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 ==== Linux
-* [[:software:sdr#gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]]
+* [[:software:sdr#gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]] - Powerful suit for signal processing. Also contains 'gnuradio-companion', a GUI for designing the the processing blocks.
-* [[:software:sdr#gqrx_sdr_linx_mac]|Gqrx SDR]]
+* [[:software:sdr#gqrx_sdr_linx_mac]|Gqrx SDR]] - Easy display of signal strengths/waterfall etc. with basic filtering and demodulation support.
-* [[http://www.baudline.com|Baudline]] (not in the Debian package repository)
+* [[http://www.baudline.com|Baudline]] (not in the Debian package repository) - Another signal visualizer.
-* debian based systems
+===== Debian based systems
+NOTE: Current versions of gqrx-sdr and gr-osmosdr in Ubuntu 14.04 are known to cause issues with the rad1o. (hackrf_info not detecting the badge, error loading libosmosdr etc.)
+The [[https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf/wiki/Installing-gnuradio-on-Ubuntu-14.04-with-the-packaging-manager|original hackrf wiki]] has a PPA with updated versions.
+. Install software:
     apt-get install hackrf gqrx-sdr gnuradio gr-osmosdr
-* archlinux
+. Make sure the hackrf kernel module is not loaded.
+If you don't do this, you'll get a -1000 error from hackrf_info
+<code>
+$ sudo rmmod hackrf
+$ sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
+# module blacklisted for radi1o / gqrx usage
+blacklist hackrf
+</code>
-    pacman -S gqrx # pulls hackrf and gnuradio automatically in
+. Additionally you will need some UDEV rules.
+Replace YOURUSER with your username (whoami)
+<code>
+$ sudo vim /etc/udev/rules.d/51-rad1o.rules
+SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1d50", ATTR{idProduct}=="cc15", MODE="0600", OWNER="YOURUSER", GROUP="YOURUSER"
+SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1d50", ATTR{idProduct}=="6089", MODE="0600", OWNER="YOURUSER", GROUP="YOURUSER"
+</code>
+. make sure you boot the hackrf-old on the rad1o, as gqrx somehow only recognized the device as a hackrf then (at least with gqrx from debian testing)
+. check with hackrf_info that everything works
+. launch gqrx, it should autoconfigure itself
+===== Archlinux
+    pacman -S gqrx python2 python2-lxml python2-cheetah # pulls hackrf and gnuradio automatically in
+===== Gentoo Linux
+Versions known to work:
+net-wireless/gnuradio-3.7.7.x
+net-wireless/gr-osmosdr-1.4_x
+net-wireless/gqrx-2.3.x
+Make sure the 'hackrf' useflag is enabled where available.
+If you have the 'hackrf' kernel module compiled, prevent it from loading by adding
+    blacklist hackrf
+to your /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf. (update your modprobe config with 'depmod -a')
+===== Fedora
+. Install software:
+<code>
+$ sudo dnf install gnuradio gnuradio-doc gnuradio-examples gqrx hackrf hackrf-doc gr-osmosdr
+</code>
+. boot into **HKRF-OLD** on the rad1o (for now, hopefully soon in HACKRF mode)
+. check if it's detected with hackrf_info
+<code>
+$ hackrf_info
+Found HackRF board.
+Board ID Number: 3 (Unknown Board ID)
+Firmware Version: [...]
+Part ID Number: [...]
+Serial Number: [...]
+</code>
+. run gqrx, accepting the default of //hackrf unknown device//. [[http://gqrx.dk/supported-hardware#hackrf|Gqrx SDR Supported hardware]]
+<code>
+$ gqrx
+</code>
+. if you get results in gqrx, move on to osmocom_fft, keeping in mind that the built-in [[:antennas|antenna]] is tuned to 2.5GHz
+<code>
+$ osmocom_fft
+</code>
+. now you are sure the rad1o speaks to your Fedora box and you can move on to GNU Radio
+<code>
+$ gnuradio-companion
+</code>
+To use the rad1o, search for blocks with //osmocom// in the name in GNU Radio.
+You may want to check out the files in ''/usr/share/gnuradio/examples/''
 ==== Windows
 * [[:software:sdr#gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]]
 * [[:software:sdr#sdr_windows]|SDR#]]
+* [[http://sdr-radio.com/Software|SDR Console]]
 ==== Mac
+Follow these instructions to install Gnuradio-Suite on your Mac:
+Prerequisites:
+* Install either HomeBrew, MacPorts or Fink (I used and tested only MacPorts)
+* Download and install XQuarz via http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/
+* Download and install MacPorts: https://www.macports.org/install.php
+Install GnuRadio
+<code>
+sudo port install gnuradio
+</code>
+You also want to install the OsmoSDR radio blocks for GnuRadio
+<code>
+sudo port install gr-osmosdr
+</code>
+Start GnuRadio in the terminal with
+<code>
+gnuradio-companion
+</code>
 * [[:software:sdr#gnu_radio_linux_mac_windows]|GNU Radio]]
 * [[:software:sdr#gqrx_sdr_linux_mac|Gqrx-SDR]]

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