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Re: legOS built on NT - what now
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Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:09:51 GMT
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I think this is my fault, so I'll field it :)
On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Colin Ryan wrote:
> I've just built and successfully compiled legOS on NT 4.0, it is
> thanks Luis Villa and his online instructions, that this was
> possible - much appreciated Luis.
My pleasure. You should really thank Professor Michael Littman, who gave
me the time to do it in the first place :)
> Hence, when I type" make --unix", the compilation process
> completes with a few warnings but no errors. I'm anxious now
> to get started, I have also downloaded the "legos.srec" file using
> a recompiled firmdl.c, with the OS defined as described in the
> docs.
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> My confusion lies in the different fle formats, .lx and .srec and
> to which of these my source code should eventaully compile.
> I know the srec file is an ascii encoded standard file/protocol
> for encoding and downloading the firmware.
>
> I guess my original impresison from docs and discussions on
> legOS was that I would be statically linking all my code into
> one executable, an srec file or otherwise, and downloading
> this as the replacement firmware and code, in one.
This is what occurred in the 0.1.x series of legOS.
> Now I see the "dll" utility which allows me to download,
> potentially serveral, ".lx" files along with legOS.srec and
> select any one to run.
In the 0.2.x series, you are expected to load the legOS.srec file into
the robot with firmdl3. Once that is done, use dll with the .lx files.
The difference between a .lx and a .srec is that a .srec is a "complete"
file that should be able to run by itself. The .lx file is a file format
contrived by Markus that includes an executable legOS program and
information about the program so that it can be loaded into an RC that
already has a legOS.srec file in it. If you don't have that specific
.srec file loaded into the RCX, then .lx files will do you no good.
> My confusion comes from references
> to .srec files other then the a forementioned legos one, in the
> certain docs.
This is what you get for reading docs that are a year old :) Rather, this
is what you get for me leaving up docs that are a year old ;) For newer
docs that deal with the new format (at least partially) check out:
http://legOS.sourceforge.net/HOWTO/
This may not be up all day, as i plan to update it again sometime this
afternoon. Check back later if you get file errors.
> Can someone please help clarify this for me. What are my
> options, and possibilities.
Hope that made sense. To review: download legOS.srec, and then use dll
with .lx files (which is what using "make" with the 0.2.x series should
produce.) Also, ignore my ancient docs :)
Good luck-
Luis
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