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(...) You can do make fontdesign in the util directory to create fontdesign.exe I have managed to get brickos-0.2.6.10 working using gcc 3.3.1 on win98 under cygwin, though I had a few problems along the way. At this stage I have only tried a few of (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, FTX)
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| | Strange RCX startup issues
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Hello, using brickOS v0.2.6.10... When I declare an object of type Motor and assign it a port outside of main() the RCX does not run the program at all, I have to remove batteries and reload firmware to get it back to normal. Is this related to the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Remote Message Buttons
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That doesn't seem to help, doing things that way actually made the Stop and Beep buttons function as Stop and Beep. I was hoping to have all the buttons "raw" messages available to remap their functionality. I think I know how to modify the kernel (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hi there, I'm quite new to the Mindstorms and LegOS/BrickOS scene but have recently begun using the kits for robotics purposes in University. They have been a revelation to me and speed up prototyping projects to no end. My question though concerns (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Remote Message Buttons
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(...) I just use the standard IR message stuff from BrickOS. They are normal messages, so this works just fine. Here are some lines of code: (I think it's in lnp.h) #include <sys/lnp.h> ... clear_msg(); ... if (msg_received != 0) my_message_value = (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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Hello, Anyone had problems getting the message 1,2,3 buttons working with brickOS? All other remote buttons are working. I am using v0.2.6.10. I looked through the kernel and includes, it looks like in lr_process(), the lr_keys gets checked vs. (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Yes, your summary is correct. Good luck with the rest of your project, Mark (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Mark, Thanks again thanks for the reply. Yes, my main comcern is that the OS tasks move around only after the first power off & on, no time else. And also it was just a typo, the blocks are in order I was looking at the wrong copy of my layout (...) (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) So, if I understand you correctly, your concern is that the OS tasks move around the first time you power off & on, but not anytime thereafter? Assuming this to be the case, then: 1) When you first download BrickOS, there is a large chunk of (...) (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Mark, Thanks for the reply, and sorry I forgot to include some more details I have results from 2 memory scans (the values may be a bit off from each other (i.e. starting addresses, but that is becuase they are from 2 times I ran it, and I (...) (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Hi Mike, It would be helpful to see each of the memory block dumps and some notation as to what actions you took between each dump (i.e. RCX on/off, program downloaded, etc...) Mark (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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Well, I have another problem - this time with Worst Fit. It may be becuase I have been looking at this code for so much time over the past few months, but I have encountered this problem with my implementation and my mind is boggled (as well as (...) (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Editing Makefile (adding comman line arguements)
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(...) Ed, Thanks for the reply, I will look at that manual, I never knew to look there. I bet it will help me out. Thanks Mike (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Editing Makefile (adding comman line arguements)
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(...) Mike, You might start off by checking the manual for GNU Make at (URL) just look within the various makefiles within the brickOS code. Try Makefile.commom at brickOS root. Ed (21 years ago, 7-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Editing Makefile (adding comman line arguements)
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I am trying to edit Makefile in the main brickos dir so that I can access the arguements on the command line when I enter "make _____" to compile the directory. I need to do so because I need to have a certain command execute when the arguements are (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Yeah, very true. Those lines where in there becuase of the error I originally had in my code, but since my code changed (and is correct) those lines are not needed). Thanks Mike (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) BTW, you can delete these two lines of intialization (i.e. lines 12 & 15 in the above function) as the intialized value gets clobbered on finding the first suitable sized block: 12) mm_best_free=ptr; 15) mm_best_free++; //this must point to (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Sure thing sorry, the problem was that I had the wrong variable in one of the if statement, I copied it over wrong from my hand-written notes I made of the Alg ===...=== void *malloc(size_t size) { size_t *ptr,*next, bestSize, *mm_best_free; (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: My problems with adding a Best Fit algorithm for memory management to kernel/mm.c
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(...) Fine. Could you please post the solution? I don't like unsolved riddles :) Regards, Michael (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Complete instructions for Linux?
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(...) Rich, Those patches were created for optimizing some legOS code. I believe it was some interupt code. The legOS code and brickOS code have internal work arounds. I have some emails concerning this somewhere. But you don't need these patches (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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