Using Chirp on Linux with AnyTone5888UV

[Ed Hutchinson]

I have been trying to fix some altered programming on a friend's (n1grw)
AT5888.
I have a template (.img) file from when he got the radio
     someone else programmed the local stuff for him using chirp and a
download it from their radio.
If that .img could be downloaded to the radio, the problem is solved.

I used a flatpak to install a legacy chirp on Linux Mint 20.3 laptop
    I don't have the most current Mint OS level installed.
    Python3 gets crazy, and breaks things, on any OS that isn't current.
    I spent all day yesterday trying to get a working copy of the most
recent chirp.
        I gave up.

   A "legacy" chirp is available in Flatpak, but not the "Next" release.

The installed chirp  works fine with my Yeasu VX-5.

I can upload his .img file into a blank chirp template.
    It looks OK.
    I can edit it and move stuff around, so the file seems OK.
.
n1grw  bought a programming cable for the AT5888 from DX-Engineering.
    It should be OK.

My laptop usb tty can see and identify the cable (the cable tty adapter
must work?).
The port works fine with my VX-5 and chirp.

The menu drop-down in chirp ...  Radio \ Download From Radio is active
    "Upload To Radio" is greyed inactive.

I opened a blank template in chirp
     should be able to "Download From Radio"
    I can make the selections:
        Radio\Port /dev/ttyS0 ;   AnyTone; and  5888UV from Box of
drop-down selections
It says I am running "Radio" (as superuser). I don't know why that is
necessary but I won't fight it.

I get a communications error: "Could not configure port (5,
'input/output error')".

Every source I can find says to download the AnyTone factory software
for the AT5888
    I downloaded  a file with .rar suffix
    It is intended for use with Windows
There is no AnyTone factory driver software for linux.

A linux community source advises using a wine instance...
    Install wine
    Install chirp to run in wine instance
    run the AnyTone factory driver .rar installation for the AT5888 in wine
    then run chirp in the wine instance to program the AT5888.

I am a total idiot with Windows and wine.  The last Win I used was 3.11.
 except at work for a few years I had a terminal program in Win95 to do
my work on a Unix login.
    I did use the Win desktop to get and send email.

Does anybody have a better idea that doesn't involve me in wine or Win?

Ed Hutchinson, n1fmp

[Catherine James]

Ed,

    Have you tried qdmr software, which is available in some Linux distributions and supports Anytone radios?

https://github.com/hmatuschek/qdmr

https://kd9cpb.com/qdmr

    Or dmrconfig?

https://github.com/OpenRTX/dmrconfig

These are native Linux apps with  Anytone support.

> Every source I can find says to download the AnyTone factory software for the AT5888

>    I downloaded  a file with .rar suffix

>    It is intended for use with Windows

>There is no AnyTone factory driver software for linux.

Unfortunately, the manufacturers release software on the assumption that you are using a Windows box, period. They don't generally care about supporting Linux with or without WINE, even though they probably use Unix or Linux internally. :-(

73,

Cathy NQ1B

[Dev Welch]

Ed, from my experience with serial/tty devices on linux, when I run into an issue with a port like this, usually it is a permissions issue.

On many modern linux systems, you need to make sure your user account is in the group that "owns" the tty device, usually the "dialout" group. You can find guides online on how to add users to groups in linux mint.

Another possible issue is the flatpak release itself, sometimes flatpak versions of apps are missing the correct permissions to access ports/devices on your system. You can install a program called "flatseal" from the linux mint app store (icon is a roll of tape) to edit permissions of flatpak apps installed on your system, you can use it to give your copy of chirp extra permissions to access more apps/files/devices.

Not certain that either of these will work for you, but good luck!

- Dev, KZ1Y

[Ed Hutchinson]

Thanks to all that responded to my broadcast.

The issue is solved!
I needed to use /dev/tty/ACMO port when using this radio.

TNX & 73,

Ed, n1fmp