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Re: Virtual PC 3.0 Not Finding IR Tower
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Fri, 29 Dec 2000 17:52:43 GMT
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In article <B6721DE5.25CC%bpariury@basesix.com>, Bob Pariury
<bpariury@basesix.com> wrote:
> I have a mac Powerbook (non-USB) running system 8.1 and using a Palm 3
> serial port adapter for the IR tower. I have no fax or hotsync software
> loaded, nor any peripherals attached. I'm running the Lego Mindstorms
> software (RIS 1.0) under Virtual PC 3.0 with "Com 1" configured to my
> modem/printer serial port. When I run setup to download the firmware the
> software can't find the IR tower with a "IR tower not connected" error
> message. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
The RIS software does some unusual things with the handshake lines.
You'll either need to patch the RIS software or run an Applescript to
configure VPC in order for the RIS software to work. See
http://www.enteract.com/~dbaum/lego/macmind/index.html for more info.
Dave
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reply to: dbaum at enteract dot com
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