<html><body><span style="font-family:Times New Roman; color:#000000; font-size:12pt;"><div></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">I am using a Yaesu FT-60R and a Yaesu FT-857D.</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">My CT-57A cable works OK under M/S Windows with both CHIRP and RT Software.</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Windows Vista Device Manager shows my cable as "CT-57A Radio Cable"</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">My cable is produced by RT Systems, </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">which calls it the "USB-57A Programming Cable"</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span> <a href="http://www.rtsystemsinc.com/USB-cable-for-FT-60-s/2035.htm">www.rtsystemsinc.com/USB-cable-for-FT-60-s/2035.htm</a></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Both Windows XP & Windows Vista Device Managers show it as "CT-57A Radio Cable"</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">The Driver File Detail shows:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ftser2k.sys</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\serenum.sys</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">C:\Windows\system32\ftserui2.dll</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">================================================================================</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">HOWEVER:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">The cable is not seen by CHIRP booted from the Live CD burnt from </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">the download on 2012-12-27</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Nor is it seen by Kubuntu 8.04.1 (Hardy Heron, kernel 2.6.24-19).</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Yes, I know - Hardy is somewhat archaic, but it does all I need [except that I </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">cannot do 'sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-hams-updates/ppa' <grin>].</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">================================================================================</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Doing a 'sudo lsusb -v' yields, among other stuff, this relevant info:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0403:9e51 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Device Descriptor:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bLength 18</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDescriptorType 1</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bcdUSB 2.00</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDeviceSubClass 0 </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDeviceProtocol 0 </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bMaxPacketSize0 8</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> idVendor 0x0403 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> idProduct 0x9e51 </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bcdDevice 6.00</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> iManufacturer 1 RT Systems</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> iProduct 2 CT57A Radio Cable</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> iSerial 3 RTSHZRYG</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bNumConfigurations 1</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Configuration Descriptor:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bLength 9</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDescriptorType 2</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> wTotalLength 32</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bNumInterfaces 1</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bConfigurationValue 1</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> iConfiguration 0 </font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bmAttributes 0xa0</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> (Bus Powered)</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Remote Wakeup</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> MaxPower 90mA</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Interface Descriptor:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bLength 9</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDescriptorType 4</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bInterfaceNumber 0</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bAlternateSetting 0</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bNumEndpoints 2</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> iInterface 2 CT57A Radio Cable</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Endpoint Descriptor:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bLength 7</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDescriptorType 5</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bmAttributes 2</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Transfer Type Bulk</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Synch Type None</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Usage Type Data</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bInterval 0</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Endpoint Descriptor:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bLength 7</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bDescriptorType 5</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bmAttributes 2</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Transfer Type Bulk</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Synch Type None</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> Usage Type Data</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> bInterval 0</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Device Status: 0x0000</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""> (Bus Powered)</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">================================================================================</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">CHIRP, on the Live CD, when attempting to Download Radio, shows the following:</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span> An error has occurred</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span> could not open port /dev/ttyUSB0: [Errno 2]</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style=""></span> No such file or directory:'/dev/ttyUSB0'</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">I tried everything else I could think of, even ttyS0 thru ttyS31</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">There are no ttyUSBx devices or files listed under /dev,</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">there are only usbmon0, usbmon1, & usbmon2.</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">================================================================================</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">I'm stumped.</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">Other than trying a different cable, any ideas ? ? ?</font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style=""><br style=""></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', times" size="3" style="">vy 73 es Happy Gnu Year de john, n5dwi</font></div><div style=""><br style=""></div><div></div></span></body></html>