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Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 7:08 am
by sdrplay
yes you can rebuild libusb from
http://libusb.info - locate the download for the latest.
I have rebuilt the API using slightly different options to see if it's that (1.95.2)...
http://www.sdrplay.com/linux.html
Best regards,
SDRplay Support
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:51 am
by IW2DHW
New API 1.95.2 don't work
I have tested it on Ubuntu 16.04, downloading new API, installing it and re-compiling SoapySDRPlay
Installation of new API go to the end without any error and with message:
Libusb found, continuing...
but testing with SoapySDRUtil this is error message
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spin@franco:~/Scaricati$ SoapySDRUtil --find
######################################################
## Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library
######################################################
Found Fitipower FC0012 tuner
SoapySDRUtil: symbol lookup error: /usr/local/lib/libmirsdrapi-rsp-1.95.so: undefined symbol: libusb_init
spin@franco:~/Scaricati$ ldd /usr/local/lib/libmirsdrapi-rsp-1.95.so
linux-vdso.so.1 => (0x00007ffe889ca000)
libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007fdb0c976000)
/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x0000555c94548000)
spin@franco:~/Scaricati$ ls -l /usr/local/lib
totale 12388
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 nov 30 2015 libgnuradio-osmosdr.so -> libgnuradio-osmosdr.so.0.1.5git
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 748120 lug 14 21:34 libgnuradio-osmosdr.so.0.1.5git
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5581692 lug 13 21:55 libliquid.a
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2942024 lug 13 21:55 libliquid.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 lug 16 12:37 libmirsdrapi-rsp-1.95.so -> /usr/local/lib/libmirsdrapi-rsp-x86_64-1.95.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 lug 16 12:37 libmirsdrapi-rsp.so -> /usr/local/lib/libmirsdrapi-rsp-x86_64-1.95.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 302393 lug 16 12:37 libmirsdrapi-rsp-x86_64-1.95.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 lug 14 18:19 libSoapySDR.so -> libSoapySDR.so.0.5-2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 266752 lug 14 18:19 libSoapySDR.so.0.5.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 lug 14 18:19 libSoapySDR.so.0.5-2 -> libSoapySDR.so.0.5.0
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2811904 lug 14 21:50 libwdsp.so
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 lug 14 18:19 pkgconfig
drwxrwsr-x 4 root staff 4096 lug 13 21:30 python2.7
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 nov 30 2015 python3
drwxrwsr-x 3 root staff 4096 ott 21 2015 python3.5
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 lug 14 18:21 SoapySDR
spin@franco:~/Scaricati$ ls -l /usr/local/lib/SoapySDR/modules
totale 232
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135712 lug 14 18:23 librtlsdrSupport.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 96256 lug 16 12:37 libsdrPlaySupport.so
As you can see there is not a libusb in LDD output for new API.
For test I have also upgraded my old Asus EeePC from 14.04 to 16.04 - 32 bit and the error is the same.
Is your link step for new API correct?
Regards
Franco Spinelli
IW2DHW
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:13 pm
by IW2DHW
In this weekend I have done some systematic test on 3 setup.
Setup 1 was my desktop PC running Ubuntu 14.04/64 bit and SDRPlay API 1.8.1
In this setup all is working without any problem. CubicSDR and GQRX (with current gr-osmosdr) are working and is working also my test program in Python, as in my previous post, derived from SoapySDR Python example
Setup 2 was same PC running Ubuntu 16.04/64 bit with SDRPlay API 1.95.1 (1.95.2 don't have linked libusb)
In this setup all SoapySDR based crash Ubuntu. So CubicSDR and my test program crash at stream level (after init_stream, I suppose).
GQRX (with current gr-osmosdr and with fork of HB9FXQ) are working without problems.
Setup 3 was an old Eeepc running Ubuntu 16.04/32 bit with SDRPlay API 1.95.1 (1.95.2 don't have linked libusb)
In this setup all SoapySDR based (CubicSDR and my test program) run without problem. There is a problem for limited resource in laptop but program is working.
GQRX (with of HB9FXQ) is working without problems
So, in conclusion:
- API 1.95.2 is incorrectly linked and don't work on 32 and 64 bit system.
