Regarding DAW — no nothing else is opened.  I even restarted computer.

I even tried to reinstall firmware and it would not reinstall — got an error message (time out after 5 tries)

The thing is the connection is made — it is not the cable (tried another) and I am connecting directly to the mac (no hub)

I can create preset lists, download presets to the H9 etc — things go nuts when I just select a preset and either leave it or try to edit it.