TARGUS PA088 DRIVER SERIAL
TARGUS PA088 DRIVER DRIVER

You can now access the serial port via /dev/tty. You should now see a new serial device appear in /dev:Ĭrw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 2, 0 Dec 6 21:15 ttyĬrw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 9, 8 Dec 6 18:54 tty.Bluetooth-ModemĬrw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 9, 6 Dec 6 18:54 tty.Bluetooth-PDA-SyncĬrw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 9, 2 Dec 6 21:16 tty.USB SerialĬrw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 9, 0 Dec 6 18:54 tty.modemĬrw-w- 1 root tty 4, 0 Dec 6 18:54 ttyp0Ĭrw-w- 1 root tty 4, 1 Dec 6 21:50 ttyp1 Kextload: /System/Library/Extensions/USBSerialDriver.kext loaded successfully Sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/USBSerialDriver.kext System/Library/Extensions/USBSerialDriver.kext

TARGUS PA088 DRIVER DRIVER

I then changed the permissions to 755 on all the files under (I compared this to the other drivers) the driver folder: Then I replaced the following 2 ID’s, by those found in System Profiler (under USB): Vi /System/Library/Extensions/USBSerialDriver.kext/Contents/ist Then I edited the plist file installed by the driver: Please note, this probably won’t work with newer Apple hardware, it was originally performed on a PPC PowerBook a few years ago. Hi, I have targus usb to 232 serialcable, model PA088 it was working fine with windows XP. Thanks to Mitch for finding the file, you can download a copy here. It took quite awhile, before I targus pa088 driver it to accept targus pa088 driver Prolific USB to Serial adaptor.

It took some trial and error, but here’s how I managed to get it working under OS X.įirst I downloaded the Magic Control driver from the MCT website: The driver for my old Prolific serial to USB converter which I don't use anymore since we got the new Rino 530 HCXes wasn't digitally signed and I had to disable driver signing verification to make it work. There are several adapters (or converters) on the market, the Targus PA088 Adapter was the only one I could find at a nearby shopping center. This adapter is made for newer hardware that doesn’t come with serial ports. After searching the Targus website, I found out that this device is only compatible with Windows.

There are now devices (or at least more of them) that provide native OS X drivers, so this document is now slightly redundant.Īfter purchasing the Targus USB to Serial (PA088) Adapter, I found that the driver included was for Windows only.

Targus pa088 driver