Radio/Yaesu/VX-6

Yaesu VX-6

Setting Up Programming Software

Guide to setting up VX-6 Commander software for programming the VX-6 radio.

Installing Wine

Start by installing wine:

apt-get install wine

If you're on a 64 bit computer, this will only install 64-bit wine. Some Windows executables are 32 bit, so you'll need to install a 32 bit version of Wine to run those. As root, execute:

dpkg --add-architecture i386 && apt-get update && apt-get install -y wine32

This will install about 200 MB of stuff.

Downloading VX-6 Commander

Get it here: http://kc8unj.com/vx6.html

Running VX-6 Commander thru Wine

Big. Fat. Fail.

When I run the installer, the thing runs just like you would want, showing the regular Windows installer interface. You click Next, Next Next, where to install, etc.

Then, during the install process, the program throws an error message: "CoCreateInstance failed; code 0x80040154"

Then another window:

C:\windows\system32\stdole2.tlb

Unable to register the type library; Register TypeLib failed; code 0x800288BD.

Click Retry to try again, Ignore to proceed anyway (not recommended), or Abort to cancel installation.

Retry doesn't work.

Ignore doesn't work.

Abort cancels the installation.

Dead in the water, and not sure what the problem is. Wine? The executable? Configuration for wine? Wrong architecture? Old version of wine? Dunno.