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<font face="arial" color="black" size="2"><font face="arial" color="black" size="2"><font size="2">I am still having problems downloading from my QYT KT-8900 using Linux version 20160415.<br>
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I started chirpw from a terminal screen and this is what displayed after trying to download.<br>
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(process:10948): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.<br>
Using the fallback 'C' locale.<br>
WARNING: Short reading 20 bytes from the 21 requested.<br>
ERROR: -- Exception: --<br>
ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):<br>
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 238, in run<br>
self.__radio.sync_in()<br>
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line 784, in sync_in<br>
data = _download(self)<br>
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line 575, in _download<br>
d = _recv(radio, addr)<br>
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line 411, in _recv<br>
raise errors.RadioError("Invalid header for block 0x%04x:" % addr)<br>
RadioError: Invalid header for block 0x0000:<br>
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ERROR: ----------------<br>
ERROR: Clone failed: Invalid header for block 0x0000:<br>
ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Invalid header for block 0x0000: ---<br>
ERROR: None<br>
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The last few lines displayed using the utility dmesg follows.<br>
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[98971.748022] usb 4-1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd<br>
[98972.114048] usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303<br>
[98972.114056] usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0<br>
[98972.114061] usb 4-1: Product: USB-Serial Controller<br>
[98972.114066] usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.<br>
[98972.117157] pl2303 4-1:1.0: pl2303 converter detected<br>
[98972.129196] usb 4-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0<br>
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This is the cable I received with the radio so I believe it is the
factory programming cable and it works with the factory software on
Windows XP but is very clumsy to use.<br>
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thanks for any replies</font></font>
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