Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Where to Start?

[Josh Blum]

2 things:

1) Install from source. Dont install the debian packages from apt,
they are ancient and will mess with your source install

2) The executable is called gnuradio-companion
http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/GNURadioCompanion#Execution

-Josh

On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 5:36 PM, dave <address@hidden> wrote:
> Well, I have not been able to get GRC to actually run.  I had setup two
> machines with Ubuntu 11.04 by installing the UHD package from ettus.com.
> With that, I have gotten some basic programs to run (dial tone), but typing
> 'grc' shows the command as not found.
>
> Attempts to install GRC via package first resulted in a version conflict.  A
> google search suggested I install clean so I did that (installing without
> the UHD) and instead got a bunch of python errors.  I did all that on the
> second machine... the first one still has the UHD installation that is not
> messed with.
>
> Doesn't the GRC come with the UHD package?  If so, where is the binary (or
> python script) located?  Maybe it will work from the UHD install without any
> other modifications.
>
> I found the mailing list archive at ruby-forum.com, so I'm checking other
> threads now.  This is really frustrating!
>
> David
>
>
> On Sat, 9 Jul 2011 18:35:23 -0500, dave wrote
>> Thanks for the information.  I'll focus on the GRC for now then.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:13:20 -0400, Marcus D. Leech wrote
>> > On 07/09/2011 05:59 PM, dave wrote:
>
> Ok, I will look into using the GRC as a first step.
>> >
>> > I am hoping to work with the USRP eventually.  If someone knows some up
>> > to date tutorials specifically for USRP that would be appreciated as well.
>> >
>> > I see now that the mc4020 code was intended to gather the FM from a
>> > cable modem over a parallel port.  That is not general code or USRP code at
>> > all.
>> >
>> > The info at:   http://www.joshknows.com/gnuradio    ...does have some
>> > gnuradio + USRP specific code, but it's very short.  Maybe I can figure it
>> > out by looking at that along with the "how to write a signal block" page.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>
> What you'll find is that you won't need to write your own signal processing
> blocks, at least, not intially.  GRC (also known as
>> >   gnuradio-companion on recent releases) contains many of the
>> > fundamental building blocks necessary to construct fairly
>> >   sophisticated radio systems.
>> >
>> > Also, GRC produces python code, which you can inspect and learn from.
>> >
>> >
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