7/17/09: Install DV Tool on the desktop as instructed on the DV Dongle Website. If you place it into a "Program Files" folder it will not be recognized it as being safe and will not work correctly.
3/26/09: If you are using the Java version make sure you have the latest Java version. To get it go to java.sun.com and click on "Java SE" under "Popular Downloads".
3/26/09: The next beta release of version 1.10 is available. Please download and install in the DVTool folder that is on your desktop. You can find it at:
Beta5 fixes (hopefully) the delayed audio problem seen by some in beta4. Timing for PTT has been adjusted so you should not have to delay unkeying. Popup messages from the gateway name server and individual gateways are now supported.
Update: The following problem was apparently caused by a Windows Defender false positive. Windows Defender has corrected this problem with a fresh definition file.
If you have Windows Defender running you may find that suddenly you can't open
your DVDongle. You get the error message "Cannot open device localhost:20002".
This happened to me on March 9 after Defender did an automatic scan.
Localhost is defined by an entry in your computer's hosts file and apparently Defender is removing that line and you have to re-insert it.
Here is some information from Microsoft about this problem.
On my desktop computer I did a system restore which corrected the problem, but
it appears that all you have to do is edit the hosts file. The instructions below worked for
me on my laptop.
To edit the hosts file in Vista: Open Notepad with Administrative privileges by clicking
Start, All Programs, Accessories, and then right-click Notepad and select to open as
Administrator. Now that Notepad is open with Administrative privileges browse to
(C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc) in Notepad and open the hosts file.
The hosts file should have the following two lines in it: 127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost
Note: all lines in the hosts file that start with # are comments and can be ignored.
Hosts File Info (Wikipedia)
The folllowing is from http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DVDongle/message/1409
If it looks like the DV Dongle is not showing up as a com port, try this:
1) Download http://www.ftdichip.com/Resources/Utilities/FTClean.zip and run theincluded program. That will clean out any FTDI drivers you have on your PC.
2) Download http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htmGet the driver for your operating system 3) plug in your DV Dongle and give it a try.
R2D2 sounds
R2D2 sounds are generated on the RF side of D-Star. If you hear them, they were created between someone's radio and their repeater. The DV Dongle cannot create them during transmit nor receive (but will repeat them if they are there). You may hear audio "drop outs" when packets are lost on the internet but that does not sound like R2D2. 73,
Robin AA4RC Note: To print this information scroll down and click "Print"
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