Bug #2289
Windows 8.1
| Status: | Feedback | Start date: | 02/05/2015 | |
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| Priority: | Normal | Due date: | ||
| Assignee: | Dwayne Campbell | % Done: | 0% |
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| Category: | - | |||
| Target version: | 0.4.1 | |||
| Chirp Version: | 0.4.0 | Platform: | Windows | |
| Model affected: | (All models) |
Description
Unable to program radio with windows 8.1 computer. error message. works fine on a vista computer. Changed com ports verified correct comport and all that. just can't get it write to my radio on windows 8.1
History
Updated by Jim Unroe about 4 years ago
- Status changed from New to Feedback
Dwayne,
You didn't state what the error was.
That fact that CHIRP and I assume the same programming cable are working on Vista most likely indicates that the problem is not a CHIRP chirp issue but rather an issue on the Windows 8.1 computer. The most likely causes are SmartScreen being on and/or an incompatible device driver is installed.
Jim KC9HI
Updated by Marcos Vives about 4 years ago
I am able to program my BF-888 fine using Windows 7 and Windows 10 Technical Preview (both 64-bit). Which model do you own?
Also, can you check in the device manager if the device has been initialized successfully? I noticed that Windows 10 (which is able to use the drivers from Windows 8.1) has a newer version of the PL-2303 driver (the driver than handles the COM port) which detects and blocks counterfeit chips used in some programming cables (namely, mine :P). If Windows 8.1 uses these very drivers you might be experiencing this issue.