Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU Radio Companion missing source

[Marcus Müller]

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I forgot to mention: Please always reply to the list in general; this way, we all can help you, and everyone profits from the knowledge exchange.

Happy hacking!
Marcus

PS:
Also, your host is telling me that it's blocking my mail server's IP address, it being on a DNS black list. I've went through the major black lists; I'm not on any of them; please check your mail server's config. Ironically, it responds with "host nb-mx-vip3.prodigy.net[207.115.36.22] said: 553 5.3.0     nlpi184 DNSBL:ATTRBL 521< 109.75.184.62     >_is_blocked."; I'm pretty certain that 553 is "mailbox name invalid" and not "well, my spam filter doesn't like you".


On 24.08.2014 18:00, Marcus Müller wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> in that case, you'll have to install gr-osmosdr [1].
> To use your hackRF, you'll also need libhackrf [err.. google.].
> you can now take the following routes:
>
> a) install gnuradio-dev from ubuntu,
> download, build and install libhackrf (installing all tools and
> development libraries necessary yourself),
> then download, build and install gr-osmosdr against the Ubuntu GNU
> Radio package
>
> or
>
> b) uninstall Ubuntu's gnuradio package (!), download pyBOMBS[2], and
> doing
> ./pybombs install gr-osmosdr
> which should automagically download, build (if no suitable binary
> package is available) and install all the necessary components.
>
> Greetings,
> Marcus
>
> [1] http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/GrOsmoSDR
> [2] http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/pybombs/wiki/QuickStart
>
> On 24.08.2014 17:27, GeorgeF wrote:
> > Thanks for the response.
>
> > I was watching a video by HackRF on how to get started with GNU.
> > In order to build a simple FM receiver, the first block he selected
> > was "osmocom Source" found under the block labled "[Sources]".
>
>
> > That is what I'm looking for....
>
> > Thanks George
>
>
>
> > ________________________________ From: Marcus Müller
> > <address@hidden> To: address@hidden Sent: Sunday,
> > August 24, 2014 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU Radio
> > Companion missing source
>
>
> > Hello George,
>
> > two things: 1. generally, ubuntu packages of GNU Radio become
> > outdated, and it's preferable to install things yourself, e.g. from
> > source using pybombs; but for now, you're likely to have GNU Radio
> > 3.7.2, which is modern "enough", though it's missing a few cool
> > features that have been introduced up to now (3.7.4).
>
> > 2. there is not a single "SINK" or "SOURCE" block; these are only
> > roles a block may play in a flowgraph, ie. a source is a block
> > that has only outputs, and a sink has only inputs; what exactly are
> > you referring to?
>
> > Greetings, Marcus
>
>
> > On 24.08.2014 16:59, GeorgeF wrote:
> >> I just installed GNU on a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machine.
>
> >> Here is how I installed it: "sudo apt-get install gnuradio"  All
> >>  appeared good, I thing typed "gnuradio-companion" and got the it
> >> up and running.
>
> >> Problem: On the right side of the display I am missing a few
> >> things, 1 of which is SOURCE.  (SINK also is mission).
>
> >> What did I do wrong?
>
> >> Thanks George
>
>
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