[chirp_devel] New model: Polmar DB50M, should be Anytone AT-5888UV clone but...

[Dan Smith]

> This works. I see it enabled in the debug.log also:
> Registered Polmar_DB-50M = PolmarDB50MRadio

Right, okay, so you should be running the code you think you are.

> I am just editing the .py file at the moment. I'm not a developer, but
> seeing how easy it was for an Intek HR-2040 owner to edit the .py file I
> just dived in. Attached is the .py file I eneded up with, but after only
> changing any accurrence of Intek to Polmar and HR-2040 to DB-50M, I do
> not even get the experimental warning. And if I try to read the DB-50M
> as an Intek HR-2040 I do get that (but also get an unsupported model
> just after that).

But from what source? The bit of code you pasted into the issue looks
like it's really old (i.e. not what is in the upstream repository). If
you're using the .exe windows build, changing what is in that frozen
environment may give you issues and not behave exactly the way you
expect. Are you using chirp's module loader or modifying the library zip?

> This baffles me... I see the class PolmarDB50MRadio getting registered
> in the debug logfile, can pick the model for a read and then nothing. I
> expected at least the experimental warning and an error, but get some
> cryptic log statements instead:
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "chirpui\mainapp.pyo", line 1357, in mh
>   File "chirpui\mainapp.pyo", line 615, in do_download
>   File "chirpui\mainapp.pyo", line 573, in _confirm_experimental
>   File "chirpui\common.pyo", line 348, in show_warning
>   File "chirpui\common.pyo", line 308, in _add_text
> TypeError: GtkTextBuffer.set_text() argument 1 must be string or
> read-only buffer, not None

I expect this is because you're modifying a frozen environment. This is
likely stopping you before it ever tries to talk to the radio. Instead
of putting your new .py file into the library, keep it out and use
File->Load Module inside of chirp. This needs to be done every time you
start it for testing.

I expect that all that needs to happen is for us to add the identifier
to the existing list. So, if you would, try the following:

1. Download the latest daily build
2. Enable developer functions in the Help menu
3. Go to File->Load Module and select the attached file

Then try to download it by choosing the Anytone model (for now) and send
me the resulting debug log on the list here.

Thanks!

--Dan
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