On 12/6/23 21:16, robert evans LAST_NAME via wsjt-devel wrote:
I wonder if Icom and Yeasu will offer usb drivers
for linux soon.
For IC705 you do not need special USB drivers under Linux.
Just plug in your USB cable, add your username to the 'dialout' group
and off you go.
See this
Bob,
My linux system, Kubuntu 22.04 has been handling my FT991a just fine, the usb
drivers were probably in the distribution. It sees the rig just fine over the
single usb cable and is using the on-board sound card.
I never needed to download them at all. I did have trouble with a previous
An update of my windows IC-705 testing ...
The asus win11 i9 laptop / WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc2 / IC-705
still was NOT decoding.
Everything, including rig control, was working fine.
(BTW this IC-705 firmware ver has a FT8 preset.)
Installed fldigi 4.2.? that i use for nbems traffic nets
for thor22 msfk
Thanks Kari, oh2gqc for that kb9rlw video.
$ sudo adduser 'user' dialout
&
Thanks Fred N2XK.
https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads
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Linux doesn’t need any drivers added. It comes with Silicon Labs USB to UART
drivers already in the OS. All you have to do is add your username to the
dialout group.
Matter of fact there is no need to install manufacturers drivers in Windows
because all they are is old versions of Silicon Labs
