[chirp_users] Chirp w/MacBook Air

[Milton]

There is a driver install package that Jens put together and I forget where
he put it on the net
that works with very Prolific cable counterfeit or not on OSX Mountain Lion
+ 32 or 64 bit.
I know where the driver package is but the installer is in spanish. That's
what I used at first
up to OSX 64 bit Mavericks. I installed Jens package and it removed the
spanish driver and
another driver I installed at first that didn't work. So Jens package
cleans things up. I hope Jens
can chime in here with the link. I might still have that file on my MacBook
Pro but I don't know
where I could stick it for those Mac users who might need it. Main thing is
don't give up. I waited
2 months before I came across by data mining the right driver and since I
know enough about the
package install process and some spanish I had no problem getting my
Prolific cable to play nice
with Lion 64, then Mountain Lion 64 and onward to the current version.

Milton.


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 8:01 PM, Dave Nathanson <KG6ZJO at nathanson.org>wrote:

> Hey Steve, from the reviews at the amazon link you provided, I gather that
> this cable uses a "counterfeit" of the Prolific chip. Pretty common. I'd
> give a try to the "Generic" PL 2303 driver & see how that goes.
> http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips
>
> If you have too many drivers loaded, that might be a problem, so you might
> consider trying to simplify and pull the excess drivers out, although if
> you select the correct driver, it will probably work anyway.
>
> What Mac OSX are you using?
>
> If it gets too frustrating, just get a FTDI cable and your problems will
> be over. The FTDI cables cost more (like $23) but no hassle. Kind of crazy
> that the whole radio can cost under $40, but the programming cable costs
> more than half that.
>
> If you decide to go with a FTDI cable, I think you'd use this one:
>
> http://www.valley-ent.com/catalog/kenwood-2pin-radio-programming-cable-ftdi-chipset-kpg22-p-187.html
>
> BTW: the radio MUST be on channel mode rather than frequency mode.
>
> Also, on some models the cable doesn't want to push all the way into the
> jack. Some people have had to trim the cable or plastic housing around the
> hole to get it clearance to plug all the way in.
>
> Best,
>  Dave Nathanson
>  KG6ZJO
>
>
> On Apr 14, 2014, at 2:40 PM, Steve Stombaugh <airboss1998 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Dave,
> >
> > Unfortunately I bought this cable…ugh.
> >
> >
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008RZJHJU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> >
> > I believe I’ve tried ALL these drivers, but I’ll look through them again.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> > N9DHH
> >
> > On Apr 12, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Dave Nathanson <KG6ZJO at nathanson.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Steve,
> >> Have you tried these drivers? You'll need to know which cable you have.
> THe cables have electronics in them.
> >>
> >> http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Dave Nathanson
> >> KG6ZJO
> >>
> >>
> >> On Apr 12, 2014, at 6:12 AM, Steve Stombaugh <airboss1998 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> First post.... Bought the baofeng uv5r, and cable, from amazon.  I've
> tried all the drivers I can find but don't see the MacBook recognizing the
> USB cable.  Any ideas?  Thanks.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPad
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