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| From: | Geof Nieboer |
| Subject: | Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Audio source cannot use 2 outputs (Stereo) in windows |
| Date: | Mon, 13 May 2019 08:46:54 -0400 |
Hi Gary,
I'm sorry for the long silence, but just to let you know:
a) if you think you can get me fed up with you, you'll have to do
better than to patiently report bugs, take suggestions, give feedback.
That's absolutely no way to annoy me!
b) Your work has led me to writing a small patch that we'll hopefully
be able to roll out soon, see
https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio/pull/2475
Best regards,
Marcus
On Mon, 2019-05-06 at 12:16 +0100, Gary.Simpkins wrote:
> Hi Marcus.
>
> It was late last night and I missed the errors in the
> grnradio-config-info -- prefsdir response.
>
> It had the dirs twice. So I changed the Prefix in windows to be just
> GNUradio-3.7, and the tried again.
>
> The prefs now has details includng portaudio.
>
> When I start gnuradio companion I now see lots of warnings about
> files
> already existing.
>
> When try to generate with the audio source I get a lot of audio
> config
> lines. all to do with portaudio
>
> BUT ------IT Looks like portaudio is working for me on windows.
>
> Certainly I get two outputs. If they are the I and Q Ioutputs t is
> my
> next test, but looking very good.
>
> Many Many thanks.
>
> Regards
>
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> On 05/05/2019 17:43, Marcus Müller wrote:
> > Hi Gary,
> >
> > > This confuses simple folk like me.
> > this confuses simple folks such as me, too!
> >
> > That --prefsdir output is most defintely bogus. I can speculate
> > what
> > happened there, however:
> >
> > > Z:gr-buildsrc-stage3staged_installReleaseetcgnuradioconf.d
> > That --prefsdir value is part of the source code that gets compiled
> > into the tool/the GNU Radio libraries. Normally, you wouldn't do
> > that,
> > "hardwiring" a directory path into a library, but write it in a
> > configuration file or something.
> >
> > However, in this case, that's the place we start looking into to
> > find
> > the configuration files. So, that's the one thing that actually
> > need to
> > hardwire.
> >
> > So, there's a text string "Z:\gr-build\src-
> > stage3\staged_install\Release\etc\gnuradio\conf.d" in there, which
> > is
> > probably a remnant of the machine that your GNU Radio got built on
> > (again, how did you install that?).
> > Sadly, the "\" gets interpreted by the compiler to be "escape
> > symbol",
> > so that you can have things like "\n" for newline in strings.
> > Luckily,
> > none of the first letters of directory names combined with "\" give
> > a
> > valid escape sequence, so the compiler just silently drops the "\"
> > and
> > this is the string you end up with.
> >
> > I'll admit it: that's funky, and I didn't know that happened. We'll
> > most definitely will have to rewrite something to make this work
> > under
> > windows (which uses backslashes for directory separation, unlike
> > unixoids, which use forward slashes).
> >
> > So, why does --userprefsdir work, but --prefsdir not?
> >
> > Well, --userprefsdir is built from environment variables at
> > runtime, so
> > it's correct, not mangled by a compiler.
> >
> > I hear you say, that's fine and all, and now?
> >
> > Welllllll! I thought it strange that, although your userprefsdir
> > seems
> > correct, GNU Radio didn't read the configuration file you modified.
> > So,
> > down the rabbit hole it goes. Here's our culprit, in prefs.cc:
> >
> > std::vector<std::string>
> > prefs::_sys_prefs_filenames()
> > {
> > std::vector<std::string> fnames;
> >
> > fs::path dir = prefsdir();
> > if(!fs::is_directory(dir))
> > return fnames; //<------------------------OUCH!
> >
> > […]
> >
> > // Find if there is a ~/.gnuradio/config.conf file and add
> > this to
> > // the end of the file list to override any preferences in the
> > // installed path config files.
> > fs::path userconf = fs::path(gr::userconf_path()) /
> > "config.conf";
> > if(fs::exists(userconf)) {
> > fnames.push_back(userconf.string());
> > }
> >
> > return fnames;
> > }
> >
> > So what happens here is that if the prefsdir isn't a proper
> > directory,
> > and Z:gr-buildsrc-stage3staged_installReleaseetcgnuradioconf.d
> > bloody
> > well excels at not being a proper directory, it just throws the
> > towel
> > and doesn't try to scan the userprefsdir things for configuration
> > files.
> >
> > I'm fully away of the irony saying the following in a > 10 emails
> > thread that started with a sound card problem:
> >
> > The solution should be simple.
> >
> > There's a way of overriding the hardwired prefsdir! We don't even
> > have
> > to set it to the *right* directory, just any path that is actually
> > a
> > directory. The way to do that would be setting an environment
> > variable
> > "GR_PREFIX" that leads to the right place.
