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Kenneth, Looks like you may not have the standard C include files installed. I'm currently at work, with no access to Linux 8?( so not sure which RPM they're in. Is it gcc-devel or something like that? I'll check when I get home. Regards, ROSCO (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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sigh....i need some help here guys. im trying to install legos on my libm thinkpad running red hat 6.2 i have downloaded the binutils-2.9.1 and egcs-1.1.2 i am currently trying to do "make all" (just after doing the ../binutils-2.9.1/configure part) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Got Motors?
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(...) I do beleive they mean eToys, try here: (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Got Motors?
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(...) Do you mean Toys-R-Us? And if so, where? Matthias Jetleb VA3-MWJ (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Got Motors?
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(...) Who exactly is selling the motor kits? (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Got Motors?
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If you need motors, check out toys. They are clearing out their stock (I've heard April they're outa-here) and everything is on sale. The 8735 Technic motor kit was 24.?? last time I looked. Shipping is a tad steep, so you may want to get several at (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: execi and C++
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(...) I've spoken too fast. Re-reading the error message I saw the real problem. "controlThread" or "&controlThread" are the same. You should add a cast: execi(&controlThread, 0, (char **)NULL, 2, DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE); NULL is defined mem.h as (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: execi and C++
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(...) In C you should call execi() like this: execi(controlThread, 0, NULL, 2, DEFAULT_STACK_SIZE); /* Removed `&' */ since a function is like an array name: it is an address. Probably the same applies to C++. bye Bernardo (24 years ago, 18-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi all, sorry if this is a rediculously trivial problem, but I'm having some problems with execi on legos0.2.5 , I can't seem to get g++ to compile when I use it, I pass it a 'correct' function.....like so : int controlThread(int argc, char **argv) (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS and the Downloader....
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(...) Nick, 0.2.5 is the latest, but there may be a packaging problem as Luis has said. In regards to Makefiles: In the LEGOS_ROOT directory should reside Makefile.common and Makefile.user In your application directory should reside Makefile (no (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I can do the packaging, if you'd like. I'm not sure what to do once I've created the archive (where do I put it?). If this is ok with you, send me the instructions for posting a release. Alternately, I can email the package to Paolo and he can (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS and the Downloader....
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0.2.5 is the most recent, but there have been a number of problems reported with my (admittedly slightly sloppy) packaging of it. There will be an 0.2.6 with fixes for these problems, but unless someone else steps up and does it, it won't happen (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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OK, I tried putting a makefile.common in the root directory(it turns out that I found it in the /util folder). It didn't work. My project folder is "test" and my file is "test.c", so I replaced the Makefile.common in the "test" folder with the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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I thought that was a little weird that I didn't have a makefile.common in my root legOS directory! Will it work to just copy it from "/legOS/demo/"? I'm going to try it. I'll get back soon. Nick (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) I'm not sure I'm understanding what you have done, so excuse me if I'm a little pedantic. In your root legOS directory you have these files: Makefile.common and Makefile.user. Both are coming from the legOS distribution archive (their length (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Is your test.c in the demo directory? If not, you have to copy the Makefile from the demo dir to where your test.c is, and change: 1. The line starting KERNEL= should point to your kernel directory. I usually change mine to: (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Oh. I just realized that now I get a different error message: "*** No rule to make target 'test.lx'. Stop. (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Tried. Is there some editing job you're supposed to do on it? Nick (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: bug fixes
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(...) Well, as far as Cygwin on Windoze goes, I'm pretty much a "dummy" user too! Regards, ROSCO (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) It seems that Make can't find `Makefile.common'. This file should exist in the root legOS directory, it's included in the archive. Have you checked if such file exists? (...) Everyone seems a jerk before becoming a master :-). bye Bernardo (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Well, I upgraded my kernel. Now I get a new error message: "***No rule to make target '../Makefile.common'. Stop" Any idea about this one? Nick (PS: Sorry if I'm acting like a jerk; I'm new at this sort of thing.) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Clearing the firmware
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Ok, big surprise: it turns out I'm a moron. It was cleared all along, for some strange reason I was expecting the "00:00" to come up in boot mode - I forgot that was part of the Lego firmware, not the boot code. I guess thats what happens when I (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: bug fixes
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:35:16 GMT, "Paolo Masetti" <paolom@pragmanet.it> wrote: <SNIP> When you're interested in a "dummy" user i'll go for it. Harald (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Clearing the firmware
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Hold the on/off button while pressing run. Rick Byers <RickB@BigScaryChildren.net> wrote in message news:G8q7D1.3yA@lugnet.com... (...) (while (...) to (...) doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Clearing the firmware
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Rick, I believe that you take a battery out and turn the thing on, which will reset it to firmwareless mode. Then you just download the lego firmware to it as if you had just gotten a new rcx. Nick (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi, I've just installed LegOS 0.2.5 and its working great! However, I'd like to temporarily put the original lego firmware back on. How do I erase the legOS firmware so that the ROM bootstrap code will permit the Mindstorms software to download its (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: bug fixes
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(...) it may be (...) Where can I (...) I'll attach them in next message I will send to you. :-) (...) problem, (...) Let's try... Bye, Paolo. --- First Postulate of Isomurphism: Things equal to nothing else are equal to each other. (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Using the serial port of an NCD terminal.
