[Discuss-gnuradio] usrp2(s) won't flash LEDs

[Jeffrey Karrels]

Tom.

I too am having the same issue with a USRP2 I received this week. I
went back through the junk drawer, found a 1G SD card, removed the
filesystem and partition on it, flashed it with the latest s/w and
fpga bitstream, verified the flash, plugged it in and powered up. It
works properly.

The SD card that was shipped to me was also labeled 20091209.

Jeff

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> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:36:41 +0100
> From: Arturo Rinaldi <address@hidden>
> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] Audio Overrun ( aOaOaO problem) - how to
>        solve ?
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> i've got a strange audio overrun (aOaOaO) problem. My scheme is the
> following :
>
> audio_source ---- > FFT_graphical sink
>
> *signal = audio.source(32000,'plughw:0,0', True)
>
> fft = fftsink2.fft_sink_f(panel,title="Spettro Segnale Vocale",
>
> sample_rate=64e3,y_per_div=20,ref_level=-70)
>
> self.connect(signal,fft)*
>
> it happens to get in random way these cases :
>
> case 1 : i get it fully working with no errors in the terminal
>
> case 2 : it works displaying the FFT with the terminal showing
> repeatedly the "aO" error
>
> case 3 :  it shows the  blank display of the FFT with the terminal
> showing repeatedly the "aO" error
>
> i  edited in my home the *config.con*f file in *~./gnuradio* in this way
> to override the settings:
>
> *[DEFAULT]
>
> verbose = False
>
> [audio]
> audio_module = audio_alsa
>
> # specify which audio module to load, or use "auto" to have the system
> # select one.  Valid choices depend on your OS and which modules
> # you've installed, but typically include: auto, audio_alsa,
> # audio_oss, audio_portaudio, audio_jack, audio_osx, audio_windows
>
> [audio_alsa]
> default_input_device = plughw:0,0
> default_output_device = plughw:0,0
> period_time = 0.010                      # in seconds
> nperiods = 4                                 # total buffering =
> period_time * nperiods
> verbose = false
> *
> i'm using ubuntu 9.04 with the last unstable deb version dated
> 10.22.2009. If i enter the terminal and digit "*/asoundconf
> set-default-card SB/*" (SB is my first listed audio card) and reboot it
> seems to adjust by itself so i just decided to put it in the start
> commands of the OS. The strange thing is that my laptop is a dual-core
> laptop and i read that a fast computer could usually help to solve this
> overrun problem (my previous laptop was not a good one :D). Did i maybe
> need an update of the alsa drivers ? I hope you can help me....
>
>          thx in advance, Arturo
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> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:30:58 -0500
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> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] Parser error when building gnuradio under
>        Cygwin
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> I am attempting to build gnuradio under cygwin and everything seems to go 
> fine, with the exception of the documentation for the usrp.  unfortunately 
> this shuts down the make so that it never completes.  Any guidance as to what 
> I might be missing or file changes that would enable this to complete the 
> make process would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> -CAS
>
>
> usrp portion of the make output:
>
> Making all in usrp
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp'
> Making all in host
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
> Making all in misc
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/misc'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/misc'
> Making all in lib
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
> Making all in legacy
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
> make  all-am
> make[6]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
> make[6]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[6]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib/legacy'
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/lib'
> Making all in swig
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
> make  all-am
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/swig'
> Making all in apps
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/apps'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host/apps'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/host'
> Making all in firmware
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
> Making all in include
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/include'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/include'
> Making all in lib
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/lib'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/lib'
> Making all in src
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
> Making all in common
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/common'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/common'
> Making all in usrp2
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/usrp2'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src/usrp2'
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware/src'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/firmware'
> Making all in fpga
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
> Making all in rbf
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
> Making all in rev2
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev2'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev2'
