tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901646900648435569.post2326183377120135111..comments2024-03-05T07:43:43.974-06:00Comments on Electronic Diversions: RTL-SDR usb dongle on Ubuntububba zanettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254622131809088044noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901646900648435569.post-21889188943502406762012-11-27T08:39:16.732-06:002012-11-27T08:39:16.732-06:00My problem was I couldn't go from the version ...My problem was I couldn't go from the version of 8 I had to 12...bubba zanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254622131809088044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901646900648435569.post-82269443715527057252012-11-27T08:33:47.526-06:002012-11-27T08:33:47.526-06:00Awesome, thanks. So those same steps didn't w...Awesome, thanks. So those same steps didn't work after the upgrade, but did work after the fresh install. I'm just trying to decide if I need to start from scratch. I've ran the build-gnuradio script a handful of times and nothing is working yet (before the upgrade it was working). I'm thinking about installing from apt before blowing it away, but the version in apt is one revision old (3.6.1 vs 3.6.2).<br /><br />I'll give whatever you recommend a shot (tonight?) and report back. Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109149742877591181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901646900648435569.post-60103454749130383212012-11-27T08:02:08.537-06:002012-11-27T08:02:08.537-06:00To summarize,
I pasted the commands into Terminal...To summarize,<br /><br />I pasted the commands into Terminal to install GNU-Radio (which also installs drivers for the RTL-SDR)<br /><br />wget http://www.sbrac.org/files/build-gnuradio<br /><br />chmod +x ./build-gnuradio<br /><br />./build-gnuradio<br /><br />Then I ran 'rtl_test -t' in the terminal to make sure it saw the dongle'<br /><br />rtl_test -t<br /><br />Then I followed the instructions for installing Gqrx<br /><br />bubba zanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254622131809088044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901646900648435569.post-38880797129344161412012-11-27T07:57:54.955-06:002012-11-27T07:57:54.955-06:00The reason I had to upgrade had to do with some fi...The reason I had to upgrade had to do with some files (I don't remember what now) that were not available/compatible with 8.04. I think it was after I installed and tried to run it that I realized that...I was getting error messages.<br /><br />So yes I just followed those instructions, including a cut and paste on the commands (I didn't run the script, just used the terminal)<br /><br />I run the Gqrx for the radio...now that I think about it, that might have been one of the programs (Gqrx runs on QT4) I needed a newer linux for.bubba zanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254622131809088044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901646900648435569.post-80949731125042153732012-11-27T07:26:53.926-06:002012-11-27T07:26:53.926-06:00So in the end, you were able to get your rtl-sdr w...So in the end, you were able to get your rtl-sdr working on 12.10, but the solution was to do a fresh 12.10 install? I wasn't having any luck after upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10. Did you try the gnu-radio build script?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109149742877591181noreply@blogger.com