Mac version for VCDS

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Guys,

Is there a Mac version for VCDS. Windows is for ever so slow. If there is one please do let me know. I tried to find this but no luck.

Thanks!!
 
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No there is not, but several people successfully run VCDS under Boot Camp.
 
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VCDS is a Windows program. It would have to be re-written from scratch to run on Mac. It's not worth it for the 10-15% market share that Mac computers have, especially when you can buy a Windows machine that will run VCDS just fine these days for $200 or less.

But If you really insist on running VCDS on a Mac, Boot Camp works great.

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I've been using it for a while now in a virtualised Windows 7 x32 environment, with Oracle Virtualbox. Works like a charm.
 
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I've been using it for a while now in a virtualised Windows 7 x32 environment, with Oracle Virtualbox. Works like a charm.

Second gen. HEX devices work better also. I think because being HID devices, rather then FTDI ones.

Old Hex-Can was very upset running through Virtual Box.
 
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I did have some issues with VMWare Fusion, mostly timeouts or late responses.
I haven't had such a problem on Virtual Box, neither with the HEX+CAN or with the HEX V2
 
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Second gen. HEX devices work better also. I think because being HID devices, rather then FTDI ones.

Until you have to update the interface. The Virtual environments let go the HID device, OSX grabs it, and causes all sorts of problems.
 
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I've been using it for a while now in a virtualised Windows 7 x32 environment, with Oracle Virtualbox. Works like a charm.
If it works for someone like that, great, but please understand it's "not supported". That means if doesn't work begin with, mysteriously stops working, or you have troubles with it, such as not being able to update interface firmware or whatever, we're not really in a position to help trouble-shoot it. There are just too many combinations of Mac OS version, different VM hypervisors (and versions thereof), and Windows versions for us to be able reproduce such problems.

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Although I have dedicated windows machines I have also been using VCDS on Mac's via "Parallels" for nearly going on 9 years with zero issues.
 
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All of you Thanks very much for your inputs and support.

Regards,
Shibin
 
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I use VCDS on differents Mac laptops with VMWare Fusion running Win XP pro and Windows 7 since several years without any problems.
 
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