[Ham-Mac] RUMTrol and the iBook G4

[Steve - VA3SPH]

Have you installed a Mac OS X USB serial driver for that interface  
adaptor?  I "believe" the chipset they use, is the FTDchipset.

Download and install this driver for PPC based Mac, reboot and you  
should see an addition serial port add when the cable is plugged into  
your iBook.

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP/MacOSX/FTDIUSBSerialDriver_v2_1_10.dmg

If you have an Intel based Mac use this driver.
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP/MacOSX/UniBin/FTDIUSBSerialDriver_v2_2_10.dmg

Let us know how it goes Dan!

73
Steve - VA3SPH

On 2-Sep-08, at 10:52 PM, Dan Romanchik KB6NU wrote:

> I'm trying to get RUMTrol to work on an old iBook G4 laptop (running  
> OSX 10.4, though). The interface I'm using is the Radio Shack 20-047  
> Scanner Programming Cable, which has a USB connector on one end and  
> the 1/4" phone plug on the other.
>
> It looks to me as though RUMTrol just isn't talking to the right  
> port. In the Preferences menu, there's only one selection--modem-- 
> but when selected, it still doesn't seem to want to talk to either  
> of the USB ports.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> 73, Dan KB6NU