[Ham-Mac] OSX, Parallels, XP, Keyspan serial USB adapters

Chris Smolinski csmolinski at blackcatsystems.com
Tue Jul 10 12:18:04 EDT 2007


Unload the OSX drivers before running Parallels. For FTDI drivers, I use:
sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext

You'd want to do something similar, with the correct kext file for 
your Keyspan drivers.

>I am using a Mac Book running 10.4.10, Parallels build 3214, XP 
>Home, and would like
>to make my Keyspan USA-49WLC  4 port serial  adapter run under 
>Windows so I can run
>Airmail for Winlink.
>
>Anyone had any luck with this combo?
>
>The same adapter runs under the Max OS with no problem, but I get a 
>hardware error
>message under XP.
>
>Keyspan supports suggested that  OSX isn't dropping control to XP, 
>but Parallels
>support has not answered my support request.
>
>73,
>
>John, W6JTB

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