[chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact radio
paul.slootweg at gmail.com
Sat Oct 24 06:21:24 PDT 2015
Nope. Same radio. (One of the times that download did work!)
Paul
> On 24 Oct 2015, at 14:12, Kearney <mbk7 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> Paul, was your original img. file created on a different radio?
>
> Mike KG7KIQ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Slootweg" <paul.slootweg at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 1:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Mac user - inconsistent ability to contact radio
>
>
>> I would have assumed that if the was a compatibility problem, then the
>> cable/drivers would work 'never', not 'sometimes'.
>>
>> As for FTDI cables - unobtanium in the UK.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>> On 21 October 2015 at 17:00, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Paul Slootweg <paul.slootweg at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I have the latest of everything installed, the Prolific drivers show
>>>> up as started in the Console, and the USB serial device shows up, but
>>>> I can rarely download (never mind upload.)
>>>> Radio is UV-5RA
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing something?
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>
>>> Paul,
>>>
>>> When it comes to Prolific drivers, you don't want the latest. They are
>>> incompatible with the unauthorized Prolific chip copies that are in
>>> most programming cables (including the "genuine" Baofeng programming
>>> cable). Try the generic drivers on the MacOS_Tips page or purchase the
>>> 3rd party driver.
>>>
>>> http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/MacOS_Tips
>>>
>>> https://www.mac-usb-serial.com/
>>>
>>> Or to avoid the hassle of finding and installing a compatible driver,
>>> get a programming cable with the FTDI chip.
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK
>>>
>>> Jim KC9HI
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