[chirp_users] Linux and chirp

[Cinaed Simson]

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
>>
>>
>>    --
>>    "We can’t be successful unless we lie to customers.” Larry
>>    Ellison to Bruce Scott.
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