[chirp_users] Linux and chirp
W Paul Mills
Thu Nov 3 00:26:57 PDT 2022
But if you plug in both, one will be ttyUSB0 and one will be ttyUSB1, etc.
On 10/29/22 01:05, Cinaed Simson wrote:
> Great!
>
> I also have a uv-9g and which uses an entirely different (weird) cable
> but the same FTDI converter - both create ttyUSB0 ports.
>
> On the other hand, my GPS device - which is a RS232 device - uses the
> pl2303 converter to create the ttyUSB0 port.
>
> -- CInaed
>
>
> On 10/28/22 21:29, Julian Macassey wrote:
>> On 2022-10-28 at 13:26, K0LNY_Glenn (glenn at ervin.email) wrote:
>>
>>> That is what I wondered too.
>>> I always use USB0 on Linux, and only use the other ports in windows.
>>
>> When I pop the Baofeng programming adapter into my USB
>> port, this appears in /dev/
>>
>> crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Oct 29 04:33 ttyUSB0
>>
>>
>> But!
>>
>> When I select Radio > Upload to radio I get the dialogue
>> box, which just gives me the /dev/ttyS* options. So, in a wonder
>> what will happen when I type in /dev/ttyUSB0 rather than select
>> ttyS0 and click OK it uploads my .img file.
>>
>> There is a clue in my /var/log/syslog output that I
>> posted:
>>
>> + Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost kernel: [218264.066251] usb 3-4: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
>> + Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 15: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-4"
>>
>> I would be happy to write a note on the various thing to
>> check wjen using Linux to set up chirp.
>>
>> Briefly:
>>
>> As root enter: tail -f /dev/syslog
>>
>> Then watching the output (saving with tee if you want)
>> see what happens when you plug in your Baofeng cable. This will
>> show you what the USB cable is doing.
>>
>> But also essential is adding the user to /etc/group:
>>
>> dialout:x:20:{name of user}
>>
>> At least it's working now.
>>
>> If wanted I can write up a "Getting Chirp up and running
>> in Linux. I do understand that 1. There are many Linux distros
>> out there and there are no doubt subtle differences whic may need
>> to be checked. 2. There are a ton of radios out there and there
>> are no doubt differences.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Glenn
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Apostolos Kefalas
>>> To: Discussion of CHIRP
>>> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 1:19 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Linux and chirp
>>>
>>>
>>> ttyS0 is usually a physical rs232 port. Are you sure that your laptop has such a port? Or do you use a usb cable and you should use ttyUSB0???
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 28 Oct 2022 20:27, Julian Macassey <julian at n6are.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I am running kubuntu 22.04.1 on a Framework laptop.
>>>
>>> I have loaded the daily build from flatpak and Chirp
>>> comes up when opened.
>>>
>>> My radio is a Baofeng UV-5RV2+
>>>
>>> I followed the instructions in:
>>>
>>> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/CSV_HowTo
>>>
>>> + A Clean Start
>>> +
>>> + If you want to get an empty CHIRP-compatible CSV file, the
>>> + easiest way is to let CHIRP create one for you. Here are the
>>> + approximate steps for creating an empty file, editing it in an
>>> + external editor and opening it back up in CHIRP:
>>> +
>>> + Start CHIRP
>>> + Go to File > New to create an empty CSV file
>>> +
>>> + Add a memory to the first row, by entering a frequency
>>> + such as 146.52
>>> +
>>> +
>>> + Go to File > Export to save the template file to something
>>> + ending with a .csv extension
>>> +
>>> + Open the file in your spreadsheet or external application of
>>> + choice, make edits and save
>>>
>>> + Re-open the file in CHIRP to validate that the format is
>>> + still correct, by going to File > Open and choosing your file
>>> +
>>> + Optionally use File > Import to import the contents of your
>>> + CSV file into another radio image
>>> +
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> + If you have a clone-mode radio, upload the changes back to your
>>> + device using Radio > Upload To Radio. If you are using a
>>> + live-mode radio, wait until all of the changes finish
>>> + synchronizing back to the device by watching the status bar in
>>> + the lower right corner of the main window.
>>>
>>> So, when I plug in my radio, I see the following in
>>> /var/logsyslog:
>>>
>>> ------
>>> Oct 28 18:07:10 localhost kernel: [218263.636611] usb 3-4: new full-speed USB device number 15 using xhci_hcd
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost kernel: [218264.061760] usb 3-4: New USB device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303, bcdDevice= 3.00
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost kernel: [218264.061769] usb 3-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost kernel: [218264.061772] usb 3-4: Product: USB-Serial Controller
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost kernel: [218264.061775] usb 3-4: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost kernel: [218264.064089] pl2303 3-4:1.0: pl2303 converter detected
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost kernel: [218264.066251] usb 3-4: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 15: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-4"
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost mtp-probe: bus: 3, device: 15 was not an MTP device
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost snapd[13154]: hotplug.go:200: hotplug device add event ignored, enable experimental.hotplug
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost mtp-probe: checking bus 3, device 15: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-4"
>>> Oct 28 18:07:11 localhost mtp-probe: bus: 3, device: 15 was not an MTP device
>>> Oct 28 18:07:13 localhost ModemManager[824]: <info> [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-4': not supported by any plugin
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> In Chirp I select Radio and slide down to select "Upload
>>> to Radio".
>>>
>>> I get a dialogue box saying:Port /dev/ttyS0, Bofeng,
>>> UV5R, I select OK. I get "An error has occurred Could configure
>>> port: (5, 'Input/output error')
>>>
>>> So just in case, I fiddles with the /dev/ttyS0
>>> permissions:
>>>
>>> crw-rw-rw- 1 root dialout 4, 64 Oct 25 11:15 ttyS0
>>>
>>> So what have I not done? What should I do?
>>>
>>> Yours
>>> GM5LUK
>>>
>>>
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>>> Ellison to Bruce Scott.
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