CubicSDR can't find the SDR

SatNOGS Software
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I have a Raspberry PI 4, site #2682 that works when i schedule through the dashboard. However I want to used a client such as CubicSDR to run the SDR that way on occasion. I can’t connect to the SoapyServer – bind, here is some diagnostics. What am i doing wrong?

pi@raspberrypi:/tmp $ SoapySDRUtil --find
######################################################
## Soapy SDR – the SDR abstraction library ##
######################################################

[INFO] [UHD] linux; GNU C++ version 8.3.0; Boost_106700; UHD_3.15.0.0-4satnogs1

RtApiAlsa::getDeviceInfo: snd_pcm_open error for device (default), No such file or directory.

No devices found!
pi@raspberrypi:/tmp $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
pi@raspberrypi:/tmp $ ps -ef | grep sat
satnogs 383 1 0 00:21 ? 00:01:36 /var/lib/satnogs/bin/python3 /var/lib/satnogs/bin/satnogs-client
pi 3390 1994 0 18:46 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto sat
pi@raspberrypi:/tmp $ ps -ef | grep Soap
pi 3392 1994 0 18:46 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto Soap
-----------here is the output when I put in the address and port----------------------
SoapyServerListener::accept([::ffff:192.168.1.109]:48854)

RtApiAlsa::getDeviceInfo: snd_pcm_open error for device (default), No such file or directory.

SoapyServerListener::close()
SoapyServerListener::close()

thank you.
Barry, K0BVT

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What output do you get when executing the following:

SoapySDRUtil --find="remote=myServer" where myServer is your Soapy Remote server.

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hi Pe0SAT,
i get the same message, no devices found, yet lsusb shows the device:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ SoapySDRUtil --find=“remote=192.168.1.106”
*######################################################*strong text
## Soapy SDR – the SDR abstraction library ##
######################################################

[INFO] [UHD] linux; GNU C++ version 8.3.0; Boost_106700; UHD_3.15.0.0-4satnogs1

RtApiAlsa::getDeviceInfo: snd_pcm_open error for device (default), No such file or directory.

No devices found!
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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Where is the device? I see three hubs (internal) and a wifi adapter, no SDR ?

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your right, it isn’t shown in lsusb. And apparently my USB jumper cable just became defective
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:2838 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL2838 DVB-T

and I’m not looking close enough to the diagnostics
Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter - similar but not the same!

thank you Jebba

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Cool. Fwiw, I found rtl_tcp to work better than SoapyRemote, but I have limited experience with both.