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jsnuff1 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:16 pm **Posts:** 9

Im not particularly fond of linux, and dont feel like installing yet another OS just for logging functionality. Im good with java and Id rather just make this work. I need to know how to directly link the driver I have to the logger, that seems to be my problem right now.

hotspoons · **Joined:** Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:25 pm **Posts:** 89

jsnuff1 wrote:

Im not particularly fond of linux, and dont feel like installing yet another OS just for logging functionality. Im good with java and Id rather just make this work. I need to know how to directly link the driver I have to the logger, that seems to be my problem right now.

That is why I was suggesting you use a live CD and install Sun Java and RomRaider in RAM, so you don't have to modify your system (besides putting a capable boot loader like rEFIt on it). Please let us know what you find out when you get it working in OS X...I would like to try it out on my MBP. Thanks!

rootusr · **Joined:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:16 pm **Posts:** 5

Tgui wrote:

rootusr wrote:

Here's how I got the driver working for MY cable.
I cheated and followed this link provided to me by Donour (thanks!)
http://forums.openecu.org/viewtopic.php ... highlight=

Is there a difference between the 2 packages you posted, or is it just a browser acting up?

Just browser acting up (sorry been out of the country for a bit, but it was nice, I got to visit prodrive UK

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doitbig · **Joined:** Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:22 pm **Posts:** 1

I would love for someone to figure out how to get this working! I've got a Macbook and my friends are getting pissed about me logging on their laptops all the time

So far, no one has the RomRaider logger working correct? (not booting in Linux or OSX)

bmw5002 · **Joined:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:58 pm **Posts:** 166

can someone post an intel mac binary here? i dont really feel like downloading and building the whole project.

altaic · **Joined:** Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:27 am **Posts:** 26

Okay, there are a few things you have to do to use RomRaider on Mac OS X, assuming you're using an FTDI-based cable (e.g. Tactrix):

Download and unzip the rxtx 2.1 library binaries (link)
Copy RXTXcomm.jar and librxtxSerial.jnilib from the resulting Mac_OS_X directory to /Library/Java/Extensions and make sure the permissions look like this:
Code:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root admin 59464 Jan 29 2006 RXTXcomm.jar
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root admin 326432 Mar 1 2006 librxtxSerial.jnilib
Set up the lockfile directory the driver uses (Note: rxtx's fixperms.sh script uses the wrong lockfile directory, which is why the port-in-use errors were happening) by running the following commands:
Code:
# sudo mkdir /var/lock
# sudo chgrp uucp /var/lock
# sudo chmod 775 /var/lock
Add yourself to the uucp user group using NetInfo or the following command:
Code:
# sudo niutil -mergeprop / /groups/uucp users $USER
Download and install the FTDI VCP driver (link)
Change the permissions of /System/Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist to allow you to modify it
Add the following entry to Info.plist in the IOKitPersonalities section (I recommend using the Property List Editor by double-clicking it):
Code:
<key>OpenPort 1.3 Subaru</key>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>com.FTDI.driver.FTDIUSBSerialDriver</string>
<key>IOClass</key>
<string>FTDIUSBSerialDriver</string>
<key>IOProviderClass</key>
<string>IOUSBInterface</string>
<key>bConfigurationValue</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>bInterfaceNumber</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>idProduct</key>
<integer>52297</integer>
<key>idVendor</key>
<integer>1027</integer>
</dict>
Change the Info.plist permissions back so it looks like this:
Code:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 158362 Oct 29 13:40 /System/Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext/Contents/Info.plist
You'll have to reload the kernel extension (or just load it if it's not yet loaded) by running the following commands (Note: for some reason the kext isn't loading at startup for me, so I have to manually load it each time):
Code:
# sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext
# sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext
That's it! Now you should be able to use RomRaider in Mac OS X.

Edit: There seems to be an issue with RomRaider on *nix-based OSs involving serial port flakiness upon opening a connection (error sending ecu init). Once connected, however, there aren't any problems (on OSX, at least). See this thread.

Cheers,
Altaic

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