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Subject:	Re: problems using firmdl3 and dll on Red Hat 6.2
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:08:40 GMT
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"Joseph Woolley" <jwoolley@spamblock.insight.rr.com> wrote in message news:GrqxJG.Cwq@lugnet.com... > I recently cleared off my laptop HD and installed Red Hat 6.2, then > downloaded and installed all the packages listed in the legOS HOWTO... but > have run into a couple snags. > > 1st and most important, I am not able to send anything via the IR Tower. > When using firmdl3, I get "No response from tower." (or something very > similar). I then used my Windows machine to download the boot/legOS.srec • to > the RCX. Using DLL, I tried to send demo/helloworld.lx and I receive an > error there as well. Also, when I installed RH, I had a mouse connected to the same serial port. I am wondering if the mouse driver is still loading and thus causing problems??? If this is the case, anyone know how to disable the mouse driver? Is this only an issue in the GUI? (I generally do not run the GUI at this point) ... (Guess I should go check the support section of redhat.com 8-)

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		Re: problems using firmdl3 and dll on Red Hat 6.2
It is working! In case anyone else encounters this issue... here is the solution. Per Geoff Gerrietts: (...) I just moved the file to /unused (in case I wanted it back) and reboot'd. IR communication is working perfect. Thank You Geoff! <snip> (next (...) (22 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

		Re: problems using firmdl3 and dll on Red Hat 6.2
(...) Oh, on the console you might have gpm running, which allows copy-paste on the console with the mouse. As root, run '/etc/rc.d/init.d/gpm stop' and see if it gets better. To turn that off completely edit /etc/sysconfig/mouse and set (...) (22 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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		problems using firmdl3 and dll on Red Hat 6.2
I recently cleared off my laptop HD and installed Red Hat 6.2, then downloaded and installed all the packages listed in the legOS HOWTO... but have run into a couple snags. 1st and most important, I am not able to send anything via the IR Tower. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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