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Re: Help with my IR tower
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Sat, 2 Jan 1999 08:58:20 GMT
Original-From: 
David Van Wagner <davevw@=Spamless=alumni.cse.ucsc.edu>
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I had a similar problem with my desktop system ("too much light...") but
found my laptop worked fine, and a clean Win98 image on my desktop worked
fine too.  I narrowed the problem down to a replaced serial.vxd which allows
faster than 115000bps for modems, etc., I had not been running the program
that changes my National Semiconductor chips to allow higher speed modes.
Putting the program back in solved my problem.  So maybe using a non
standard serial.vxd can be a problem.

FYI, The web page for the high speed serial was
http://www1.yk.rim.or.jp/~gigo/bbs/shscatbbs.cgi
but it appears to be down so I've copied to my webspace temporarily at
http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~davevw/SHS17.ZIP

-DVW

-----Original Message-----
From: Hellyer, Richard <richard.hellyer@compaq.com>
To: 'lego-robotics@crynwr.com' <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 5:47 PM
Subject: RE: Help with my IR tower


> same problem for myself - very sporadic behaviour on both of my laptops.
> Tried Emailing and no response, couldn't find any answers on the website
> either
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com [mailto:lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 5:28 PM
> To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
> Subject: Re: Help with my IR tower
> 
> 
> On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 02:52:33 GMT, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Jeffrey
> Battisti) wrote:
> 
> > Hello everyone,
> > 
> > I've had my Mindstorms for about 2 months now.  When I first got it
> > everything worked fine, I downloaded the firmware, and my own programs • (from
> > the Mindstorms software), but then other pressures forced me to put them
> > away until now.  I've just got them out and now I can't download anything.
> > Just to be safe, I got all new batteries, and still no luck.  Mindstorms
> > just keeps telling me that the IR transmitter may be receiving too much
> > light or may need a new battery.  I've also tried it with all the lights • out
> > except for the light from my monitor.
> > 
> > SO... any one got any suggestions before I try to flag down tech support • at
> > LEGO?
> > 
> > Thanx,
> 
> We just got a set for Christmas and have encountered the same problem.
> It worked like a champ for several hours then suddenly wouldn't
> download.
> 
> I've tried fresh batteries, & an AC power supply. Wiping out the
> firmware and re-downloading sometimes works only to error out within
> seconds of a successful completion. Sometimes it won't download at
> all. I haven't found any rhyme or reason.
> 
> I sent e-mail to Lego but have yet to receive a response. Their 800
> number is perpetually busy.
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics


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