USB OK but No devices found (ubuntu18.04)

Projects LimeSDR
1

I checked all wiki instructions and previous posts in Discourse without joy.
When inserting my LimeSDR Mini, I see it in lsusb but not LimeUtil
$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0403:601f Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
$ LimeUtil --update
No devices found
$
Any advice?

2

i think you have to install the udev-rules

 cd LimeSuite/udev-rules
 chmod +x install.sh
3

Thanks for the input. I did that, and did it again without luck
~/LimeSuite/udev-rules$ sudo ./install.sh
[sudo] password for bjorn:
~/LimeSuite/udev-rules$ LimeUtil --update
No devices found
~/LimeSuite/udev-rules$

4

I am not sure, but it is important to install all software in the right order. Maybe that’s your problem.
it’s best if you uninstall everything first and try it with a fresh install.
I had written a bash script for myself, maybe it will help you:

#!/bin/sh
if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
   echo "This script must be run as normal User" 1>&2
   exit 1
fi

user="$USER"
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:myriadrf/drivers
sudo apt update -y
sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install g++ -y
sudo apt install libcurl4-openssl-dev -y
sudo apt install libssl-dev -y
sudo apt install libsqlite3-dev -y
sudo apt install libboost-program-options-dev -y
sudo apt install zlib1g-dev -y
sudo apt install plink -y
sudo apt install libpython-dev -y
sudo apt install python-numpy -y
sudo apt install swig -y
sudo apt install libgps-dev -y
sudo apt install gpsd -y
sudo apt install gpsd-clients -y
sudo apt install libjsoncpp-dev -y
sudo apt install libusb-1.0-0-dev -y
sudo apt install git -y
sudo apt install cmake -y
sudo apt install build-essential -y
sudo apt install libmbedtls-dev -y
sudo apt install libconfig++-dev -y
sudo apt install libsctp-dev -y
sudo apt install libfftw3-dev -y
sudo apt install libi2c-dev -y
sudo apt install libboost-all-dev -y

if [ -d  /home/$user/SoapySDR ]; then
    echo " - SoapySDR already exists. Skipping it."

else
  ##sudo apt-get install soapysdr-tools -y
  git clone https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR.git
  cd SoapySDR || exit
  git pull origin master
  mkdir build
  cd build || exit
  cmake ..
  make -j4
  sudo make install
  sudo ldconfig #needed on debian systems
  cd /home/$user/ || exit
fi

if [ -d  /home/$user/LimeSuite ]; then
  echo " - LimeSuite already exists. Skipping it."

else
  ##sudo apt install libsoapysdr-dev -y
  sudo apt install libwxgtk3.0-dev -y
  sudo apt install freeglut3-dev -y
  #sudo apt install limesuite -y
  #sudo apt install liblimesuite-dev -y
  #sudo apt install limesuite-udev -y
  #sudo apt install soapysdr-tools -y
  #sudo apt install soapysdr-module-lms7 -y

  git clone https://github.com/myriadrf/LimeSuite.git
  cd LimeSuite || exit
  git checkout stable
  mkdir builddir && cd builddir || exit
  cmake ../
  make -j4
  sudo make install
  sudo ldconfig
  cd /home/$user/LimeSuite/udev-rules || exit
  chmod +x install.sh
  sudo ./install.sh
  cd /home/$user/ || exit
fi
5

Great script! Got it working. Thanks a lot. I had to start with a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 though. Will try to uninstall everything on the first one.

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6

Should work fine on Ubuntu 18.04 with an install via packages from the PPA. That’s what I’m currently using…