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Hello everybody. I hope I am posting on the right newsgroup, if not please feel free to move this thread. I have recently purchased Lego mindstorms, but for my disappointment I have not been able to do so much with it. My problem is that windows can (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) work (...) May not be of much help, but the 2.5 SDK from the Lego website has an updated USB IR tower driver. You may try using it. I think you may be able to go to the Lego website and search for "SDK" to find the download link. You will (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hello Rob, thanks for your reply. I have manually installed the new driver without any success. Even worst, now my tower doesn't work with RIS 2.0 either! Same thing, works for 20 seconds and then can not find the driver anymore. Any other (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have check under USB Lego Tower Diagnost and it reads: The driver failed the AddDevice request (0x!F) Hope this helps. Thanks again, Ruth (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi, I would try this. 1. Using any other USB based device and test the USB port. 2. Scan the machine for viruses. Looks like you driver is getting uninstalled by an application. ( This is my own idea). Hope this helps. Alex Jayasundara ----- (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hello Alex, I have done as you suggested. I have a game pad and seems to work without problems. I know my computer does not have any virus because it is scanned every night by our server. Any other ideas? I guess I will have to unistall (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) night by (...) again. (...) I assume you have already done this, but I would like to ask anyway: Have you installed all the Windows updates? I do know for a fact that (for Windows XP anyway) that Service Pack 1 included updated USB drivers. I (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hello again Rob, I have my windows OS updated. (Service packs 4.0 and all the other updates.) I have been doing some research on the Internet and it seems that the problem might be on my chipset: VIA Technologies Inc VT8366/A, VT8367 Apollo (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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<<Hi, <<I am running out of options. If there are any service packs to apply pls do <<so and give it a try. I think the best option is uninstall and start from <<scratch. This doesn't sound good but I myself don't have any options. <<Wish you best. (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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