Parallels says it now supports "firewire" but I be damned if I could get it to recognize the flex. I strongly suspect it doesn't fully support firewire devices but can transfer firewire devices that have an OS X driver already installed.
73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Tim Ellison, W4TME <t...@flex-radio.com>wrote: > John, > > Ken remembered correctly. PowerSDR is not supported running in a virtual > environment. For Mac hardware, you must use Bootcamp to dual boot into > Windows. > > Tim Ellison, W4TME > Customer Experience Manager > FlexRadio Systems(tm) > 4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150 > Austin, TX 78728 > Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223 > Email: t...@flexradio.com <mailto:t...@flexradio.com> > Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flexradio.com> > > logo > > On 1/30/2014 5:11 AM, Ken Akin wrote: > >> John - >> >> I am not an Apple user, so this depends on my memory of other peoples >> experience. So, if I remember the issue, it is something on the order that >> Parallels (and other virtual environments do not support firewire. It is >> just not present. And that bootcamp does work. >> >> Anyway, the Parallels Support people should be able to clear up the >> details. Bootcamp is the way to run a Windows / Firewire application. >> >> 73 >> >> >> Ken AC0HO >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:56 AM, John Paolucci <jpa...@me.com> wrote: >> >> I installed power SDR in Parallels 9 with Windows 8.1on my Macbook Pro >>> Retina to Flex 3000. Installation finished fine. Only when I now click on >>> Power SDR, "Available Radio Interfaces" window is presented. There is >>> Model Serial Number and Nickname to enter. DEMO is there by default and a >>> button to "use". When I click "use", a window says Welcome to the >>> Demo/Test mode. It says, "if you did not intend to be in Demo/Test mode, >>> please open the Setup Form and change the model to the appropriate >>> selection (FLEX-5000, FLEX -3000, etc) and then restart PowerSDR." >>> >>> I'm not sure what to enter in the Setup Form. >>> >>> When I click to enter the demo, the demo comes up fine and I can play >>> with >>> it. (I don't think that means I'm connected to my 3000) >>> >>> I get the sense that windows did not recognize the firewire (which you >>> guys warned might happen with Parallels) >>> >>> I am running bootcamp on my Macbook also. Flex 3000 works okay there so >>> I'm not under pressure to get Parallels working. I know there are guys >>> out >>> there interested in knowing if Parallels will work, so I can be your >>> guinea >>> pig if you like. >>> >>> I have another half month of free phone support with Parallels, if there >>> is a question you think I should shoot at them. >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >>> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >>> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >>> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >>> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >>> http://www.flexradio.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flexradio.com/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
