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I finally figured it out. The original Custom Idea driver is not compatible with more recent Mac OS's. It was a Silicon Labs CP210X usb-to-uart bridge. The correct replacement is at: https://www.silabs.com/software-and-tools/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads Download, install and if need ...

Thanks for the info - I think for Gecko should be /dev/tty.usbserial-1420 When I use that I get the -7 error. Now on both MacBooks. looks like the driver should be Silicon labs. Again, if anyone has a gecko with custom Idea on Mac OS14 or above still working please let me know.

I installed a new driver and now get:

Failed connecting to dive computer on serial port '/dev/tty.BLTH' (Error Code: -5)
Before I was getting error code: -7

Several years ago I had issues downloading dives from my gecko to a new MacBook Pro (-7 error code) with custom idea cable but after emails with Nick decided it was probably a USBC issue. I was still able to download to my old USBB MacBook and just did that with cloud transfers. However, I recently ...