SG-1100 "Bricked" after upgrade

stusmith

@kom Yeah I'm using USB. You make a good point. Maybe I can spin up a Linux VM on my Mac and try it that way. #things_work_better_in_Linux ;)

KOM

@stusmith That won't solve your problem. The Netgate page says that for Mac you should look to connect to something like this:

/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART

stusmith

@kom this seems to be the root of my problem. I installed the SILab driver, but this particular driver "cu.SLAB_xxx" doesn't show up in /dev/. The only one I have is "cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port".

KOM

@stusmith Do you have any other type of computer you could use? I can't help you with Mac driver issues. Perhaps a Linux live boot disc might do the trick.

stusmith

@kom Good question. I tried this on a Windows 10 PC and Putty, but couldn't get virtual COM drivers working there either.

stusmith

@kom I like the Linux live boot option as well (from a flashdrive--who has CD-ROM these days)?

bigsy

@stusmith Serial for MacOS has a 7-day demo version you can download. It has built-in driver support for several serial chipsets and I've used it with SG-1000/SG-1100 and SG-2100 appliances.

stusmith

@bigsy quick update, "Serial" worked flawlessly!

I got my Netgate back in operation.

Gertjan

@stusmith

Serial = a COM port, right ?

So, the SG1100 isn't bricked after all ?

stusmith

@gertjan

Serial = (virtual) COM Port, yes

Bricked = kinda depends on how "bricked" bricked was...but it wasn't bricked so bad it became a door stop. :)