[Ham-Mac] Help Removing Silicon Labs USB to UART Bridge Driver

[Mark Cohen]

OSX keeps kernel drivers in the following folder :

/System/Library/Extensions/

Look for your Silicon Labs kext files or .plugins there. 

you can run sudo kextunload <file.kext> if the device isn't plugged in.. And then mv the .kext file to /tmp or some other directory.

That will unload the kernel driver.

Then you should have something in /Applications

You can just drag that to trash..

Let me know how that works.

Mark


On Feb 19, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Dick wrote:

> On Feb 19, 2011, at 11:47 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
> 
>> Certainly look like they aren’t installed - what is your reason for wanting to remove them, other than you aren’t using the driver now?
> 
> 
> David M0XDF and John N1ZJ
> 
> You terminal tips worked fine; however, I could not find the files installed by 
> the Silicon Labs installer.  The problem and reason for wanting to remove 
> the SL USB to UART Bridge Drivers is I screwed up and installed the drivers 
> on the Mac OS X side and I should have downloaded the Windows version 
> and installed them from XP Pro under VMWare or whatever.
> 
> I have a new Kenwood TS-590S and Kenwood only offers PC support software
> for rig control and firmware updates.  The Kenwood software requires the use
> of a virtual COM 3 port and they only offer PC software to create the required 
> virtual USB port.
> 
> I was advised the Silicon Labs had a new Mac version of the software. To make 
> a long shaggy-dog story shorter, I downloaded the OS X version and installed
> okay but did not work. The Silicon Labs installer does not have an uninstaller 
> and that is why I have been trying to uninstall the OS X drivers.
> 
> The good news is under XP Pro I downloaded and installed he correct drivers
> and have the Kenwood TS-590S software running on the iMac and I should be
> good for the next TS-590s firmware update.  The bad news is trying to undue 
> what the Silicon Labs installer put on the iMac.  
> 
> When your terminal tip did no find the files, I sent a help request to Silicon
> Labs and look forward to a response early next week.  
> 
> Thanks again for the help
> 
> 73 Dick AA5VU
> 
> Ps: Love the new Kenwood TS-590S
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