# Invalid EEPROM error message with the WBX board

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invalid-eeprom-error-message-with-the-wbx-board/199987>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [December 2, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invalid-eeprom-error-message-with-the-wbx-board/199987 "2010-12-02T14:00:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invalid-eeprom-error-message-with-the-wbx-board/199987/1 "2010-12-02T14:00:07Z")

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I have a USRP board with a WBX daughter board and when I run  
./usrp\_benchmark\_usb.py or any grc application like ./usrp\_nbfm\_ptt.py  
these warning messages appear:  
Testing 2MB/sec…  
Warning: Treating daughterboard with invalid EEPROM contents as if it  
were a “Basic Tx.”  
Warning: This is almost certainly wrong… Use appropriate  
burn-\*-eeprom utility.

Warning: Treating daughterboard with invalid EEPROM contents as if it  
were a “Basic Rx.”  
Warning: This is almost certainly wrong… Use appropriate  
burn-\*-eeprom utility.

Can anyone suggest what is wrong?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Keler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Daniel\_Keler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daniel_Keler)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invalid-eeprom-error-message-with-the-wbx-board/199987/2 "2010-12-02T18:18:04Z")

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> burn-\*-eeprom utility.

Make sure that you’re running an up-to-date Gnu Radio. The binary  
package for Ubuntu for  
3.2.2 didn’t include the ID for the WBX in its daughtercard database  
file, for example.

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Keler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Daniel\_Keler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daniel_Keler)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invalid-eeprom-error-message-with-the-wbx-board/199987/3 "2010-12-17T14:17:52Z")

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did you ever find a fix? I am having the same problem with my USRP1. I  
am running Ubuntu 10.04 and installed GNURadio 3.3 using the guide here,  
using the Ubuntu package manager:

[http://gnuradio.org/redmine/wiki/gnuradio/UbuntuInstall](http://gnuradio.org/redmine/wiki/gnuradio/UbuntuInstall)