I have built windows installers for gnuradio that have been available for a bit over a year. They include 3.7.11.1 and just last week updated them to version 1.3, and include a wide variety of drivers and packages all purpose built for windows 10 64-bit.
Hopefully that will save you some trouble. They are located at: www.gcndevelopment.com/gnuradio/downloads.htm Geof On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 17:45 Bhaskar11 <niceguy...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 Hence those instructions are now outdated and should be replaced 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 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >
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