VT4 and macbook air problems

[Spareair]

I am having problems with a few things......but here are the basics:
- Brand new VT4
- Brand new Macbook Air
- Standard interface cable supplied by Oceanic with no markings on it
- downloaded MacDive and it runs from what I can see.....and navigate around it.
- Downloaded the drivers from here http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm 2.2.17
- ran everything.....but I can not seem to get the Mac to talk to the VT4

what am I missing here?

[nick]

What error message are you receiving?

[Spareair]

funny thing is I do not see an error.....
I just can seem to see any type of connection between the two

I start the Macdive.....then plug in the USB cable......then the dive computer....go to the connection setting....and all that happens is the Dive computer times out

[nick]

Maybe you want:

File -> Download Dives -> Oceanic -> VT4

[Spareair]

Boy do I feel silly....it works......

I have a PC and a MAC....and am running a VT4 on each....I noticed that on the PC you can do all the settings through the program.....does macdive do the same?

[nick]

No, sorry. MacDive does not currently support writing to devices for either firmware or settings. All communication with dive computers is reverse engineered (with a couple of exceptions), and until there is official documentation on how to correctly apply these updates I don't think it's wise. I would hate to damage your device!

Those settings can pretty much all be changed on the device itself anyway, as far as I am aware. Pretty sure my VT4 can change everything the software can, but I haven't really done a proper comparison.

[Spareair]

thanks so much for the info.....I will see how it goes next week on the dive trip