Instructions to setup Ubuntu 14.04 and Gnuradio on Windows 7/8

1. Download VirtualBox

http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.0.2/VirtualBox-5.0.2-102096-Win.exe

Please be aware that Windows 10 is not yet officially supported!

Check for 32-bit or 64-bit based on your computer architecture and install the appropriate version of VirtualBox.

2. Follow the installation screen and complete the installation

3. Check the option on the picture when prompted and click on Install

4. Download Ubuntu and select the Ubuntu flavour you need (32-bit or 64-bit)

5. On next screen when scroll down and select Not now, take me to the download

6. After download is completed, open Oracle VM VirtualBox

7. Click on New

8. Type a Name for your VM machine, and select the type as Linux and then select the Version as Ubuntu (64-bit)

9. Select the Memory Size, move the slider till the green mark on that scale. Usually set the memory size as half of your computer RAM.

10. On the next screen, select Hard disk as Create a virtual hard disk now

11. Select the Hard disk file type as VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)

12. Select the storage on physical hard disk as Dynamically allocated

13. Select the location where you want to save your virtual machine and increase the size of virtual hard disk to 30GB. Then select Create.

14. The screen should look like this

15. Click on Settings

16. Select System, and then select Processor. Increase the slider to the end of color on the scale.

17. Select Storage, Click on Empty and then click on the circled object

18. On the popup, select Choose Virtual Optical Disk File. Then locate the Ubuntu image file which you downloaded

19. Select Network and in Adapter 1, change Attached to NAT as Attached to Bridged Adapter and select the Name which indicates your Ethernet Connection. Click on OK.

20. Now click on Start

21. Install Ubuntu and follow the steps listed on the below link (Only Ubuntu installation)

http://linus.nci.nih.gov/bdge/installUbuntu.html

22. After successful installation, reboot of the VM machine. Connect LAN cable to Ethernet port. Verify internet connectivity by opening a webpage using Firefox.

22. Open the terminal

23. Install Gnuradio by typing sudo apt-get install Gnuradio –y. You will prompted to enter the password which you used to login.

24. You should not see any error. Now on the same terminal, type gnuradio-companion

You have successfully installed GNURadio. USRP driver UHD also installed as part of Gnuradio installation.