[Hackrf-dev] getting started

[Gregory Walker]

Larry,

I feel your pain. I am new to GNURadio and HackRF. I ran pentoo from the 
live DVD to verify the hardware, then tried the same build systems as 
you. I found that PyBombs worked on my Linux Mint 17 system (based on 
Ubuntu 14.04). The successful trick I found was to use the 
"MiniQuickStart" approach from this web page:
http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/pybombs/wiki

I ran the app_store.py script and used the Graphical UI to build 
gnuradio, gr-osmosdr and hackrf. I could then run the fm_radio_rx.py 
demo script.
I was also able to build gqrx after some hand modifications of the build 
scripts. Basically, the libboost libraries on the latest Ubuntu does not 
have the "-mt" suffix. By removing it in the build scripts I was able to 
build and run gqrx with my HackRF.

Please contact me offline. I will be glad to discuss build problems with 
you and maybe we can help each other get up to speed on GNURadio.

      Cheers,
      Gregory Walker

On 08/20/2014 06:45 PM, Larry DiGioia wrote:
> OK. Let me start by saying that GNURadio is over my head. I could 
> spend the hours I need to learn it, but I am a ham, this is only a 
> hobby. It just isn't my idea of fun. I only have so many hours to 
> spare, which I would prefer to spend outside improving my antennas. 
> Michael did his best to convince me at Dayton, but I just can't see 
> it. I just want a good DC to Daylight receiver.
>
> I have my hackrf. I have an assortment of very modern computers.
>
> I previously played with the Funcube dongle, with great success, using 
> GQRX (reluctantly) on Ubuntu. Sold it on EBay as soon as my HackRF was 
> shipped. (I prefer Debian.) Anyway, I tried firing up Pentoo. I 
> actually tried to install it permanently, big mistake. The I realized 
> that running it live is probably better. But I could not get GQRX to 
> work there.
>
> I even tried the GNURadio compile script on a laptop, worked fine. 
> Still couldn't get past the introductory docs, so I installed GQRX... 
> which killed even the utility that tells me the HackRF is there.
>
> I installed Andy's Ham Linux (Ubuntu again.) Voila! GQRX and GNURadio, 
> on the same box, and both (theoretically) work. I fired up GQRX, and 
> it only has a choice of "other" for hardware, but it seems to work - I 
> have audio, which is definitely affected by my gain settings, but not 
> a signal in sight. Tried HF, FM, nothing.
>
> I am about at the end of my rope. I would really hate to have to run 
> Windows, but it may come to that. What else am I missing?
>
> Larry N8KU
>