Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNU-Radio GUI applications freeze

[Raul Siles]

Just in case anyone is interested, I'm experiencing the same behavior
(GNU Radio USRP graphical tools freeze, such as usrp_oscope.py) when
running Fedora 9 inside VMware 6.x (it includes USB 2.0 support).
--
Raul Siles


On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 1:50 AM, Raul Siles <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello again,
> After hearing about success cases of GNU Radio and the USRP GUI tools
> on Fedora 8 and 9, and after reviewing and retesting the previously
> described setup, I've reinstalled my whole GNU Radio environment under
> Fedora 9 (vs Fedora 8) using the same laptop. Fedora 9 has been fully
> updated today. I'm using GNU Radio 3.1.3 but I'm still suffering the
> same GUI-based tools freeze issue.
>
> When running "usrp_oscope.py" (or other GUI tools, like
> "usrp_wfm_rcv.py") I get the following warning messages:
>
> # usrp_oscope.py -f 2.412G
>
> ** (python:2988): WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1030
>
> ** (python:2988): WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1030
> uOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOuOKilled
> #
>
> After some searching, I didn't find how to remove and solve them,
> although they seem to be related with wxPython (and perhaps the issue
> I'm suffering). Could anyone confirm this?
>
> I've tried to run other (non GNU Radio) wxPython basic examples, such
> as "/usr/share/doc/wxPython-2.8.7.1/samples/wxProject/wxProject.py",
> and they work fine.
>
> Some details about the current setup:
>
> - wxPython versions:
> # rpm -aq | grep -i wx
> wxPython-devel-2.8.7.1-5.fc9.i386
> wxBase-2.8.7-2.fc9.i386
> wxGTK-gl-2.8.7-2.fc9.i386
> wxGTK-devel-2.8.7-2.fc9.i386
> wxPython-2.8.7.1-5.fc9.i386
> wxGTK-2.8.7-2.fc9.i386
>
>
> - CPU:
> # cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor       : 0
> vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
> cpu family      : 15
> model           : 2
> model name      : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2.80GHz
> stepping        : 9
> cpu MHz         : 1596.000
> cache size      : 512 KB
> fdiv_bug        : no
> hlt_bug         : no
> f00f_bug        : no
> coma_bug        : no
> fpu             : yes
> fpu_exception   : yes
> cpuid level     : 2
> wp              : yes
> flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 mtrr pge mca cmov pat
> pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe up pebs bts cid
> xtpr
> bogomips        : 3196.88
> clflush size    : 64
> power management:
>
>
> - Graphical card and USB bus/ports: (I'm using the USB 2.0 bus/port)
> # lspci
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS200/RS200M AGP Bridge [IGP
> 340M] (rev 02)
> 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge [IGP 340M]
> 00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
> Controller (rev 50)
> 00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
> Controller (rev 50)
> 00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51)
> 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP
> 330M/340M/350M
>
> - Kernel version:
> # uname -a
> Linux aereo 2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 3 03:42:27 EDT 2008
> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>
>
> Any suggestion about how to troubleshoot this GUI issue? I'm starting
> to think it is related to the hardware I'm using.
> Thanks for your help!
> --
> Raul Siles
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 2:02 AM, Robert McGwier <address@hidden> wrote:
>> As Matt is so fond of pointing,  I LOVE to install new toys.
>>
>> I have F 8,9, Ubuntu 8.04 with F8 and F9 on x86, x86_64, PPC, and
>> Cell.  I have Ubuntu 8.04 on x86, x86_64.
>>
>> They all do gnuradio.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 7:56 PM, Eric Blossom <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> Fedora 7, 8, and 9 are known to work fine.  I us them.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>
>