[Xastir] OS X 10.6, Xastir and OT+

[Matt Kassawara]

Did you use /dev/cu.* instead of /dev/tty.*?  Using the latter gave me a 
good troubleshooting headache a few weeks ago.

On 9/17/10 6:22 PM, Chase Turner wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I seem to have Xastir configured correctly (9600 8-N-1), and I have flashed
> the OT+ to KISS.  My trouble seems to be getting the two to speak to each
> other.
>
> I've been using an IOGear USB to Serial adapter.  I've loaded the
> appropriate drivers, I think, and the Mac seems to recognize that there is a
> USB to serial device.
>
> Does anyone have experience with this particular setup?  Alternatively, what
> are the rest of you Mac heads using with Xastir that gets you up and running
> with APRS?  I'm not very happy with the OT+ and would welcome suggestions
> there(TNC-X?)- I think it gets some RF back into the device when I get it to
> beacon (which I have to use UI view to get it to beacon) the HT and it locks
> up- but that's partially my fault having it so close to the radio.
>
> I feel like I am close to getting the thing to work, but I am missing some
> simple setting somewhere which prevents the OT+ and Xastir from talking.
>   Any advice about this issue and/or hearing about other Mac users success
> stories with Xastir would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Chase
> W4TI
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