[chirp_users] Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP on a Mac

[scott richardson]

Hi guys. I messed up with my first cable and got a junk Prolific cable. After about 2 weeks of trying I gave up on it and got a FTDI cable. The FTDI was a breeze to connect. If you want to save yourself a lot of time and hassle go with the FTDI. It cost more but it will probably work.

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On Thu, 12/5/13, Milton Hywatt <mhywattt at yahoo.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP on a Mac
 To: "Bob Nielsen" <n7xy at clearwire.net>
 Cc: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
 Date: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 5:53 PM
 
 Had this MacBook Pro for 24
 months and never got that message. But I will try your
 suggestion, hang on a sec...
 Ok I'm back. Right click - Open gives you the selection
 to open from an unidentified developer. Maybe Jens
 can fix that. I'm running 64 bit OSX Mavericks 10.9 and
 a recent but not shiny new daily build I it's 
 chirp-daily-20131031. Installer went smooth. Said it would
 yank all other PL2303 drivers which it did and left
 me with this one    
 /dev/cu.PL2303-000013FA. Plugged the cable in, opened Chirp,
 selected the driver and
 it read the radio perfectly. I then transfered the read data
 back to the radio, a KGUV6D-V2. Thanks for the 
 advise on the right click on the package. I'm going to
 CC this to the group, some Mac users might find
 my input
  either useful or annoying. Oh and on the MBP you can use a
 double finger gesture tap on the touchpad
 to get a right click. And hats off to Jens for redoing the
 working driver in English. 
 
 Milton. 
 
 
        
 From: Bob
 Nielsen <n7xy at clearwire.net>
  To: Milton
 Hywatt <mhywattt at yahoo.com>; Discussion of CHIRP
 <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> 
  Sent:
 Thursday, December 5, 2013 1:43 PM
  Subject: Re:
  [chirp_users] Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate
 w/	CHIRP	on a	Mac
    
 That’s part of Apple’s “nanny” mode. 
 Ctrl-right click, click on open and it will ask you if you
 want to install the package.
 
 On Dec 4, 2013, at 8:15 PM, Milton Hywatt
 <mhywattt at yahoo.com>
 wrote:
 
 >
 “osx-pl2303-installer.pkg” can’t be opened because it
 is from an unidentified developer."
 > 
 > 
 > From: Jens J. <kd4tjx at yahoo.com>
 > To: Jens J. <kd4tjx at yahoo.com>;
 Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>;
 Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
 
 > Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013
 10:28 PM
 > Subject: Re: [chirp_users]
 Issues w/ getting UV-5R to communicate w/   
 CHIRP    on a    Mac
 > 
 > Actually, if you are
 feeling adventurous, I have just finished packaging the
 latest osx-pl2303 driver that you can try.
 > It should uninstall previous drivers
 (including oem prolific).
 > 
 > details:
 > osx-pl2303
 installer
 > built from  http://github.com/hugovincent/osx-pl2303
 > which is a fork of http://osx-pl2303.sourceforge.net
 > should work on mac osx 10.7 & 10.8
 > 
 > you can download it
 here:
 > http://sdrv.ms/1g8iA2N
 > 
 > Let me know if
 it's working ok, and I'll update the Mac FAQ
 page.
 > 
 > -Jens
 > AF5MI
 > 
 > From: Jens J. <kd4tjx at yahoo.com>
 > To: Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
 
 > Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 4:15
 PM
 > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Issues w/
 getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP    on
 a    Mac
 > 
 > You may have a "fake" pl2303
 usb, which is very common.
 > I too have a
 usb adapter that says baofeng on it, but it's really a
 fake pl2303 chip. This was verified by plugging it into an
 xp box with official drivers, and seeing the dreaded
 "error 10"
 > 
 > Take a look at the Mac FAQ, and try the
 driver listed under the prolific "counterfeit"
 section:
 > http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips
 > 
 > 
 > -Jens
 > 
 > From: Colby Teller <tellec at gmail.com>
 > To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
 
 > Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 3:08
 AM
 > Subject: [chirp_users] Issues w/
 getting UV-5R to communicate w/ CHIRP on a   
 Mac
 > 
 > All,
 > 
 > I'm relatively
 new to radios, and definitely new to the list - I throw
 myself at your mercy.
 > 
 > I'm trying to program a set of Baofeng
 UV-5Rs to use
  the Motorola frequencies used by a few other race teams we
 run with.  I'm using a Mac, OSX 10.8.5, and have
 already installed the PL2023 USB-Serial driver successfully
 (I believe).  I obtained the driver from: http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41
  I've also confirmed that the USB-serial driver
 appears to be installed correctly, as described here: http://plugable.com/2011/07/12/installing-a-usb-serial-adapter-on-mac-os-x
 > 
 > I now see
 '/dev/cu.usbserial' in the Port field when
 attempting to download from the radio (which I didn't
 see before installing the driver).  However, when I
 actually attempt to download, the 'Cloning' modal
 shows for a few
  seconds w/o progress, then I see the "Radio did not
 respond" error.  The USB cable is an
 "official" Baofeng cable that I received with the
 radios from a trusted reseller, and is definitely seated
 correctly.  I've tried using different USB ports,
 turning the radio on/off, restarting several times, etc. but
 just cannot get the radio to talk to my Mac.
 > 
 > I'm really
 hoping you guys can help; we have a race this weekend and if
 I can't get the comms working, I'm in a world of
 crap.
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > 
 > Colby
 > 
 >
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