USB-Serial Driver

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As a new owner of iMac, OS X 10.8.4 and also new in this wonderful AplleWorld I need some help.
I try to install FTDI USB Serial Driver but the plastic brain reject the installation software.
What am I doing wrong?
Please give me a helping hand.
I need the serial port to connect my transceiver to the Aether Log pgm. (HAM Radio)
Have a nice weekend.
 

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Where you did the driver from? FTDI is a very common USB-to-Serial converter and in most cases you don't need drivers.

What happens when you just plug the cable/device into the iMac? Did you check to see if any new devices named "/dev/ttyUSB0" were created?
 
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Where you did the driver from? FTDI is a very common USB-to-Serial converter and in most cases you don't need drivers.

What happens when you just plug the cable/device into the iMac? Did you check to see if any new devices named "/dev/ttyUSB0" were created?

I purchased the Universal USB-RS232 FTDI adapter Maker DIGITUS
together with Easy-Rotor-Control (ECR) kit
from Germany ECR Ing-Buro Alba de Schmidt

I will try to just plug it in, maybe it´l work.
Cross my fingers.
 
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Yes, I can se the USB-Serial port in the system. Great, but the AetherLog don't, which is another software problem to solve.
Anyhow, thanks for the help.
 

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Do you know if the software just needs the device or something more? Perhaps the drives is more than just the USB-serial driver?
 
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Do you know if the software just needs the device or something more? Perhaps the drives is more than just the USB-serial driver?

I don´t know?
I will contact the support at aetherlog.com for more assistance.

Here in Sweden the summer sun is shining and the birds singing loudly, it is a shame to be indoors and playing with the HAM-radio and, computing is confusing.

Best regards
SM5LIB
 
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I have solved the problem, my fault!
A correct installation solved the problem.
Working great now.
 

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Excellent..glad you got it sorted out..
 

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