RPi Serial Console cable does not enumerate (OSX)

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RPi Serial Console cable does not enumerate (OSX)

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Hi,

I'm trying to get my Adafruit Serial Console cable to work on my Mountain Lion OS X computer.
(http://www.adafruit.com/products/954)

I'm following this tutorial:
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-ras ... lation-mac

I've installed the driver and rebooted, but it does not enumerate when I plug it in.

ls /dev/cu.* only gives me this:
/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Modem /dev/cu.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync

Any ideas?

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Re: RPi Serial Console cable does not enumerate (OSX)

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Which driver did you install? The one from sourceforge or the one from changux.co?
The changux driver is the one to use - the author claims that the driver works with Mountain Lion.

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Re: RPi Serial Console cable does not enumerate (OSX)

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I used the sourceforge driver (missed the part about mountain lion). I installed the other driver, and now it enumerates. Thank you.

I get lots of garbage data dumped along with the actual console output when using ZAC though... dunno if this is expected or has to do with the driver.

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Re: RPi Serial Console cable does not enumerate (OSX)

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What sorts of garbage? Can you post a sample? Is it getting in your way?

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Re: RPi Serial Console cable does not enumerate (OSX)

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Now I can't reproduce the problem... It was just random junk characters appearing every 1-2 seconds continuously.
The GND pin is very loose, so that may have been the cause of the problem.

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Re: RPi Serial Console cable does not enumerate (OSX)

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Yes - it sounds very much like a loose connection. If you are very careful, you may be able to push the pin out of the plastic shroud. There should be a little slot on the side of the shroud where a tang on the pin pops in to secure it. Very gently push the tang in to release the pin. Gently squeezing the pin with some needle-node pliers may make it hold more securely. Then push it back into the shroud so the tang re-engages the slot.

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