Help with dsd 1.3 im using ubuntu 10.04

[bigbud42010]

Ok. Well Im Running 10.04 The New One. And I Have Done Everything That Was Said To Do To Install DSD and im getting this out of terminal

just to let you know i'm not new to ubuntu either

louie@ubuntu:~$ mkdir src
louie@ubuntu:~$ mv ~/Desktop/*.tar ~/src
louie@ubuntu:~$ cd src
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ tar -xvf mbelib-1.1-src.tar
tar: mbelib-1.1-src.tar: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ tar -xvf mbelib-1.1.tar.gz
tar: mbelib-1.1.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ cd mbelib-1.1/
bash: cd: mbelib-1.1/: No such file or directory
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ sudo make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ cd ~/src
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ tar -xvf dsd-1.2-src.tar
tar: dsd-1.2-src.tar: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ tar -xvf dsd-1.2.tar.gz
tar: dsd-1.2.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ cd dsd-1.2/
bash: cd: dsd-1.2/: No such file or directory
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
louie@ubuntu:~/src$ sudo make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.

and it take's the two files off my desktop and moves them in to a src folder in my home fold

 

[Radioman96p71]

First off,

louie@ubuntu:~/src$ tar -xvf mbelib-1.1-src.tar
tar: mbelib-1.1-src.tar: Cannot open: No such file or directory

Means your not in the correct folder and it cant find the file to extract.

Until you extract the tarballs, the rest of the actions (make, sudo make install) dont matter.

Check your paths and try again.

Also, the latest version of mbelib is 1.2, you might want to grab the latest source to save a little trouble.

 

[kilowa22]

cd ~/src
ls -lh
-rw-r--r--    1 louie  louie  1k Mar  7 15:10 mbelib-1.1-src.tar

If the file exists in ~/src what are the permissions, owner & group?

tar xvf mbelib-1.1-src.tar

 

[gary123]

Here are some steps I put together a while ago on installing and runnung DSD with Ubuntu.

Step 1: install Ubuntu 10.04 on your computer(its free). This may be done as either a standalone install or as a second operating system on a windoze system.

Step 2: using the firefox web browser included in Ubuntu (aplications/internet/firefox) download the mbelib and deb files. They will be stored in the downloades folder (places/downloads)

Step 3: open the downloads folder (places/downloads). Select the DSD... file. Right click on it and select "extract here". A second folder will appear (it wont have the .tar extension in the name). Open that folder and select the .gz sub folder. Right click on it and select extract here.
A new folder will appear DSD...., right click on this and select rename. rename the folder "d". Now select the "d" folder and drag it over the first folder under the "Places" on the left side of the browser pane. This will put the "d" folder in your home folder.

Step 4: repeat step 3 but select the mbelib folder, also rename the final folder "m" once done you can close the browser pane.

Step 5: select the terminal program (aplications/accessories/terminal). Upon selecting you should see a pane open up and a command prompt with something like this in it "mine@mine-Laptop:-$". The names are not important the ":-$" is. Type "cd m" you should get "mine@mine-Laptop:~/m$" .
next type "sudo make" hit enter, you will be prompted for your password (its the one you made up when you installed Ubuntu), type it in NOTE that the curser does not indicate the letters being typed but they are being typed, once done hit enter. You should see a pile of lines starting with "gcc" appear and the curser displaying the "mine@mine-Laptop:~/m$" again. Now type in "sudo make install" and hit enter. once again there will be a pile of lines with the curser at the bottom displaying "mine@mine-Laptop:~/m$". You have successfully installed the first half of the program. Keep the terminal program open and go to the next step.

Step 6: Still in the terminal program type in "cd" the curser should now say "mine@mine-Laptop:-$" again. Type "cd d" you should get "mine@mine-Laptop:~/d$" next type "sudo make" hit enter, you will be prompted for your password (its the one you made up when you installed Ubuntu), type it in NOTE that the curser does not indicate the letters being typed but they are being typed, once done hit enter. You should see a pile of lines starting with "gcc" appear and the curser displaying the "mine@mine-Laptop:~/d$" again. Now type in "sudo make install" and hit enter. once again there will be a pile of lines with the curser at the bottom displaying "mine@mine-Laptop:~/d$" . thats it the program is installed. keep

Step 7: to run the routine connect your scanner to the mike input of the computer and type "dsd". if there is no current input the prompt will say sync:no sync once there is input you will see lots of lines of info. To get the input correct you will have to play with the line or mic input level setting.

