# Fwd: Building rtl-sdr.gr-osmosdr build apparently failed(Ubuntu 11.10)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-building-rtl-sdr-gr-osmosdr-build-apparently-failed-ubuntu-11-10/227980>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [April 5, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-building-rtl-sdr-gr-osmosdr-build-apparently-failed-ubuntu-11-10/227980 "2013-04-05T09:19:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jincheng\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@Jincheng\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jincheng_Z)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-building-rtl-sdr-gr-osmosdr-build-apparently-failed-ubuntu-11-10/227980/1 "2013-04-05T09:19:17Z")

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Dear all,

```
I'm trying to configure USRP2. So I'm installing gnuradio and uhd. 

```

The  
error message “Building rtl-sdr…gr-osmosdr build apparently failed”  
occured when I used build-gnuradio script to install gnuradio and uhd.  
Anyone has any solutions about this problem? Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jincheng\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@Jincheng\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jincheng_Z)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-building-rtl-sdr-gr-osmosdr-build-apparently-failed-ubuntu-11-10/227980/2 "2013-04-06T16:02:07Z")

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Hi all,

```
I'm trying to configure USRP2. So I'm installing gnuradio and uhd. 

```

The  
error message “Building rtl-sdr…gr-osmosdr build apparently failed”  
occured when I used build-gnuradio script to install gnuradio and uhd.  
Anyone has any solutions about this problem?

Alternatively, If I want to configure USRP2, how should I install  
gnuradio and uhd? I think the build-gnuradio script is the easiest, but  
I  
failed.

Best regards,  
Jincheng Z.

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**Author:** ![Jincheng\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@Jincheng\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jincheng_Z)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-building-rtl-sdr-gr-osmosdr-build-apparently-failed-ubuntu-11-10/227980/3 "2013-04-06T16:19:39Z")

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> Best regards,  
> Jincheng Z.
> 
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> 
> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list  
> [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> [Discuss-gnuradio Info Page](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio)  
> It’s likely that what happened was that the Gnu Radio part of the build  
> was only partially successful–due to BOOST issues.

If you run it again, with --verbose or --logfile

And look at the results, you’ll probably see the Gnu Radio build turning  
off a bunch of components due to boost compatibility issues.

Since gr-osmosdr relies on bits of Gnu Radio having already been  
compiled and installed, it will fail.