# Error running loopback

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-running-loopback/240767>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [April 29, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-running-loopback/240767 "2014-04-29T22:12:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-running-loopback/240767/1 "2014-04-29T22:12:09Z")

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per my last: Tried running the loopback example, get comparable error  
message:

linux; GNU C++ version 4.6.3; Boost\_104800;  
UHD\_003.007.000-133-g6bd9fed2

Using Volk machine: avx\_64\_mmx\_orc  
– Opening a USRP1 device…  
– Using FPGA clock rate of 64.000000MHz…  
thread[thread-per-block[4]: \<block gr uhd usrp sink (13)\>]: LookupError:  
KeyError: Cannot find an item size:

thread[thread-per-block[5]: \<block gr uhd usrp source (12)\>]:  
LookupError:  
KeyError: Cannot find an item size:

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who  
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**Author:** ![Don\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Don\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Don_L)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-running-loopback/240767/2 "2014-04-30T00:10:23Z")

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On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Don L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> 17850 Six Mile Road  
> Huson, MT, 59846  
> mail: POBox 404  
> Frenchtown MT 59834-0404  
> VOX 406-626-4304  
> Skype: buffler2  
> [www.lightningforensics.com](http://www.lightningforensics.com)  
> [www.sixmilesystems.com](http://www.sixmilesystems.com)

This is a bug and has since been fixed. See the other post about 2  
hours ago with the same error:

> **[Re: \[Discuss-gnuradio\] using uhd\_fft with USRP1](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss-gnuradio/2014-04/msg00492.html)**

This seems like a popular topic!

Nathan
