Hi.
Other than for software that just isn't available for anything other than Windows, there is no reason whatsoever to try to use WINE to run Chirp under Linux.
Just go to:- https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Download
And follow the instructions how to get the version you need for your OS.
There is even a "Live CD" (bootable self contained system) version!
As well as the ability to run it directly from a "tarball" file once the contents are extracted.
https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Running_Under_Linux
I do have some Windows specific programs that I need to use, that do run well under WINE, but sadly the DMR codeplug software from Motorola will not install, as the installer needs .NET version whatever, and the Mono equivalent tools are not compatible.
All my other radio programming and configuring needs are happily done via Chirp running natively under Linux.
As to the serial port issue, it's a "symbolic link" that you create, that in effect redirects references to (for example) COM1: to /dev/ttyUSB0 Job done. As you say, instructions are available how to do that from many sources.
I would also dispute the assumption re the probably low importance of the handshake lines. Many radio's use them to enter programming mode, enable some esoteric mode, and/or exit from such modes.
It is best to use the version of Chirp, that is natively configured for your OS, rather than try to bludgeon it into working via an abstraction layer, that can itself impose "other feature" you may not want..
73.
Dave G0WBX.
From: Tom Consodine ND5Y <nd5y@yahoo.com> Subject: [chirp_users] USB serial ports and Linux/WINE To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Message-ID: <7d46aaec-b155-f3f6-6697-f339bb204881@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I have no problems using USB serial ports with Windows software running on Linux/WINE. One of the reasons I switched to Linux was one USB cable I have would work on Windows 7 but not on Windows 10. You have to configure the serial port permissions in Linux. There are instructions for doing that on the Chirp web site. If you are using WINE 2.8 or later you might have to configure the port settings in WINE or manually make a "registry" key. There are instructions for doing that on their web site at https://wiki.winehq.org/index.php?title=Wine_User%27s_Guide&oldid=2519#Serial_and_Parallel_Ports Versions before that only require making a link in the wine folder to the port. Older versions of WINE before about 1.7 don't support all the RS-232 lines. This probably isn't an issue for radio programming cables that only use TXD and RXD lines but it is if you need the RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR lines to work properly.