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Bug #232

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VX6 memories initialized with bad data

Added by Tom Hayward almost 12 years ago. Updated over 11 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
-
Target version:
Start date:
07/05/2012
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Estimated time:
Chirp Version:
0.2.3
Model affected:
VX6
Platform:
All
Debug Log:
I read the instructions above:

Description

From Scott Currie via chirp_users:

I ran into a problem setting up a VX-6R for a friend today (first time I
have used CHIRP on this model radio). Since it was a "new" used radio, I
first reset it to factory defaults, then did a read from the radio which
worked fine. Next I opened my master CSV file with all my local
programming, and copy and pasted various sections into the VX-6 tab
(using about 65% of the memories). I then wrote the new file back to the
radio, which also seemed to go fine. As I reviewed the programming on
the radio, the first thing I noticed was that several of the memory
names started with a P instead of what I had programmed. Then, even
worse, when I scrolled up to around memory location 380 (I don't
remember the exact number), the radio locked up and required removing
the battery. When I reinstalled the battery, it immediately locked up
again, and I had to hold down the reset sequence and install the battery
(which required more hands than I have) to reset it back to factory
defaults. I reviewed the CHIRP file, which looked OK, but writing back
to the radio gave the same results. Next I wrote the file to the radio,
and then turned around and read it back into VX-6 Commander and compared
it with the CHIRP programming. The only difference I could see was that
Commander showed the Clock.Set bit was on for all the memories I pasted
from my master CSV file. This bit can be set on a per memory slot basis,
and is not visible on CHIRP. When I reset it on all memories, and then
rewrote the file from Commander, the radio performed as expected.


Files

vx6 before commander.img (31.8 KB) vx6 before commander.img Tom Hayward, 07/05/2012 11:59 AM
vx6 after commander.img (31.8 KB) vx6 after commander.img Tom Hayward, 07/05/2012 11:59 AM

Related issues

Has duplicate Bug #323: Adding airband channels to VX6 doesn't work correctlyRejectedTom Hayward10/07/2012

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Actions #1

Updated by Tom Hayward almost 12 years ago

  • Status changed from Resolved to Closed
Actions #2

Updated by James Zuelow over 11 years ago

While programming a VX-6R, I ran into the same problem as described in bug 232.
Since revision 1687 predates 0.2.3, I would assume that the new file is included in the current release. Bad assumption?

I had my memory assignments in three non-contiguous blocks:
1-6 (these are non-repeater satellite configs with crossband odd splits. These six channels worked fine.)
100-111 (mix of simplex and repeater for my QTH, all of them had the "P" problem.)
200-227 (mix of simplex and repeater for another city, all of them had the "P" problem.)

CHIRP 0.2.3 on Debian (both Squeeze and Wheezy) amd64.

Actions #3

Updated by Tom Hayward over 11 years ago

  • Target version changed from 0.2.3 to 0.3.0
  • Chirp Version changed from 0.2.2 to 0.2.3

This fix didn't make it to the stable branch, so it is only present in the daily builds and is targeted for 0.3.0.

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