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I've used Cygwin some time ago, so my knowledge is not the best. Here are some thoughts based on my experience with Linux. Hope they help. (...) bash uses the backslash (\) as an escape-character. On Linux mount e:\ /e is equivalent to mount "e: /e" (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | problems installing LNP
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have downloaded dllx.tgz, lnpd+liblnp.tgz and lnpd.static have unpacked them into the $HOME/legos/host directory in lnpd+liblnp i have: make realclean make depend make all good so far in dllx i have: fixed the Makefile so that: (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi I have some problems with Cygwin B20. This may be a bit off topic, I'm not sure, but if I am can someone please point me in the right direction. I have legOS set up and running fine as directed in the howto, but I am having some problems with (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi all. I've uploaded Chris Aquila's remote control patch to Sourceforge. I've included a README, and a user-space module to make using it a bit easier. Just look under the patches section in the legOS project. Regards, ROSCO (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: multiple "execi" with different priorities
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(...) have (...) Yes, I actually went & checked after I'd posted. Maybe I should've checked before 8?) Anyway, Stig Nielsson emailed me the following, which explains it a lot better, and will probably be useful for Thanasis to work out the original (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) Actually legOS multitasking is preemptive :-) bye Bernardo (24 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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(...) of (...) The call looks fine, but as Bernado said, you have to make sure that higher priority tasks relinquish control regularly. IIRC all tasks of a given priority must get a slice before any lower priority tasks get any slice. And remember (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: multiple "execi" with different priorities
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(...) That line seems ok to me. Setting priority for a task above 10 (normal priority) may cause starvation to other tasks. This depend on what your function process() does. If it never waits (using calls like wait_event(), sleep(), sem_wait()...) (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi, I am trying to run three different tasks, with the "execi" command. When all of the have the same priority=10, everything works ok. When I change the priority in one of them priority=11 or 12, then everything seems to go much slower, and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Close. Its in glibc-devel. On my (originally RH 6.0) box its glibc-devel-2.1.1-6.rpm, your version number may be different. Regards, ROSCO (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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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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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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| | execi and C++
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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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