Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] new user

[Marcus Müller]

Hi Darin

On 07/04/2016 05:49 PM, Darin Decker wrote:
> Thank you Marcus!
>
> Sorry, I should have been more clear. 
> When trying to use the little RTL-SDR dongle, I have the following:
>
> 1. Tried to install on a Macbook Pro running El Capitan 
but *how* do you try to install?
> and that is where I’m getting ‘The xterm executable “ is missing’ issue.  
> When I just accept that and the flow runs, I get the no module named osmosdr 
> error from python.
>
> 2. I have not tried to install GNU Radio on the Ubuntu 12.04 laptop because I 
> had seen somewhere that 14.04 was needed to run it but I can give it a shot.  
>
> 3. Live DVD which has Ubuntu 14.04 on it has the PLL won’t lock when tried on 
> either machine 
Hm, I'm not sure that's something that running the same software on a
different OS would solve...

Best regards,
Marcus
>
> And just no luck at all trying to get the SDRplay to connect to it though I 
> can get it to work with CubicSDR and HDSDR(don’t like either very much).
>
> Thanks,
> Darin
>
>
>> On Jul 4, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Marcus Müller <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Darin,
>>
>> welcome!
>>> If I understand correctly, Ubuntu 12.04 is not supported 
>> I don't think that's true! I'd personally recommend not using a more
>> than four years old distro when doing new, non-legacy stuff, but you
>> should be able to build things on Ubuntu 12.04.
>>> so I have not pursued that much but focused on the Macbook Pro. 
>> ... which implies you're running OS X? Or some other version of a Linux
>> Distro than Ubuntu 12.04?
>>
>> So, how did you install GNU Radio on that?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Marcus
>>
>> On 07/04/2016 04:52 PM, Darin Decker wrote:
>>> Good morning, I have been trying to get Gnuradio up and and running all 
>>> weekend on either a Macbook Pro or a System 76 Ubuntu 12.04 machine but 
>>> have not had any success.  If I understand correctly, Ubuntu 12.04 is not 
>>> supported so I have not pursued that much but focused on the Macbook Pro. 
>>>
>>> When I try to run gnuradio-companion on the Mac, I initially get 'The xterm 
>>> executable “ is missing’.  When I search for gnu radio.conf, the file 
>>> doesn’t seem to be on the computer.
>>>
>>> Then when I run a simple flow(RTL-SDR Source -> WX GUI FFT Sink), i get a 
>>> python error of no module named osmosdr.
>>>
>>>
>>> Then I tried the Live DVD.  Trying both from DVD and from USB Flashdrive.  
>>> On both the System 76 and the Mac hardware, I get the same issue.
>>>
>>> I have an RTL-SDR device and I believe the program is recognizing the 
>>> device because it says Rafael Tuner 820; however, it then says PLL won’t 
>>> lock.  I have tried multiple FM broadcast frequencies; as well as, AM 
>>> broadcast frequencies.  On the FM, I’m inputting values of 101.1e06 for 
>>> example.  On the AM I input 108e04 as an example(1080 on am dial is the 
>>> intended target in that case).  
>>>
>>> I also have a SDRplay but can’t get that to connect at all.  Looks like if 
>>> you don’t have a Windows machine, that doesn’t seem to work well yet.  
>>> Guessing drivers or something on SDRplay side.
>>>
>>> Any help is greatly appreciated.  For right now, I’m just wanting to get it 
>>> up and running in any way possible.
>>>
>>> Darin
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