Hi Fred,
I will try backing it off a bit and see if that
helps.
Eyesight is not the problem though, I have built
computers by feel, and replaced RAM countless times and hard drives, and more of
the like.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Fw: No USB Port Error
Glenn
Looking at your problem from a repair technicians viewpoint, you have
proven that your computer and cable are not at fault by testing with the baofeng
radio. The only part left is the Kenwood.
So what might be the problem? I suspect either the cable is not
fitting correctly or a fault in the radios sockets. There have been
reports of baofeng radios having a poorly moulded case which restricts the cable
from entering far enough to make a proper connection or maybe you are
pushing it too far creating the same problem. There is also the
potential problem of a faulty socket on the radio. Your eyesight problem
may require you to seek help in solving this. If another ham is not close,
maybe a computer geek can help you.
Good luck
Fred VA6FRM
On Wed., Jun. 3, 2020, 12:47 D.J.J. Ring, Jr.,
<
n1ea@arrl.net> wrote:
You
probably did. Glenn, but i can't find it.
If you would send the output
of:
ls -l /dev/USB1
AND
udevadm info -a -p
$(udevadm info -q path -n /dev/ttyUSB1)
Thank you,
David
N1EA
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 2:32 PM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net> wrote:
>
> Didn't
you get it?
> I sent it.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message
-----
> From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea@arrl.net>
> To: "Discussion of
CHIRP" <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Sent:
Wednesday, June 03, 2020 1:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Fw: No USB
Port Error
>
>
> Group,
>
> Has Glenn K0LNY
given us the output of:
>
> ls -l /dev/USB1
>
> I
cannot find it, it would solve a lot of problems.
>
> Also by off
group email I have asked him for the output of:
>
> udevadm info
-a -p $(udevadm info -q path -n /dev/ttyUSB1)
>
> Glenn send
that to the group as well,
>
> 73
> David
N1EA
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 2:18 PM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net> wrote:
> >
> >
I wouldn't say I did it unless I did.
> > I have never had to use
that command for using the Baofeng, or any of my
> >
Baofents.
> > But I did it, and had no errors running it, it just
didn't make any
> > difference, it didn't hurt I'm sure, but it
didn't help either.
> > It downloads fine with the Baofeng using USB1
in Chirp, and lsusb
> > indicates that the cable is using USB1, and
that is what I did the chmod
> > 777 on.
> > I got an error
with USB0.
> > Also, I put in a brand new and fully charged battery
and it still does not
> > work.
> > So either some cables
don't work for both Kenwood and Baofeng, or there is
> > something
wrong with my Kenwood.
> > Glenn
> >
> >
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Pat Anderson
> >
To: Discussion of CHIRP
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 1:06
PM
> > Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Fw: No USB Port Error
>
>
> > chmod is not just "useful for some things" - it is necessary
here, because
> > the /dev/ttyUSBn device is not readable or writable
until you issue this
> > command. If you didn't do it, and you did
not say you did, your
> > /dev/ttyUSB1 is not readable or writable by
CHIRP, and CHIRP will continue
> > to throw errors when you try to
read from or write to the radio! Honestly!
> >
> > On Wed,
Jun 3, 2020 at 10:07 AM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net>
> > wrote:
>
>>
> >> I think that chmod 777 is a useful command for
certain problems, but
> >> apparently not this one.
>
>> This cable works on my Baofeng 8HP, and it is supposed to work for
both
> >> Kenwood and Baofeng.
> >> I hope it isn't a
problem with the radio, I just got it used.
> >> I set it to the
defaults, but I haven't found any documentation
> >> indicating
that there needs to be a setting made on the Kenwood to work
> >>
with a programming cable.
> >> I made sure that there was nothing
on the channel when I connected the
> >> cable.
> >>
Glenn
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Pat
Anderson
> >> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> >> Sent:
Wednesday, June 03, 2020 11:58 AM
> >> Subject: Re: [chirp_users]
Fw: No USB Port Error
> >>
> >> So, after starting
CHIRP, you dropped to a terminal and did the "sudo
> >> chmod 777
/dev/ttyUSB1" command? I think the /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyUSB1
>
>> probably just depends on which USB port the cable is plugged into.
I
> >> always use the one on the left so mine is always
/dev/ttyUSB0. But it
> >> needs to be made readable and writable
with the chmod, and that needs to
> >> done with sudo. If you did
that, I am very surprised that did not work
> >> for you!
>
>>
> >> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 9:38 AM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net>
> >> wrote:
>
>>>
> >>> Hi Pat,
> >>> On the computer
that I got the lsusb info from, the cable is using
> >>>
/dev/ttyUSB1
> >>> I did as you suggested using 1 instead of 0
and it accepted the command,
> >>> but in my case, it did not
help.
> >>> Thanks though.
> >>> Glenn
>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: Pat
Anderson
> >>> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> >>>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 11:14 AM
> >>> Subject: Re:
[chirp_users] Fw: No USB Port Error
> >>>
> >>>
Windows is fussy about the chip in the programming cable. Dan's advice
>
>>> to use real FTDI cables for Windows is absolutely correct. For
Linux, it
> >>> does not make any difference, cheap fake
Prolific cables work great once
> >>> you use chmod to make the
device readable and writable.
