[chirp_users] Connecting to my FT2DR

[Dave B]

Please ignore there are some spurious *'s creeping in, where in this
case, it makes the text bold.

My mistake in formatting the message to emphasize things.  :-(

Other than the command line command       ls /dev/ttyU*

please ignore them!

73.

Dave B.


On 16/10/17 20:00, chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
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> Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 09:11:40 +0100
> From: Dave B <g8kbv at uku.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Connecting to my FT2DR
> To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
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> On 15/10/17 20:00, chirp_users-request at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
>> On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 3:50 PM, rick via chirp_users
>> <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote:
>>> Running Linux Mint 18.2
>>>
>>> Loaded newest release version of Chirp-daily (CHIRP daily-20171013)
>>>
>>> When I try to download from radio, this error message is displayed before I
>>> can press send on the radio
>>>
>>> X An error has occurred
>>> Could not configure port: (5, 'input/output error')
>>>
>>> Attached png is screengrab
>>>
>>> I did some further digging and tried the first 10 "ttyS*" with the same
>>> results.
>>>
>>> lsusb command provides bus and device numbers but not which ttyS* is in use.
>>>
>>> Any Help?
>>>
>> I also run Linux Mint here. If you are using a USB based programming
>> cable you must scroll all the way down to the bottom of the list and
>> choose: /dev/ttyUSB0
>>
>> Jim
>>
> Also make sure you are a member of the 'dialout' group (that is not the
> default case, sadly) else no serial port's (of whatever type) will be
> available to you.
>
> Open a terminal window, (and make it wide so lines don't wrap, making it
> much easier to see what's going on.)
>
> Then...
>
> dave-XPS-L502X ~ $ *groups*
> dave adm /dialout/ cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare wireshark
>
> (Everything BEFORE and including the '$' is the system prompt on the
> first line.? Your machine will be different.
> The command 'groups' was the entered command.?? The line under that is
> the system response)
>
> If 'dialout' does not appear in that list.?? Then do this...
> (Substitute <name> for /your/ login username,? sudo will ask for your
> login password.)
>
> dave-XPS-L502X ~ $ *sudo adduser <name> dialout*
>
> You'll see a reply saying if you've been added to the dialout group, or
> are already a member.
>
> /*If */you were just added to that group, then, log out and log back in
> again (no need to reboot) and you'll now have access to the serial ports.
>
> An easy way to find out what port something is assigned to, is (again,
> in a terminal window)
>
> dave-XPS-L502X ~ $ *ls /dev/ttyU**
> /dev/ttyUSB0
>
> This will list all attached and configured USB based serial ports.
>
> If you have multiple USB serial devices, then do that before and after
> connecting a new device, to find out what "device ID" the new device is
> assigned to.
>
> Hope something here helps.
>
> 73.
>
> Dave B
>
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