The problem with Prolific chip sets only affects Windows users. Something's intermittent.
Can you borrow someone's USB cable? Send us the output of the command: users It should include dialout in that line as /dev/ttyUSB0 belongs to users in that group. 73 DR N1EA On Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 02:53 Kheong Sann CHAN <kheongs...@gmail.com> wrote: > I read here: http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php > that I need to use an old version of the USB driver to work with the > Prolific chip set that I have in my cable. That web page gives details on > what to do for Windows, but I couldn't find anything for Ubuntu. > > Does anyone know how to make sure I am using the correct driver for Ubuntu > 16.04, and how to get the correct driver if it isn't? > > Thanks > > Kheong. > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 2:30 PM K 0 L N Y Glenn <glenner...@cableone.net> > wrote: > >> Some folks have to trim off some of the plastic allowing the connectors >> to go in further. >> Glenn >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Kheong Sann CHAN <kheongs...@gmail.com> >> *To:* Jardy <jard...@yahoo.com> ; Discussion of CHIRP >> <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> >> *Sent:* Monday, February 17, 2020 12:23 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] chirp connecting to UV-5R from Ubuntu 16.04 >> on Lenovo Carbon X1 >> >> Thanks for reply. >> >> I've pushed the cable in at full-strength (into the UV-5R). When I got >> those results. >> >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 2:03 PM Jardy via chirp_users < >> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> wrote: >> >>> Push the cable in VERY firmly, and try again. >>> >>> Jardy Dawson WA7JRD >>> >>> Message sent my....Oh, who the heck cares, anyway? Could be my >>> shoelaces, as far as I care! >>> >>> >>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 21:58, Kheong Sann CHAN <kheongs...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I'm trying to connect to a UV-5R using a USB cable that was bought some >>> time (maybe 5-10 years) ago, using chirpw on ubuntu 16.04. >>> >>> The tty port is found when I plug it in: >>> $ dmesg | grep tty >>> [ 7527.188154] usb 1-2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 >>> [ 7548.490452] pl2303 ttyUSB0: pl2303 converter now disconnected from >>> ttyUSB0 >>> >>> $ la /dev/ttyU* >>> crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Feb 17 13:49 /dev/ttyUSB0 >>> >>> When I start chirpw and try to download from radio, the error is not >>> consistent, it depends on whether I've tried it before or not. Sometimes I >>> get the error: >>> [Errno 16] could not open port /dev/ttyUSB0: >>> [Errno 16] Device or resource busy: '/dev/ttyUSB0' >>> >>> and /dev/ttyUSB0 disappears. >>> >>> Another time after I unplugged and replugged the USB cable and restarted >>> chirpw, /dev/ttyUSB0 reappears and when I try to download from radio I get: >>> [Errno 5] could not open port /dev/ttyUSB0: >>> [Errno 5] Input/output error: '/dev/ttyUSB0' >>> >>> Any advice on how to troubleshoot this? >>> >>> Kheong. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to Jardy at jard...@yahoo.com >>> To unsubscribe, send an email to >>> chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> chirp_users mailing list >>> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >>> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >>> This message was sent to kheong sann at kheongs...@gmail.com >>> To unsubscribe, send an email to >>> chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Glenn at glenner...@cableone.net >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to kheong sann at kheongs...@gmail.com >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to D.J.J. Ring, Jr. at n...@arrl.net > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com
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