I'd suggest that the user navigate to that device folder /dev using Finder or Terminal and see if that port even exists.
cd/ dev ls
Do this with the cord plugged into the USB port. Scroll up and down and see if you can find that port /dev/cu.xxxxxxxxxxxxx Get back with me off list. These Mac issues can get tedious and piss others off.
________________________________ From: Marty Hartwell mhartwe@gmail.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Chirp & FT8800R
There are several drivers available for different OS's on that web site.
Marty kd8bj On 12/15/2013 4:22 PM, Randy Elliott wrote:
Hi Jens
Here is what I have so far, The cable is this one: http://www.valley-ent.com/catalog/yaesu-programming-cable-ft7800-ft8800-ft89...
The Mac operating system is at 10.6.
The driver I am unsure of at this point.
Randy
On 2013-12-15, at 3:10 PM, Jens J. wrote:
- Which exact cable was purchased? Do you have a link to the store, etc?
- what is the exact OS version (10.5? 10.6? etc). If this mac mini is
G4/G5 (non-intel), you may have to search to find the right drivers. 3. which exact driver did you install? if it was downloaded from the internet, provide the link.
If this is pre-intel mac, it may require some special work to hunt down a driver that will work with this, provided it's even available.
-Jens
*From:* Randy Elliott <ve3jpu@me.com mailto:ve3jpu@me.com> *To:* chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com *Sent:* Sunday, December 15, 2013 1:58 PM *Subject:* [chirp_users] Chirp & FT8800R
Greeting to the group
I have been trying to help a friend out with his FT8800R and connection to Chirp. He is running a Mac Mini that I be leave is pre Intel. He purchased the dedicated USB to radio cable from a link on the Chirp web site. Here is the problem, he launches chirp OK, it recognizes his cable, he places his radio into clones mode, but he keeps getting an error message which states: "could not open port/dev/cu.usbserial-RTWHKYXO: [Errno2] No such file or directory: '/dev/cu.usbserial-RTWHKYXO'"
Any help would be appreciated.
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