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Making my dumb Microsoft Streets and Trips GPS work on my Mac

1) Download Prolific PL2303 Driver for Mac OS X. Install.2) Edit /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext/Contents/Info.plist Change idProduct and idVendor numbers to match those you get from the Apple System Profiler. Use the decimal val…

1) Download Prolific PL2303 Driver for Mac OS X. Install.

2) Edit /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext/Contents/Info.plistChange idProduct and idVendor numbers to match those you get from the Apple System Profiler. Use the decimal values, not the hex ones.

3) Reboot. /dev/tty.usbserial should exist now.

Similar instructions at: http://www.osxhax.com/archives/000006.html