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Subject: 
RE: HELP, please! USB tower problems
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:33:00 GMT
Original-From: 
Rob Limbaugh <RLimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.com!saynotospam!>
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Ruth,

If the tower works on another computer, then at least one of the
following will be true:

1)  There is some sort of hardware conflict that is aggravated
by accessing the IR tower
2)  There is a software conflict
3)  The computer has a combination of I/O chipsets that just
don't work properly 100% of the time together
4)  Something could be wrong with the USB circuitry (if on a
motherboard, that means the MB could be bad)

If the tower doesn't work on another computer, then have LEGO send you a
new tower.

Based on the discussion so far, my bet is that the tower itself is bad.

Hope that helps,
Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Ruth [mailto:ruth_pozuelo@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:52 AM
To: lego-robotics@crynwr.com
Subject: Re: HELP, please! USB tower problems

In lugnet.robotics, "Alex Jayasundara" <AJayasundara@onfin.com> wrote:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ruth" <ruth_pozuelo@hotmail.com>
> To: <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: HELP, please! USB tower problems
> 
> 
> > 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
> > 
> > In lugnet.robotics, Ruth Pozuelo Martinez wrote:
> > > 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 suggestions?
> > > 
> > > I am really looking forward to start playing with it and this
> > > problem is driving me crazy.
> > > 
> > > Ruth
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > In lugnet.robotics, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > My problem is that windows can only detect my USB tower for like
> > > > > 20 seconds.After that I get an error on the device manager (yellow

> > > > > (!) mark) telling me that it can't find the driver. If I install
> > > > > it again, it will work for another 20 seconds and same story • again.Very annoying!
> > > > 
> > > > 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 probably have to manually install the driver.  Go to your
> > > > device manager and go to the properties for the USB tower.  You can

> > > > update driver from there, and point to the new driver in the SDK
> > > > folder for the USB tower (should be somewhere like - c:\Lego
> > > > Software\Mindstorms SDK 2.5\USB tower) well...something like • that...
> > > > 
> > > > Rob
> > > > 
> > > > Hope it helps.


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 everything (including windows) and start
again.

Thnaks for your suggestions.
Ruth



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