<html><head></head><body name="Mail Message Editor"><div><span class="Apple-style-span">I have a Sewell USB to Serial adapter. Yes the driver is installed. I am using I am using the default port: /dev/tty.usbserial I can't get it to work on my IC 91, either. When I start D Rats the icon in the dock bounces for about a minute. I get the "can't connect to serial port" message. After the icon quits bouncing, the error message goes away. But, I still can't connect.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">Buddy WB4OMG <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br></span></div></span></div></span></div><div id="replyPrefaceElement">On Feb 17, 2010, at 4:59:02 PM, "Dan Smith" <dsmith@danplanet.com> wrote:</div><br><blockquote style="padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: blue; color: blue; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="width: 764px; "><div id="felix-mail-header-block" style="color: black; background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: silver; padding-bottom: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; width: 764px; "><table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>From:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: b
lack; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span title=""Dan Smith" <dsmith@danplanet.com>">"Dan Smith" <dsmith@danplanet.com></span></td></tr><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>Subject:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: black; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Re: [drats_users] Macintosh</span></td></tr><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>Date:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: black; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span>February 17, 2010 4:59:02 PM EST</span></td></tr><tr><td width="70px" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: gray; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; "><span>To:</span></td><td style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 8pt; color: black; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5px; "><span title=""Discussion of D-RATS" <drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>">"Discussion of D-RATS" <drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="felix-mail-content-block" style="color: black; background-color: white; width: 764px; "><div style="font-family: monospace; color: black; background-color: white; font-size: 8pt; ">> I can't get my Mac Book laptop to see the radio. I installed the Python<br>> software. I have plugged in my ID-1 into both of the USB ports on the<br>> Mac Book, with no luck. I have plugged in my ID-880, using a serial to<br>> USB converter. D Rats says "unable to connect" What am I doing wrong?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>I don't think that the FTDI drivers for Mac will see the ID-1 becau
se<br>the Vendor ID is different (IIRC).<br><br>What kind of USB adapter are you using for the 880? What are you<br>putting as the port in D-RATS? I assume you have the drivers for the<br>USB adapter installed, right?<br><br>--<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Dan Smith<br>dsmith#danplanet.com, s/#/@/<br>www.danplanet.com<br>KK7DS<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>drats_users mailing list<br>drats_users@intrepid.danplanet.com<br>http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/drats_users<br><br></div></div></div></span></blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br></span></div><div class="aol_ad_footer" id="u78E9554556EC44D39AF9DDBB223CDA13"></div></body></html>