Tytera TYT MD-2017 HELP NEEDED!!!

[woolvm]

A couple years ago, I received a TYT MD-2017 in trade for some equipment I had. It had very out-of-date firmware (at the time) so I went online, found the latest firmware and upgraded it. Seemed to work OK until the next day when it wouldn't even turn on, so I packed it away and forgot about it. Recently, I found out how to put the radio in the firmware update mode and have downloaded the software. HOWEVER, I cannot get the radio to talk to the computer, even though it shows in Device Manager. Says it needs driver for the TYT programming cable (which I have). I've tried downloading 2-3 drivers for everything from Win10, Win7, and Vista, but none of them work. Can I get some help with a driver for the cable?? TYT is ZILCH on their customer service. THANKS SO MUCH de Mike, WB0ZPW

 

[jonwienke]

The cable doesn't have or need a driver; it's a simple passthrough to the radio. You can verify this by plugging the cable into the computer without connecting it to a radio, and the computer will register nothing. Nothing happens until you connect a radio to the cable, and turn the radio on. The driver you need is for the radio itself, not the cable.

 

[Ubbe]

Seemed to work OK until the next day when it wouldn't even turn on.... I cannot get the radio to talk to the computer

You initially had it working fine with your computer but not the next day and nothing happened to the computer between those two times, like installations or upgrades? You'll need the radio to be repaired, but's it's probably not worth doing.

/Ubbe