On 04/18/2016 16:48, Ceh via chirp_users wrote:
I am still having problems downloading from my QYT KT-8900 using Linux version 20160415.
I started chirpw from a terminal screen and this is what displayed after trying to download.
(process:10948): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. Using the fallback 'C' locale. WARNING: Short reading 20 bytes from the 21 requested. ERROR: -- Exception: -- ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/ui/clone.py", line 238, in run self.__radio.sync_in() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line 784, in sync_in data = _download(self) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line 575, in _download d = _recv(radio, addr) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp/drivers/btech.py", line 411, in _recv raise errors.RadioError("Invalid header for block 0x%04x:" % addr) RadioError: Invalid header for block 0x0000:
ERROR: ---------------- ERROR: Clone failed: Invalid header for block 0x0000: ERROR: --- Exception Dialog: Invalid header for block 0x0000: --- ERROR: None
The last few lines displayed using the utility dmesg follows.
[98971.748022] usb 4-1: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd [98972.114048] usb 4-1: New USB device found, idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303 [98972.114056] usb 4-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [98972.114061] usb 4-1: Product: USB-Serial Controller [98972.114066] usb 4-1: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc. [98972.117157] pl2303 4-1:1.0: pl2303 converter detected [98972.129196] usb 4-1: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0
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.
thanks for any replies
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