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

Chris Smolinski csmolinski at blackcatsystems.com
Fri Jul 13 07:29:59 EDT 2007


Use the kextunload command as I showed. It is temporary, until the next boot.

>For those of us not well versed in mac nuances, how do you unload 
>the OSX drivers?
>
>Is this unload of the drivers a temporary or permanent condition?
>73
>
>
>On Jul 10, 2007, at 11:18 AM, Chris Smolinski wrote:
>
>>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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