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Hello folks.
Just got my RIS2.0 from Target and installed the Lego GUI based
thing. I've also installed legOS in Win98 and linux and I'm getting
ready to start hacking but I have a few questions.
(1) Does anybody have experience with the USB tower and legOS in general?
(2) In particular, has anybody tried legOS on linux with the USB port?
I have release 2.2.16 of the kernel, if I remember well (RedHat 7.0)
and my understanding is that USB support is rather flaky for this
release.
(3) How about legOS on Win98 and USB?
Just in case I ordered a serial IR tower from Pitsco - they sell them for
$29...
It looks like some folks in Japan have already dealt with the USB issues
but all the sites I've found have how-tos written in Japanese.
Thank you
Bogdan
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Hey,
I have the same question! I've been driving myself crazy for the last few
days trying to find some information on the subject. I sent an e-mail to
Markus Noga, the author of LegOS and he said it doesn't support USB, only
serial. I cant even seem to find any good resources on how to program USB on
win32.
I think lego is phasing out the serial tower - I don't see them in stores
any more. I hope someone can help us USB folks out!
Thanks!
Michael
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"Michael W. Collins" <MCollins@iodevelopment.com> writes:
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> I have the same question! I've been driving myself crazy for the last few
> days trying to find some information on the subject. I sent an e-mail to
> Markus Noga, the author of LegOS and he said it doesn't support USB, only
> serial. I cant even seem to find any good resources on how to program USB on
> win32.
There are some japanese guys that did USB support for NQC under windows,
it's rather simple (essentially open a device with a particular name).
Under Linux it is just not clear how easy it is until somebody tries.
> I think lego is phasing out the serial tower - I don't see them in stores
> any more.
Here (France & Germany) there are still only RIS 1.5s in the shops.
> I hope someone can help us USB folks out!
In the worst case you can always try to swap towers with somebody
who has a surplus serial tower.
Jürgen
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Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/
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