Re: CHIRP on Kubuntu 22.04

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Author: Jim via PLUG-discuss
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To: Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss
CC: Jim
Subject: Re: CHIRP on Kubuntu 22.04
My cable only has one connector and the radio is a Yaesu Ft-65R. It used
to work before I upgraded to 22.04, and still works on windows 10.

On 6/22/23 21:45, Joe Neglia via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> I had the same problem.  After some frustration, I discovered that
> putting pressure on that dual audio-style connector with my hand to
> hold in tightly in place throughout the entire download process solved
> the connectivity problem.  Then again, I'm using a cheap Baofeng radio
> and Baofeng cable, so that might not be your problem.  (Also, I'm
> running Debian, not Kubuntu.)
>
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 8:47 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss
> <> wrote:
>
>     Looks like it's just creating a generic usb serial port, so I'd
>     presume you need to tell the program your hardware device serial
>     speed, flow control, bits, etc and have it misconfigured currently
>     it's erroring in that seeing bits it expects returned.  Being
>     legacy serial vs like a hardware sdr, this is not negotiated but
>     rather needs set for your device requirements usually, but
>     depending on your hardware that might not always be the same.

>
>     Also make sure the port is actually running on /dev/ttyUSB0 and
>     not USB1 or other, I've had this happen if a cable gets yanked or
>     wiggled causing the device to reset too quickly and is already in
>     use.  Check using "dmesg | grep usbTTY" to make sure the number.

>
>     -mb

>
>
>     On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 4:37 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss
>     <> wrote:

>
>         I'm in need of help with Chirp on Kubuntu 22.04.  CHIRP is a
>         program
>         that allows for easy programming of a transceiver and for
>         backing up the
>         configuration of the radio in question.  I've used it before I
>         upgraded
>         to 22.04 and it worked.  Now it doesn't.  I have the port set to
>         /dev/ttyUSB0.   I give CHIRP the correct vendor and model
>         information.
>         Then I click download.  Chirp shows nothing, but the radio
>         says TX and a
>         progress bar then Clone OK when it's done.  This is what
>         should happen.
>         However Chirp should also show a progress bar.  However it does
>         nothing.  Instead it give me a dialog box that says:

>
>         Error communicating with the radio

>
>         module 'collections' has to attribute 'Callable"

>
>         This suggests to me that Chirp is sending data to the radio
>         that tells
>         it to send its data to Chirp, but it acts like the computer
>         isn't able
>         to receive it.  Does anyone know how to fix this?

>
>
>         Thanks.

>
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