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Now add the COM port to the windows registry (this will make it appear in pull-down menus in RMS Express and other Windows programs running in that bottle).Īfter “#arch-win32”, add the following lines (using the arrows keys Just to be clear, the entire bold part of the line above including the brackets will become the name you copied, and there will be a space between the last letter of the name you paste and “~/.wine/dosdevices/com1” Once you hit the ENTER or RETURN key, that should link the device to the new virtual COM port.
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Which points to the USB device – usually ttyUSB0 on linux, for Mac see below:Ĭopy the name and paste below and use your user login name and bottle name in the bolded text (replacing the brackets): Symlink (aka, an alias or shortcut) for COM1 in the dosdevices folder,

Highlight the name and copy it (we will paste it in the next step) It WILL start with either tty or cu …so if you can’t find them in the long list, try the command: Scroll up and look for the name of the USB cable. This command lists the contents of the “dev” directory. Plug the cable in and bring up a terminal (Terminal app can be found in Applications/Utilities).

SKIP THE REST OF THIS STEP IF COM33 ALREADY WORKS!įirst we need to find out what our USB/Serial controller cable is named. If COM33 doesn’t work, we can create COM1 port for rig control or TNC access. IF that doesn’t work, then try this option below: IMPORTANT: First try using COM33 for USB Serial cables for TNCs, etc. Now double-click the Winlink Express Installer and if all went well the program will function! There are extra steps (below) for COM Port setup if you want rig control or access to a TNC and there are also more components needed if you plan to use VARA on HF. Change the “Open with:” pull-down to “Wine” and click on the “Change All…” button so all exe files will launch under Wine.
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exe file by Control-Click on the icon (or highlighting the icon and selecting “Get Info” in the File pull-down menu). Once it downloads, unzip it and do a “Get Info” on the. Just look for the latest version of Winlink Express and click on it.
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STEP 4: INSTALL RMS EXPRESS (and any other Windows software you like)ĭownload the latest version of Winlink Express (formerly RMS Express) here. In the window that pops up, select Architecture: 32 and name the prefix “Ham” or something like that. NOTE: If you got an error message, you will need to run Winetricks again and select “Create a new wineprefix”. When all installations are complete, you will get a message that says “Winetricks Applied Successfully”. If it asks for your name, just enter any first name and click OK.

Scroll down and check the boxes next to “dotnet35sp1″ and ‘vb6run” then click on the “Apply” button at the bottom of the window.Īfter a download completes, a number of Windows installer screens will appear… always click yes or I agree, etc., to install the software. Click on “Install a Windows DLL or component” and then click OK. A window with a long list of optional Windows components and common software that can be added to a Bottle. Open a window in Terminal and enter the command:Ī new window will appear (if it’s blank, click OK). STEP 3: Load DotNET 3.5sp1 and Visual Basic into the Bottle
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It runs Windows apps directly in Mac OSX or Linux! It only loads bare-bones drivers and a Windows-like folder structure into a “Bottle”, so this is NOT a Windows emulator. Wine is a program that tricks Windows applications into thinking they are running in a full-blown Windows OS environment. NEW: As of Wine version 4.19 or newer, Forms and Templates, such as the ICS-213) are now working! This means Winlink Express (RMS Express) is fully functional!
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See here if you are ready for the extra work to *try* to make Catalina Wine-friendly again.ĭUE TO THE ABOVE CHANGES IN MAC OS X, THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW *ONLY* WORK ON PRE-CATALINA VERSIONS OF OS X! IF YOU HAVE A NEWER VERSION, SEE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTEAD Alternately, use the commercial wine application Crossover to avoid these issues. Hams are recommended to stay with Mojave for this reason. A NOTE ABOUT MAC OS 10.15 CATALINA through 11.4 BIG SUR:Īpple has decided to force 64 bit operation and is blocking unsigned software in Catalina – so Wine is much more challenging in that version.
