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 into the SDR# folder:
http://osmocom.org/attachments/download/2242/RelWithDebInfo.zip
2) Download zadig from their website and place it into the SDR# folder:
https://zadig.akeo.ie
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It works and it is easy. Look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUwRt5qn-6U
If you still have a problem with the driver (stick doesn’t work), look here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWyswHcE5dU
Worked perfect!
It used to work, then I updated the software and windows system and the pendrive now sits like a stone.
No, it doesn’t work. It used to work but not anymore. Problem is it is too complicated and they don’t have any self installing package to solve the damn problems that always arise with Windows. I just didn’t want to ruin my evenings trying to make it work. It’s easier to reach Mars than make this sdr pen work again.
I had problems as well. Then I followed the steps in both youtube videos and now it works fine. You are correct, it would be better with a self installing package. But – here we are. With the help of both youtube videos I got it running today. It took maybe 30 minutes.
I wish I never bought this.
I purchased it and was very happy. Then all of a sudden after some months and an upgrade concerning the software used, it did not work anymore. So far I can’t figure out why they are unable to pay a damn software engineer to produce a self installing software instead of forcing us users into hell. I mean, it seems a computer science degree is not enough to make this shit thing working. This is one of the reasons why I don’t want anything to do anymore with these windows drivers and my next pc will be a mac. I don’t want to hear anymore the word “driver”, that fucking useless term to indicate all and nothing.
It used to work, then all of a sudden maybe after some windows update, it kept on crashing and crashing on launch. It is so difficult to install and use that it requires a master in computer science and since I have a degree in law I am completely lost. Holy crap, no self installing package, just thousands of different instructions, do this, try that, then if the xy2 doesn’t work add this and cut that. I can’t believe this shit.
your changelog says nothing about .net 4.8! It says 4.6 thats it.
I just went and bought a laptop with vista and installed 4.6 and now it wont work. wtf?
Instructions were not clear enough and now I have a chineses radio USB stick stuck up my ass. Sick of dealing with windows cheap garbage.
After many frustration attempts, I got it working. It seized my computer and could not exit program. I had to manually push the on button. Tried using it days later, had to go through the same frustration M…F…ing crap again. Why isn’t there a complete install package?
Try selecting rail with Deb file going to the 32-bit drivers select test or start TCP connection and then go into SDR sharp and open up the right underneath the USB driver there’s a TCP connection that usually works if the other driver doesn’t
After 3 hours of trying everything zadig still fails to install the driver in windows 7.1 64 bit. I will try it with an android device but really, what is it with the driver. I agree with others that this is bullshit and I will be giving it a bad review on Amazon.
It looks like the driver is copyrighted by a guy in Germany.
Please state the exact error that you get with Zadig so that it is possible for us to help. It might be worth trying an alternative tool too visualgdb.com/UsbDriverTool.
Not sure what you mean about the driver being copyrighted, RTL-SDR drivers are under GPL.
How did you find the x64 version of the rtlsdr.dll? please can you share the link if possible. Thank you!
What a bullshit! Close to 2020 we are stilll dealing with Win crap: on my MAC I’ve installed Cubic SDR (that has basic functions) in two muìinutes. After 3 hours on my Win laptop I’m lost .
[email protected]* Microsot and windows
ok boomer
ok boomer
I have downloaded the Zip and extracted all the files but I have another app other than SDR# that I want to use. I can’t get the computer to recognize the folder I extracted the files to as a driver. would these files be relevant to any other SDR so were like GQRX or GURC? How do I make use of the dongle without SDR#?
So the version of
zadig.exethatinstall-rtlsdr.batis incorrect. If you get a message say that Zadig is Corrupt or unreadable is is because, it’s not really an.exebut a file that probably contains an HTML 404 message or something. You’ll need to go to the Zadig website and install the program (which as of July 2019 is calledzadig-2.4.exemanually into thesdrsharp-x86folder. You can delete that otherzadig.exewhich isn’t the Zadig we need.Hi, I run zadig-2.4.exe and have replaced the driver for Bulk-In, Interface 0 with WinUSB v6.1.7600.16385 on Windows 10 1809 x64 but in SDR# v1.0.0.1703 when I select RTL-SDR(USB) I can’t see the device in “configure source” and when I press the play button I get the error “no device selected”. I have tried the x32 and the x64 Version of rtlsdr.dll from 2014 but also the x32 and x64 Version of librtlsdr.dll from the 14. of July 2019. When I use rtl_test.exe I don’t get any error.
