[Ham-Mac] RUMTrol and the iBook G4

[Dan Romanchik KB6NU]

Well, this sort of worked.  I downloaded and installed this driver,  
and a new selection did indeed appear.  I selected that and now I am  
able to write memory info to the rig, but I still can't seem to read  
anything from the rig. It looks like it's trying to do something. When  
I click the "Read from TRX" button, both the red and green lights  
start flashing, but once the operation is done, no data from the rig  
appears.

Any more thoughts?

73, Dan KB6NU


On Sep 3, 2008, at 7:41 AM, Steve - VA3SPH wrote:
> 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