Linux installation - help needed

[martinpd]

I am using Linux Mint Debian Edition. When I follow the "Non Windows Workflow" of SoapySDR but I can't get past the first stage. When I try to install the API it fails with a message stating the file has invalid characters. I've downloaded multiple times to no avail. I'm new to Linux. Am I doing something wrong or is it just not compatible with LMDE?

[sdrplay]

The .run file needs to be made executable before you run it...

chmod 755 ./SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run

then you can run it...

./SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run

Best regards,

SDRplay Support

[martinpd]

Thanks for the reply. I should have elaborated better- it does begin executing but part way down it stops at the supposedly invalid characters and marks everything after as invalid. Hope that clarifies what is happening.

[fventuri]

Martin,
try running this command:

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sha256sum SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run

it should give you exactly this output:

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e2320b9eafffa3cb5d49e956207af2521ccf098aacc1fd9abecc8fb96b364522  SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run

If that long hexadecimal number is different, the file you downloaded is probably corrupt.

If you get the error message 'sha256sum: command not found', then try this:

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md5sum SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run

using 'md5sum', the output should be:

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6a394db7d5770f11442023ce3ab0ba66  SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run

Franco

[martinpd]

The sums are correct.

[sdrplay]

What locale are you using? If not English, I would try that. It works on all Linux distributions I've tried including Mint.

Best regards,

SDRplay Support

[martinpd]

English.
This morning when I tried again it seemed to run. A terminal opened as before but instead of stopping at the invalid characters some lines of text quickly went by and the terminal closed. When I opened another terminal and entered sudo service udev restart as per the non windows workflow instructions nothing happened. What should I be seeing?

[sdrplay]

If you run that .run file from a terminal window it should not be opening up any windows. What do described implies that you are double clicking on .run file in an explorer window? If that's the case, use the command I pasted in a terminal window and execute the .run file from the command line.

Best regards,

SDRplay Support

[martinpd]

Thanks. Being new to Linux I didn't realize there would be a difference between issuing a command from the GUI and using the command line.
It appears to install OK but the last input "sudo service udev restart" still shows nothing. What should I see? Here is what I get:

paul@hp17:~/Downloads$ ./SDRplay_RSP_API-Linux-2.13.1.run
Verifying archive integrity... MD5 checksums are OK. All good.
Uncompressing SDRplay RSP API Install Package V2.13.1
Installing SDRplay RSP API library 2.13...
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Architecture: x86_64
API Version: 2.13
Remove old libraries...
[sudo] password for paul:
Install /usr/local/lib/libmirsdrapi-rsp.so.2.13
Remove old header files...
Install /usr/local/include/mirsdrapi-rsp.h
Udev rules directory found, adding rules...
Libusb found, continuing...
Finished.
paul@hp17:~/Downloads$ sudo service udev restart
paul@hp17:~/Downloads$ sudo service udev restart

[sdrplay]

That all looks good. There shouldn't be any output from that command.

Now when you disconnect and reconnect the RSP (or just connect it if you haven't yet), the output of...

lsusb

within a terminal window will show all USB devices connected. Anything beginning with 1df7 is a RSP

Best regards,

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