> Making all in rev4
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev4'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf/rev4'
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
> make[5]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga/rbf'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/fpga'
> Making all in doc
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
> Making all in other
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc/other'
> make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc/other'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
> xmlto html-nochunks ../../usrp/doc/usrp_guide.xml
> xmlto: input does not validate (status 1)
> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content error in 
> the external subset
> <!DOCTYPE html
> ^
> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content error in 
> the external subset
> <!DOCTYPE html
> ^
> make[4]: *** [usrp_guide.html] Error 1
> make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
> make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
> make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:02:36 -0500
> From: "Don Ward" <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Parser error when building gnuradio
>        under   Cygwin
> To: <address@hidden>,       <address@hidden>
> Message-ID: <address@hidden>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
>        reply-type=original
>
> address@hidden wrote:
>
>>I am attempting to build gnuradio under cygwin and everything seems to go
>>fine, with the exception of the documentation for the usrp.  unfortunately
>>this shuts down the make so that it never completes.  Any guidance as to
>>what I might be missing or file changes that would enable this to complete
>>the make process would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -CAS
> . . .
>> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gnuradio-3.2.2/usrp/doc'
>> xmlto html-nochunks ../../usrp/doc/usrp_guide.xml
>> xmlto: input does not validate (status 1)
>> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content error
>> in the external subset
>> <!DOCTYPE html
>> ^
>> http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/:1: parser error : Content error
>> in the external subset
>> <!DOCTYPE html
>> ^
>
> This is a known problem with xmlto on Cygwin (see
> http://gnuradio.org/trac/wiki/WindowsTips).  The solution is to remove or
> disable xmlto, or modify the Makefile so to bypass the building of the
> documentation.
>
> -- Don W.
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:57:19 -0500
> From: Tom Gross <address@hidden>
> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] usrp2(s) won't flash LEDs
> To: address@hidden
> Message-ID:
>        <address@hidden>
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>
> We received 4 new USRP2s this week with 2GB SD cards labelled
> 20091209.  None of the USRP2s boot up, i.e. "flash the LEDs" with
> these SD cards.  I tried one of these cards in an older USRP2 and it
> didn't work there either, but using an older 1GB SD card (not sure
> what revision of FPGA or firmware) in one of the new USRP2s does (at
> least) flash the LEDs.
>
> I've tried reburning a new 2GB SD card with u2_flash_tool with various
> revisions of txrx.bin and u2_rev2.bin without success.  I've never
> done this before so it's likely there is something wrong with my
> procedure but I'm running out of things to try.
>
> I am wondering if there is something about the 2GB SD cards that
> shipped with the USRP2s as well as the one I bought (none of them are
> HCSD of course but the one I bought yesterday is a Lexar Platinum II
> 60x).
>
> I assume the LEDs should flash.  Needless to say, find_usrps doesn't
> see any USRP2s when I run it.
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:57:53 -0800
> From: Jeffrey Karrels <address@hidden>
> Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] USRP2 debugging procedure
> To: address@hidden
> Message-ID:
>        <address@hidden>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hello All.
>
> I finally had the opportunity to upgrade to the USRP2.0. I received it
> in the mail yesterday, and I am playing around with it right now. I
> hate to ask the noob question here, but for the life of me, I cannot
> get it running.
>
> Problem Description: When powering the USRP2.0 (with the SD card in
> place), none of the LEDs [A-F] light up. There is power, the rear fan
> turns, and the onboard D201 LED is illuminated.
>
> I tried reloading the SD card a couple of times with different
> versions of both the S/W and FPGA bin files.
>
> address@hidden firmware]# ./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t s/w txrx.bin -w
> address@hidden firmware]# ./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t fpga u2_rev3.bin 
> -w
> ...
> address@hidden firmware]#./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t s/w
> txrx_edk10.1_r10766.bin -w
> address@hidden firmware]# ./u2_flash_tool --dev=/dev/sdd -t fpga
> u2_rev3_ise10.1sp3_r10766.bin -w
>
> ...
>
> When those failed produce any activity, I also tried a new SD card
> which ended with the same results. I cannot see it making a
> difference, but I am running Fedora 12 with the latest trunk code. I
> have tried compiling my own bins as well as downloading the ones from:
> http://gnuradio.org/releases/usrp2-bin/trunk/
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks everyone
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
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