, and just physically move the Gadget from one computer to the other.
It seems to me that ETC has known the HOG 4 PC and ETC Eos with Gadget II has been a problem since at least 2021. Is there a fix?
I have found the following resource, but the last update to it appears to be 2021.
support.etcconnect.com/.../Gadget_II_does_not_output_via_Hog_4_PC
