Crome on a mac??
07-16-2007, 10:59 AM
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Crome on a mac??
I purchased a mac laptop the other day, and am handing off my old windows laptop to my dad. Anyway, It just occured to me that I might not be able to datalog on my new little friend.
And I just realized, it does not have a serial port, so unless I get an adaptor, my innovative wideband will not plug in for sure.
Well Damn.
And I just realized, it does not have a serial port, so unless I get an adaptor, my innovative wideband will not plug in for sure.
Well Damn.
07-16-2007, 11:25 AM
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Re: Crome on a mac??
I don't think any of the tuning programs will work on a mac. Can't you datalog with USB? If you can get the hardware to work, go download Virtual PC from Microsoft. I will hook you up with a legal key for cheeeap. 
This will allow windows to run as an emulator on your mac, and it should let everything work.
This will allow windows to run as an emulator on your mac, and it should let everything work.
07-17-2007, 10:12 AM
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Re: Crome on a mac??
Yea, I can datalog with usb, but my Innovative LC1 is serial (ill look around for a serial/usb adaptor)...
And yea, the windows emulator is a good idea. Thanks. Illl prob need that anyway.
Ill pm you about a key.
And yea, the windows emulator is a good idea. Thanks. Illl prob need that anyway.
Ill pm you about a key.
07-17-2007, 10:31 AM
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Re: Crome on a mac??
There is alot of lag time on the mac when using virtual PC. When I tried to use it, it got everything to connect but the information was updating really slowly. It was an older mac but I think it has to do more with the mac having to it translate and the process it to the windows software.
If you want, there is a Mac rom editor on PGMFI in the OBD 1 forum. I don't know how far along it came before it came to a stand still at the moment but I think they said datalogging is pretty stable. I can't tell you for certain cause I could never get it to work (I am using too old a version of the system software) but it can't hurt to open it up and give it a try.
If you want, there is a Mac rom editor on PGMFI in the OBD 1 forum. I don't know how far along it came before it came to a stand still at the moment but I think they said datalogging is pretty stable. I can't tell you for certain cause I could never get it to work (I am using too old a version of the system software) but it can't hurt to open it up and give it a try.
07-18-2007, 10:33 AM
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Re: Crome on a mac??
forget about VirtualPC, totally.
You can either run Parallels Desktop and use a USB to serial adpter, or just install Bootcamp and run windoze natively. You still have to get a usb to serial adapter.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
You can either run Parallels Desktop and use a USB to serial adpter, or just install Bootcamp and run windoze natively. You still have to get a usb to serial adapter.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
07-18-2007, 10:34 AM
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Re: Crome on a mac??
more about bootcamp install
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.p...0&showforum=63
http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.p...0&showforum=63
