Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] new user

[Marcus Müller]

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
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