- API 1.95.1 is working for 32 bit system with SoapySDR and with gr-osmosdr (HB8FXQ fork)
- API 1.95.1 (but also API 1.8.1) crash 64 bit system when used with SoapySDR/SoapySDROlay
Hope this help
Regards
Franco Spinelli
IW2DHW
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:56 am
by AH6DL
I've been having problems with my Arch Linux system completely locking up with API 1.94 and API 1.95-1 as well. API 1.95-2 had a symbol error, so it never got to the point of testing it. I'm now using SoapySDR API Version v0.5.0-g37c7ea4b, ABI Version v0.5-2 with the API version 1.95-1.
After finding and reading this thread, I tried connecting SDRPlay to a USB 3.0 port (USB 3.0 hub connected to a Transcend ExpressCard adapter) instead of the USB 2 ports I had been using and guess what, it worked perfectly!
dump1090_sdrplus, which had also been crashing Arch, now works flawlessly with SDRPlay connected to a USB 3.0 port.
I wish I'd tried this sooner!
73...
...Doug, AH6DL
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:49 pm
by sdrplay
Please try 1.95.3, just been released...
http://www.sdrplay.com/linux.html
Best regards,
SDRplay Support
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:53 am
by AH6DL
I gave 1.95.3 a try, but I'm getting the same error I got with 1.95.2:
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[dl@t520 build]$ SoapySDRUtil --info
######################################################
## Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library
######################################################
API Version: v0.5.0-g37c7ea4b
ABI Version: v0.5-2
Install root: /usr/local
Module found: /usr/local/lib/SoapySDR/modules/librtlsdrSupport.so
Module found: /usr/local/lib/SoapySDR/modules/libsdrPlaySupport.so
Loading modules... done
Available factories...null, rtlsdr, sdrplay,
[dl@t520 build]$ SoapySDRUtil --probe
######################################################
## Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library
######################################################
Probe device
SoapySDRUtil: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libmirsdrapi-rsp-1.95.so: undefined symbol: libusb_init
I did an "sudo ldconfig" after installing the library just to be sure, same as with the 1.95.1 version, so don't think it is a link issue.
Replacing 1.95.3 with 1.95.1, the probe works. even without recompiling SoapySDRPlay. I verified I am using libusb-1.0.20, the latest available.
73....
. ...Doug AH6DL
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:53 am
by DK7OB
After finding and reading this thread, I tried connecting SDRPlay to a USB 3.0 port (USB 3.0 hub connected to a Transcend ExpressCard adapter) instead of the USB 2 ports I had been using and guess what, it worked perfectly!
Interesting. I see exactly the same (see some posts above). What hardware are you using? I have a HP Elitebook 8560p notebook.
Regards,
Wolf, DK7OB
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:34 am
by AH6DL
Hi Wolf --
I'm using a Lenovo Thinkpad T520, quad-core Sandy Bridge CPU, with a Transcend Expresscard dual USB 3.0 adapter feeding a fairly old "Plugable" powered USB 3.0 port.
I've got 16 GB of RAM. OS is Arch Linux, a "rolling" distribution that I update regularly, now using Linux Kernel 4.6.4. Since the *.run API program doesn't work on Arch, I originally generated the required library and include files on an Ubuntu virtual machine and copied them over to the /usr/local location. Now there is a PKGBUILD script that extracts the files from the SDRplay_RSP_MiricsAPI-Linux-1.95.X.run program and executes the same commands in the run program's script. See
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libsdrplay/. I've verified it is working correctly and don't see anything missing. I had to update the MD5 checksum and version number in the PKGBUILD to match the later versions. That's what I've been using ever since the 1.95 API was released.
While there are Arch packages for SoapySDR, its modules, and CubicSDR, I've been compiling them directly from source to make sure I've got the latest versions from GIT.
Hope this helps track down the USB 2.0 issues!
73...
. ...Doug, AH6DL
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 9:55 am
by sdrplay
Hi AH6Dl,
Something isn't right there. The shared library isn't called that any more in 1.95.3 so something either needs to be recompiled or there is some other problem.
Have you rebuilt SoapySDRPlay with 1.95.3?
Best regards,
SDRplay Support
Re: ubuntu 16.04: nothing works!
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:48 pm
by AH6DL
Yes -- Usually I delete the "build" directory, recreate it, run cmake .. from it, and then make to generate a new copy of SoapySDR and the same for the SoapySDRplay module, but noticing that the action would change. However, with all the changes and testing, some old files may be left behind.
When I get off work I'll take a look at the system and make sure I don't have any old SoapySDR library files in another directory, re-compile and let you know if it works. It looks like some others are seeing the same issue.
...Doug ..