[arm-allstar] Dosbox

[Mike - W5JR]

Chris, are you trying to use a USB to serial cable to connect to the RIB? I’ve used DOSBox to program many radios that use a DOS based program. 

Of note, my success with non FTDI cables is hit and miss. All of my FTDI USB to serial cables work well. 

My only experiences for DOSBox and Spectras is on a 32 bit Win 10Pro Dell with a real serial port, not via USB. 


tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA


> On Dec 17, 2019, at 7:11 PM, Chris Viningre via ARM-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> I hope someone might be able to help me with programming a Motorola Spectra
> using dosbox within hamvoip. I use it often to programs my Maxtracs but for
> some reason I cant get it to program a Spectra. The differences are that I
> have to use a rib box because I cant find a rib-less cable for the Spectra.
> The cable I use is one I built using the information at
> http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/spectra/spectra-prgm-cable.html .
> I have tested and used the rib box on another radio that was a Windows base
> program but without using a serial to usb adapter. My setup will connect to
> the radio and go tn to programming mode, but kicks back an error. ( serial
> bus failure: protocol error) I'm lost on were to go from hear.
> 
> Chris Viningre
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