[chirp_users] Linux and chirp
Julian Macassey
Fri Oct 28 21:29:51 PDT 2022
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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