XTS5000 Programming error

[stuck22]

Hey there folks, I am on my 3rd programming cable now bought off e-bay. All three have given me the same error on several different computers. "c0000386 Radio failed to acknowledge". All 3 cables were serial cables bought from 3 different sellers on ebay. When I used a buddies USB cable it programmed just fine.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[C138NC]

Well the dumb thing i would say is the wires you bought could not be compatible and your buddies USB programming cable works just fine, so you might have something your radio does not accept when using CPS.. i could be wrong so im going to limit what i know just incase someone else has a better answer.

Your cables you got must of been a rip off or your radio just doesn't accept them because those cables could be bad.

 

[mancow]

You are doing nothing wrong.

I am struggling with the same the same issue now with two of the ebay cables. I have been planning on digging into it more but from the limited time I spent trying to troubleshoot it the issue seems to be something to do with the power supply to the 232 conversion circuitry.

I have found that my old first purchased cable from a year ago works with a certain computer on the newer 2500 but the newer one now works better with my old 5000. It's really odd. There's some common issue that's going on but I haven't yet figured it out.

 

[zz0468]

Have you checked the com port setting that CPS is using? I use an eBay serial cable, and have received that error when CPS decided it wanted to use the USB port.

 

[stuck22]

Have you checked the com port setting that CPS is using? I use an eBay serial cable, and have received that error when CPS decided it wanted to use the USB port.

Yeah it gave me USB or COM1 so I selected COM1.


BTW I am using CPS R12.00.00

 

[mfire39]

Hey there folks, I am on my 3rd programming cable now bought off e-bay. All three have given me the same error on several different computers. "c0000386 Radio failed to acknowledge". All 3 cables were serial cables bought from 3 different sellers on ebay. When I used a buddies USB cable it programmed just fine.

What am I doing wrong?

Stop buying ebay junk cables, and buy the OEM motorola cable..... I could never understand why people purchase high end radios like 2500's or 5000's, just to skimp and buy a program cable from ebay... I think the clue as to what you are doing wrong is " I am on my 3rd programming cable from ebay and all have given me the same error"

Save yourself from more headache and buy the OEM cable, you'll thank yourself down the road..

 

[grem467]

Stop buying ebay junk cables, and buy the OEM motorola cable..... I could never understand why people purchase high end radios like 2500's or 5000's, just to skimp and buy a program cable from ebay... I think the clue as to what you are doing wrong is " I am on my 3rd programming cable from ebay and all have given me the same error"

Save yourself from more headache and buy the OEM cable, you'll thank yourself down the road..

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[C138NC]

Stop buying ebay junk cables, and buy the OEM motorola cable..... I could never understand why people purchase high end radios like 2500's or 5000's, just to skimp and buy a program cable from ebay... I think the clue as to what you are doing wrong is " I am on my 3rd programming cable from ebay and all have given me the same error"

Save yourself from more headache and buy the OEM cable, you'll thank yourself down the road..

ebay can be good, ebay can be bad

x3

 

[stuck22]

Stop buying ebay junk cables, and buy the OEM motorola cable..... I could never understand why people purchase high end radios like 2500's or 5000's, just to skimp and buy a program cable from ebay... I think the clue as to what you are doing wrong is " I am on my 3rd programming cable from ebay and all have given me the same error"

Save yourself from more headache and buy the OEM cable, you'll thank yourself down the road..

motorola, they are the biggest C#@T$ when it comes to prices... I am not paying $300 for a $5 cable. I buy e-bay because it doesnt support motorola, and because I just dont have the money to buy a "real" cable.

 

[XTS3000]

With these cheap ebay cables, you have to make sure your using a FULLY charged battery. The voltage reg. circuit is junk in these cheap cables.

So try a new fully charged battery.

 

[MOTOROLANUT]

cable.

For the price paid for three trash cable you could get the motorola if you play your cards right..
Stick with big M stuff
Just my 2 cents..

 

[kayn1n32008]

Hey there folks, I am on my 3rd programming cable now bought off e-bay. All three have given me the same error on several different computers. "c0000386 Radio failed to acknowledge". All 3 cables were serial cables bought from 3 different sellers on ebay. When I used a buddies USB cable it programmed just fine.

What am I doing wrong?

well lets see here, you go and spend good money on an xts5000(right), and good money on the CPS(right) (assuming it is legit software) and cheap out on the programming cable(WRONG)... what do you expect??

suck up the moto cost and get a real cable or keep trying fleabay and hope that you dont brick the radio.

why on earth would youspend all that money on software and radio and not get an OEM cable??

 

[grem467]

well lets see here, you go and spend good money on an xts5000(right), and good money on the CPS(right) (assuming it is legit software) and cheap out on the programming cable(WRONG)... what do you expect??

suck up the moto cost and get a real cable or keep trying fleabay and hope that you dont brick the radio.

why on earth would youspend all that money on software and radio and not get an OEM cable??

This is what i fail to understand... people that spend all that money on a radio, then cheap out on the cable, will be the first to talk about how much junk motorola is because their fancy radio is dead.

I have fixed several high end motorolas that were used on junk cables, and had to send back a few that could only be fixed by a trip to the depot. The end user QUICKLY learned that spending the extra money on the proper cable is signifigantly cheaper than a trip to the depot or an MSS to be repaired.

Used to be cables were simply a DB9 to a radio connector, with at most a resistor in line... not so anymore... while there are some decent non-motorola programming options out there, they usually cannot be had for 1% of the price of an original cable.

but hey, its your FL 01/82....

 

[pacrat551]

Folk...

when replying to a thread, DO NOT quote an inappropriate post. Double check your editing before you post.

Thanks

 

[C138NC]

Folk...

when replying to a thread, DO NOT quote an inappropriate post. Double check your editing before you post.

Thanks

Just to throw in my 2 cents, as i moderate other boards on other sites, i see this as people try to post quicker without scrolling down and not deleting the quote thats in the box then the trolling begins and flame wars sparks then moderators come in and pass out infractions and suspensions if those members have already received any prior.

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Ok now back to the subject

Even if ebay sold cheap cables, RIBS or Ribless ones, I might as well save up to purchase an OEM RIB box just to be on the safe side as i dont know if what im getting will work or a box of rocks will be at my front door.

I guess high priced items just works better and is worth while then something cheap that is 20 bucks "depending on the seller"

 

[kayn1n32008]

Folk...

when replying to a thread, DO NOT quote an inappropriate post. Double check your editing before you post.

Thanks

?? huh

 

[FFPM571]

Umm that would have been me.. But I dont see why my reply got deleted instead of edited like the dope who was throwing out the Fbomb in the first place..

 

[radiomanNJ1]

BTW, are you sure you have a ribless XTS5000 cable and not an XTS3000 cable? They look the same but they are not.