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| − | [[Image:Psre_wine.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Screenshot of PSREdit300 in Ubuntu Linux]]
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| − | =Introduction=
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| − | This tutorial explains how to get PSREdit300 to work with Wine on Ubuntu Linux 8.10. PSREdit is an inexpensive commercial program that can program RadioShack Pro-163/164 and GRE-300/400 scanners. Though it isn't working perfectly just yet, the developer has been helpful in improving the functionality of PSREdit under Wine. See the [[PSREdit_with_Wine#Limitations|Limitations]] section for more information.
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| − | '''''Please Note: These instructions require intermediate knowledge of the software and hardware involved. It is a good idea to back up your scanner, and your Wine configuration before attempting this.'''''
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| − | =Requirements=
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| − | * Ubuntu Linux Intrepid Ibex (8.10)
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| − | ** Works OK on Hardy Heron (8.04) if you configure Wine to pretend to be Windows 2000.
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| − | ** Other distributions that include the 'usbserial' and 'ftdi_sio' modules *should* work.
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| − | * RadioShack Pro-163/164 or GRE-300/400 (tested with Pro-163)
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| − | * Newest version of Wine (tested with 1.1.17 from [http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/archive/index.html WineHQ .deb packages archive])
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| − | * PSREdit300 (Costs a mere $20 * [http://www.psredit.com/psredit300/download.html Download PSREdit300 Trial])
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| − | * Please see the [[Connecting scanners via USB]] article for USB cables to connect your PC to the scanner
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| − | =Configuration=
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| − | ===Wine Installation===
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| − | * Download the latest version of Wine. (in .deb format, make sure you grab the right one for your system!)
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| − | * In a terminal, cd to the Desktop, and install the package with "sudo dpkg -i [packagename.deb]"
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| − | * You might get an error about failed dependencies which you can fix by running "sudo apt-get -f install"
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| − | ===USB/Serial Port Configuration===
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| − | * Connect your USB cable.
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| − | * Open a terminal, and type "dmesg" to find out what device your USB cable is connected to. You should see something similar to this:
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| − | Mar 25 00:22:01 hiro kernel: [360980.395816] usb 2-1: FTDI USB Serial Device
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| − | converter now attached to ttyUSB0
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| − | * in the terminal, type the following:
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| − | ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1
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| − | * (replace 'ttyUSB0' with wherever your device is attached according to '''dmesg'''.)
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| − | ===Running PSREdit300===
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| − | * If you haven't already, get PSREdit, and extract it to your Desktop.
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| − | * Enter the folder, and launch the .EXE file with wine. (right-click and select "Wine Windows Program Loader")
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| − | * In the program settings, configure the serial port as Com1 / USB.
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| − | ''You should now be able to download the data from your scanner, and edit it with PSREdit.''
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| − | =Limitations=
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| − | '''PSREdit is a Windows program, and wasn't designed to be used on Linux. Wine does a pretty good job of allowing Windows applications to function, but the results can be unpredictable.'''
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| − | ===Known Issues===
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| − | * Talkgroups view in PSREdit does not update when changing banks.
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| − | ** ''If you click in the talkgroups window and "Select All" (CTRL+A) they will refresh.''
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| − | * Copy/Paste is a tad unpredictable. Columns don't always translate as you'd expect.
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| − | * Other misc. wacky behaviour typical of running Windows stuff via Wine.
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| − | * May or may not work on other Linux or Unix-like systems such as BSD or Mac OSX.
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| − | * Not tested with other Linux distributions, PSREdit versions, scanners, or PC/IF cables.
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| − | ===Downloading from Scanner===
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| − | Download from scanner doesn't always work as of PSREdit300 Ver. 1.29r1. Typically the download reaches 99%, then fails with the error "Communications error reading working memory"
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| − | To fix this, you can try disabling parity & flow control on ttyUSB0:
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| − | stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 -parenb -ixon
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| − | ===Uploading to Scanner===
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| − | In some Linux OS systems a higher setting of the delay in the Configuration Serial Ports communications from 100 ms to 300 ms will provide better success. In some Linux OS, especially if you already have a real serial port it is best to set the serial port to com3 or above, but never above com10.
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| − | =More Information=
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| − | * [http://www.psredit.com/psredit300 PSREdit300 Home Page]
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| − | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PSREdit300 PSREdit300 Yahoo! Group]
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| − | * [http://www.winehq.org WineHQ Website]
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| − | * [http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu Linux Website]
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| − | [[Category:PSREdit]]
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