ARM SBC can't see Mini 2

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I just got an Orange Pi 5 and I was trying to see if I could make my code run on it.
I’m having a problem that the USB host can’t see the Mini, even though it must be alive because I get the heartbeat green LED.
It doesn’t show up in lsusb:
lsusb

Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Bus 007 Device 004: ID 0bda:4b77 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Light Audio

Bus 007 Device 006: ID 0486:573c ASUS Computers, Inc. Light

Bus 007 Device 005: ID 05a9:0680 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. USB Camera-OV580

Bus 007 Device 003: ID 04b4:6572 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Unprogrammed CY7C65642 hub

Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:07a5 Microsoft Corp. Wireless Receiver 1461C

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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Hi @VelekHacks,

how much current (Amps) can Orange Pi 5 supply trough its USB3.0 port and how much current you already using with other USB devices?
Probably LimeSDR-Mini v2 is not getting enough power and because of this you see various problems.

I don’t have exact numbers but I think LimeSDR-Mini v2 would require at least ~700mA from USB3.0 port.

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I was having trouble with it rebooting and had to switch to a better power supply, so that could be an issue.
Are there any points on it I can put a multimeter on?

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Have you looked at dmesg at all? When a USB device can’t get enough power, the error often shows up there.

-Dan Fay

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Looking through dmesg output now. I hooked it up to the hub that I have been using so now it shows up in lsusb, but the program I was using for still doesn’t detect it:
Bus 006 Device 004: ID 0403:601f Future Technology Devices International, Ltd Myriad-RF LimeSDR-Mini

Bus 006 Device 003: ID 05e3:0617 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB3.0 Hub

Bus 006 Device 002: ID 05e3:0617 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB3.0 Hub

Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Bus 007 Device 004: ID 0bda:4b77 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Light Audio

Bus 007 Device 006: ID 0486:573c ASUS Computers, Inc. Light

Bus 007 Device 005: ID 05a9:0680 OmniVision Technologies, Inc. USB Camera-OV580

Bus 007 Device 003: ID 04b4:6572 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Unprogrammed CY7C65642 hub

Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:07a5 Microsoft Corp. Wireless Receiver 1461C

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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This is the only mention of it in dmesg:
[ 7.062232] usb 6-1.4.4: New USB device found, idVendor=0403, idProduct=601f, bcdDevice= 0.00
[ 7.062234] usb 6-1.4.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 7.062236] usb 6-1.4.4: Product: LimeSDR Mini
[ 7.062237] usb 6-1.4.4: Manufacturer: Lime Micro
[ 7.062239] usb 6-1.4.4: SerialNumber: 1D90EE13DEF75D

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I am on the LimeSuite stable branch from github. Is that okay, or do I need to get the latest release tarball and build that?

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I just checked out master and rebuilt but still nothing:
LimeQuickTest

[ TESTING STARTED ]

->Start time: Thu Jan 18 15:52:40 2024

->LimeSuite version: 23.11.0-ge353507d

Error: No Devices Connected

Failed to connect

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If lsusb can see the device, and limesuite can’t, then it’s most likely permissions issue. Running with ‘sudo’ should work, or installing udev rules https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSuite/blob/master/udev-rules/install.sh

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I already tried both of those things, same result.

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If you’re compiling from source check if you have libusb-1.0 development package installed, otherwise limesuite will be compiled without usb support.

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I think libusb is likely the problem. I had it install it, but it still can’t find it:
The following additional packages will be installed:
libusb-0.1-4
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libusb-0.1-4 libusb-dev
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

cmake still can’t find the deps;
– USB_INCLUDE_DIRS: LIBUSB_1_INCLUDE_DIR-NOTFOUND

– USB_LIBRARIES: LIBUSB_1_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND

– USB_INCLUDE_DIRS: LIBUSB_1_INCLUDE_DIR-NOTFOUND

– USB_LIBRARIES: LIBUSB_1_LIBRARY-NOTFOUND

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Ok, I got it.
I was missing:
apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev

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Yes, as a general rule you need the development files for a package installed, before you build something which needs these, otherwise the build will either fail or just omit support for something.

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The details about what additional packages are needed were omitted from the instructions.

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https://wiki.myriadrf.org/Lime_Suite#Get_the_dependencies