[chirp_users] Download From Radio under Ubuntu 20.04 error

Wed Apr 7 07:38:22 PDT 2021

Hi Matthew, here is my attached output from chirpw...

Kindly,
Robert

On 4/6/21 9:49 PM, Matthew Poletiek wrote:
> 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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>>>>>>
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