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 <marcus.muel...@ettus.com> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >>> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
