[chirp_devel] Noob, want to add a driver, getting started questions

[Tom Hayward]

On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 8:01 AM, Stephanie Maks via chirp_devel
<chirp_devel at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
> Using the 8100 driver, I can initiate a download from the FT-8000 but when the FT-8000 stops sending its data (it is sending less data than the 8100 driver expects) instead of giving me the option to save the 'incomplete' dump, the process just times out and fails, and the incomplete capture is lost.
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> I can see the progress bar advances to about 75% then it stops, and then I get the error that the radio stopped responding and the download is gone.
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> Contrary to the instructions in the 'Add a Radio' document, I never get the chance to save the image.
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> Is there a toggle or setting I need to switch somewhere, or some code I need to change, that will let me save 'incomplete' reads rather than Chirp just dropping them after it times out?

I would use a debugger or edit the download routine to print the
length as it is downloading. Once you know the number of bytes it's
sending, plug that into _memsize and you won't get the error message
anymore.

Tom