[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-5R

[Galen Thurber]

http://www.flightsimhq.org/radio/CHIRP_under_linux.html

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 9:32 AM, Galen Thurber <galenthurber at gmail.com>
wrote:

> two other things to check,
> plug the radio into said cable, turn it on
> # lsusb
> to see if it listed
>
> and
> check that your linux user is added to the dialout group
> # groups
> if not add your self to that group.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 3:30 AM, IZ1TGH Roberto Waha <iz1tgh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Paul.
>> Linux is CASE-SENSITIVE, so /dev/ttyusb0 is different from /dev/ttyUSB0
>> Check the port name in Chirp and fix those pesky lowercase "usb" with
>> uppercase "USB".
>> Since dmesg says that the port name is /dev/ttyUSB0 and Chirp looks for
>> /dev/ttyusb0.
>> I wonder how it could work before.
>>
>> 73 de IZ1TGH
>>
>> Il giorno mar 26 giu 2018 alle ore 07:47 Paul Snyder <
>> wallapai127 at gmail.com> ha scritto:
>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>> *Platform:*  I5 Laptop running Ubuntu 14.04.  Prolific PL2303 USB to
>>> Serial programming cable.
>>>
>>> In the past, I have been able to access the UV-5R radio's configuration.
>>>
>>> The laptop's OS is up to date as well as the Chirp Daily Builds
>>>
>>> *dmesg:*
>>>
>>> [ 1900.825659] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 3 using
>>> xhci_hcd
>>>
>>> [ 1900.842467] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=067b,
>>> idProduct=2303
>>>
>>> [ 1900.842475] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
>>> SerialNumber=0
>>>
>>> [ 1900.842480] usb 3-2: Product: USB-Serial Controller
>>>
>>> [ 1900.842485] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.
>>>
>>> [ 1900.943247] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
>>>
>>> [ 1900.943264] usbcore: registered new interface driver
>>> usbserial_generic
>>>
>>> [ 1900.943278] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
>>>
>>> [ 1900.967300] usbcore: registered new interface driver pl2303
>>>
>>> [ 1900.967333] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for pl2303
>>>
>>> [ 1900.967357] pl2303 3-2:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
>>>
>>> [ 1900.968085] usb 3-2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
>>>
>>>         #System sees the interface device#
>>>
>>> *Attempt to read radio's configuration:*
>>>
>>> "Due to the fact that the manufacturer continues to release new versions
>>> of the firmware with obscure and hard-to-track changes, this driver may not
>>> work with your device. Thus far and to the best knowledge of the author, no
>>> UV-5R radios have been harmed by using CHIRP. However, proceed at your own
>>> risk!"
>>>
>>> And then results in:
>>>
>>> "could not open port /dev/ttyusb0: [Errno 2] No such file or directory:
>>> '/dev/ttyusb0"
>>>
>> --
>> +------------=* IZ1TGH Roberto Waha - IZ1TGH at gmail.com *=-------------+
>> |          El Senyor és la meva força, el Senyor el meu cant.         |
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Hi I've been on-line since late 1992. I'm a: Skeptic, Secular Humanist,
Bright
R.I.P. Reject Identity Politics
My computer recommendations: MX Linux <https://mxlinux.org/i> operating
system, Passwordsafe <https://www.pwsafe.org/>, Pidgin Internet Messenger,
tor anonymous browsing bundle.
ALERTS: Fact or fiction <http://snopes.com>? SCAM <http://quackwatch.com>
Supplements Complimentary Alternative Medicine
These companies have unjustly life-banned me: Eastlink, Facebook,Yahoo!,
Microsoft
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