> >>>
> >>> Pat
Anderson
> >>> KD7OAC
> >>>
> >>>
On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 8:29 AM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net>
> >>>
wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I found this on the
Chirp site, which indicates that the Kenwood TH-F6
> >>>>
requires the two prong plug, which is the one I used, and it further
>
>>>> states that the cord for the Baofeng should work on the
Kenwood TH-F6,
> >>>> at least in Linux.
>
>>>> https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/CableGuide
>
>>>> Kenwood Radios
> >>>> TH-F6A,
TH-K2A
> >>>>
> >>>> These radios use a
two-pronged cable that plugs into the microphone and
> >>>>
speaker jacks simultaneously. Note: many Chinese radios such as the
>
>>>> Wouxun, and
> >>>> Baofeng UV-5R use the
same two prong cable as these Kenwoods.
> >>>>
>
>>>> Build your own cables:
> >>>> list of 1
items
> >>>> • Miklor Site's Baofeng DIY
>
>>>> (The UV-5R cable will work for these Kenwood)
>
>>>> list end
> >>>> ----- Original Message
-----
> >>>> From: Glenn K0LNY
> >>>> To:
Jardy Dawson ; Discussion of CHIRP
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday,
June 03, 2020 10:11 AM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Fw:
No USB Port Error
> >>>>
> >>>> How does
one go about doing virtual com ports in Linux?
> >>>> In
windows, I have a lot of them.
> >>>> But I can really only
use Chirp in Linux, as it is doable in windows,
> >>>> but
difficult in Windows when it is working right, because of the fact
>
>>>> that Chirp in Windows does not work well with a screenreader,
I would
> >>>> not want to try and figure this out in
Windows.
> >>>> I mainly use windows, and only boot to Linux
for things like using
> >>>> Chirp, or working with disk
partitions and the like.
> >>>> But since Chirp worked as
normal in Linux with the new cable and my
> >>>> Baofeng, I
know that the cable is working and Chirp is working.
> >>>>
This cable has a plug in that resembles a headphone plug and a variety
>
>>>> of different cords for different radios.
>
>>>> One of the ones that worked for the Baofeng has two tips as
the Baofeng
> >>>> cable does, but there is only one other
cable with two tips and that
> >>>> fits neither
radio.
> >>>> The other tips only have one plug a couple of
which are too small to
> >>>> fit in the bigger
jack.
> >>>> I guess I didn't try the smaller tips in the
smaller of the Kenwood
> >>>> jack.
> >>>>
Maybe the smaller plug on the radio is the important one?
>
>>>> The cables aren't labeled, so I had to try them and see if
they work.
> >>>> Has anyone here used a cable for a Kenwood
TH-F6 with only one plug?
> >>>> Glenn
>
>>>> Glenn
> >>>> ----- Original Message
-----
> >>>> From: Jardy Dawson via chirp_users
>
>>>> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> >>>> Sent:
Wednesday, June 03, 2020 1:41 AM
> >>>> Subject: Re:
[chirp_users] Fw: No USB Port Error
> >>>>
>
>>>> A lot of Kenwood need to have “virtual comm ports” installed.
You might
> >>>> want to check the Kenwood web site to see
if that is the case here.
> >>>>
> >>>>
Jardy Dawson WA7JRD
> >>>> Message sent through sub space
hailing frequencies using the Universal
> >>>>
Translator.
> >>>>
> >>>>
>
>>>> On Jun 2, 2020, at 23:38, Glenn K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net> wrote:
>
>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Well this
cable was advertised to work with Kenwood, but it doesn't.
>
>>>> I tried one of the supplied cables and it worked okay with my
Baofeng.
> >>>> And then again none of the cables worked on
the Kenwood.
> >>>> Looks like I need to get another cable,
and Chirp isn't the problem.
> >>>>
> >>>>
----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: D.J.J. Ring,
Jr.
> >>>> To: Discussion of CHIRP
> >>>>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2020 11:56 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re:
[chirp_users] Fw: No USB Port Error
> >>>>
>
>>>> Glen,
> >>>>
> >>>> With
the USB device plugged in, use a terminal and enter this:
>
>>>>
> >>>> lsusb
>
>>>>
> >>>> Carefully check the names of the
devices. Is it really /dev/USB1 ?
> >>>>
>
>>>> Remember Unix / Linux is case sensitive, /dev/USB1 is
NOT /dev/usb1
> >>>> which is a normal device name.
>
>>>>
> >>>> Let's assume you made an error and
the device is ttyUSB1.
> >>>>
> >>>> In
terminal:
> >>>> ls -l /dev/ttyUSB1
>
>>>>
> >>>> Pay attention to the group this
device belongs, to. The owner will be
> >>>> root.
>
>>>>
> >>>> You need to be in the same group to
access it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Find out what
groups your user account is in by the command "groups."
