Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp2(s) won't flash LEDs

[Tom Gross]

I bought both a PNY 2GB SD card ($9.88) and a Sandisk 2GB SD card
($11.88) at Walmart today and was able to flash both of them and can
now boot the USRP2s.   My bad luck for buying a high-speed Lexar at
Rite-Aid yesterday! :-)

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Matt Ettus <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Yes, you and Tom both have this issue.  Please see my previous email or this
> web page for details:
>
>        http://ettus.com/flash
>
> Sorry for the trouble.
> Matt
>
> On 12/19/2009 10:41 AM, Jeffrey Karrels wrote:
>>
>> Tom.
>>
>> I too am having the same issue with a USRP2 I received this week. I
>> went back through the junk drawer, found a 1G SD card, removed the
>> filesystem and partition on it, flashed it with the latest s/w and
>> fpga bitstream, verified the flash, plugged it in and powered up. It
>> works properly.
>>
>> The SD card that was shipped to me was also labeled 20091209.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 9:00 AM,<address@hidden>  wrote:
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:36:41 +0100
>>> From: Arturo Rinaldi<address@hidden>
>>> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] Audio Overrun ( aOaOaO problem) - how to
>>>        solve ?
>>> To: Gnuradio Mailing List<address@hidden>
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>>>
>>> i've got a strange audio overrun (aOaOaO) problem. My scheme is the
>>> following :
>>>
>>> audio_source ---->  FFT_graphical sink
>>>
>>> *signal = audio.source(32000,'plughw:0,0', True)
>>>
>>> fft = fftsink2.fft_sink_f(panel,title="Spettro Segnale Vocale",
>>>
>>> sample_rate=64e3,y_per_div=20,ref_level=-70)
>>>
>>> self.connect(signal,fft)*
>>>
>>> it happens to get in random way these cases :
>>>
>>> case 1 : i get it fully working with no errors in the terminal
>>>
>>> case 2 : it works displaying the FFT with the terminal showing
>>> repeatedly the "aO" error
>>>
>>> case 3 :  it shows the  blank display of the FFT with the terminal
>>> showing repeatedly the "aO" error
>>>
>>> i  edited in my home the *config.con*f file in *~./gnuradio* in this way
>>> to override the settings:
>>>
>>> *[DEFAULT]
>>>
>>> verbose = False
>>>
>>> [audio]
>>> audio_module = audio_alsa
>>>
>>> # specify which audio module to load, or use "auto" to have the system
>>> # select one.  Valid choices depend on your OS and which modules
>>> # you've installed, but typically include: auto, audio_alsa,
>>> # audio_oss, audio_portaudio, audio_jack, audio_osx, audio_windows
>>>
>>> [audio_alsa]
>>> default_input_device = plughw:0,0
>>> default_output_device = plughw:0,0
>>> period_time = 0.010                      # in seconds
>>> nperiods = 4                                 # total buffering =
>>> period_time * nperiods
>>> verbose = false
>>> *
>>> i'm using ubuntu 9.04 with the last unstable deb version dated
>>> 10.22.2009. If i enter the terminal and digit "*/asoundconf
>>> set-default-card SB/*" (SB is my first listed audio card) and reboot it
>>> seems to adjust by itself so i just decided to put it in the start
>>> commands of the OS. The strange thing is that my laptop is a dual-core
>>> laptop and i read that a fast computer could usually help to solve this
>>> overrun problem (my previous laptop was not a good one :D). Did i maybe
>>> need an update of the alsa drivers ? I hope you can help me....
>>>
>>>          thx in advance, Arturo
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:30:58 -0500
>>> From: address@hidden
>>> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] Parser error when building gnuradio under
>>>        Cygwin
>>> To: address@hidden
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>>> I am attempting to build gnuradio under cygwin and everything seems to go
>>> fine, with the exception of the documentation for the usrp.  unfortunately
>>> this shuts down the make so that it never completes.  Any guidance as to
>>> what I might be missing or file changes that would enable this to complete
>>> the make process would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -CAS
>>>
>>>
>>> usrp portion of the make output:
>>>
>>> Making all in usrp
>>> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp'
>>> Making all in host
>>> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
>>> Making all in misc
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/misc'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/misc'
>>> Making all in lib
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
>>> Making all in legacy
>>> make[5]: Entering directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
>>> make  all-am
>>> make[6]: Entering directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
>>> make[6]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[6]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
>>> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
>>> Making all in swig
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
>>> make  all-am
>>> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
>>> Making all in apps
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/apps'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/apps'
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
>>> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
>>> Making all in firmware
>>> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
>>> Making all in include
>>> make[4]: Entering directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/include'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/include'
>>> Making all in lib
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/lib'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/lib'
>>> Making all in src
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
>>> Making all in common
>>> make[5]: Entering directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/common'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/common'
>>> Making all in usrp2
>>> make[5]: Entering directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/usrp2'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory
>>> `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/usrp2'
