On Apr 24, 2012, at 11:33 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote: > Il giorno 20-04-2012 4:37, Kris Tilford ha scritto: > >> You may need to install a driver for the USB-to-Parallel bridge chipset. >> >> Look in System Profiler under USB to see the chipset. Many use a >> Prolific chipset which I think needs a driver in OS X. > > Thanks for this useful hint. > What I got in System Profiler is this: > Product ID: 0x1001 > Vendor ID: 0x047e > > Looking up an USB database (http://www.linux-usb.org/usb-ids.html), this is > what I found: > 047e Agere Systems, Inc. (Lucent) > 1001 USS720 Parallel Port > > So, it seems my USB-Parallel cable is somehow recognized by the Mac. > Now I don't know what to look for... > I googled "usb parallel Agere Systems macintosh", but I couldn't find > anything related (mostly is Linux stuff).
You might try LSI, who owns Agere now: <http://www.lsi.com/support/products/Pages/default.aspx> I don't find the USS720 thing listed there, but they might call it something else... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
