Manual Installation of SDR#
Manual Installation of the RTL-SDR drivers with SDR# for the RTL-SDR
1) Download the RTL-SDR Drivers, and extract the rtlsdr.dll file from the x32 folder (or x64 folder if you have a 64-bit OS) into the SDR# folder:
http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/raw-attachment/wiki/rtl-sdr/RelWithDebInfo.zip http://osmocom.org/attachments/download/2242/RelWithDebInfo.zip (original link seems to have died recently)
2) Download zadig and place it into the SDR# folder:
http://zadig.akeo.ie/downloads/zadig.exe
My rtl Sdr 2838 works fine on my Android tablet. Tried downloading all drives and software so I can operate it on my Acer aspire x desktop with 2.34ghz processor and Windows 8 . I had no luck . What am I doing wrong . Have sdr Sharp . Keeps saying no device found . And looked in devices and rtl sdr driver isn’t installed . Help please
Did you follow the quick start guide? https://www.rtl-sdr.com/qsg.
Specifically step 5?
AirSpy’s sdr# distro still uses the old, no longer functional, url in install-rtlsdr.bat.
Modify accordingly.
Also, if you have an x64 windows distro of sdr#, you should look for the dll in the x64 subfolder, not the x32.
Is there a simple step-by-step guide to installing this (and the drivers) on windows 7?
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/qsg
Is there a simple step-by-step guide to installing the drivers and software on windows 7?
To clarify couple of things in a question I just asked. I am operating Win 10, 64 bit and the actual message I get is “DRIVER INSTALLATION FAILED (COULD NOT ALLOCATE RESOURCE).
When I hit the “Replace Driver” button, I get a message: Download failed, “could not allocate resource.” How do I work around this?
https://github.com/pbatard/libwdi/issues/69, if that doesn’t work try the alternative tool at http://visualgdb.com/UsbDriverTool/.
I just bought an android stereo for my car. My goal is to use the SDR as scanner and Shortwave receiver as an added feature in the radio. The radio runs android 5.1 and is not rooted. The driver installs good, but doesn’t work. As soon as I open any app and tries to deal with the driver, the program just disconnect. However I tested another app that doesnt use the driver (the one that tracks planes) and works pretty good. How can I make the SDR driver work om android 5.1?
OK I just bought 2 V3 USB RTL-SDR radios. One works.
In Zadig the one that works shows up as RTL2838UHIDIR Wheras the one that doesnt shows up as
RTL2832U. I used the same procedure on both to change the drivers. The one that doesnt work gets a response of ‘Cannot access RTL device in SDR Sharp. How can I fix it.?
Contact us at rtlsdrblog_AT_gmail_DOT_com, it might be faulty, but not sure yet need to run through some troubleshooting.
in sdr# software in the rtl sdr controller it is showing device is unknown and i cannot set the RF gain. what to do?
doesnt work on WIN 10 at all
It definitely works on Win10. What’s the problem you are having?
i spent 5 hours trying everything and have got nowhere honestly im kinda at a loss for what do do im on windows 10. i consider myself to be very computer savy and im at a total loss
What is the exact problem you are having?
http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/raw-attachment/wiki/rtl-sdr/RelWithDebInfo.zip isn’t working, but found the DLL in http://osmocom.org/attachments/download/2242/RelWithDebInfo.zip (use the 32 bit version)
Thanks, looks like something happened to the original link. That will mess up the install-rtlsdr.bat in SDR# too.
I can’t install the driver for my NooElec R820T SDR & DVB-T NESDR Mini on my Windows7
The USB ID: 0BDA 2838 00
As device I choose: Bulk-In, Interface (Interface 0)
In the Driver field is written: WinUSB (v6.1.7600.16385) => WinUSB (v6.1.7600.16385)
i.s.o. RTL2832UUSB(v64.1.xxx.x) => WinUSB (v6.1.7600.16385)
What is my problem?
Please ignore my previous message. It’s working never the less. 🙂
It doesn’t work under Windows 10 x64 Runs ok on windows 7 32-64bit
No problem for me under Win10 x64
I don’t think he was using SDR#. Is there a page and links to the other software?
S.
dos the software work on
WIN 10
The link to /trac/raw-attachment/wiki/rtl-sdr/RelWithDebInfo.zip is not responding. Is the server up today?
Installation is tricky but possible. Read the directions from the Quick Start Guide and follow them closely. Install your SDR# directory in C:\ not Program Files. When logged in as root, set that SDR# directory to have write permissions also (default read only). Then go into Norton or other antivirus and set an exception for your SDR# directory and all subfolders. It is key to make sure that the .bat installs properly. It seems the WinXP version zadig works in Win7 also.
Not sure about Win10. It’s too new to support many programs and drivers so my sympathies. I’ll try it in a year or 2 when they work out the bugs and driver incompatibilities.
Unable to get RTL-SDR to work after upgrade to WIN10. Worked on same PC using WIN7. There is no .bat file in the SDR# zip file. Loaded and ran zadig.
What version of SDR# are you running? The latest versions come with the install-rtlsdr.bat file included in the zip, I just checked, it’s most definitely there.
This page is to help you if the bat file won’t run on your PC for various reasons.
Norton claims that pthreadVC2-w32.dll is an “Insight Network Threat and has been removed. There are many indications that this file is untrustworthy and therefore not safe.”
Threat name: WS.Reputation.1
completely lost.