Hello everybody!

Any SDR geeks around? Anyone using Skywave Linux?

https://skywavelinux.com/

No support ML, forum or anything.

After finally geting to this on my list of the test items, and a testh machine to play with... Trying to give this a whirl inplace of regular *Buntu, Raspbian
etc. since it include 90% of the SDR software preinstalled.

VM Setup:

2GB RAM, 2 CPU, USB 2.x, Max VRAM, AMD-V is

The issues: (Note: MD5SUM's verified! ISO's were burned on the same DVD drive in the test box and on another, data write verified)

Tried:

3.02, in VM, and Live DVD. No boot. Just goes to a black screen.

3.01, VM or Live Boots, EXCESSIVE BOOT TIME as in 10+ minutes!

3.0, Live or VM FAILS Something like "/casper/emilix " Missing.

2.3 - NO ISO! I missed getting this download, torrent has no seeds. Can't find
a direct DL? Any one have this ISO to test?

2.2 Live Boots, faster than the 3.x series, about on par with any other live distro

I would prefer to get the 3.02 working due to it having preinsdtalled some stuff that is much later than the other versions and newer stuff.

I am testing this out on a brand new, Dell Quad Core AMD box, with 8GB RAM, it runs Kubuntu 16.04 normally. So since Skywave is based on that it should be no
issues.

Any one had any success with this???? Setup?

Rick


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Hello Rick!

12 Jan 18, Rick Christian wrote to All:

3.02, in VM, and Live DVD. No boot. Just goes to a black screen.

Tried EFI boot option? Toggle it. I got an ISO of omv that didn't work with EFI.

3.01, VM or Live Boots, EXCESSIVE BOOT TIME as in 10+ minutes!

SDR requies SDR capable hardware? If not found the init process may stuck.

Another impact of slow system response could be the setup of the VM disk controller. If it doesn't use host i/o cache the vm is incredible slow with disk i/o. You could try a different controller too, ide vs scsi.

I am testing this out on a brand new, Dell Quad Core AMD box, with
8GB RAM, it runs Kubuntu 16.04 normally. So since Skywave is based
on that it should be no issues.

Try to get the SDR stuff onto a running Kubuntu?

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Hello Kai!

13 Jan 18 13:44, you wrote to me:

Tried EFI boot option? Toggle it. I got an ISO of omv that didn't work with EFI.

I'll look at the VM for that... but my systems are not UEFI enabled. I disable all that cruft. My systems are set up only for Legacy BIOS mode, and will remain so.

SDR requies SDR capable hardware? If not found the init process may
stuck.

Nope. My other SDR setups boot quite fine with or without the dongle(s) attached. Raspbian, KUbuntun 12.-04-16.04

Try to get the SDR stuff onto a running Kubuntu?

As per above, I have the standard rtl_sdr stuff running on other setups. Those boot fine with or with out the dongles.

I can't take those boxes down to play with as they running prodcution mission critical applications for which I am paid by subscribers to use.



Rick


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