https://chirpmyradio.com/projects/chirp/wiki/ChirpOnLinux Jeff KI7GJG
On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM Jeffrey Vian <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you follow the instructions on this page? Especially steps 1 and 2. > > Are you certain that the port is getting the name you expected?. > > It may get a name ttyUSB0 or it may get something like ttyACM0. On some of > my radios it gets USB and on others it gets ACM. I think that is related > to the specific chipset in the programming cable (or maybe the linux distro > used could be a factor) > You may be able to run `ls /dev/tty*` before plugging in the cable and > again after plugging it in to identify the name it actually is assigned. > > In some cases it may be necessary to enter the device (port) name manually > before chirp can see it. > It also may be necessary to add your user to the `dialout` group for > access to the device. If you have not already done so the command `sudo > usermod -a -G dialout <username>` should add the user to that group. Then a > logout and back in will be required before the group assignment becomes > active. > > Jeff > KI7GJG > > > > On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM Gregory Beyer via Users < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, I'm having trouble with CHIRP not recognizing any USB ports. I'm >> running LinuxMint 21, Mate. I've installed >> chirp-20250110-py3-none-any.whl per the instructions at >> /wiki/ChirpOnLinux. Other than needing to install python3-yattag, it >> went smoothly. Love how fast chirp loads over the flatpak I used to use >> a long time ago! >> >> When I run chirp, and scroll through the ports, there are no USB ports >> listed. Tried "Help me" and got "Unable to determine a port for your >> cable. Check your drivers and connections." Under Mate System >> Reports/System Information, I see the cable listed under USB hub 1: >> Device-2: 1-2:40 info: QinHeng CH340 serial converter type: <vendor >> specific> driver: usbfs rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 1a86:7523. >> I plugged my cable into a different USB port, cable appears under hub 2 >> in the report. So, my OS is recognizing the cable, on either USB >> port, but CHIRP does not. >> >> Even tho I'm not getting a permission denied error, I tried "sudo >> usermod -a -G $(stat -c %G /dev/ttyUSB0) $USER" anyway, and got "stat: >> cannot statx '/dev/ttyUSB0': No such file or directory." Same error >> when I tried command for USB1 and USB2. >> >> Any suggestions on how I can resolve? >> >> Thanks much, >> >> *________________________* >> >> *Greg Beyer >> [email protected]* >> >> >> KQ4AVZ >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] >> To report this email as off-topic, please email >> [email protected] >> List archives: >> https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
