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rcurl
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PCI Multi I/O - 2-Port DB9 Serial card and drivers
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Mar 2 22:25 UTC 2008 |
Bought last October for use in a Mac G4, but didn't work well (only
Windows drivers provided, though use in a Mac was advertised).
$20
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keesan
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response 1 of 10:
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Mar 3 05:07 UTC 2008 |
Can you either return to the seller or find drivers on the net?
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rcurl
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response 2 of 10:
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Mar 3 05:17 UTC 2008 |
There are no Mac drivers for it. I have installed instead just a USB tp serial
adapter. No, I cannot return it. I'm offering to sell it at a discounted
price.
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keesan
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response 3 of 10:
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Mar 3 05:29 UTC 2008 |
Could a linux driver be used on a Mac with OS X? Can you compile a driver
from source code for Mac?
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rcurl
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response 4 of 10:
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Mar 3 17:20 UTC 2008 |
I can't. But Mac OSX does have relations to unix, linux and others.
Wanna buy that card? Know someone that would like to have more serial
ports? Where are all those that should lust after this bargain...
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keesan
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response 5 of 10:
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Mar 3 17:54 UTC 2008 |
We have serial ports in all our computers already but I will keep you in mind
if a non-Mac person wants to add one. We know a Mac person who had to get
a serial-to-USB adaptor for his PDA. PCs usually come with 2 ports, or a port
and a header for a second one. What do you plug into your port?
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rcurl
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response 6 of 10:
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Mar 3 20:58 UTC 2008 |
I have an old PDA, an X-10 transmitter, and a camera, that need serial
ports. I use a 3-way (DB-25) serial switch to choose which device is
connected.
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keesan
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response 7 of 10:
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Mar 4 02:22 UTC 2008 |
Kiwanis has serial-to-USB adaptors for $2 or $5 (I forget). The one we got
works in linux, but we have serial ports.
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rcurl
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response 8 of 10:
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Mar 4 05:07 UTC 2008 |
I'm using a USB-serial adapter.
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keesan
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response 9 of 10:
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Mar 4 15:10 UTC 2008 |
I was suggesting a cheap source if you need another one.
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gull
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response 10 of 10:
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Apr 3 18:40 UTC 2008 |
Re resp:3: Linux and OS X are not really related on the device driver
level. OS X is based on BSD, but I think it uses a different kernel
than any open-source BSD version.
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