Validate Usb Driver Installation; Un-Install The Usb Driver - Globalsat BU-303 User Manual

3. VALIDATE USB DRIVER INSTALLATION

To verify that your device is recognized by the Operating System you can open the System Profiler.
To access System Profiler perform the following.
First, place mouse pointer and select the blue apple icon on the top left hand side of the Apple menu. Then, select
the following "About This Mac"->"More Info..."-> Hardware->USB to display device's detection.
Under USB Device Tree, you will view "USB Device" this pertains to your GPS USB receiver. Driver information can
be found under USB Device window.

4. UN-INSTALL THE USB DRIVER

To uninstall the Prolific USB driver, follow these steps:
1. Open "Applications-> Utilities-> Terminal". You need to create ID & password first on NetInfo Manager.
2. Login to root user and type "su" and enter password.
3. Type "cd /System/Library/Extensions" to go to the "Extensions" folder.
4. Unload the driver (if it had been loaded) by typing "kextunload PL2303.kext" or "kextunload
ProlificUsbSerial.kext"
5. Remove the driver by typing "rm -r PL2303.kext" or "rm -r ProlificUsbSerial.kext".
See FAQ below for more on "root users"
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