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by richard-g8jvm
Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 64 bit LM19 & Ubuntu18.04 getting started guide
Replies: 1
Views: 10309

Re: 64 bit LM19 & Ubuntu18.04 getting started guide

It would appear SoapySDR are making a few changed I spotted this when installing on another machine the directory modules0.7/ has been changed to modules/ but SoapySDRUtil --info still looks in the old place Just copy the dir and change the dir name To use GQRX sudo apt install libqt5svg5-dev doxyge...
by richard-g8jvm
Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: 64 bit LM19 & Ubuntu18.04 getting started guide
Replies: 1
Views: 10309

64 bit LM19 & Ubuntu18.04 getting started guide

There are a few problems that you will encounter if you run either 64 bit linux mint 19 or Unbuntu 18.04 This should also help debian users. This has been used by me and checked again on a new install of the OS First download SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run cd to the directory you downloaded it to,...
by richard-g8jvm
Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

Hi Franco So I'm I. The install on linux really needs to be sorted out. There are standards on all the versions of linux, and BSD, where libs put in directories dependent on their architecture, 32 or 64 bit. It would help if theses were followed, and would have prevented a lot of the problems i enco...
by richard-g8jvm
Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

hi It does look like gr-osmosdr must be built after soapySDR has found the RSP Now I have gqrx working, but before until SoapySDRUtil had found the no modules appeared in GRC not very impressed with the demod , but need to play a bit more ; demod from a 2.7KW transmitter 5 kms LOS from here on Band ...
by richard-g8jvm
Sun Nov 18, 2018 5:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

Hi Franco

I built from source , pulled from git
strange both cables wok fine with my printer.
just rebuilding gr-sdrplay in case it has to have a connected rsp when running qmake, doesn't make sense , but grasping at straws
by richard-g8jvm
Sun Nov 18, 2018 5:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

found another USB cable which also works finre with the HP printer, but its about 500mm shorter $ SoapySDRUtil --probe="driver=sdrplay" ###################################################### ## Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library ## ###################################################### Probe d...
by richard-g8jvm
Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

Hi Franco I just looked thru those steps and they were followed, Including the section f you want to change installation paths to something more specific, the cmake line could look like this: cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DLIB_INSTALL_DIR:PATH=lib64 -DLIB_SUFFIX=64 -DSOAPY_SDR_ROOT=/usr .....
by richard-g8jvm
Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

Hi Considering I am not the only person using linux having problems , its not isolated I have checked the USB cable with my printer and that works fine. I dont have any windows computers, I gave that up a few years after I stopped smoking, the effect of both are similar IMO I dont have any RPI, a co...
by richard-g8jvm
Sun Nov 18, 2018 9:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

Hi The support didn't seem very helpful, like most they DID NOT read what was posted, just the first few lines. I've got to the point where $ SoapySDRUtil --info ###################################################### ## Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library ## ####################################...
by richard-g8jvm
Sat Nov 17, 2018 4:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: linux getting started probs
Replies: 16
Views: 35454

Re: linux getting started probs

OK I'll do that, but at the moment don't hold out much hope