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jjd
XM411 Newbie

Joined: 31 Aug 2009
Posts: 2

Trouble using XM PCR with MacOS 10.6 Snow Leopard

I have an XM PCR that I've been using on MacOS 10.5 with MacXM for a long time. I just upgraded to a new computer running MacOS 10.6 "Snow Leopard" and find that MacXM doesn't work anymore.

Looking around, it would appear I should be using JXM instead. I found the latest Snow Leopard compatible FTDIUSBSerialDriver and installed that. Then I found the javax.comm libraries mentioned in this thread http://www.xm411.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=33653 and installed them.

Unfortunately, JXM still doesn't work. It starts and shows me the initial window. When I try to click the "Power" button, it says "please pick a device before powering up" and opens the Preferences window. In the Device List I see:

/dev/tty.usbserial-00004006
/dev/cu.usbserial-00004006

and four bluetooth related entries. When I select either of the usbserial devices, JXM hangs and then crashes.

I suspect that perhaps the javax.comm libraries aren't Snow Leopard compatible. Has anyone had any luck running JXM on Snow Leopard? Can you share?

Thanks,

--Jim--

Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:53 pm

hjk3
XM411 Newbie

Joined: 17 May 2005
Posts: 8

Primary Radio: xm commander

XM PCR and Snow Leopard

JJD,
Did you ever get this working? I switched back to Leopard as I could never get it working on my iMac.

Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:04 am

jjd
XM411 Newbie

Joined: 31 Aug 2009
Posts: 2

No - I haven't gotten in working yet and I'd love to hear if anyone has.

Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:15 am

ggore
XM411 Newbie

Joined: 23 Oct 2009
Posts: 1

Working for me

I had only one problem keeping my JXM working after upgrading to Snow Leopard. JXM is a Java application, but is also a PowerPC application, so when I launched it after the upgrade, I was required to download and install Rosetta. When that was done everything works fine, with the one exception being JXM will not shut down by clicking JXM>QuitJXM. I have to Force Quit the application. Annoying but no big deal. I also upgraded to the latest FTDI driver for Snow Leopard, but JXM was working before that, so I upgraded the driver just to be on the safe side. I would like to see someone recompile JXM to be native to Intel, but I doubt that's going to happen since there probably aren't that many XMPCR's still in use. I still like mine though.

Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:48 am

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		Author	Thread
		jjd XM411 Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 2	Trouble using XM PCR with MacOS 10.6 Snow Leopard I have an XM PCR that I've been using on MacOS 10.5 with MacXM for a long time. I just upgraded to a new computer running MacOS 10.6 "Snow Leopard" and find that MacXM doesn't work anymore. Looking around, it would appear I should be using JXM instead. I found the latest Snow Leopard compatible FTDIUSBSerialDriver and installed that. Then I found the javax.comm libraries mentioned in this thread http://www.xm411.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=33653 and installed them. Unfortunately, JXM still doesn't work. It starts and shows me the initial window. When I try to click the "Power" button, it says "please pick a device before powering up" and opens the Preferences window. In the Device List I see: /dev/tty.usbserial-00004006 /dev/cu.usbserial-00004006 and four bluetooth related entries. When I select either of the usbserial devices, JXM hangs and then crashes. I suspect that perhaps the javax.comm libraries aren't Snow Leopard compatible. Has anyone had any luck running JXM on Snow Leopard? Can you share? Thanks, --Jim--
		Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:53 pm
		hjk3 XM411 Newbie Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 8 Primary Radio: xm commander	XM PCR and Snow Leopard JJD, Did you ever get this working? I switched back to Leopard as I could never get it working on my iMac.
		Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:04 am
		jjd XM411 Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 2	No - I haven't gotten in working yet and I'd love to hear if anyone has.
		Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:15 am
		ggore XM411 Newbie Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Working for me I had only one problem keeping my JXM working after upgrading to Snow Leopard. JXM is a Java application, but is also a PowerPC application, so when I launched it after the upgrade, I was required to download and install Rosetta. When that was done everything works fine, with the one exception being JXM will not shut down by clicking JXM>QuitJXM. I have to Force Quit the application. Annoying but no big deal. I also upgraded to the latest FTDI driver for Snow Leopard, but JXM was working before that, so I upgraded the driver just to be on the safe side. I would like to see someone recompile JXM to be native to Intel, but I doubt that's going to happen since there probably aren't that many XMPCR's still in use. I still like mine though.
		Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:48 am