[chirp_users] Baofeng cable

[John LaMartina]

If the cable that is being used has a cloned or counterfeit Prolific chip, Windows will load the latest Prolific driver.
That driver will recognize the counterfeit chip and will Fail.
This is by design to discourage counterfeiters. The only way to get around it is to do what Jim suggested.
Load a backdated driver. Preferably Win7 Prolific 3.2.0.0 or XP Prolific 2.0.2.1.

The needed drivers and explanation can be found at http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php
Read carefully FAQ 1 and 2 at the bottom of the page also.

I hope this assists.

John
http://www.miklor.com



 

From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 8:09 PM
To: mikeearls at earthlink.net; 'Discussion of CHIRP'
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable

 

Any version of Windows will recognize the cable.

 

You don’t need drivers. 

 

From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Michael D Earls
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:50 PM
To: 'Discussion of CHIRP'
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable

 

Tony, you're not helping!

Until the older driver is installed properly, it won't recognize the cable.

Unless every step is followed EXACTLY, the older driver won't be installed.

Take it from someone who was convinced that I had followed every direction, several times.

When you finally do it right, it will work.

 

Mike Earls

AF5MS

TSRA Life Member

NRA Benefactor Member

 

From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:39 PM
To: 'Discussion of CHIRP'
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable

 

He’s not even at the point where drivers are needed. 

 

He can’t even get Windows to recognize the cable.

 

Repeating “Read the instructions”  over and over without offering any actual advice is a waste of everybody’s time.

 

C’mon…

 

-Tony

 

From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Jim Unroe
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:36 PM
To: Discussion of CHIRP
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable

 

Follow the instructions in the guide step by step to select it. If you don't select it as shown in the guide, Windows will continue to use the latest driver and the programming cable will continue to fail to function properly.

Jim

 

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