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Re: Clearing the firmware
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Date: 
Wed, 14 Feb 2001 20:08:08 GMT
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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 play with lego in-between pulling all nighters for
assignments and mid-terms <grin>.

Anyway, thanks for the replies.  I better get back to studying for my operating
systems mid-term tomorrow.  If I can't tell the difference between an installed
or not-installed OS, then I'm in big trouble!

Thanks,
     Rick

In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Rick Byers writes:
> 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 firmware?  I've tried removing the batteries (while
> the power was still on) but to my surprise the memory wasn't cleared (even
> after over 24 hours!).  I've got the RIS 1.5.  Is there some OS function to
> reset the RCX to boot-mode?  I'm amazed that leaving the batteries out doesn't
> clear it.  The RCX doesn't use FLASH RAM does it?



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  Clearing the firmware
 
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 (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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