Re: Problem seeing HackRF hardware on Mac via a Docker Container

Docker on a Mac can be setup with the networking passthrough to let the X310 and N310 work. The limitation is specifically on USB device passthrough.

Not relevant to your issue specifically, but the Analog Devices ADALM-PLUTO educational SDR uses USB but identifies as a network card so interestingly it is possible to work around the limitation. The same limitation on USB devices existed until recently with the Windows Subsystem for Linux but that is improving over time.

Regards,
Derek

On 7/28/2022 8:06 PM, George Edwards wrote:

Hi Marcus, do you know if a Docker Container on Mac talk to either the X310 or N310 radio? George 

On Thu, Jul 28, 2022, 11:32 AM Marcus Müller <mmueller@gnuradio.org> wrote:

Hi George,

Docker on Mac OS cannot pass through USB devices:

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/faqs/general/#can-i-pass-through-a-usb-device-to-a-container

So, this is sadly impossible.

Best regards,
Marcus

On 7/28/22 17:03, George Edwards wrote:
> Hello GNURadio Community!
>
> I am working with Gnuradio 3.9 on a Mac. Gnuradio runs inside a Docker
> Container. I build a Gnuradio flow graph with a soapy HackRF source
> block to interface with the HackRF hardware. When I run the flow
> graph, it says there is no matching HackRF.
>
> Will appreciate any suggestions,  thank you.
> George