> >
> > So, I don't actually know where these things get installed to on
> > Windows, or on your individual machine, but: Can you look for a
> > directory "conf.d" in a path ending in etc\gnuradio\conf.d?
> >
> > Let's say it's
> > C:\Progams\gnuradio\dragonsbehere\etc\gnuradio\conf.d .
> >
> > then, you'd have to do something like
> >
> > set GR_PREFIX=C:\Programs\gnuradio\dragonsbehere
> > gnuradio-config-info --prefsdir
> >
> > If that now prints
> > C:\Progams\gnuradio\dragonsbehere\etc\gnuradio\conf.d, we're almost
> > there. Try, from the same command window,
> >
> > gnuradio-config-info --prefs
> >
> > Does that work?
> > If it does, there's a way to permanently set environment variables
> > under windows, but I've forgotten it. I can look it up, if you
> > want.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Marcus
> >
> > On Sun, 2019-05-05 at 13:55 +0100, Gary.Simpkins wrote:
> > > Hi Marcus
> > >
> > > --prefsdir returns
> > >
> > > Z:gr-buildsrc-stage3staged_installReleaseetcgnuradioconf.d
> > >
> > > I dont have a drive Z:
> > >
> > > This confuses simple folk like me. Willing to learn though.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Gary
> > >
> > > On 05/05/2019 11:30, Marcus Müller wrote:
> > > > Hi Gary,
> > > >
> > > > The "* " is good; when you take that full output of gnuradio-
> > > > config…,
> > > > and replace the ";" with line breaks, you get a nice list with
> > > > indented
> > > > subentries. In this case, the list entry of interest would be
> > > >
> > > > gr-audio
> > > > * portaudio
> > > > * windows
> > > >
> > > > Nothing to do with windows vs UNIX, it's just the way we output
> > > > things
> > > > (for historical reasons). I think it wasn't originally meant to
> > > > be
> > > > all
> > > > on one line (I don't actually know), but you can't change a
> > > > "diagnostic" program's output to look better later on – there
> > > > might
> > > > be
> > > > someone else's software depending on it being one line (welcome
> > > > to
> > > > the
> > > > hell of popular software!).
> > > >
> > > > > I saved and restarted the PC, but GNUradio is not using
> > > > > portaudio. So
> > > > > it
> > > > Huh! Interesting, to say the least. Can you check whether
> > > > `gnuradio-
> > > > config-info --prefs` actually shows the correct value (as put
> > > > by
> > > > you
> > > > there)?
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Marcus
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 2019-05-05 at 10:39 +0100, Gary.Simpkins wrote:
> > > > > Hi Marcus and any windows experts
> > > > >
> > > > > Trying to get portaudio working in GNURadio (win10). can you
> > > > > answer
> > > > > these simple questions.
> > > > >
> > > > > Using gnuradio-config-info --enabled-components, I get the
> > > > > following.
> > > > >
> > > > > python-support;testing-support;volk;doxygen;sphinx;gnuradio-
> > > > > runtime;gr-ctrlport;gr-blocks;gnuradio-companion;gr-fec;gr-
> > > > > fft;gr-
> > > > > filter;gr-analog;gr-digital;gr-dtv;gr-atsc;gr-audio;*
> > > > > portaudio;*
> > > > > windows;gr-channels;gr-noaa;gr-pager;gr-qtgui;gr-trellis;gr-
> > > > > uhd;gr-
> > > > > utils;gr-video-sdl;gr-vocoder;gr-fcd;gr-wavelet;gr-wxgui;gr-
> > > > > zeromq.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is the * infront of portaudio significant? Is it a wild
> > > > > card?
> > > > > do
> > > > > you
> > > > > now what this means? (I know this is windows and not UNIX)
> > > > >
> > > > > gnuradio-config-info --userprefsdir responds with
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\Users\Gary\AppData\Roaming\.gnuradio
> > > > >
> > > > > In this directory is a config.conf file. It was empty, so I
> > > > > added
> > > > >
> > > > > [audio]
> > > > >
> > > > > audio_module = portaudio
> > > > >
> > > > > I saved and restarted the PC, but GNUradio is not using
> > > > > portaudio. So
> > > > > it
> > > > > looks like it is not being used.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards
> > > > >
> > > > > Gary
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 04/05/2019 14:39, Müller, Marcus (CEL) wrote:
> > > > > > Hey Gary,
> > > > > > please keep things on the list! Good news:
> > > > > > That's the exact opposite of what I wanted to convey! *Use*
> > > > > > GNU
> > > > > > Radio's
> > > > > > existing portaudio interface; chances are that your GNU
> > > > > > Radio
> > > > > > installation supports that (which is why I asked how you've
> > > > > > installed
> > > > > > it).
