Bug #3513
closedBaofeng BF-A58
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Description
I am having issues downloading form the Baofeng BF-A58 radio. I have tried solving it with New Model #2261 but to no avail.
Files
Updated by Jim Unroe over 8 years ago
The latest BF-A58 and UV-82WP radio models do not have any data in the region of memory that CHIRP expect to see the firmware version. This makes these radios incompatible with CHIRP. If you supply the debug.log we can confirm that this is the issue.
Jim KC9HI
Updated by Steve Gonzalez over 8 years ago
I am also having issues and need to resolve it ASAP. I'm attaching my debug file. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help.
Thanks!
Updated by Alex Stephens over 8 years ago
Here is my debug file. hopefully it will be fixed soon.
Updated by Jim Unroe over 8 years ago
- Status changed from New to Feedback
After looking at the debug.log file I see that Steve was successful and downloading once.
The problem seems to be that the Baofeng radios have changes to where they no longer like to be sent one "magic" and then another "magic" until one is recognized. This works perfectly for my very old UV-5R that I have been programming with CHIRP for nearly 4 years.
Let me get you something in a few minutes to try.
Jim
Updated by Jim Unroe over 8 years ago
- File uv5r_a58_test.py uv5r_a58_test.py added
- Platform changed from Windows to All
Alex and Steve,
1 save the attached file to where you normally save your .img files
2 load CHIRP
3 click "Help" and enable "Enable developer functions"
4 click "File" followed by "Load module"
5 locate and load the "uv5r_a58_test.py" file that was saved in step 1
6 attempt to download from your radio
After you have don't this, report your success or failure and we will go from there.
Jim KC9HI
Updated by Alex Stephens over 8 years ago
Chirp said it was the incorrect model and then the radio restarted.
Updated by Jim Unroe over 8 years ago
Alex,
INFO: Radio Version is '\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff'
Unfortunately, your radio is one of the recent models (BF-A58 and UV-82WP) that does not report a firmware version. I don't know of a way that CHIRP can support it.
Jim
Updated by Jim Unroe about 8 years ago
This should be resolved with patch for issue #3485
Updated by Bernhard Hailer almost 5 years ago
- Target version set to chirp-legacy
Can the submitter confirm that the issue has been resolved? Thanks!
Updated by Bernhard Hailer over 4 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to Closed
This radio is supported.