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Re: firmdl3 error - bad ir link
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Sat, 2 Jun 2001 16:57:55 GMT
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Quentin Smith <quentins.l@comclub.dyndns.org> wrote:
> Recently, I've been getting the "bad ir link" error from firmdl3. I
> can't figure out what's wrong - I've tried new batteries, different
> lighting conditions, near/far mode, slow/fast. I hope I haven't fried my
> tower - could someone please tell me what this error is given for?
In order to warm up the tower, firmdl3 repeatedly sends out some bytes
until the tower echos those same bytes back. If this fails to succeed
within four seconds, you get the bad link error.
I have no idea what is wrong with your tower if anything. It is possible
that firmdl3 is just not robust with the current condition of your tower
for some reason.
-Kekoa
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| (...) I just booted into windows, and the tower was working fine, so i downloaded the LEGO firmware. Now that I'm back in Linux, the tower seems to be fine. Go figure. Maybe there was another linux app that had the serial port open, and it was (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| Hi- Recently, I've been getting the "bad ir link" error from firmdl3. I can't figure out what's wrong - I've tried new batteries, different lighting conditions, near/far mode, slow/fast. I hope I haven't fried my tower - could someone please tell me (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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