[hpsdr] PowerSDR Doesn't Run

[Mark Leone]

Phil,

Thanks for your help. BTW I sent the previous message off list 
inadvertently.

So libusb0.dll is included in the PennyMerge bin dir in the repo, 
presumably an unsigned version. I replaced it in my PowerSDR directory 
with the presumably signed version from the zip file downloaded from the 
HPSDR downloads page. I also copied libusb0.sys, libusb0_x64.dll, and 
libusb0_x64.sys from the zip file into the PowerSDR directory. After 
doing this I still get the same exception on startup.

If I leave the error dialog alone and proceed with PowerSDR operation, 
it works and I get signals. But when I close the Windows error dialog, 
PowerSDR exits immediately. So I think I just need to figure out what's 
causing the interface error on startup. I checked the permissions of the 
libusb files, and there's no problem there. I also tried running 
PowerSDR as admin and in various compatibility modes.

Probably OBE given the above, but to answer your question, Metis is 
connected directly to the PC, with Metis and the Metis-connected 
Ethernet interface on a separate subnet from the subnet used on a 
different interface for Internet connection. The setup dialog still 
shows all zeros for Metis IP and MAC addresses, however.

-Mark K4XML

On 11/25/2011 1:22 AM, Phil Harman wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> You need libUSB.dll in the PowerSDR directory but you do not need to load
> the drivers.
>
> How is your Metis connected to your PC - via a switch or direct.
>
> Phil...
>
>
>
>> On 11/25/2011 12:21 AM, Phil Harman wrote:
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> Have you loaded the signed version of win7 64 libUSB driver from the
>>> openHPSDR downloads page?
>>>
>>> 73 Phil...VK6APH
>> Phil,
>>
>> I thought the wiki says the USB drivers are not needed if running Metis
>> vice Ozy. But I'll give it a try. In the meantime I found a version of
>> PowerSDR in the repo that starts up without the error. It's in the
>> ..repos_sdr_hpsdr/trunk/W5WC folder. However, I don't think this version
>> is running properly. I'm starting with Metis and Mercury only, and I
>> can't get any signals at all. I think it's not talking to Metis. I have
>> Metis selected as the interface option, but it shows the IP and Mac
>> addresses as all zeros, and there's no way to set them. I can
>> communicate with Metis using HPSDRProgrammer.
>>
>> -Mark K4XML
>>
>>
>
>


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