First of all, I removed the OFDM receiver part from tx_ofdm and replaced it by a USRP sink and added a tag debugger to know when the data was generated from the transmitter.
I also removed the OFDM transmitter part from rx_ofdm and replaced it by a USRP source.
You can see all of this in the files attached. Change the frequencies and sample rates according to your needs.
As long as there is data being sent and received, you shouldn't see any of the warning messages from the receiver.
Regarding the sampling rate problem, I believe there is a minimal sample rate and you can't go below it.
Regards,
Jawad