Step 8: there is no step 8 you are finished.

 

[bigbud42010]

OMG Thanks So Much Man You Are Like my Best Friend (LOL) But It's Working Cause It's Saying Audio/In/Out Device /dev/audio

 

[bigbud42010]

well im still getting that audio dev/audio in/out error or whatever it is it's making me mad because i got a soundblaster live soundcard with my scanner going in line in and headphones coming out and i got sound i hear the scanner and sounds on the computer but i dont understand why dsd ain't seeing my audio card if i could please get some help

 

[tripleplay905]

Sentences are your friend when asking for help.

Make sure you have no other program running when you try to start DSD or DSD won't be able to use the audio device.

 

[bigbud42010]

ok sorry. I have no other program running. I open terminal and type dsd and it say's Audio/In/Out Device /dev/audio. I have even used xoscope, set it to soundcard and it don't even move but i got got audio????? I'm inclined when it come's to computer's and troubleshooting them just not in ubuntu. I just want to get it working so i know to tap it or not.

 

[tripleplay905]

Audio/In/Out Device /dev/audio is the correct output when DSD is working properly.

If you ran xoscope and you didn't see a waveform then its something to do with the audio in to the sound card. Either its muted and/or the incorrect input is selected. Make sure the scanner is connected to the line-in port on your card.

Run 'alsamixer' to adjust the input properties of the sound card. Make sure the line-in is set for capture and the input volume is around 60%.

FYI, you wont get any decoded audio from DSD if you aren't using a tap.

 

[bigbud42010]

Ok Thank's i Got It Now. But anyways i hooked up a disc tap i ain't using a resistor or anything im just hooking up a little wire to the board and and run it thru a wire to my computer and it has a loud hissing sound like the squelch is off which it ain't and it ain't decoding anything.

 

[bigbud42010]

disregard all of the above i got this program working perfect. take a look and tell me why i'm not hearing voice


nc: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 98% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 98% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 97% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 97% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 98% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 98% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 97% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 97% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 98% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 99% VOICE e:
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 98% VOICE e:==

 

[tripleplay905]

You need the disc tap wire to run to either the left or right, and also a ground from the scanner.

The input on your sound card is too high. You want to adjust the line-in volume on your card so that the input percentage that DSD shows is roughly 45%.

If you are still getting no voice from DSD it is possible your output is muted or DSD isn't configured correctly.

 

[MattSR]

It should be pretty obvious then that that script you used is for DSD 1.2. not 1.3...

just to let you know i'm not new to ubuntu either

 

[bigbud42010]

well it decode's it perfect but i hear like a popping crackling sound in my headphones

 

[ilgrant]

Wouldn't surprise me if you hear popping, etc.

The app is free. It does not have the fancy signal processing of a $500 digital scanner.

 

[gary123]

I would use a capacitor inline. .01 is common but you can use 1 micro or even 10. the cap will isolate the computers voltage (if any) from the bias voltage found on the discriminator.

 

[bigbud42010]

Well it don't even work and it pops and cracks with no voice so i think this program is a BIG joke.

i've tried OHIO MARCS nothing

and i've tried springfield police department still nothing pops and cracks on everything

if i could get some help and pointer's that would be amazing i just got youtube.com and i have playback audio on video's so i don't know what the problem is.

 

[bigbud42010]

Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 50% VOICE e:=======R=======R======R====
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 42% VOICE e:=======R===========R======R
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 48% VOICE e:=====R=================R
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 36% VOICE e:=============R=========R
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 41% VOICE e:=====================R
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 46% VOICE e:============
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 49% VOICE e:=======R============R========R
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 53% VOICE e:=======R=======R=========R
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 41% VOICE e:=======R========R==========R
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 49% VOICE e:===========
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 46% VOICE e:=======R======R======
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 49% VOICE e:==============
Sync: no sync
Sync: -ProVoice mod: GFSK input: 47% VOICE e:======R===================R

 

[tripleplay905]

MARCS and the Summit system are not ProVoice. They are P25. Try dsd with the -f1 switch.

 

[bigbud42010]

sorry yea i did that option it pop and crackled to. I tried to switch my input and output. but it ain't working i got a onboard sound card and a soundblaster pci slot soundcard. and it ain't working. So I Don't know.??