I found the zadig.exe that comes with sdrsharp to be the same version 2.4 as the one downloaded from from zadig website. After 3 hours of trying everything zadig fails to install the driver in widows 7.1 64 bit with net 4.8 installed.
Works great for me. I suspect that most these comments are malfunctioning people. Computer only does what you tell it.
Bully for you, shame its not helped your malfunctioning personality….
Ok boomer
The original article in “Silicon Chip” magazine, May 2013, mentions XP and Windows 7 installations. Unfortunately, the SDRSharp installation requires .NET Framework, but when I try to install it I am told that it is not supported on XP. My Windows 10 version on my laptop works perfectly, as does the Android app on my phone.
SDR# upgraded to a more modern .NET version which doesn’t support XP a long time ago. Unfortunately it’s way too old for the new code. Some alternative software options for XP are HDSDR and SDR-Console V3.
unfortunately not all the people in world have the knowledge to delve deeper into computers.
On/off button is there limit.
Does not mean to say their malfunctioned people.
Bet they have skills which you could not complete,so does that make you malfunctioned then ?
The post I sent 2 minutes ago is for ANNOYM8
I’ve tried every trick I can find here. I can’t get the bat file to load peoperly. Zadig has 0 bytes in it and won’t run because of this. I tried to download the stuff manually and still no joy. I can see why people are getting frustrated. I’m beginning to wonder if its worth it myself.
I just checked the bat file and it’s still functioning correctly. If you’re having trouble with it it’s likely that your on a misconfigured or locked down system, or your Antivirus is blocking it. Either way a manual install should work if you can’t get the bat file to download the files. When you run a manually downloaded zadig, what happens?
Too complicated set up compliance,go here go there if not wait go back,does not work for me very dissapointed,going back to my Yaesu tranceivers.
On Win2008 server I cannot seem to get the gear to open for device selection. Drivers install fine. Still can’t make it work. Been fiddling with this for days.
I’ve installed the SDR and got it working on my home PC but when I try on my work laptop I can’t run Zdiag.exe – I think it must be locked down as I am not an Administrator.
Is there any way to get around this without going through the procedure of justifying SDR to the company IT gurus etc. and getting them to help me install it?
Thanks for all your support and assistance!
Probably the SDR# cant see the installed C++
Because I installed another radio from : http://m3ghe.blogspot.hu/p/adding-support-for-rtl-sdr-usb-dongles.html
And the installer put on a C++ automaticaly.
Earlier the rtl_test gives this message: ” No supported device found”
But now said this:
D:\SDR_radio\sdrsharp-x86>rtl_test
Found 1 device(s):
0: Realtek, RTL2838UHIDIR, SN: 00000001
Using device 0: Generic RTL2832U OEM
Found Rafael Micro R820T tuner
Supported gain values (29): 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.7 7.7 8.7 12.5 14.4 15.7 16.6 19.7
20.7 22.9 25.4 28.0 29.7 32.8 33.8 36.4 37.2 38.6 40.2 42.1 43.4 43.9 44.5 48.0
49.6
Sampling at 2048000 S/s.
Info: This tool will continuously read from the device, and report if
samples get lost. If you observe no further output, everything is fine.
Reading samples in async mode…
lost at least 108 bytes
Hi,
I just try to install and use the DVB-T+FM+DAB dv3 (820T2 & SDR)
I use Win 7.
It seems I can install the driver by Zadig… the insatalled driver WinUSB v6.1.7600.16385 usbid: 0BDA 2838 00
But the SDRSharp (SDR#) can’t see the device. At the configure source’s Device is grey (empty)
When i hit the run button I got : No device selected.
I set the RTL-SDR (USB) before for source.
Thank You in advance!
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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?
Problem I am having is getting sdr# to work on windows 8 . I have downloaded everything it needs to run and still saying device not found . Or can’t run program. I have been trying to get my rtlsdr going for the past 3 years no luck yet
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.
Did that. SDR# runs and works although if I select a new Frequency Manager selection, etc. the waterfall doesn’t change and the audio doesn’t change – unless – I turn the software off and on again – and then it works on the new freq in tandem. Also – when it loads the RTL-SDR USB driver the software only shows a Generic radio and that works as above. This is on a new PC. On my old PC it shows the actual RTL-SDR instead of a Generic radio.
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.