Try pushing the cable harder into the radio. It might not be seating properly.
Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies using the Universal Translator.
On Jan 13, 2019, at 09:31, David Evans kd7uch@gmail.com wrote:
Pat, My opinion is that a cheap generic cable will work just fine. That's what I use with my UV5R and Mint Linux. I never have problems with Linux and driver's. Anything I plug into my laptop just seems to work fine. It is possible that the radio has a problem but it isn't likely. Anyway, I suspect that there are plenty of Hams around you that have a cable you could use to check it out. Thanks, David, KD7UCH@gmail.com
On Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 09:22 Pat Anderson <anderson5420@gmail.com wrote: I have CHIRP installed on an Asus C302 Chromebook with Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial) installed with crouton, I live in Washington State but am in Arizona for the winter, and just bought another BaoFeng UV-5R to use here ($24.99 on Amaqzon, how could I not). I had no programming cable, so I borrowed one from a friend here at the RV Park, it is a labelled "TYT." I also have a 2011 MacBook Pro with CHIRP installed which I have used successfully many times before. What is happening is that when I connect the BaoFeng via the cable (turned off), and go toe "Download from Radio," I can put "BaoFeng" and" UV-5R" in the dialog box from the dropdown lists but the in Port dialog, nothing shows up. Naturally, when I turn the radio on and press the button to download, it gives a "Device not found" error. There is a /dev/tty file that I have CHMODed to 777, and I tried typing "/dev/tty" in the box same error. The cable is pushed fully into the radio, so that is not the problem. When I connect to the MacBook, and do the same thing, the only device that shows up is the Bluetooth device.
I have deduced it must be the cable. I have several programming cables back home that I know work - and they were cheap generic cables that would make Windows choke (fake Prolific chips). I don't want to buy a cable on Amazon or Cheapham without knowing whether it will work or not.I don't know if Linux cares about the chip. I don't think MacOS cares.
What cable would you recommend, or what else could I try in Ubuntu if it is not the cable?
Thanks!
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