Thank you Marcus, I stand corrected.
The command should be sudo /usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py This should put your files in the correct location for the other programs to find. Hope this helps. Chris On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 10:31 AM Marcus D. Leech <patchvonbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 06/08/2024 10:13, Chris Gorman wrote: > > Hi Scott, > > > > I believe the problem you're experiencing is linux not allowing you to > > write to the /usr/local directory structure as it is not owned by your > > user. I think you have a couple of choices to download the images. > > The first is to install them into the default directory with sudo, > > which I wouldn't recommend, the second is installing the packages into > > a different directory with the -i switch to uhd_images_downloader.py. > > Perhaps run the following commands > > > > cd ~/ > > mkdir uhd_images > > /usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py -i ~/uhd_images > > > > That should get you the download images I think. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Chris > This will come with the added "bonus" that tools that expect the images > to be in "the standard location" will > be unable to find them unless you set the appropriate environment > variables to tell the tools where to find them. > > There's nothing wrong with installing > files-that-are-conceptually-system-files in the standard "system file" > places, > using sudo. > > This whole thing is basically "living and working as a dev on > <Unix-family-OS>". If that is to be the platform of choice > in this case, then it would be productive to learn how to live and > work on the OS, including learning what file > permissions are, and how to live with them and use them appropriately. > > Just my $0.02, having been a "Unix-family-OS" guy since I was a > teenager---in 1979. > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 4:16 AM Dr. Scott Best via USRP-users > > <usrp-users@lists.ettus.com> wrote: > >> Dear USRP-Users Group, > >> > >> > >> > >> I installed UHD 4.7 on an Ubuntu MiniPC following the online instructions. > >> It seems to be working OK, so I tried updating the firmware for an N200 > >> that I picked up as a test vehicle for my set of new N320s. I ran into a > >> bug that I have not found an answer to, as seen in the following Terminal > >> script with UHD commands shown in BOLD TYPE: > >> > >> > >> > >> drscott@Ubuntu:~/workarea/uhd/host/utils$ uhd_find_devices > >> > >> [INFO] [UHD] linux; GNU C++ version 11.4.0; Boost_107400; > >> UHD_4.7.0.0-0-ga5ed1872 > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> -- UHD Device 0 > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Device Address: > >> > >> serial: E2R16TEUN > >> > >> addr: 192.168.10.2 > >> > >> name: > >> > >> type: usrp2 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> drscott@Ubuntu:~/workarea/uhd/host/utils$ uhd_usrp_probe > >> > >> [INFO] [UHD] linux; GNU C++ version 11.4.0; Boost_107400; > >> UHD_4.7.0.0-0-ga5ed1872 > >> > >> [INFO] [USRP2] Opening a USRP2/N-Series device... > >> > >> Error: RuntimeError: > >> > >> Please update the firmware and FPGA images for your device. > >> > >> See the application notes for USRP2/N-Series for instructions. > >> > >> Expected FPGA compatibility number 11, but got 9: > >> > >> The FPGA build is not compatible with the host code build. > >> > >> Please run: > >> > >> > >> > >> "/usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py" > >> > >> "/usr/local/bin/uhd_image_loader" \ > >> > >> --args="type=usrp2,addr=192.168.10.2" > >> > >> > >> > >> drscott@Ubuntu:~/workarea/uhd/host/utils$ > >> /usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py > >> > >> [INFO] Using base URL: https://files.ettus.com/binaries/cache/ > >> > >> [INFO] Images destination: /usr/local/share/uhd/images > >> > >> [ERROR] Invalid permissions to write images destination > >> > >> drscott@Ubuntu:~/workarea/uhd/host/utils$ > >> > >> > >> > >> UHD on Ubuntu is able to find the N200, and is able to probe the N200 with > >> the second UHD command. However, the third command is > >> /usr/local/lib/uhd/utils/uhd_images_downloader.py, which produces the > >> following ERROR MESSAGE - Invalid permissions to write images destination. > >> The N200 was not booted in SAFE MODE, so it should be available for > >> firmware updates. > >> > >> > >> > >> I have been unable to locate any information online for how to eliminate > >> this problem so I can write firmware updates to the N200. Is a document > >> available for fixing this problem? If not, can you tell me how to fix > >> this firmware update problem on the N200? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks in advance for your assistance with fixing this problem. > >> > >> > >> > >> Respectfully, > >> > >> > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> USRP-users mailing list -- usrp-users@lists.ettus.com > >> To unsubscribe send an email to usrp-users-le...@lists.ettus.com > > _______________________________________________ > > USRP-users mailing list -- usrp-users@lists.ettus.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to usrp-users-le...@lists.ettus.com > _______________________________________________ > USRP-users mailing list -- usrp-users@lists.ettus.com > To unsubscribe send an email to usrp-users-le...@lists.ettus.com _______________________________________________ USRP-users mailing list -- usrp-users@lists.ettus.com To unsubscribe send an email to usrp-users-le...@lists.ettus.com
