I've been out of touch with this work for some years, but find that many are still searching for the drivers referred to in this guide. As a help to all, I've uploaded all these drivers to a shared folder on Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Byk3JPiq4KUKY3B1enR6djAyX1k
I hope this will remain as an active archive for many years to come, even if the original driver links break. If I can make time, I hope someday to update these instructions for working under Windows 10 -- if it has not already been done by then! :) B. On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 9:40 PM, Bhaskar11 <niceguy...@gmail.com> wrote: > *After much experimentation I have finally found a way to successfully > install and fully run GRC 3.6.4.1 both under Windows XP and Windows 8.* I > presume it should therefore work equally well under Vista and 7. > > First a few comments on the common causes of problems that most people > have had: > > a. It is critical to have the correct *matching* and *complete* versions > of the various required libraries. Most installations instructions online > fail because of this reason. The Ettus installation instructions officially > recommended on GNURadio website and provided here > <http://code.ettus.com/redmine/ettus/projects/uhd/wiki/GNURadio_Windows> fail > now because many of the original binary versions referred to are no longer > available. Hence those instructions are now outdated and should be replaced > by the instructions provided in this email. > > b. Although it is possible to successfully install GNURadio binaries for > versions 3.7.x, none of them include runtime DLLs for WX GUI blocks. Hence > these blocks are not displayed, and so most of the example files available > cannot be used as they need WX GUI blocks. Moreover, some of the QT GUI > blocks do not work in certain versions. Since I do not know how to make > these binaries, I request those who have created these version 3.7.x > Windows binaries to repack them so that we can run the latest versions of > GNURadio in Windows. Until that is done, there is no point trying to > install those versions. > > c. Only GNURadio version 3.6.x binaries have WX GUI blocks. But versions > 3.6.2 does not allow moving the blocks. Only 3.6.4.1 is usable, and works > perfectly well for all available examples tested so far including all QT > GUI and WX GUI blocks. > > d. The required Python libraries versions are available only for Python > version 2.7.3 and are NOT all available for versions 2.7.6 or above, or at > least I could not find them online. Hence we have to use libraries > compatible only with Python 2.7.3. > > e. Some library versions have their quirks or bugs. For example PyGTK > 2.24.0 does not allow you to add blocks in GRC. Only version PyGTK 2.24.2 > works ok. Also wxPython binary called > "wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.12.1-py27" > just does not work, but the same version but different binary called > "wxPython-2.8.12.1.win32-py2.7" works correctly. Most online instructions > do not mention the need for "wxPython-common" library, which is absolutely > necessary. Also some odd problems such as this > <http://gnuradio.4.n7.nabble.com/Windows-install-guide-from-Ettus-Research-missing-important-note-td44754.html> > cease to exist when the correct libraries are matched. > > f. In the instructions below I have listed all the correct working > libraries and binaries with links from which to download them. Please use > only the binaries from these links and install them in the sequence > provided. Other versions or binaries may not work. Keep all default options > unless otherwise specified here. If you have problems working with the > instructions below, check your binaries, and ensure that you are doing a > clean install. > > Finally, please share your experiences with success and failures on this > list so that others may benefit. > > *Instructions to install GNURadio in Windows XP and Windows 8:* > > 1. Uninstall all earlier installations and libraries of GNURadio and > Python and their add-ons. Ensure that the GNURadio directory and Python > directory are entirely removed by the uninstalls. > For Windows XP GNURadio default directory is: C:\Program Files\gnuradio > For Windows 8 it is: C:\Program Files (x86)\gnuradio > For all platforms the Python default directory is: C:\Python27 > Both the GNURadio and Python directories should be non-existent. If they > still exist, then delete them and reboot. We want as clean an install as > possible. > > 2. Download "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)" from > here <http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555> and > install "vcredist_x86". > If it says a copy is already installed and offers to repair it, and accept > to repair. If it says a later version is already installed, then accept to > close. > > 3. Download and install "python-2.7.3.msi" from here > <http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3.msi>. > > 4. Download and install "lxml-3.0.2.win32-py2.7" from here > <https://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/l/lxml/lxml-3.0.2.win32-py2.7.exe#md5=a3863518b39bb260218fa6048247e0da> > . > > 5. Download and install "numpy-1.7.1-win32-superpack-python2.7" from here > <http://garr.dl.sourceforge.net/project/numpy/NumPy/1.7.1/numpy-1.7.1-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe> > . > > 6. Download and install "PyQt-Py2.7-x86-gpl-4.9.6-1" from here > <http://kaz.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pyqt/PyQt4/PyQt-4.9.6/PyQt-Py2.7-x86-gpl-4.9.6-1.exe> > . > (Note: Keep all default options. You do NOT need to change anything.) > > 7. Download and install "PyQwt-5.2.1-py2.7-x32-pyqt4.9.6-numpy1.7.1" from > here <http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pyqwt>. > > 8. Download and install "Cheetah-2.4.4.win32-py2.7" from here > <http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#cheetah>. > > 9. Download and install "PyOpenGL-3.1.0a1.win32-py2.7" from here > <http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pyopengl>. > > 10. Download and install "pygtk-all-in-one-2.24.2.win32-py2.7" from here > <http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/binaries/win32/pygtk/2.24/pygtk-all-in-one-2.24.2.win32-py2.7.msi> > . > > 11. Download and install "wxPython-2.8.12.1.win32-py2.7" from here > <http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#wxpython>. > On Windows 8 you may get: Runtime error R6034 "An application has made an > attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly. Please contact the > application's support team for more information." Ignore the message and > continue. > > 12. Download and install "wxPython-common-2.8.12.1.win32-py2.7" from here > <http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#wxpython>. > On Windows 8 you may get: Runtime error R6034 "An application has made an > attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly. Please contact the > application's support team for more information." Ignore the message and > continue. > > 13. Download and install "gnuradio_3.6.4.1_Win32" (stable version) from > here > <http://files.ettus.com/binaries/gnuradio/v3.6.4.1-stable/gnuradio_3.6.4.1_Win32.exe> > . > Select the option to "Add gnuradio to the system path for all users". > > On Windows 8 you may receive "Warning! PATH too long installer unable to > modify PATH!" which seems to be a NSIS installer problem when it finds the > total path to be longer than 1024. If you receive this message then you > must manually add the installation bin directory to the system path. > For Windows XP the PATH variable must include: "C:\Program > Files\gnuradio\bin;" > For Windows 8 the PATH must include: "C:\Program Files (x86)\gnuradio\bin;" > The string can be added to the beginning of the PATH to ensure it gets > priority. In any case manually verify that the Path has been correctly set > as above whether by the installer or by you. > > 15. Manually add the PYTHONPATH environment variable. > For Windows XP this is normally: "PYTHONPATH=C:\Program > Files\gnuradio\lib\site-packages" > For Windows 8 this is: "PYTHONPATH=C:\Program Files > (x86)\gnuradio\lib\site-packages" > > 16. Check that the GRC_BLOCKS_PATH environment variable has been set to by > GNURadio installer. Normally this should happen automatically. If it has > not been set, then set it manually. > For Windows XP this is: "GRC_BLOCKS_PATH=C:\Program > Files\gnuradio\share\gnuradio\grc\blocks" > For Windows 8 this is: "GRC_BLOCKS_PATH=C:\Program Files > (x86)\gnuradio\share\gnuradio\grc\blocks" > > 17. Install any other hardware drivers that you need such as UHD, etc. > > 18. To run, in the command line type: > gnuradio-companion.py > > If you like you can create a batch file to run this from a shortcut from > the menu or the desktop. > > Hope this guide saves you many hours of wasted time so that you can fully > enjoy the wonderful GNURadio experience!! > > B > >
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