GP 900 Programing

[dss261263]

Hi
I got 2 gp900 radios, and using rss 6.06 software using an old dell laptop, the software is reading the radio and sees all the radio data etc,
first when I try to save the data to C:\ is states too long or too many, I can save it to floppy a:\,
I have tried shortening the name which is something like 1jiopd.266, still no joy,
trying to write to the radio, it says there is no ack or basically comms failure or radio not acknowledging, the lights on the radio flash and the smart rib flash,
So I can read the radio data but cannot write to it,
If I try a quick write it says no codeplug info in memory or words to that effect,
New cables, new battery in rib box and radio, reads all data from radio, but seems to timeout or go to sleep ?.
I plug the radio and cables in, start the software and it comes up reading.
Any thoughts comments ?
Thanks in Advance
David
Is there a windows based software for this type of radio ?

 

[FFPM571]

are you running the software in true DOS mode? It will not write if its in a DOS box.

 

[dss261263]

Pure Dos

Hi FFPM751
Yes it is Dos 6.22 with nothing else on the drive, what I decided to do was just use another small drive for DOS, instead of trying to use WIn 95,98,xp etc, I am completely new to this type of set up, the windows software is straight forward, The software sees all the radio information when I select the F keys, it will not store a codeplug to C drive or write to the radio, I got 2 in an auction X police in the UK, It is an old Dell latitude laptop P-11-333 I think and the DOS drive is put in when I use that software.
WHen I first tried it I had to install new battery to RIB box, and it would not see radio, after some switching in the bios and restarts it saw it, COM 1 and read it fine at all stages, no matter how long I took to go betwean Menus, F keys, but failed when attempting to write or save plug to C:\ drive, I have put it on a floppy and copied it to the C:\ drive and still will not read it ? from C:\drive
Just had a thought, the cable I am using is originally for MTS 2000 radio, does this make a difference ?.
Thanks for your reply and I will give it a try today and record all the error names and do it in a structured way.
Thanks In advance
David

 

[dss261263]

Default folder or drive

I made some progress, when it asked for the default drive I entered c:\, the software must select c:\ by default and does not require any input in this area, as when I deleted what I entered it saved and wrote the codeplug, so I would save it, load from memory, adjust setting and write to radio F8 it, but still have to restart the program each write, and if I use some of the features it will not write, so basically it is an F3, F3, F8 F10,F8 and then F2, any suggestions or comments ?
Thanks in advance
David

 

[NCFire11]

well thats a pain but at least it works

 

[dss261263]

Hi
And thanks for the reply, it is a bit, but only 2x900 so all programmed now and will give me something to focus on and try to figure out what all the screens and options mean and are used for, and they can be programmed without the RIB box.
Thanks