[chirp_users] UV5R programming problems

[Richard]

Geographically?

Southampton, UK.

On 29 October 2016 at 14:27, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel at ngunn.net>
wrote:

> Where are you?
>
>
> > On 29 October 2016 at 07:20 Richard <richard.cs at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I know this is a common problem but I have tried all the "usual" things
> > with no success. I am on my second programming cable after the first one
> > just didn't get recognised as a USB device, and first attempt I was able
> to
> > download the contents of my radio. Since then however it's not worked
> again.
> >
> > The cable works OK and the drivers are loaded, as confirmed by opening a
> > serial terminal, linking the TX and RX pins and observing loopback. The
> > radio goes into TX when powered on with the cable attached and some
> vicious
> > connector trimming doesn't help - I am sure it is going all the way in.
> > Following the order in the Chirp pop-up instructions (cable is already
> > connected to PC and correct serial port selected, radio off, connect
> cable,
> > radio on with volume right up, check no activity, click OK) doesn't help.
> > The radio goes into TX as soon as it's booted and after a few seconds I
> get
> > "Radio did not respond".
> >
> > The radio does *not* go into TX if I have that port open in a serial
> > terminal when I turn the radio on, and presumably if Chirp opened the
> port
> > when the instructional message is displayed (before the radio is turned
> on)
> > but still waited for the user to click OK before trying to communicate
> all
> > would work?
> >
> > I think that the one time it did work it might have been TX-ing and I
> just
> > got lucky that it didn't interfere with communications - I do remember
> some
> > interference on my monitor which I now know happens when the radio
> > transmits.
> >
> > Anyone got any good ideas? Given that the radio doesn't go into transmit
> > mode when the serial port is open I can't see how it can be bad cable /
> > poor connections.
> >
> > This is on Linux Mate 1.12.1, with the current daily Chirp build. My user
> > is in the dialout group and has serial port access.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Richard
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