Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] VM Make Check problem : createfilemapping is not available

[Eric Blossom]

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 01:39:56PM +1200, Richard Clarke wrote:
> Bumped
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have been attempting to use a GNU Radio 3.1.2 Virtual Machine (guest OS 
> is Open Suse 10.2) kindly provided by Chiara De Dominicis, with the USRP. 
> Initial communications with the USRP were established, enough for firmware 
> download to the USRP. However when attempting to run any script that makes 
> use of the USRP the following error is thrown up after a few seconds before 
> the whole VM crashes into oblivion.
>
> Terminal message output: gr_check_counting: enter_SEARCHING at offset    0  
> (0x00000000)
>                                      gr_vmcircbuf_createfilemapping: 
> createfilemapping is not available

"createfilemapping is not available" is a normal message.  That
particular interface is only available when GR is running on win32.


For the record, VM's are a completely unsupported configuration.
If a particular flavor of VM/host/guest works for you, great.  
If not, best of luck :-)

The USRP attempts to drive the USB as fast as possible...

Eric