>>> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
>>> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
>>> Making all in fpga
>>> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
>>> Making all in rbf
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
>>> Making all in rev2
>>> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev2'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev2'
>>> Making all in rev4
>>> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev4'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev4'
>>> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
>>> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
>>> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
>>> Making all in doc
>>> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
>>> Making all in other
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc/other'
>>> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc/other'
>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
>>> xmlto html-nochunks ../../usrp/doc/usrp_guide.xml
>>> xmlto: input does not validate (status 1)
>>> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content
>>> error in the external subset
>>> <!DOCTYPE html
>>> ^
>>> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content
>>> error in the external subset
>>> <!DOCTYPE html
>>> ^
>>> make[4]: *** [usrp_guide.html] Error 1
>>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
>>> make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
>>> make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp'
>>> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2'
>>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:02:36 -0500
>>> From: "Don Ward"<address@hidden>
>>> Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Parser error when building gnuradio
>>>        under   Cygwin
>>> To:<address@hidden>,<address@hidden>
>>> Message-ID:<address@hidden>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
>>>        reply-type=original
>>>
>>> address@hidden wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am attempting to build gnuradio under cygwin and everything seems to
>>>> go
>>>> fine, with the exception of the documentation for the usrp.
>>>>  unfortunately
>>>> this shuts down the make so that it never completes.  Any guidance as to
>>>> what I might be missing or file changes that would enable this to
>>>> complete
>>>> the make process would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> -CAS
>>>
>>> . . .
>>>>
>>>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
>>>> xmlto html-nochunks ../../usrp/doc/usrp_guide.xml
>>>> xmlto: input does not validate (status 1)
>>>> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content
>>>> error
>>>> in the external subset
>>>> <!DOCTYPE html
>>>> ^
>>>> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content
>>>> error
>>>> in the external subset
>>>> <!DOCTYPE html
>>>> ^
>>>
>>> This is a known problem with xmlto on Cygwin (see
>>> http://gnuradio.org/trac/wiki/WindowsTips).  The solution is to remove or
>>> disable xmlto, or modify the Makefile so to bypass the building of the
>>> documentation.
>>>
>>> -- Don W.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:57:19 -0500
>>> From: Tom Gross<address@hidden>
>>> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp2(s) won't flash LEDs
>>> To: address@hidden
>>> Message-ID:
>>>        <address@hidden>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>>
>>> We received 4 new USRP2s this week with 2GB SD cards labelled
>>> 20091209.  None of the USRP2s boot up, i.e. "flash the LEDs" with
>>> these SD cards.  I tried one of these cards in an older USRP2 and it
>>> didn't work there either, but using an older 1GB SD card (not sure
>>> what revision of FPGA or firmware) in one of the new USRP2s does (at
>>> least) flash the LEDs.
>>>
>>> I've tried reburning a new 2GB SD card with u2_flash_tool with various
>>> revisions of txrx.bin and u2_rev2.bin without success.  I've never
>>> done this before so it's likely there is something wrong with my
>>> procedure but I'm running out of things to try.
>>>
>>> I am wondering if there is something about the 2GB SD cards that
>>> shipped with the USRP2s as well as the one I bought (none of them are
>>> HCSD of course but the one I bought yesterday is a Lexar Platinum II
>>> 60x).
>>>
>>> I assume the LEDs should flash.  Needless to say, find_usrps doesn't
>>> see any USRP2s when I run it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:53 -0800
>>> From: Jeffrey Karrels<address@hidden>
>>> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP2 debugging procedure
>>> To: address@hidden
>>> Message-ID:
>>>        <address@hidden>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>>
>>> Hello All.
>>>
>>> I finally had the opportunity to upgrade to the USRP2.0. I received it
>>> in the mail yesterday, and I am playing around with it right now. I
>>> hate to ask the noob question here, but for the life of me, I cannot
>>> get it running.
>>>
>>> Problem Description: When powering the USRP2.0 (with the SD card in
>>> place), none of the LEDs [A-F] light up. There is power, the rear fan
>>> turns, and the onboard D201 LED is illuminated.
>>>
>>> I tried reloading the SD card a couple of times with different
>>> versions of both the S/W and FPGA bin files.
>>>
>>> address@hidden firmware]# ./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t s/w txrx.bin
>>> -w
>>> address@hidden firmware]# ./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t fpga
>>> u2_rev3.bin -w
>>> ...
>>> address@hidden firmware]#./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t s/w
>>> txrx_edk10.1_r10766.bin -w
>>> address@hidden firmware]# ./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t fpga
>>> u2_rev3_ise10.1sp3_r10766.bin -w
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> When those failed produce any activity, I also tried a new SD card
>>> which ended with the same results. I cannot see it making a
>>> difference, but I am running Fedora 12 with the latest trunk code. I
>>> have tried compiling my own bins as well as downloading the ones from:
>>> http://gnuradio.org/releases/usrp2-bin/trunk/
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
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