[chirp_users] trouble with TM-D710G

[Roy Dean]

Setup:
Kenwood D710GA
Lenovo ThinkPad circa 2013
Recent (about a month old) Ubuntu install
CHIRP daily-20161220
Best Buy Insignia USB to Serial Adapter Cable
PG-5H kit (w/PG-5G cable)

Issues:
1)  I need to connect the radio and start chirp in a very specific order,
or chirp won't recognize the radio.   That order is:
a.  Reboot computer
b.  Turn radio on
c.  connect radio to computer via PG-5G cable
d.  wait a few seconds (I assume so the operating system can recognize the
serial adapter)
e.  start chirp

At this point - Chirp allows me to "download form radio", and gives me the
standard "live" warning.   If I do not follow the above order, when I
select port/kenwood/d710G and "ok", I just get a blank chirp screen.

Now, before I get into the second issue - I should note that Chirp now
takes forever as it downloads the data for all 1000 memory channels - when
I only currently have about 20 programmed channels. Not a huge deal, but
somewhat annoying.

2)  I can edit the channels and import csv files no problem, but there
doesn't seem to be any "live" updating of my radio!   And being that the
"upload to radio" option is not available, I have no way of forcing the
update.

Any ideas?
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