>
>>>>
> >>>> In terminal enter:
>
>>>>
> >>>> groups
>
>>>>
> >>>> Is the group that ttyUSB1 belongs to
listed as one of your groups? If
> >>>> not you have to add
your user to that group using the root account.
>
>>>>
> >>>> Best wishes,
>
>>>>
> >>>> David
> >>>>
N1EA
> >>>>
> >>>>
>
>>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 00:10 Glenn
K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net> wrote:
>
>>>>>
> >>>>> Well, I made a little
progress with the USB problem, in Ubuntu.
> >>>>> I
installed a new live Ubuntu, on a thumb drive for a friend, and I
>
>>>>> installed Chirp for him, and plugged in my Kenwood and
tried to
> >>>>> download
> >>>>>
from radio, and first it did nothing.
> >>>>> So I tried
again, and I got the same error:
> >>>>> error no 2
cannot find ttyUSB0
> >>>>> No such file or
directory.
> >>>>> And this was on a fresh install of
Ubuntu 16.43 with updates
> >>>>> installed.
>
>>>>> Just like on my other computer that had the same
issue.
> >>>>> So in doing a web search on the problem, I
found a YouTube where the
> >>>>> guy
>
>>>>> suggested using lsusb and he found the device in his
case, on USB1.
> >>>>> So I went to terminal and found
the prolific on USB1
> >>>>> So then I found that in
Chirp, it wasn't there before, I am fairly
> >>>>>
sure.
> >>>>> So now I no longer get that error, but it
still does not download from
> >>>>> the
>
>>>>> radio, it just goes to the blank Chirp screen.
>
>>>>> Any ideas?
> >>>>>
>
>>>>> Thanks in advance.
> >>>>>
Glenn
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>
>>>>> From: "Glenn K0LNY" <glennervin@cableone.net>
> >>>>> To:
"Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>
>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 5:03 PM
>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] No USB Port Error
>
>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
Jim,
> >>>>> I just checked to add ubuntu-mate to the
dialout and it tells me that
> >>>>> ubuntu-mate is
already a member of dialout.
> >>>>> So there is a
problem with it finding usb0.
> >>>>> Could it be that a
different radio's cable might be using a serial
> >>>>>
assignment?
> >>>>> I've used the Tytera cable via USB
and Baofeng's cable via USB and it
> >>>>> has
>
>>>>> always been recognized.
> >>>>>
Note, the cable I'm stuck with for now is a USB cable that should go
>
>>>>> with a
> >>>>> digital radio, the
Radioddity GD77-S, so I don't know if it has
> >>>>>
something
> >>>>> different to the cable.
>
>>>>> I accidentally sent the Baofeng cable along with the
GD77-S that I
> >>>>> traded
> >>>>>
for the Kenwood.
> >>>>> Glenn
>
>>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message
-----
> >>>>> From: "Jim Unroe" <rock.unroe@gmail.com>
> >>>>> To:
"Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>
>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 12:51 PM
>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [chirp_users] No USB Port Error
>
>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 1:06 PM Glenn K0LNY <glennervin@cableone.net>
> >>>>>
wrote:
> >>>>> >
> >>>>> >
Hi,
> >>>>> > I just got a new used radio, a Kenwood
TH-F6.
> >>>>> > So I plugged in the radio using a
non-Kenwood cable and I went into
> >>>>> > "radio"
and download from radio and selected my radio model and USB0
>
>>>>> > and I
> >>>>> > get the
message:
> >>>>> > error no 2 cannot open tty/usb0
error cannot locate tty/USB0.
> >>>>> > or something
similar.
> >>>>> > I have used this cable and that
Ubuntu with Chirp in the past for my
> >>>>> >
other
> >>>>> > radios, and other than different
brands of radios, I have always
> >>>>> > been
able
> >>>>> > to do this.
>
>>>>> > I know a guy who has done this to this model using
the Baofeng cable
> >>>>> > using
>
>>>>> > a different software in Windows, not the Kenwood
software, but one
> >>>>> > that
>
>>>>> > they purchased.
> >>>>> > I
don't recall the name, but I think it starts with an R.
>
>>>>> > At any rate, I'd sooner buy a Kenwood cable than
that other software
> >>>>> > and
>
>>>>> > keep using Chirp.
> >>>>> >
Hopefully I didn't get it mixed up with the Radioddity cable.
>
>>>>> > I thought I had the right cable with the Radioddity
when I sent it
> >>>>> > off.
>
>>>>> > I don't know if they put the name of the associated
radio on the
> >>>>> > cables,
>
>>>>> > since I'm Blind.
> >>>>> >
But any who, would this be an error for the wrong cable?
>
>>>>> > Thanks.
> >>>>> >
Glenn
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi
Glenn,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> >From what
you are describing it sounds like you Linux user doen't
>
>>>>> >have
> >>>>> permission to
access the port. Either run CHIRP as root or as your
>
>>>>> Linus user to the dialout group.
>
>>>>>
> >>>>> I also have a Kenwood
TH-F6a. CHIRP programs it in "live" mode.
> >>>>>
>
>>>>> Jim KC9HI
> >>>>>
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