Hi George - the hackrf runs under ubuntu.
The latest version is
release 2021.03.1
https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/hackrf/release
https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/hackrf/releases/download/v2021.03.1/hackrf-2021.03.1.tar.xz
The current firmware version on your hackrf is 2014.
You could try
apt update
apt install hackrf libhackrf-dev
which may give you the 2018 version for the hackrf utils and libhackrf-dev.
But I don't know how the firmware gets updated using apt - I've never
used apt to install the hackrf software.
The 2014 firmware may play enough well with the 2018 software - I don't
know. It may play well enough to indicate the hackrf works on ubuntu but
Ideally you'd like the version of firmware to match the software.
-- Cinaed
On 8/3/22 18:28, George Edwards wrote:
Hello Gentlemen,
I installed VirtualBox extension pack and made the USB connection in
VirtualBox to the HackerRF board. However, in the Ubuntu Terminal when
I execute the command hackrf_info the info that comes up is:
hackrf_info version: unknown
libhackrf version: unknown (0.5)
Found HackRF
Index: 0
Board ID Number: 2 (HackRF One)
Firmware Version: 2014.08.1 (API:1.00)
Part ID Number: 0xa000cb3c 0x006e4756
The above shows Ubuntu is having trouble reading the top two version
information and as a result when I try to run the Gnuradio flowgraph,
it gives a message that it fails to open HackRF.
George
On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 10:32 AM James Anderson <j...@jrsa.co> wrote:
You might want to try running hackrf_info with superuser
privileges using sudo, i.e. "sudo hackrf_info". Many/most
peripherals require this in Linux by default.
Additionally, use of a VM may limit the sample rate you can
achieve since there is some overhead passing through the USB
connection. Consider installing Linux directly on your machine.
On Aug 3, 2022, at 6:12 AM, George Edwards
<gedwards....@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello GNURadio Community,
I built a grc flowgraph in Gnuradio 3.9.5 on Ubuntu 20.04 inside
Microsoft VirtualBox. I have a HackRF One radio hardware. I
installed the hackrf drivers in Ubuntu with command: sudo apt-get
install -y hackrf
and confirmed the installation. I connected the HackRF One board
to my computer and in the Terminal prompt entered the command
hackrf_info and received the response that it does not see the
Hackrf board.
And true to form when I ran the flowgraph, I get the following
error message:
RuntimeError: no hackrf device matches
Why is Ubuntu 20.04 running inside MS VirtualBox not seeing the
HackRf board with the HackRf drivers installed. And, how do I
resolve this issue?
Will appreciate any help to resolve this issue.
George
