Derek

Thanks. I am installing Ubuntu under VirtualBox on our laptop to try that also.

Thanks, Ernie 

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> On Jan 23, 2017, at 6:54 PM, Derek Kozel <derek.ko...@ettus.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Ernie,
> 
> The TwinRX support was added in UHD 3.10. So unfortunately just loading FPGA 
> images compatible with the Windows binary builds of GNU Radio will not be 
> sufficient to get you on the air. I don't know what version of UHD Geof plans 
> on including in the upcoming release.
> 
> In the meanwhile your options are to continue working to get GNU Radio 
> building from source on Windows, or to setup a Mac or Linux environment and 
> build there. The build environments on Linux and Mac are more mature so 
> that's usually quite quick to get started with.
> 
> Regards,
> Derek
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Ernest Potenziani <epotenzi...@comcast.net> 
>> wrote:
>> Derek, Geoff
>> 
>> That might be the problem. The x310 came with version 13 for the FPGA, FW at 
>> version 4. But when you do a uhd_usrp_probe command when the x310 is first 
>> removed from its box, it comes back saying that version 33 of the FPGA build 
>> and version 5 of the Firmware is needed. I think that the new FPGA load is 
>> needed because the the TwinRx modules are very new (released last fall I 
>> believe).
>> 
>> Ernie
>> 
>> Sent from Ernie's iPad ...
>> 
>>> On Jan 23, 2017, at 5:44 PM, Derek Kozel <derek.ko...@ettus.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Ernie,
>>> 
>>> What version of the FPGA image is currently on your X310? I believe that 
>>> the Geof's installer is linked against UHD 3.9 so the 3.10 FPGA images will 
>>> not work.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Derek
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Geof Nieboer <gnieb...@corpcomm.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Ernie,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm the maintainer of the scripts.  I assume you are using the most 
>>>> updated git repo version.  We're about to do a new release to coincide 
>>>> with the new release of GR, so there are a good number of changes from the 
>>>> last release.
>>>> 
>>>> So you picked the default install location at that prompt?  Try filling in 
>>>> the prompt manually with the default value purely based on the error code.
>>>> When I get home in a few hours I will take a closer look, should be 
>>>> something simple.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, what FPGA errors were you getting?  My intent is that user's should 
>>>> never have to build it themselves and can use the msi's, so I'm interested 
>>>> in any cases where they fail.  We'll release new binary installers shortly 
>>>> after the new GR release, though I don't believe I've made any changes 
>>>> what would impact USRP.
>>>> 
>>>> Geof
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Ernie Potenziani 
>>>>> <epotenzi...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> Any advice will be much appreciated (I'm new to this board so please 
>>>>> excuse me if this is not the proper forum to pose this question):
>>>>> 
>>>>> I wonder if anyone can point out what I may be doing wrong to get this 
>>>>> error while installing GNUradio from source on a Windows 7 machine (I am 
>>>>> using an Ettus x310 and the binary version of GNUradio gives an error 
>>>>> with the FPGA builds, so I'm trying to build it from the ground up):
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am using the instructions from the web page 
>>>>> https://github.com/gnieboer/gnuradio_windows_build_scripts
>>>>> 
>>>>> The error I encounter is when running the install script is:
>>>>> 
>>>>> C:\Users\user\GNURadio_Windows_Build_Scripts>Set-ExecutionPolicy 
>>>>> Unrestricted
>>>>> C:\Users\user\GNURadio_Windows_Build_Scripts>powershell
>>>>> Windows PowerShell
>>>>> Copyright (C) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>>>> 
>>>>> PS C:\Users\user\GNURadio_Windows_Build_Scripts> Set-ExecutionPolicy 
>>>>> Unrestricted
>>>>> PS C:\Users\user\GNURadio_Windows_Build_Scripts> ./~RUNME_FIRST.ps1
>>>>> Please choose an absolute root directory for this build <c:\gr-build>:
>>>>> Performing initial setup
>>>>> Setting up directories and checking dependencies...
>>>>> 
>>>>> cmdlet Import-LocalizedData at command pipeline position 1
>>>>> Supply values for the following parameters:
>>>>> BindingVariable:
>>>>> Import-LocalizedData : Cannot validate argument on parameter 
>>>>> 'BindingVariable'. The argument is null or empty. Supply a
>>>>> n argument that is not null or empty and then try the command again.
>>>>> At C:\Users\user\GNURadio_Windows_Build_Scripts\Setup.ps1:239 char:31
>>>>> + $Config = Import-LocalizedData <<<<  -BaseDirectory $mypath -FileName 
>>>>> ConfigInfo.psd1
>>>>>     + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Import-LocalizedData], 
>>>>> ParentContainsErrorRecordException
>>>>>     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : 
>>>>> ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportLocalizedData
>>>>> 
>>>>> PS C:\Users\user\GNURadio_Windows_Build_Scripts>
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any advice,
>>>>> Ernie 
>>>>> epotenzi...@comcast.net
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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