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Re: RIS 2.0 USB Tower freezing on XP
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:36:06 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Michael Lawrence wrote:
> Yippee
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> Windows XP Pro / Mindstorm / USB Tower freezing system problem resolved.
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> Commenced my frustrating journey on 15th October 2003, resolved 17th January
> 2004 !
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> My system specifically - Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.4GHz (Intel D865PERL
> Hyperthreading 800Mhz board).
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> Things that have been attempted to date:
> • Updated the BIOS firmware (three different versions)
> • Applied every known Win XP Pro patch from Microsoft
> • BIOS changes – every combination possible of USB 1.0/1.1 or 2.0 settings.
> • Changed interrupt numbers
> • Setup second hardware config file (clean on)
> • Unplugged all USB devices
> • Plugged tower into each USB port.
> • Downloaded Intel USB drivers
> • Disabled Hyperthreading
> • Installed Mindstorm SDK 2.0 then 2.5
> • Reinstalled Mindstorm drivers (2.5)
> • Reinstalled RIS2.0 with 95 and then again with 98 compatibility modes.
> • Set programs on system to run in Win98 compatibility mode
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> Did all of the above with multiple combinations of each… nothing worked, system
> would always freeze when attempting to talk to the USB tower (after about 1
> second of green light).
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> So today I did the drastic, uninstalled it all. Disabled Hyperthreading in the
> BIOS and then re-installed Windows XP Pro operating system. Then installed all
> the RIS software….. and it no longer freezes – didn’t work though, changed the
> RIS to be 256 colours and Win98 compatibility mode and hey presto the thing is
> finally working on my newest machine after just over 3 months of pain.
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> I would concur with the other emails relating to disabling the Hyperthreading
> via BIOS and re-installing Windows XP Pro so that it builds a non-hyperthreaded
> WinXP Kernal….
I posted solutions/work-arounds on the 17th:
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=22072
Nothing needs to be uninstalled.
I've never had to choose "compatibility" mode or force 256 colors (even before
the HT issue).
- Rob
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