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Thanks, good to know. I assume this produces the same result as building and running smtk2ssrf on a local Linux machine? It seemed to go well when I did so, although some dives generated a few errors that I'll need to go back and fix.

I haven't been on a commercially run dive boat in So Calif in many moons, and am wondering what cell phone coverage is like out on the water these days. For example, en route between mainland and Catalina, is it usual to lose coverage mid-channel and then get it back closer to the island? Are...

Native compile. I thought it was interesting that Subsurface originated on Linux, as the first author was Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

Thanks, I'll check this out.

Elmo, just a follow-up -- it took a bit of doing, but I got Subsurface installed under Ubuntu, and was able to built the stand-alone utility to convert the old .slg file to XML. Thanks again for the pointer to that.

Thanks, Janice. Actually I've got macOS, Windows and two flavors of Unix in the box. What I'm really looking for is a conversion utility for the .slg files so I can continue to convert them on an ongoing basis. Right now I'm chipping away at compiling Subsurface under Linux so that I can use...

Hi Janice, thanks for the note. Is Diving Log different from Dive Log Manager? I believe I bought the latter based on one of our prior discussions. Does it export anything human-readable such as an XML or csv format?

Thanks, very helpful. I have Linux installed as a virtual machine, and although my competence level with it is far from expert, I can probably pick my way through installing the Subsurface version that supports the slg to xml conversion. Thanks again!

From a little looking around, I found I could open my Suunto Dive Manager 1.x files (.sdl) with Suunto Dive Manager 2, export to .sde, change the file extension to .zip, then unzip, producing XML files that can be browsed for the data sample points. Still looking into the SmartTRAK file.

I have dive logs going back 15 years or so from Suunto Mosquito and D3 instruments (in .sdl format) and from an Uwatec Aladin Tec (in .slg format). Are there published specs for these files? I thought I might play around with extracting data from the files and crunching it in various ways.

Okay, thanks. So, is my variation in weighting requirements typical of what other divers find using gear like this (i.e. about a 10- or 11-pound swing between wetsuit and drysuit)? Do most people just grin and bear it?

For most of my diving in Southern California I use a 7mm wetsuit, and with my single E7-100 steel cylinder and 6-lb backplate need 8 pounds on my belt. However, I also have a DUI TLS350 drysuit, and have been thinking of getting it out. When I've used it, I've usually dived it with a 300g...

Well, I t Well, I tried that, but it didn't fix it. Here is the exact sequence of behavior that I'm seeing: -- I launch Dive Log Manager. There is no "Download" menu area. -- I double-click on the license file. A second instance of Dive Log Manager appears superimposed over the existing one...

Well, I'm happy to report that that went successfully. All of the dives currently remaining on the dive computer got downloaded and imported successfully in Dive Log Manager. I'll have to look at the app and its functionality more closely. In particular, I also have log files from older Aladin...

Okay, the problem here was that the MCS7780 mount point was not being created correctly when I double-clicked on the dmg file. When I did a ctrl-click, however, I could choose from a menu to open the dmg file, which created the MCS778 mount point successfully. This allowed me to find and run the...

Yes, I did try downloading Subsurface and ran it. There were two problems. First, my Aladin Tec is not included on the list of Uwatec dive computers to select from. Second, the only option offered for the type of connection was Bluetooth (which my MacBook supports, but which won't do any good...

Ah, but as I noted, there isn't any uninstall script in the driver installation package that I downloaded. "kextstat" produces quite a lengthy list of drivers, but I'm reasonably confident that none of them are for IrDA. I downloaded the free app without any problems, but then ran into...

Hmm, thanks for the suggestions. Here's my current status: -- The place where I'd previously downloaded the Asix driver package was here: MCS7780 - USB 1.1 to IrDA Controller | ASIX As you say, there is a dmg file for the driver, and one with application in the name. When I run the one for the...

Thanks for the suggestions, Janice. Actually as part of my efforts I did install the Asix driver. Do you know what I need to do to make sure I remove all components? I don't recall seeing an uninstall utility along with the installer. I'm happy to dig in and go directory by directory to delete...

Since posting the above, I've made some progress. I dug out my old Windows 7 laptop that I had used successfully to pair my Aladin Tec to the SmartTrak logging software via a USB infrared dongle. Everything there still worked, which told me that the problem was not with the Aladin Tec. It then...