> > > > > > https://www.gnuradio.org/doc/doxygen/page_audio.html tells
> > > > > > us
> > > > > > how
> > > > > > to do
> > > > > > that:
> > > > > > you just need to find your GNU Radio configuration (for me
> > > > > > as
> > > > > > Unix
> > > > > > user
> > > > > > it's in ~/.gnuradio/config.conf, but yours is probably
> > > > > > somewhere
> > > > > > else;
> > > > > > running `gnuradio-config-info --userprefsdir` should give
> > > > > > you
> > > > > > an
> > > > > > idea
> > > > > > where to look). Add, if not already in there, the
> > > > > > following:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [audio]
> > > > > > audio_module = portaudio
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Done! That tells GNU Radio to not just try the first best
> > > > > > guess
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > what
> > > > > > audio system you want to use (that being windows API under
> > > > > > windows),
> > > > > > but to specifically use portaudio – and that should have
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > features
> > > > > > you're looking for.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Still, the windows source not working as it should is a
> > > > > > pain.
> > > > > > We
> > > > > > should
> > > > > > fix that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > Marcus
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, 2019-05-04 at 08:05 +0100,
> > > > > > address@hidden
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > Many thanks for the explanation. Looks like I can go no
> > > > > > > further.
> > > > > > > I do
> > > > > > > not have the skills to develope the audio source.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Gary
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sent from my Huawei Mobile
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Audio source cannot use 2
> > > > > > > outputs
> > > > > > > (Stereo) in
> > > > > > > windows
> > > > > > > From: "M黮ler, Marcus (CEL)"
> > > > > > > To: address@hidden,address@hidden
> > > > > > > CC:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Gary!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I have double checked and all the windows audio
> > > > > > > > > devices I
> > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > used
> > > > > > > > > for the audio source are 2 channels.
> > > > > > > > I never doubted that – all I wanted to point out that
> > > > > > > > the I
> > > > > > > > think
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > was Windows that told the GNU Radio windows audio
> > > > > > > > source it
> > > > > > > > saw
> > > > > > > > only
> > > > > > > > one channel, and consequently the windows audio source
> > > > > > > > only
> > > > > > > > enabled
> > > > > > > > one
> > > > > > > > output port.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I was wrong, it turns out! When you look at gr-
> > > > > > > > audio/liob/windows/windows_source.cc, you'll find the
> > > > > > > > number of
> > > > > > > > output
> > > > > > > > streams of the block to be hardcoded to be between 1
> > > > > > > > and 1,
> > > > > > > > so...
> > > > > > > > 1:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > windows_source::windows_source(int sampling_freq,
> > > > > > > > const std::string
> > > > > > > > device_name)
> > > > > > > > : sync_block("audio_windows_source",
> > > > > > > > io_signature::make(0, 0, 0),
> > > > > > > > io_signature::make(1, 1,
> > > > > > > > sizeof(float))),
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The last line does that.
> > > > > > > > So, that's a um, underdeveloped feature in the windows
> > > > > > > > audio
> > > > > > > > source.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > They work fine with WSJT-X, or MAP65.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The stereo channels I wish to use are the I and Q
> > > > > > > > > outputs
> > > > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > > SDRPLay Duo using virtual cables
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > (I have tried the speaker outputs from the PC with
> > > > > > > > > GNURadio
> > > > > > > > > audio
> > > > > > > > > source
> > > > > > > > > and get the same problem)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Does the audio source work with two channels on
> > > > > > > > > linux?
> > > > > > > > Yes, (haven't tried today, but it /used/ to work), but
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > sadly
> > > > > > > > shares
> > > > > > > > nearly no code with the windows audio source. That's
> > > > > > > > due to
> > > > > > > > fact
> > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > Linux' ALSA and Windows' sound API and OS X's Core
> > > > > > > > Audio
> > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > pretty
> > > > > > > > different.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I do have an idea, though, which *might* be a solution
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > your
> > > > > > > > problem,
> > > > > > > > but: untested; don't expect wonders.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Has your GNU Radio build portaudio enabled? As said,
> > > > > > > > it's
> > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > tested,
> > > > > > > > but unlike the windows audio source, the portaudio
> > > > > > > > source
> > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > > least
> > > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > the state of the source code (far as I can tell)
> > > > > > > > enables as
> > > > > > > > many
> > > > > > > > maximum output streams as your card has.
> > > > > > > > > I am using the latest version of GNURadio 3.7.13.4 on
> > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > 64bit
> > > > > > > > > win
> > > > > > > > 10
> > > > > > > > > PC.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Built from source, or where did you happen across it?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I am really stuck here. Nothing I try allows the
> > > > > > > > > second
> > > > > > > > > output to
> > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > enabled.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Sorry to hear that! We'll try to get you unstuck :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > > > Marcus
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