[chirp_users] CHIRP Not Communicating With ComputerS

[Tom Balaban]

Thanks David, but that doesn't explain the Win10 machines.

I wonder if the ChirpLive CD didn't blow out the electronic cobwebs in 
the cable electronics. I noted some data (port, brand, model) appearing 
that I hadn't yet entered that made me think something was retaining 
data from prior sessions on another machine.

------ Original Message ------
From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
Sent: 5/14/2018 6:18:27 PM
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP Not Communicating With ComputerS

>Congrats, Tom.  Good luck with the licensing.
>
>You have to reboot after adding yourself to a group.
>
>You must have rebooted, then once you did, it worked.
>
>73
>
>David N1EA
>
>
>On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 5:39 PM, Tom Balaban <mototom800 at gmail.com> 
>wrote:
>>Thanks D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
>>
>>I show the same ownership. I added my user name to the TTY group. 
>>Still
>>didn't work. I then tried running as root (sudo chirpw). Still no joy.
>>
>>
>>... Six hours later ...
>>
>>OK. It's now working. How? I haven't the faintest idea. I tried using
>>CHIRP-Live but could get it to boot from a USB on any of my EUFI boxes 
>>so I
>>burned a CD and that booted and I was able to download using both 
>>serial
>>cables from my Yeasu's and my Baofengs. After adding the 2 new 
>>frequencies
>>to my seven handhelds I tried it on three laptops, one LinuxLite and 
>>two
>>Windows 10. All three worked just like they had been working for 
>>years. Go
>>figure.
>>
>>Now as to my call sign. I don't have one ... yet. I am working to get 
>>my
>>Technician Class license, hopefully this summer. In the meantime, all 
>>I use
>>these radios for is officiating bicycle races from a motorcycle. We 
>>always
>>use a commercial frequency provided by our sanctioning body of the 
>>local
>>organizers radio rental service.
>>
>>Again, many thanks for helping me with this issue.
>>
>>Best,
>>Tom
>>
>>------ Original Message ------
>>From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
>>To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
>>Sent: 5/13/2018 11:11:33 PM
>>Subject: Re: [chirp_users] CHIRP Not Communicating With ComputerS
>>
>>Tom on the Linux computer, send a listing of the /dev/tty*
>>
>>ls -l /dev/tty*
>>
>>My tty devices are owned by root and in the tty group.  I'm running 
>>Arch
>>Linux.
>>
>>$ groups
>>
>>sys adm wheel tty uucp games video audio users vboxusers
>>
>>What's your ham Callsign?
>>
>>73
>>
>>DR
>>N1EA
>>
>>
>>
>>On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 4:00 PM, Tom Balaban <mototom800 at gmail.com> 
>>wrote:
>>>I have not had to do anything with my Baofeng and Yaesu radios for 
>>>quite a
>>>while but our group has added some new frequencies so it time to 
>>>update.
>>>
>>>Neither my Yaesu VX-6Rs nor my Baofeng UV-5Rs will communicate with 
>>>either
>>>my Linux Netbook or my WIndows 10 computers. In the case of the Linux 
>>>box,
>>>I
>>>have added my user name to the Dialout group then rebooted. In the 
>>>case of
>>>the Windows machines I have changed the Baofeng cable to the Prolific
>>>3.2.0.0 driver that I downloaded today from the Miklor site. The 
>>>Yaesu
>>>cable
>>>is an FTDI cable and was always recognized previously. The cables are
>>>fully
>>>inserted in each case and the volume is maxed out. Device Manager 
>>>shows
>>>both
>>>cables as working. The Baofeng cable reports as COM7 and the Yaesu 
>>>cable
>>>as
>>>COM6
>>>
>>>I'm never surprised with the Windows machines need some tinkering to 
>>>work
>>>but CHIRP and Linux have always worked will in the past.
>>>
>>>What am I missing. I suspect it's something simple.
>>>
>>>Many thanks for reading.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>
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