VT3 on mac/windows

[stranger]

I know Oceanic doesn't support Mac downloads yet, but here's my situation.

I have a MacBook and am running Windows XP through Parallels. I downloaded the Oceanic dive log in Windows and am trying to download my dives. When I plug the VT3 in, it goes into PC mode and counts down for 180 seconds. The application minimizes but then freezes and I have to shut down and restart Windows.

I also downloaded the driver from Oceanic's site.

Any other suggestions on how I can get my dives in my log?

[CompuDude]

There is often some funkiness using USB devices under Parallels. I would check it really carefully and make sure the right USB port is under Window's control (click the little USB icon and make sure it's checked).

In some cases, however, it simply may not work. Have you played with any of the dual boot options? I know they were working on (I haven't played with it as much as I'd like) getting things so you could install Windows on a native partition (which makes it a real full-blown Windows comp that should work normally with anything), but then letting you run it Windowed from the Mac side and accessing that same installation. If you can't get it to work in the windowed Windows, rebooting into "real" Windows might solve the issue.

Pure speculation, but hopefully it helps you.

[stranger]

Thanks. I have Parallels, and really don't want to buy Boot Camp just to download my logs.

I sent an email to Oceanic support, but have yet to hear anything from them.

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by stranger

Thanks. I have Parallels, and really don't want to buy Boot Camp just to download my logs.

I sent an email to Oceanic support, but have yet to hear anything from them.

Should have gotten the beta while it was free.

[cummings66]

Beta of what software? Boot Camp?

[CompuDude]

Originally Posted by cummings66

Beta of what software? Boot Camp?

Yeah. Boot Camp under Tiger (10.4.x) was a Beta, now discontinued. It's built into Leopard (10.5.x), however.

[terrillja]

Originally Posted by CompuDude

Should have gotten the beta while it was free.

I believe that it wouldn't work anymore anyways, it was set to time out on 12-31-2007 as far as I know. Leopard is great though, and if you can get it under a student discount it is even better.

[FyVe]

leopard is pretty good. there is some homebrew sofware that can possibly run it for you, but with all homebrew, there is some chance of complete failure.

[Clanggedin]

I'd upgrade to Leopard, just for Boot Camp. I hate Parallels.

[terrillja]

Originally Posted by Clanggedin

I'd upgrade to Leopard, just for Boot Camp. I hate Parallels.

it works pretty well for me, I use my boot camp partition as my parallels drive, and it runs cache and jgrasp well, which are 2 applications I use daily for school. (There is a mac verion of JGrasp, but the way a mac interface works is different from a PC one, so I have to test in a PC environment)