[chirp_users] Can't connect to BTECH UV-25X2-Gen2

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Rich,
How are COM Ports tested in Linux?  I know in Windows, Device Manager can
be used.

Thanks,
David


On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 12:31 PM Rich Gilbertson <na7rg at email.com> wrote:

> Check comm ports. Usually 3 or 4. Should show the chip in your cable.
>
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> On 7/16/23, 9:27 AM John Oliver <jnojr1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I hear nothing.  No sign that anything is being received.
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 15, 2023 at 9:22 PM K0LNY <glenn at ervin.email> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi John,
>>> Might the tuned frequency be receiving traffic while you are connected?
>>>
>>> If so, make sure it's on a quiet channel.
>>> HTH.
>>> Glenn
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* John Oliver <jnojr1 at gmail.com>
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>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 15, 2023 4:54 PM
>>> *Subject:* [chirp_users] Can't connect to BTECH UV-25X2-Gen2
>>>
>>> I get "Error reading data from radio"  I'm using this cable:
>>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017MT7IFG  It is plugged in all the way!
>>>
>>> I cannot find a debug.log  There is no option for one in my CHIRP
>>> (CHIRP next-20230712 on Python 3.8.10 wxPython 4.0.7 gtk3 (phoenix)
>>> wxWidgets 3.0.4)  And none is created in ~/.chirp  While CHIRP is still
>>> running:
>>>
>>> joliver at blinky:~$ ls .chirp/
>>> chirp.config  stock_configs
>>>
>>> In the terminal I launched CHIRP:
>>>
>>> joliver at blinky:~$ ./.local/bin/chirp
>>> 02:52:04 PM: Debug: Unrecognized accel key 'backspace', accel string
>>> ignored.
>>> ERROR: Failed to clone: Error reading data from radio
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>   File
>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>> line 369, in _rawrecv
>>>     raise errors.RadioError("No data received from radio")
>>> chirp.errors.RadioError: No data received from radio
>>>
>>> During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
>>>
>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>   File
>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/wxui/clone.py",
>>> line 68, in run
>>>     self._fn()
>>>   File
>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>> line 758, in sync_in
>>>     data = _download(self)
>>>   File
>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>> line 533, in _download
>>>     _do_ident(radio, status)
>>>   File
>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>> line 447, in _do_ident
>>>     ident = _rawrecv(radio, 50)
>>>   File
>>> "/home/joliver/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py",
>>> line 377, in _rawrecv
>>>     raise errors.RadioError("Error reading data from radio")
>>> chirp.errors.RadioError: Error reading data from radio
>>>
>>>
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