I was told that Chirp will not run on non-Intel chipped Macs. I think I even read that somewhere on the Chirp site. Has Chirp and the Python and GTK runtimes been redone to run on PPC?

________________________________ From: Jens J. kd4tjx@yahoo.com To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Chirp & FT8800R

1. Which exact cable was purchased? Do you have a link to the store, etc? 2. 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 To: 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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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:

1. Which exact cable was purchased? Do you have a link to the store, etc?
2. 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.

Randy Elliott VE3JPU Technical Director South Pickering Amateur Radio Club Inc. Box 53 Pickering, Ontario, Canada L1V 2R2 905-427-6853 ve3jpu@me.com mailto:ve3jpu@me.com Skype: scruffdog _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users

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Thanks Milton.

Randy On 2013-12-15, at 8:28 PM, Milton Hywatt wrote:

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:

1. Which exact cable was purchased? Do you have a link to the store, etc?
2. 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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It's not the correct driver. Did you check your kernel message buffer for any oddities? Open a terminal and type sudo dmesg You'll be asked for the admin password then when you press return you will see a list of all the kernel messages since your last reboot. I suggest a reboot before you do the dmesg. The list will give all your devices loading at start and errors along the way.

Also I have a suggestion. And this is my own feeling and no way shared by any Chirp team member.

Please do not use iPhones, tablets, Android phones etc...to reply to your Chirp Users mail. None of them seem to format the replies into an understandable method to determine the timeline of replies. So I don't really know who the heck I'm replying to I can only guess.

I'm about ready to ban these portable devices in the Yahoo groups I own. They do not quote properly or at all. iPhone is the worst. Just my 2 cents worth.

Milton

________________________________ From: "rtsears@comcast.net" rtsears@comcast.net To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 6:34 PM Subject: [chirp_users] Chirp & FT8800R

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Randy Elliott ve3jpu@me.com wrote: 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. Randy Elliott VE3JPU Technical Director South Pickering Amateur Radio Club Inc. Box 53 Pickering, Ontario, Canada L1V 2R2 905-427-6853 ve3jpu@me.com Skype: scruffdog

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