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Com port not showing

mafedor152

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I am attempting to write to a mobile radio, XG25M, using the RPM2. I can not get the COM port/radio info to display under the connection section. The computer says the cord is working properly and it worked when reading/writing to XL portable radios. I also updated the RPM2 firmware. Does this sound like a cable issue? Computer issue? Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 

mafedor152

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Try putting the radio in programming mode manually first.
Thank you. I did have it in programming mode. Some more digging and found a Microsoft forum with posts about Windows up dates messing with com ports. I had to switch the driver and update it through the device manager. Thanks.
 
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