[chirp_users] Yaesu FT-7900R driver needed. I think :)

[Apple //GS]

Okay.

First thank you all so very much trying to help me
CHIRP now has "  /dev/cu.usbserial-RTWA39NN  " in the pull down menu.
I picked both the 7800 and the 8900 to test to see if one of them would work.

This is what it said to be on both tries:
Failed to communicate with radio: Failed to read header (0)


……..  :(

-Mark



On Mar 11, 2013, at 3:28 PM, chirp.cordless at xoxy.net wrote:

> Not quite my experience. Note I'm the author of the second link
> below, under "Modify OS X driver". That's what I _ENDED UP_ doing,
> because it amused me, and there were some small benefits, as that
> post explains.
> 
> However, go back to earlier in that same thread, here:
> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/chirp_users/2012-September/002585.html
> 
> You can get this working in a turnkey manner by loading the Mac
> driver that RT systems provides. And BTW, I don't know where you
> got your RT Systems cable, but it likely comes with a CD with the
> Windows driver you need.
> 
> In the middle of that post is the link you want for the Mac driver:
> http://www.rtsystemsinc.com/kb_results.asp?ID=9
> and if you search around on that same support site, I think
> you'll find the windows drivers. Here:
> http://www.rtsystemsinc.com/kb_results.asp?ID=15
> 
> If you want more details, please read those two posts, and maybe
> some more of that same thread.
> 
> -dan
> 
> On Mar 11, 2013, at 10:30 AM, "Tom Hayward - esarfl at gmail.com"  wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Apple //GS <apple2gs at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>> Hello Dan  :)
>>> 
>>> The cable is CT29B Radio Cable:
>>> 
>>> CT29B Radio Cable:
>>> 
>>> Product ID:   0x9e54
>>> Vendor ID:    0x2100
>>> Version:       6.00
>>> Serial Number:        RTWA39NN
>>> Speed:        Up to 12 Mb/sec
>>> Manufacturer: RT Systems
>>> Location ID:  0xfa123000 / 8
>>> Current Available (mA):       500
>>> Current Required (mA):        90
>> 
>> RT Systems cables are designed to work *only* with RT Systems
>> software. There are two options for getting this cable to work with
>> any other programming software: modify your OS X driver, or modify
>> your cable. I modified my cable (this is a firmware mod, no soldering
>> required).
>> 
>> Modify the cable's FTDI firmware:
>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/chirp_users/2013-January/002988.html
>> 
>> Modify OS X driver:
>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/pipermail/chirp_users/2012-September/002612.html
> 
> 
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