https://chirpmyradio.com/https://chirpmyradio.com/favicon.ico?16699092072015-11-06T17:48:28ZCHIRPCHIRP - Bug #2981: CHIRP USB Problemhttps://chirpmyradio.com/issues/2981?journal_id=82312015-11-06T17:48:28ZTom Hayward
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>Rejected</i></li></ul><p>If the cable does not show up in /dev, there's nothing Chirp can do about that. That is the realm of OS drivers.</p>
CHIRP - Bug #2981: CHIRP USB Problemhttps://chirpmyradio.com/issues/2981?journal_id=82352015-11-08T01:56:51ZElwood Downeyecdowney@clearskyinstitute.com
<ul></ul><p>Hi Chuck,</p>
<p>I had the same problem with my Boafeng UV-B5 but solved it by downloading and installing the latest driver from <a href="http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/index.aspx">http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/index.aspx</a> . Click "Support", then "USB Smart I/O Controllers" then "USB Serial/Parallel" "Drivers and Software" under PL-2303. Part way down you'll find the Mac driver, at the time I grabbed it it was named "PL2303_MacOSX_1.6.0_20151022.zip". I unzipped this, ran the package installer, let it reboot. Then I plugged in the USB cable while it was NOT plugged unto the radio yet, then I discovered "/dev/cu.usbserial" suddenly appeared. Then, in order, I turned on the radio, waited for it to display the current frequencies, THEN plugged the cable into the radio. Then I opened CHIRP, clicked "Radio" then "Download from radio", selected the /dev/cu.usbserial entry and everything went fine from there.</p>
<p>Good luck and 73, Elwood, WB0OEW</p>