Hello, whenever I run vexcode pro on parallels on my mac, I cannot transfer the code to the brain. THe status bar just goes to 5% and gives me a download error. I know for a fact that the problem isn’t the code that I have because the same exact thing worked on a different computer. This Is what th…

Does the VM (Windows, I presume) show that the brain/controller is connected? Have you told Parallels to pass the USB connection to the brain/controller through to the virtual machine? [image] KB Parallels: How do I connect an external device directly to my virtual... …

VEXcode Pro V5 exists for Mac as a native build - why use Parallels? This is not a tested nor officially supported use case. https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexcode-download

Got it… didn’t realize it was the same post. Still - any future danger seekers - use the native builds :slight_smile:

Yes. I told parallels to pass the connection to the virtual machine. On vexcode pro, the controller lit up green and everything seemed normal until I started transferring the program.

Vex pro on parallels

Programming Support VEXcode Pro V5 Text Tech Support

sazrocks November 10, 2021, 8:41pm 4

I would imagine the answer to that is that the native build crashes on startup for @EliteBabby.