HI Jacob, Fair enough regarding Jaws smile. Wineyes works better in a vm anyway smile. But what do you mean when you say the serial converter has to be directly connected to the VM? I plugged in my usb to serial adapter and then whilst the vm was going I connected the usb keyspan usb to serial adapter as it comes up as a usb device. It seemed to work of sorts meaning there was data going to the keynote sa but it was just garbage. Thanks for looking into this for me.
David Truong EMail and Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: blindboxer1967 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jacob Schmude Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2008 8:05 AM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind Subject: Re: Need USB to Serial Adapter Hi David Nope, I haven't tried this at least not in Windows (not even sure when the last time I booted my Windows VM was). It did work in FreeBSD however. Note that vmWare fusion does not support serial device emulation, so you actually need the serial converter connected directly to the VM for it to work properly with two-way communication. Without bidirectional communication a hardware synthesizer won't work correctly. I'll fire up my Windows VM here and give it a shot though, as I still have my fully-functioning Doubletalk LT. It will be with window-eyes that I try it, I don't have nor do I want a copy of jaws. On Nov 5, 2008, at 15:48, David Truong wrote: > Hi Jacob, > > Have you tried running a hardware synthesiser in a VM session using > this > adapter? I tried and couldn't get mine to work, I just heard > garbage coming > out of my Keynote SA when activating it under a VM session using > Wineyes or > Jaws. Thanks in advance, > > David Truong > > EMail and Messenger: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Skype: blindboxer1967 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jacob Schmude > Sent: Wednesday, 5 November 2008 11:59 PM > To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind > Subject: Re: Need USB to Serial Adapter > > I'll also recommend the Keyspan serial adapter. It works great and > handles every serial task you can throw at it. It costs $29, so it's > one of the more expensive serial adapters, but it's worth it if you > need it. The model number of mine, for the record, is the Keyspan > USA19HS. I got mine from newegg.com. > As one lister has said, make sure that it is indeed the serial > connection that you need. If you need a parallel connector then a USB > serial adapter won't help, and you'll need to find a USB parallel > adapter that has a Mac driver. > > On Nov 4, 2008, at 23:42, Tiffany D wrote: > >> Hi guys, >> >> Figured I'd put this in a separate message so it wouldn't get >> lost. I >> won that Braille Blazer and now need a recommendation of a good usb >> to >> serial adapter. Alternatively, if it's possible to print from the >> parallel port, I'll accept one of those. But I know they're >> expensive >> and I just spent $168 on the embosser so don't want to make a >> mistake. >> >> Thanks, >> Tiffanitsa >> >> -- >> http://tiffany.yourpassionconsultant.com >> (Adults only. Parties and products for your sentual needs! >> Educational, tasteful and fun!) >> > > >