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Cool, thanks! I have an old NCD in the garage, I never realized it can be turned into an internet-to-serial-port bridge! -gyug (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS and the Downloader....
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Well, it wasn't that one. I already got and fixed that one. It says: "cannot load legOs executable from:" and then it gives me the name of my attempted file. It's not specifically my program, because none of the demos like helloworld.lx will load, (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello legOS fans, I have written a hack to make it possible to connect the IR tower to a NCD terminal. Here at university we are using those fan less terminals, while the servers are in another room. A NCD has a serial port, that is accessible via (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: LegOS and the Downloader....
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Nick, It'd be helpful to know what the message was! I sometimes get "error deleting program" messages, and have to "re-boot" the RCX & re-install legOS.srec. I'm not sure what causes this, but it happens so rarely that I haven't investigated (yet). (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: bug fixes
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(...) My web page at (URL) This is for DJGPP, not Cygnus. Rossz (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | LegOS and the Downloader....
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I just installed LegOS last night, made my first few not-too-complicated programs today, and downloaded them. They worked fine, up until I found the bugs. I tried to download a new, updated version of my program, and got an error message. (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: bug fixes
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Paolo Masetti <paolom@pragmanet.it> wrote in message news:G8o1Fv.2uG@lugnet.com... (...) Well, I'm looking to set up legOS on my new (dual-boot) laptop, so it may be a good chance to check out the Windoze development environment. Where can I get (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: bug fixes
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(...) from (...) has... (...) :-) Hi. Here I am. No sea waves, sorry... ;-))) Only a lot of work and two sons :-). I'm actually working in finalizing cygnwin 1.1 instructions (if someone want to test them let me know). My beta testers are a bit slow (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Play pcm on the RCX
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I think this item has been discused sometimes but I have discovered RIS, just last Christmas. Has anyone played a pcm wave? I know how to play it on a PC speaker, but I don´t know a lot on H8 architecture and so on the timers (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: legos 0.2.4 and LNP
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(...) You should look in the kernel source. In lnp.c there is the lnp_integrity_byte() function which is called every time a byte is received. You could modify it to display data as soon as it's received, or copy it in a buffer for later display. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | legos 0.2.4 and LNP
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hi everybody. im currently trying to insert a radio device on my RCX so as to get radio communication between my computer and my RCX, but im having some trouble. my electronics guy cant quite get it to work and as such has asked me to display all (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: DC output at motor max speed with legOS
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(...) So motor_a_speed(MAX_SPEED) is not enough, since it turns the motor off every 256 ms for a single ms? I have an idea how to change the code to make the output really constant, patch attached. A side-effect of this change is that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | DC output at motor max speed with legOS
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Hi, I am trying to control a stepper motor with LegOS, and I need to have a constant DC output from a motor output, like when I choose speed(8) with the Lego firmware, so I can turn it on and off to make pulses of the duration I choose. Is this (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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