Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] cannot detect USRP2 on ubuntu 9.10 whatsoever...various solutions adopted...

[Andrew Rich]

 Arp ? 

This should return the Mac address and any ip address heard

Does a usrp. Ping ? 



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Andrew Rich

On 04/01/2011, at 18:53, yyl <address@hidden> wrote:

> Happy new year!
> Just to notify, my ethernet works fine -- I could use wired internet to 
> connect to the Internet.
> 
> 
> On 12/31/2010 01:34 AM, Nick Foster wrote:
>> Verify that the ethernet card (and cable) work with another device such
>> as a network switch. The USRP2 should work with any gigabit Ethernet
>> card supported in Linux.
>> 
>> --n
>> 
>> On Thu, 2010-12-30 at 20:23 +0800, yyl wrote:
>>> On 12/22/2010 02:10 AM, Nick Foster wrote:
>>>> If the ethtool output you provided is with the USRP2 plugged in and
>>>> turned on, then your ethernet card isn't detecting a link. If another
>>>> computer works fine with that same USRP2, I suspect the ethernet cable
>>>> or your ethernet card as the culprit. You might also try:
>>>> 
>>>> sudo ifconfig eth0 up
>>>> 
>>>> and see if that affects the result of your ethtool output.
>>>> 
>>>> --n
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, 2010-12-21 at 11:34 +0800, yulong yang wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am new to gnuradio and stuck with the usrp2 connection for several
>>>>> days... I looked up tens of search results but no solution yet.
>>>>> Therefore I post my problem and hope someone could give me a hand:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am running gnu radio 3.2.2 on ubuntu9.10, and I think gnuradio works
>>>>> fine because dial_tone.py and grc all could be launched correctly.
>>>>> However, when I plug in USRP2, problems happen:
>>>>> 
>>>>> if I typed in "sudo find_usrps" it says: No USRP2 found.
>>>>> 
>>>>> if I typed "sudo find_usrps -e eth0" it also says No USRP2 found.
>>>>> (eth0 is what I get when typing in ifconfig)
>>>>> 
>>>>> if I typed in "sudo usrp2_fft.py" t says:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>    File "/usr/local/bin/usrp2_fft.py", line 273, in<module>
>>>>>      main ()
>>>>>    File "/usr/local/bin/usrp2_fft.py", line 269, in main
>>>>>      app = stdgui2.stdapp(app_top_block, "USRP2 FFT", nstatus=1)
>>>>>    File
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gnuradio/wxgui/stdgui2.py",
>>>>> line 36, in __init__
>>>>>      wx.App.__init__ (self, redirect=False)
>>>>>    File
>>>>> "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py",
>>>>> line 7978, in __init__
>>>>>      self._BootstrapApp()
>>>>>    File
>>>>> "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/_core.py",
>>>>> line 7552, in _BootstrapApp
>>>>>      return _core_.PyApp__BootstrapApp(*args, **kwargs)
>>>>>    File
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gnuradio/wxgui/stdgui2.py",
>>>>> line 39, in OnInit
>>>>>      frame = stdframe (self.top_block_maker, self.title, self._nstatus)
>>>>>    File
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gnuradio/wxgui/stdgui2.py",
>>>>> line 60, in __init__
>>>>>      self.panel = stdpanel (self, self, top_block_maker)
>>>>>    File
>>>>> "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gnuradio/wxgui/stdgui2.py",
>>>>> line 81, in __init__
>>>>>      self.top_block = top_block_maker (frame, self, vbox, sys.argv)
>>>>>    File "/usr/local/bin/usrp2_fft.py", line 70, in __init__
>>>>>      self.u = usrp2.source_32fc(options.interface, options.mac_addr)
>>>>>    File "/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/gnuradio/usrp2.py",
>>>>> line 644, in source_32fc
>>>>>      return _usrp2.source_32fc(*args, **kwargs)
>>>>> RuntimeError: No USRPs found on interface eth0
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> What exactly the problem is?
>>>>> TO note:
>>>>> 1. python is fine. I ran following process and it did not say error:
>>>>>    Python 2.6.4 (r264:75706, Dec  7 2009, 18:45:15)
>>>>>    [GCC 4.4.1] on linux2
>>>>>    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more
>>>>> information.
>>>>>    >>>   from gnuradio import gr
>>>>>    >>>   from gnuradio import usrp
>>>>>    >>>   from gnuradio import audio
>>>>>    >>>   from gnuradio import usrp2
>>>>>    >>>   exit()
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2. could it be the firmware in usrp2? I saw some threads discussing
>>>>> firmware in SD card. But it seems to run process like usrp2_fft.py
>>>>> dose not need any firmware.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 3. my usrp2 runs fine. I checked it with another computer which could
>>>>> launch usrp_fft.py correctly. Also, when I power on usrp2, all 6
>>>>> lights flah and then D and F remain on.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 4. my ethernet card should be fine. it is gigabit. here is what it
>>>>> says when I type in "sudo ethtool eth0":
>>>>> 
>>>>>     Settings for eth0:
>>>>>      Supported ports: [ TP ]
>>>>>      Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
>>>>>                              100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
>>>>>                              1000baseT/Full
>>>>>      Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
>>>>>      Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
>>>>>                              100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
>>>>>                              1000baseT/Full
>>>>>      Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
>>>>>      Speed: Unknown!
>>>>>      Duplex: Unknown! (255)
>>>>>      Port: Twisted Pair
>>>>>      PHYAD: 1
>>>>>      Transceiver: internal
>>>>>      Auto-negotiation: on
>>>>>      Supports Wake-on: pumbag
>>>>>      Wake-on: g
>>>>>      Current message level: 0x00000001 (1)
>>>>>      Link detected: no
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am really confused and find no solution on my own. Any suggestion
>>>>> would be greatly appreciated. I will wait online and provide any
>>>>> additional information if you need.
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>>> sorry for the late response, I have been working on ubuntu for several
>>> days. Thank you for your reply. I just tried this command and nothing
>>> happened, I got the same result as previous.
>>> Could the ethernet card be too new for usrp2 to recognize? I am confused
>>> because I have done every step mentioned in build guide and ran grc well.
>> 
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