Gnuradio on virtual linux?

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Hi all,

I have managed to install gnuradio 3.3.0 on my Windows machine with
Cygwin,
although some of the components like gr-usrp2, usrp2, grc, wxgui etc.
could
not be installed. Then I needed to install drivers for USRP2. The
apparent
complexity involved in installing UHD drivers on Windows is actually
making
me rethink. I am thinking of installing a virtual linux environment
(like,
Portable Ubuntu, Microsoft Virtual PC or VMWire) on my Windows OS and
then
trying out the gnuradio and USRP2 packages designed for Ubuntu. Could
anyone
suggest me if that would be a good idea? If so, then which virtual
machine
should I choose?

Thanks,
Ali

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On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 6:08 PM, alirazib [email protected] wrote:

suggest me if that would be a good idea? If so, then which virtual machine
should I choose?

Thanks,
Ali

Ali,
I can’t speak for which VM to use in Windows, but I run VM’s all the
time for testing out GNU Radio on different versions of Linux and they
work fine. There have been issues in the past with I/O to devices;
specifically USB2.0 support. These have almost certainly been worked
out, but I bring it up as something to keep an eye on when deciding
which VM to use.

Tom

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Ali,

I installed Ubuntu using Wubi and it seems to work just fine.

Al

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Subject: [Discuss-gnuradio] gnuradio on virtual linux?

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Hi Ali,

I managed to get a N210 running on a virtual Ubuntu 10.04 on a Windows 7
laptop with VirtualBox. The N210 was connected via a bridged connection
to
the GbE port. Can’t comment on the merits of various VMs but can
confirm
that it is workable - at least for for sample rates <2Mbps.

R.

alirazib wrote:

for Ubuntu. Could anyone suggest me if that would be a good idea? If so,
then which virtual machine should I choose?

Thanks,
Ali

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