Yearly Archives: 2010

Turning off paging Mac OS X

Open Terminal:

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist

Reboot system, after delete swap file:

sudo rm -f /private/var/vm/swapfile*

If you want to start again:

sudo launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dynamic_pager.plist

Garmin GPSMAP 60CS long beep when turning off

I discovery exasperating problem with my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx, after using on Mac OS, and disconnecting my device he starting a long beep, and I need to remove the battery, because no reaction on power on /off button.
The problem was Mac OS store several hidden file on Micro SD card.
Solution, delete this files, in special .DS_Store , to prevent the creation of these files, open the Terminal and type:
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true

And disabling spotlight indexing: Click the “Spotlight” in preference > Click on the “Privacy” tab > Add a drive to the list click the ‘+’ .

Inspired from Holga

Install USB to Serial adapter Mac OS X 10.6.x

Step by step how to install USB to serial RS422 adapter on Mac OS X 10.6.x with Minicom.

  1. you need one adapter with Prolific IC
  2. download the driver ( original source) and install
  3. access the network properties window to enable the usbtoserial device it found
  4. load the kernel extension:  ” sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/ProlificUsbSerial.kext “
  5. download Minicom compiled for Mac OS X ( original source ) and install
  6. start Terminal find minicom and run ” ./minicom -s ” ,  Serial port setup > Serial Device  set /dev/tty.usbserial