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Subject: 
Re: The PRGM key
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
Date: 
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:01:24 GMT
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I don’t know if it makes any difference, but I always put the destination
before the name of the program.  Ex: “dll -p1 hello.lx”
Steve

In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Ralph Clark writes:
> Sorry, no. That's the one difference; it no longer says error deleting
> program and I don't get any errors when downloading to the RCX.
> 
> I always use firmdl3 -s because using just firmdl3 on its own never works
> for me.
> 
> I still have the problem that every time I download a program with any "-p0"
> or "-p1" etc after it, it always deletes the program in slot 0 first and
> then stores the program there instead of in the allocated slot from the
> "-pX" suffix.
> I can tell this because at the start of a large program download, the 0 in
> the display turns to a "-" first, and then the 0 reappears once the program
> has finished downloading. Does anyone else have this problem?
> 
> 
> 
> In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, Joseph Woolley writes:
> > After making the change, do you still get "Error deleting program"? or other
> > errors while downloading the program?
> > 
> > Your assumption is correct, it will only switch to a program slot if there
> > is a valid program there.
> > 
> > I had problems sending programs using dll and using firmdl3 for a short
> > period...  I don't know why.  However, using firmdl3 -s (for slow) once
> > fixed it.  I think it was a port issue on the PC side.  It has worked fine
> > since.
> > 
> > Joe
> > 



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  Re: The PRGM key
 
Sorry, no. That's the one difference; it no longer says error deleting program and I don't get any errors when downloading to the RCX. I always use firmdl3 -s because using just firmdl3 on its own never works for me. I still have the problem that (...) (25 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)

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