[chirp_users] FT70 fails to download

Dan Clemmensen
Wed Apr 3 22:03:22 PDT 2019


Silly me. On Debian systems (and on my Gentoo system) you can just do this:
     ls -l /dev/serial/by-id
This  directory has a file whose name is the ID string of each serial
device , linkte to the tty filename. With this approach you do not need to
unplug and re-plug your cable.

On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 9:51 PM Dan Clemmensen <danclemmensen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm a bit surprised that it's /dev/ttyACM0. on my (non-Debian) Linux, that
> would be assigned to a modem a fake modem such as an OTG-connect3d phone or
> something like that. Check this by first unplugging the cable from the
> comouter and then doing:
>    ls /dev/tty*
> Then plug the cable back into the computer and repeat the command. a new
> device should have appeared. That's the device for your cable.
>   on my computer, USB serial dongles get addresses like /dev/ttyUSB0
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 9:35 PM Dennis Carr <dennisthetiger at chez-vrolet.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Howdy!
>>
>> Running a Yaesu Ft-70DR that just arrived today.  First thing's first:
>> download to Chirp!  Running daily 20190221 on Debian current stable,
>> using the builds from the website.
>>
>> Just one problem - it didn't download.
>>
>> After following instructions (battery off, DC and USB in (specifically
>> the USB cable that came with), hold AMS key while powering on, select
>> Download option, set the right options (/dev/ttyACM0, Yaesu FT-70D)),
>> hit the BAND button so it says TX, and...
>>
>> ...no activity.  It times out, radio shows ERROR.
>>
>> Long and short, I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong here.  So in
>> short:
>>
>> * What am I missing?
>> * What other information is needed from me to properly answer?
>>
>> -Dennis
>> KE7KIF
>>
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