[Hackrf-dev] 1. Help Installing HackRF on Ubuntu for Linux Newbie (Jerry)

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On 07/16/2017 01:17 AM, Alfonso Guipsot via HackRF-dev wrote:
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>       1. Help Installing HackRF on Ubuntu for Linux Newbie (Jerry)
>       2. GRC to Monitor UHF Radio (admin at hack4fun.club
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>     Message: 1
>     Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 14:01:09 -0400
>     From: "Jerry" <jsternmd at att.net <mailto:jsternmd at att.net>>
>     To: <hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com
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>     Subject: [Hackrf-dev] Help Installing HackRF on Ubuntu for Linux
>         Newbie
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>     I have my new HackRF working with GNU radio in Windows 7.  I updated the
>     firmware and clpd to latest I want to learn to use SDR in a Linux
>     environment so I installed the Ubuntu package 16.04.2 LTS onto a
>     dedicated
>     HP i5 M520 Quad core laptop.  I tried to install pip then PyBOMBS to
>     use to
>     install GNU radio but there are many slightly different instructions
>     that I
>     encountered error messages along the way.  I wiped my
>     drive/partition and
>     reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04.2 and then used the recommended approach on
>     https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/InstallingGR
>     <https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/InstallingGR%20>
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>     $ apt-get install gnuradio
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>     This ran for a while installing and it seems to have installed OK.
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>     I next queried my HackRF with
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>     $ hackrf_info
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>     and got a message to install it with $ apt-get install hackrf, which
>     I did.
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>     Now when I run $ hackrf_info I get the apparently notorious:
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>     Found HackRF board 0
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>     hackrf_open() failed: HACKRF_ERROR_LIBUSB (-1000)
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>     I checked the FAQ's and ran hackrf_info as root but got same message.  I
>     also ran it a few times with same result, so it doesn't seem to be a
>     permission problem.
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>     I read that if the install was with PyBOMBS that udev rules need
>     updating
>     but I don't know if the install procedure I followed used pybombs
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>     Any advice appreciated.
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>     Jerry NY2KW
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>     Message: 2
>     Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:18:24 -0300
>     From: "admin at hack4fun.club <mailto:admin at hack4fun.club>"
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>     Subject: [Hackrf-dev] GRC to Monitor UHF Radio
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>     Hi Everyone,
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>     I just started with HackRF One and followed all the tutorials from
>     GSG site , but I?d like to know if anyone can share (or guide me to)
>     a .GRC to monitor / scan UHF Radio.
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>     I built a .GRC based on videos and tutorials that I found a few days
>     ago, but the reception is no clear. I have a BAOFENG 5HP Radio and
>     when I test the transmission Im not able to capture a clear signal
>     as the FM Radios.
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>     Thanks for the support and have a great weekend!
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