<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt">I'd suggest that the user navigate to that device folder<br>/dev using Finder or Terminal and see if that port even exists. <br><br>cd/ dev<br>ls <br><br>Do this with the cord plugged into the USB port. Scroll up and down<br>and see if you can find that port /dev/cu.xxxxxxxxxxxxx<br>Get back with me off list. These Mac issues can get tedious <br>and piss others off. <br><br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Marty Hartwell
<mhartwe@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, December 15, 2013 7:04 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [chirp_users] Chirp & FT8800R<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>There are several drivers available for different OS's on that web site.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Marty kd8bj<br clear="none">On 12/15/2013 4:22 PM, Randy Elliott wrote:<br clear="none">> Hi Jens<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Here is what I have so far,<br clear="none">> The cable is this one:<br clear="none">> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.valley-ent.com/catalog/yaesu-programming-cable-ft7800-ft8800-ft8900-ftdi-chipset-p-219.html?osCsid=4ci6vs7343mcsqkgg6ijfn86t7#.Uo6liH-9KK0"
target="_blank">http://www.valley-ent.com/catalog/yaesu-programming-cable-ft7800-ft8800-ft8900-ftdi-chipset-p-219.html?osCsid=4ci6vs7343mcsqkgg6ijfn86t7#.Uo6liH-9KK0</a><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The Mac operating system is at 10.6.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> The driver I am unsure of at this point.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Randy<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> On 2013-12-15, at 3:10 PM, Jens J. wrote:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> 1. Which exact cable was purchased? Do you have a link to the store, etc?<br clear="none">> 2. what is the exact OS version (10.5? 10.6? etc). If this mac mini is <br clear="none">> G4/G5 (non-intel), you may have to search to find the right drivers.<br clear="none">> 3. which exact driver did you install? if it was downloaded from the <br clear="none">> internet, provide the link.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> If this is pre-intel
mac, it may require some special work to hunt <br clear="none">> down a driver that will work with this, provided it's even available.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> -Jens<br clear="none">> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br clear="none">> *From:* Randy Elliott <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ve3jpu@me.com" href="mailto:ve3jpu@me.com">ve3jpu@me.com</a> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ve3jpu@me.com" href="mailto:ve3jpu@me.com">ve3jpu@me.com</a>>><br clear="none">> *To:* <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> <br clear="none">> <mailto:<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>><br clear="none">> *Sent:* Sunday, December 15, 2013 1:58
PM<br clear="none">> *Subject:* [chirp_users] Chirp & FT8800R<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Greeting to the group<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> I have been trying to help a friend out with his FT8800R and <br clear="none">> connection to Chirp.<br clear="none">> He is running a Mac Mini that I be leave is pre Intel.<br clear="none">> He purchased the dedicated USB to radio cable from a link on the Chirp <br clear="none">> web site.<br clear="none">> Here is the problem, he launches chirp OK, it recognizes his cable, he <br clear="none">> places his radio into clones mode, but he keeps getting an error <br clear="none">> message which states:<br clear="none">> "could not open port/dev/cu.usbserial-RTWHKYXO: [Errno2] No such file <br clear="none">> or directory: '/dev/cu.usbserial-RTWHKYXO'"<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Any help would be appreciated.<br clear="none">><br
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