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How to get GNU Radio up and running (the easy way)
This howto explains how to get GNU Radio up und running without installing, compiling, fiddling with OS stuff etc.!
Requirements
Tasks
Get the latest version of Pentoo Linux from
http://pentoo.ch/download/. You have the choice between “default” and “hardened” versions. For our purpose (just playing with GNU Radio) “default” is recommended.
Burn the .iso on a DVD
or install it to USB stick and make it bootable (eg. with
UNetbootin)
Boot your computer from the DVD or the USB stick (this will take some time… you can save some time by selecting the no verify
option)
When the shell prompt is displayed, connect your rad1o (which must be turned on!) to your computer (be sure to use the left USB port of rad1o)
hackrf_info
should show that rad1o was detected (some text like “Found HackRF board” is displayed)
Now you can use all GNU Radio command line tools like hackrf_transfer
If you want to use graphical tools like GNU Radio Companion (grc
) or osmocom_fft
:
Result
Credits
Credits to Michael Ossmann (the “Great Scott” ) for providing the info (source).