[chirp_users] Has the QYT KT-8900 patch been add to version 20160415

[Rodney D. Myers]

On 04/18/2016 16:48, Ceh via chirp_users wrote:
> I am still having problems downloading from my QYT KT-8900 using Linux
> version 20160415.
> 
> I started chirpw from a terminal screen and this is what displayed after
> trying to download.
> 
> (process:10948): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
>     Using the fallback 'C' locale.
> WARNING: Short reading 20 bytes from the 21 requested.
> ERROR: -- Exception: --
> ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 238,
> in run
>     self.__radio.sync_in()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line
> 784, in sync_in
>     data = _download(self)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line
> 575, in _download
>     d = _recv(radio, addr)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line
> 411, in _recv
>     raise errors.RadioError("Invalid header for block 0x%04x:" % addr)
> RadioError: Invalid header for block 0x0000:
> 
> ERROR: ----------------
> ERROR: Clone failed: Invalid header for block 0x0000:
> ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Invalid header for block 0x0000: ---
> ERROR: None
> 
> 
> The last few lines displayed using the utility dmesg follows.
> 
> 
> [98971.748022] usb 4-1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd
> [98972.114048] usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303
> [98972.114056] usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
> SerialNumber=0
> [98972.114061] usb 4-1: Product: USB-Serial Controller
> [98972.114066] usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.
> [98972.117157] pl2303 4-1:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
> [98972.129196] usb 4-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
> 
> 
> This is the cable I received with the radio so I believe it is the
> factory programming cable and it works with the factory software on
> Windows XP but is very clumsy to use.
> 
> thanks for any replies

I had to install ubuntu into a VirtualBox session

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