External Midi keyboard connection to mac fails

I have a Roland RD-700gx stage piano which I use as a midi keyboard in Logic Pro 9. But now Logic doesn't recognise it anymore. The transport bar says there is 'no in'. Does anyone have an idea what has gone wrong here? So far I've only used the Roland as an external keyboard with usb (so not used sounds from the roland yet). Worked fine so far. I just upgraded to Lion, could that have something to do with it? Can anyone tell me how to make it work again? I forgot how I did it last time. I'm not very experienced with midi. Thanks for any help!

so you have it connected via USB? And is that direct, or a hub? If it's a hub, rule out (common) hub failure by bypassing it and going direct to the computer. After each step, check it with "Audio MIDI Setup" (utilities folder). Make sure the Roland is represented in Audio MIDI Setup with an icon of it's own. If not you would need to "add device" at the top of the A.M.S. window. Next would be to try a different cable.
If you're using an interface, does it have MIDI (5-pin) ports? I'm pretty sure your stage piano has them, you could get an old-school MIDI cable and try it that way. (midi out from piano to midi in on interface)
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