[chirp_users] Error Trying To Download From FT-1D

[Tom Hayward]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Aubrey Turner
<aubrey.c.turner at gmail.com> wrote:
> I finally found the driver installer and unpack it (using WINE on Ubuntu so
> as not to mess up my Windows laptop).
>
> What I found is that the Windows driver is just a repackaged version of the
> FTDI drivers using the vendor and device IDs that RATOC has assigned to the
> cable.
>
> So, you might be able to try using modprobe to load the the FTDI driver
> (ftdi_sio) and the RATOC IDs.  It's not guaranteed to work, but it may be
> worth a try.

You should be able to automate this with a udev rule, too. There's
more information here:
http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/CableGuide_FTDI_OEM_Cables

Who was that complaining about the Chirp website?

Tom KD7LXL