Hi folks,
Anybody gotten the SDRPlay2 (RSP2) to be recognized under Linux? I'm following the various setup instructions on their site, but the device isn't being recognized as anything but a random USB thingy. No device name assigned, and none of the software seems to be able to find it.
My system is running OpenSuSE LEAP 42.1 on an Intel Core2 i5 x86 system.
Hoping to use the device for FunCube telemetry reception, but just starting with gqrx as proof of it working. Which it's not.
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
I had ZERO luck with getting it to work on Linux. If you follow their instructions and install their software, you will *never* get rid of it short of a format and reinstall.
It left such a bad taste in my mouth I sold it and bought an AirSpy. Instantly recognized by OpenSUSE Leap 42.2, same as yours.
Hate to say it, but good luck!
Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net
-----Original Message----- From: Greg D ko6th.greg@gmail.com To: Amsat BB AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Wed, Apr 4, 2018 2:25 am Subject: [amsat-bb] SDRPlay2 setup on Linux?
Hi folks,
Anybody gotten the SDRPlay2 (RSP2) to be recognized under Linux? I'm following the various setup instructions on their site, but the device isn't being recognized as anything but a random USB thingy. No device name assigned, and none of the software seems to be able to find it.
My system is running OpenSuSE LEAP 42.1 on an Intel Core2 i5 x86 system.
Hoping to use the device for FunCube telemetry reception, but just starting with gqrx as proof of it working. Which it's not.
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
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Just an anecdote, but I got it running under Arch Linux with some fiddling. It's a lot easier on windows, but can be made to work on Linux if needed.
On Tue, Apr 3, 2018, 10:18 PM Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net wrote:
I had ZERO luck with getting it to work on Linux. If you follow their instructions and install their software, you will *never* get rid of it short of a format and reinstall.
It left such a bad taste in my mouth I sold it and bought an AirSpy. Instantly recognized by OpenSUSE Leap 42.2, same as yours.
Hate to say it, but good luck!
Jim Jerzycke kq6ea@verizon.net
-----Original Message----- From: Greg D ko6th.greg@gmail.com To: Amsat BB AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Wed, Apr 4, 2018 2:25 am Subject: [amsat-bb] SDRPlay2 setup on Linux?
Hi folks,
Anybody gotten the SDRPlay2 (RSP2) to be recognized under Linux? I'm following the various setup instructions on their site, but the device isn't being recognized as anything but a random USB thingy. No device name assigned, and none of the software seems to be able to find it.
My system is running OpenSuSE LEAP 42.1 on an Intel Core2 i5 x86 system.
Hoping to use the device for FunCube telemetry reception, but just starting with gqrx as proof of it working. Which it's not.
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
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Hello Greg,
I recently wanted an upgrade of my RTL-SDR and when researching options I always encountered reports that the RSP2 was not working with Linux well. So I bought an Airspy Mini and it was plug-n-play (after installing the drivers in the Kubuntu repositories). So I second Jim's comment that you better sell it off and buy an Airspy instead. 73
Hans
BX2ABT
On 04/04/2018 10:25 AM, Greg D wrote:
Hi folks,
Anybody gotten the SDRPlay2 (RSP2) to be recognized under Linux? I'm following the various setup instructions on their site, but the device isn't being recognized as anything but a random USB thingy. No device name assigned, and none of the software seems to be able to find it.
My system is running OpenSuSE LEAP 42.1 on an Intel Core2 i5 x86 system.
Hoping to use the device for FunCube telemetry reception, but just starting with gqrx as proof of it working. Which it's not.
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
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Greg,
I've had success getting my SDRPlay RSP2 to work on my Kubuntu (14.04 I believe) laptop and a Raspberry Pi 2B running Raspbian Jessie. On both platforms, I used gqrx as the SDR software and SoapySDR as the interface between gqrx and the SDRPlay drivers. Note that on the Raspberry Pi 2 I had to keep the sampling rate down (400 ksps) and the waterfall size at about 2K samples in order to prevent stuttering. Given that I'm going to use the RSP2 for satellite reception, this was not a great sacrifice. A Raspberry Pi 3B or 3B+ would be a better choice.
73,
Mac Cody / AE5PH
On 04/03/2018 09:25 PM, Greg D wrote:
Hi folks,
Anybody gotten the SDRPlay2 (RSP2) to be recognized under Linux? I'm following the various setup instructions on their site, but the device isn't being recognized as anything but a random USB thingy. No device name assigned, and none of the software seems to be able to find it.
My system is running OpenSuSE LEAP 42.1 on an Intel Core2 i5 x86 system.
Hoping to use the device for FunCube telemetry reception, but just starting with gqrx as proof of it working. Which it's not.
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
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