[users] Re: Fwd: I must be doing something wrong.

Try this: plug the USB to Serial cable in without it connected to the HT AFTER you start CHIRP. It should recognize a port for you.

Vic

On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 9:34 AM Julian Macassey via Users < users@lists.chirpmyradio.com> wrote:

On 2024-03-31 at 12:10, Joel Leland via Users ( users@lists.chirpmyradio.com) wrote:

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I am using ZORIN PRO 17.1. I just upgraded from 15.something. Chirp was working just fine on the 15. I'm using a BAOFENG UV-5R. I have tried 2 different cables, which both worked before this upgrade. I am pretty

sure I

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am doing something wrong. That is what usually happens. I have tried /dev/ttyUSB0 up to USB4 with no success.

    Use the command line, it shows you what is going on.

    $cd /dev/
    $ls -l ttyUSB*
    It will return something like:
    crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Apr  4 10:07 ttyUSB0

    Now make it readable writable and executable by the user

    $ sudo chmod 760 ttyUSB0

    $ ls -l ttyUSB*
    crwxrw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 Apr  4 10:07 ttyUSB0

    That may fix the problem.

    See

    $man chmod

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What am I doing wrong?

    HTH, if not e-mail me julian@n6are.com

    I have noted the instructions for using the Linux version of chirp

are a bit terse, I have for my own satisfaction expanded them, if the chirp maintenance pundits are interested I will submit them for folding in.

    By the way, the new and improved chirp is a major improvement, many

thanks.

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