Re: [Openbts-discuss] OpenBTS using the E310

[Tom T. <tom...@et...>]

Hi Walter,

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 12:32 AM, Walter Maguire <wma...@ii...> wrote:
> Just some initial top level question regarding running the OpenBTS on
> the Ettus E310 device.
>
> 1. The standard build.sh does not include an option for the E310.

It's not so much that the build.sh does not include an E310 option,
but that the build script is specific to Ubuntu or similar
distributions. The E310 filesystem image is based on OpenEmbedded,
which doesn't work properly with the script.

> 2. It looks like the OpenBTS packages need to be installed on the device
> as opposed to an external host.  Is this correct?
> 3. I followed this guide
> http://openbts.org/w/index.php?title=E3x0#OpenBTS to installing the
> openBTS on the unit.

Yes. Manual installation is required.

> 4. The command ./osmo-trx -f gives back the errors reported.
> ALERT 3058143232 06:32:57.0 UHDDevice.cpp:703:parse_dev_type: Unknown
> UHD device type E-Series Device
> ALERT 3058143232 06:32:57.0 UHDDevice.cpp:703:parse_dev_type: Unknown
> UHD device type E-Series Device
> ALERT 3058143232 06:32:57.0 osmo-trx.cpp:457:main: Failed to create
> radio device

Pull the most recent version of OsmoTRX from Osmocom repository. The
device naming for E310 changed in more recent releases of UHD. The
minimum version of UHD for E310 running OpenBTS is now 003.009.002.

  -TT