usb to rs232 driver needed

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Akashascosset

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I just purchased a usb to rs232 (9 pin serial) adapter cable for my palm. I can't sync my palm up without the computer recognizing this cable first. the cable says on the pack it is mac OSX supported. The driver that came with it is completely useless. not only is the disc one of the half size ones that won't fit into the slot of my iMac, but the driver doesn't even work with my virtual pc let alone with my OSX. the driver is .exe, and the instructions on how to load it are poorly translated into english and they are just as useless as the software seems to be. If anyone has anykind of solution, please let me know or I will be forever searching. Thank you.
 
Any file ending with '.exe' is a non-MacOS X, non-System 9.x (or earlier) application. Thus, executing the '.exe' file in Virtual PC should, and will not, have any affect on MacOS X or System 9.x (or earlier). [I understand such a statement is open to debate; but, the statement is accurate - within the context of the original post]

The manufacturer and model number of the USB to RS232 adapter, and the version of MacOS X and the model number of the Macintosh being used, were not provided in the original post.
 
What I meant by the .exe is that I gave it a try using the vpc. I know that .exe is meant for windows that's why I gave it a try with that, just to see if the driver would do anything, and if I could get the cable working in any sort of manner. But alas, no luck.
I'll give as much info about the cable as I can, directly from the package. Many of this may be irrelevant, but for the sake of being thurough, I'll give you everything as it is writen.
HL
USB-RS232
USB to Serial
1 Month CANPC WTY

the driver that came with it (and this is the only way I've been able to find anything relating to this product on the net), is called HidComInst.exe
If you type in HidCom while searching for USB RS232 on google, you can find a pic of the cable itself (aqua ends with silver shielded cable) and the small half sized disc that came with it. As well there was a pic of the package it came in.
I'm running OS X Tiger on the second to last release of the iMac G5.
Thanks for the quick response and help.
 
A quick Google search provided this 'hltechnology' link.

If the above link is that of the manufacturer of the USB to RS232 adapter, of the original post, have them supply a MacOS X compatible driver or return the product.

A Google search for 'USB to RS232' presented a number of products, going to some of such listed the product as Windoze only. Yet, going to the product's support / drivers web page, did provide links for downloading System and / or MacOS X drivers, as well.
 
I've found drivers that say they are specifically for OSX, but they turn out to be the exact same driver as the one that came with the cable, and with the exact same instructions that are poorly translated nonsense for the most part.
 
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