# Need help to make LimeSDR mini work

**URL:** https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/need-help-to-make-limesdr-mini-work/3690
**Category:** LimeSDR
**Created:** [19 November 2018 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/need-help-to-make-limesdr-mini-work/3690 "2018-11-19T09:18:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![fr0zenrain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/fr0zenrain/32/2386_2.png) [@fr0zenrain](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/fr0zenrain)
#### Post date: [19 November 2018 09:18 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/need-help-to-make-limesdr-mini-work/3690/1 "2018-11-19T09:18:24Z")

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last week,i received the LimeSDR mini,i test on win 10 and macos 10.12 ,and i test many tools ,they are not working. i think the driver install is no problem. although limesdr mini qucik test tool test passed,but i fell it’s not working. may be i missing something? someone can give some advice for me.thanks.

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### Author: ![yt7pwr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecd19e/32.png) [@yt7pwr](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/yt7pwr)
#### Post date: [19 November 2018 09:53 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/need-help-to-make-limesdr-mini-work/3690/2 "2018-11-19T09:53:10Z")

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If you are using my plugin for SDR# please post settings screen.

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### Author: ![fr0zenrain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/fr0zenrain/32/2386_2.png) [@fr0zenrain](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/fr0zenrain)
#### Post date: [19 November 2018 10:27 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/need-help-to-make-limesdr-mini-work/3690/3 "2018-11-19T10:27:52Z")

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thanks your plugin,this is setting.@yt7pwr

if i choose RX0 and LNA\_H, the spectrogram looks well than before,  
but i can’t recevie the FM radio.

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### Author: ![yt7pwr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecd19e/32.png) [@yt7pwr](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/yt7pwr)
#### Post date: [19 November 2018 11:48 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/need-help-to-make-limesdr-mini-work/3690/4 "2018-11-19T11:48:41Z")

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For FM band use RX0, LNA\_W, increase sample rate over 1MS/s. Do you have USB 3.0 on PC?

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### Author: ![fr0zenrain](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/fr0zenrain/32/2386_2.png) [@fr0zenrain](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/fr0zenrain)
#### Post date: [19 November 2018 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/need-help-to-make-limesdr-mini-work/3690/5 "2018-11-19T12:21:51Z")

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my PC and laptop are USB 2.0. USB interface cause not work? may be it has other reasons. thanks

update:  
i’m do it as you say, i can receive the FM radio.i feel the noise is too big, not sensitive enough.