[chirp_users] CHIPRP AND TYT TH-9800

[Chuck Hast]

Your problem with software is mine, but I found a way to get over it. Most
Unix based
OS's use text files to configure and start up the machine. Indeed there is
something
called Linux From Scratch (LFS):
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
It will take you by the hand and show you how to build your own OS, and in
the process
you will learn how the innards work. Since the config files are text you
will learn how to
follow them and see exactly how the system boots up and manages the whole
thing.

In my view Windows is like a car with the hood welded shut.

Unix based systems for the most part are like a car that provides all of
the documentation
to dig into the vehicle and fix it your self.

Even Apple Macs are in my view easier to work on than Windows because of
the BSD
based OS. I can go in and follow what the machine is doing, at least until
it gets into
the GUI, there it gets a bit hermetic, but still more open than Windows.

LFS is all on line so you can go in and follow it, repeat the parts you do
not understand
and see the results as you go through it.

Take a look at it, I think it will help you gain a better idea of what is
going on. Even for
the MS environments, they all have to do certain things about the same on
any given
piece of hardware, it is just that with Linux you can go in and see how it
is done then
use that to have an idea of what MS is doing with Windows.

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 7:26 AM <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com> wrote:

> I feel bad for people like this, because I am one of them.  I have no
> problem at all digging into an electronics circuit.  Shoot, I'm certified
> to
> run the power grid, so electronics/electrical doesn't scare me a bit.  I
> have no problem laying out under my JEEP for days with a pile of tools
> modifying the suspension or working on something I broke.  But software is
> magical.  I can't wrap my head around how it works, so when it doesn't work
> it is frustrating to the max.  And when it doesn't work, I need like
> step-by-step 1-2-3-4-5 directions or I likely cannot fix it.  This is why
> I'm willing to pay for the more expensive but totally reliable cables.  I
> feel certain if I have a problem, the cables are eliminated.
>
> We all have skills, and we all have challenges.  You folks who jump in and
> try to help others, you're great!  Thanks for trying, sometimes even when
> the frustration level on the other end is running high.
>
> Speaking of running the power grid, I'm out the door. Training today and
> tomorrow.  Running the generation desk Thu-Fri.  Everyone - have a safe
> day!
> And if you're on the Western Grid, we'll be doing our best to keep it
> steady
> at 60 Hz.
>
> Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC
> El Paso, Texas - DM61rt
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com
> <chirp_users-bounces at intrepid.danplanet.com> On Behalf Of Tom Henderson
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 5:13 AM
> To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] CHIPRP AND TYT TH-9800
>
> Aha! Thanks for setting the record straight then.
>
> Tom Henderson
>
> On 06/18/2018 04:59 AM, Jim Unroe wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 5:45 AM, Tom Henderson <Tom at henderson4.us>
> wrote:
> >> It's the same fix for windows. The only difference is those of us who
> >> run it in linux don't know where it's stored under the windows version.
> >>
> >> Did you see the line that says "Not sure where it is in Windows, so
> >> just search for it?"
> >>
> >> Tom Henderson
> >>
> > It isn't the same for Windows. The user doesn't have access to the
> > individual *.py files with Windows. As far as I know, the best a
> > Windows user can do is to download the th9800.py driver from the CHIRP
> > repository, edit it as needed, then after enabling "Enable developer
> > functions" load the modified driver using File -> Load module
> > selection. And this custom driver would have to be loaded every time
> > CHIRP was launched.
> >
> > Jim KC9HI
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