Tytera MD-2017 Suddenly Won't Program

[mfn002]

For the past couple days, I have been attempting to update the contacts list on my MD2017. When I try to write to the radio I get an error saying that the software cannot connect to the radio. It's worked fine dozens of times before. I checked and the computer sees both the cable and the radio. Just to make sure, I tried another cable I had laying around. Same result. I have no idea what is going on here. I'm using software version 1.22 and I have the 100,000 contacts upgrade in the radio.

 

[chief21]

If Windows happened to update itself recently, you might have to reload the drivers for the software.

 

[mfn002]

If Windows happened to update itself recently, you might have to reload the drivers for the software.

My PC did update recently, so that might be the issue. However, as I said, the computer sees both the radio and the cable, and did not give me any error messages when I connected the cable to the computer.

 

[mfn002]

So I tried reloading the drivers. Nothing. It still gives me the "Please check whether the USB is occupied or not connected" error message. I don't know what else to try. Is it possible that something might have gone wrong with the radio itself?

 

[Dovidg]

Try updating programming software

 

[chief21]

My PC did update recently, so that might be the issue. However, as I said, the computer sees both the radio and the cable, and did not give me any error messages when I connected the cable to the computer.

Have you checked in Windows Device Manager to see if your cable icon has a small yellow error indicator? That wouldn't necessarily prompt an on-screen error message but it would prevent the cable from working properly.

 

[mfn002]

Have you checked in Windows Device Manager to see if your cable icon has a small yellow error indicator? That wouldn't necessarily prompt an on-screen error message but it would prevent the cable from working properly.

The cable's working fine, and everything is working as it should. It's just that the software doesn't "see" the radio.

 

[mfn002]

Try updating programming software

The version I have is 1.22 and as I said before, I have the 100,000 contacts upgrade in the radio.

 

[FoxMcCloud]

The version I have is 1.22 and as I said before, I have the 100,000 contacts upgrade in the radio.

If you have experience using Virtual Machines, try to make a X64 installation of 7, 8 or 10. And pass the radio through into the VM and try to read it there. I run windows server 2019 as my main os and the programming software does not like it very much. Got it working fine in windows 10 Enterprise X64 with zero issues.

 

[KE5MC]

I'm not familiar with MD-2017 & software, but on my Anytone 868 I have to tell the software what com port number the computer has assigned to the radio and cable connection. Updates have been know to 're-arrange' the number for your inconvenience. :-(

 

[mfn002]

I just discovered that they came out with Version 1.30 last year, and I installed that. I tried again, and still no luck. I am running Windows 10 64-bit on a laptop that's about a year old now. As I said, everything was functioning fine up until it wasn't. I usually update the contacts list once a week, and that was what I was attempting to do when I discovered that it wouldn't connect.

KE5MC, the MD2017 CPS automatically detects the USB cable on whatever USB port the cable is plugged in to. In other words, you don't have to manually specify what COM port to use.

It seems that for whatever reason, the software no longer "sees" the cable and radio, even though the computer still does. I am beginning to wonder whether something has gone wrong internally with the radio itself.