[chirp_users] Download From Radio under Ubuntu 20.04 error

Tue Apr 6 18:49:49 PDT 2021

Hi Robert,

I see Linux sees the device just fine, and you should be in the right
groups. I'd add the 'usb' group just in case as well.

If that doesn't work then maybe the output of CHIRP run in the command
line might hint at whats going wrong.

Also, how did you install this? You might be missing some Python 2
dependencies. Personally I use Gentoo and they ditched Python 2 a
while back and we lost CHIRP due to lack of Python 3 support so I
forked and use this version instead:
https://github.com/mpoletiek/py3-CHIRP

But before you try that, let's add rabbit to the usb group if there is
one and see what CHIRP is outputting when run from a terminal.
-------------------------------------------
Matthew Poletiek
303.810.9082
matthew.poletiek at gmail.com
www.matthewpoletiek.com

On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 7:20 PM Robert <robert.withers at pm.me> wrote:
>
> Hi Matthew, user is in the dialout group, which is the correct group for /dev/ttyUSB0.
>
> rabbit at ganymede:~$ cat /etc/group | grep -i rabbit
> adm:x:4:syslog,rabbit
> dialout:x:20:rabbit
> cdrom:x:24:rabbit
> sudo:x:27:rabbit
> dip:x:30:rabbit
> plugdev:x:46:rabbit
> lpadmin:x:120:rabbit
> lxd:x:131:rabbit
> rabbit:x:1000:
> sambashare:x:132:rabbit
> rabbit at ganymede:~$ ll /dev/ttyUSB0
> crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Apr  6 19:10 /dev/ttyUSB0
>
> I wasn't sure that there may be a new graphical device manager I did not know about in Ubuntu. And why not? I don't think there is a System menu, either! So back to the command line...I started with Slackware 0.96, so not a noob to Linux, but it has been awhile since serious sysadmin hacking and never before any serial work. I am a noob to Chirp. As I mentioned earlier, my ham radio appears to be on /dev/ttyUSB0:
>
> rabbit at ganymede:~$ dmesg | grep tty
> [    0.108706] printk: console [tty0] enabled
> [    0.396467] 00:05: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4, base_baud = 115200) is a 16550A
> [    0.418518] 0000:00:16.3: ttyS4 at I/O 0xf0e0 (irq = 19, base_baud = 115200) is a 16550A
> [    3.348131] usb 1-1.1.3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
>
> Kindly,
> Robert
>
> . .. ... ‘...^,^
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>
> On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 at 7:21 PM, Matthew Poletiek <matthew.poletiek at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'll just add you can see your current groups with;
> >
> > `cat /etc/group | grep -i <username>`
> >
> > Matthew Poletiek
> >
> > 303.810.9082
> >
> > matthew.poletiek at gmail.com
> >
> > www.matthewpoletiek.com
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 6:20 PM Matthew Poletiek
> >
> > matthew.poletiek at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Robert,
> > >
> > > You might want to check to make sure your user has proper permissions.
> > >
> > > In linux, typically the groups you might need for this kind of
> > >
> > > operation include `dialout`, `usb`, and while you're at it you might
> > >
> > > as well include `plugdev`.
> > >
> > > The command to add your user to a group might be `sudo gpasswd -a <user> group`.
> > >
> > > Once thats finished you might need to refresh your profile. Either try
> > >
> > > opening CHIRP in a new terminal, or log out and log back in.
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Matthew Poletiek
> > >
> > > 303.810.9082
> > >
> > > matthew.poletiek at gmail.com
> > >
> > > www.matthewpoletiek.com
> > >
> > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 5:56 PM Robert via chirp_users
> > >
> > > chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > Nigel,
> > > >
> > > > Here is some more info, I think this is saying it is attached to /dev/ttyUSB0, but same issue.
> > > >
> > > > rabbit at ganymede:/dev$ dmesg | grep tty
> > > >
> > > > [ 0.108543] printk: console [tty0] enabled
> > > >
> > > > [ 0.396294] 00:05: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4, base_baud = 115200) is a 16550A
> > > >
> > > > [ 0.418318] 0000:00:16.3: ttyS4 at I/O 0xf0e0 (irq = 19, base_baud = 115200) is a 16550A
> > > >
> > > > [ 9667.132474] usb 1-1.1.3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
> > > >
> > > > [10669.642560] ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now disconnected from ttyUSB0
> > > >
> > > > [10670.495576] usb 1-1.1.3: FTDI USB Serial Device converter now attached to ttyUSB0
> > > >
> > > > Kindly,
> > > >
> > > > Robert
> > > >
> > > > . .. ... ‘...^,^
> > > >
> > > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> > > >
> > > > On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 at 5:51 PM, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel at ngunn.net wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Usually /dev/ttyUSB0 unless you already have another serial device already plugged in to a USB port.
> > > > >
> > > > > Go to file manager and look in /dev/ and see what appears and disappears when you plun in and unplug the cable.
> > > > >
> > > > > > On 06/04/2021 17:34 Robert via chirp_users chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Total noob, here. Taking my exams on Thursday. Got my TIDRADIO UV-5R and the FTDI cable. How can I detect which /dev/tty is being used for the FTDI connection to my radio? I tried /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyUSB0 which resulted in the error 'Radio did not respond'.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kindly,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Robert
> > > > > >
> > > > > > . .. ... ‘...^,^
> > > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366
> > > > >
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