Comments on: Lego Robotics Invention System on Ubuntu Linux http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:52:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Alex http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-101457 Alex Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:30:11 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-101457 Thank you very much for this, I just bought the RIS 2.0 off eBay, and thought that I'd made a bit of mistake when windows pooh poohed it, but thanks to you, I have it working (and programming it in Java too, but that's another thing). So thank you for all your help, and for being so cute too! Thank you very much for this, I just bought the RIS 2.0 off eBay, and thought that I’d made a bit of mistake when windows pooh poohed it, but thanks to you, I have it working (and programming it in Java too, but that’s another thing).

So thank you for all your help, and for being so cute too!

]]> By: Stew Boling http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-93352 Stew Boling Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:25:16 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-93352 Hi Trevor, I figured out how to make nqc use /dev/usb/legousbtower0 instead of /dev/usb/lego0 use a sudo gedit /rcxlib/ RCX_USBTowerPipe_linux.cpp and edit line #define DEFAULT_TOWER_NAME "/dev/usb/lego0" to #define DEFAULT_TOWER_NAME "/dev/usb/legousbtower0" and it will work whenever you plug in the tower Hi Trevor,
I figured out how to make nqc use /dev/usb/legousbtower0 instead of /dev/usb/lego0 use a sudo gedit /rcxlib/ RCX_USBTowerPipe_linux.cpp and edit line #define DEFAULT_TOWER_NAME “/dev/usb/lego0″ to #define DEFAULT_TOWER_NAME “/dev/usb/legousbtower0″ and it will work whenever you plug in the tower

]]> By: Stew Boling http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-79343 Stew Boling Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:01:58 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-79343 Hi Trevor, Ubuntu recently updated their udev package and the usb tower now mounts at /dev/usb/legotower0. the rest of the tutorial works! Thank you for this great tutorial, it has been a life saver. -Stew Hi Trevor,

Ubuntu recently updated their udev package and the usb tower now mounts at /dev/usb/legotower0. the rest of the tutorial works! Thank you for this great tutorial, it has been a life saver.

-Stew

]]> By: Trevor http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-65186 Trevor Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:20:47 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-65186 Hi Stew, I haven't used this in a while, but I believe the problem lies in this step: sudo ln -s /dev/legousbtower0 /dev/usb/lego0 Basically, NQC expects the tower to be at /dev/usb/lego0, but Ubuntu puts it at /dev/legousbtower0. I would assume Kubuntu puts it in the same place, but if you figure out where it is, and edit the above command appropriately, it should work. Hi Stew,
I haven’t used this in a while, but I believe the problem lies in this step:
sudo ln -s /dev/legousbtower0 /dev/usb/lego0

Basically, NQC expects the tower to be at /dev/usb/lego0, but Ubuntu puts it at /dev/legousbtower0. I would assume Kubuntu puts it in the same place, but if you figure out where it is, and edit the above command appropriately, it should work.

]]> By: Stew Boling http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-65173 Stew Boling Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:06:06 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-65173 Hi, I'm trying t use NQC for my research project and I'm running it in kubuntu 7.04 which I downgraded to from 8.04 and I followed the directions and when I enter "nqc -msg 7" I get "Could not open serial port or USB device " Any advice would be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance -Stew Boling Hi, I’m trying t use NQC for my research project and I’m running it in kubuntu 7.04 which I downgraded to from 8.04 and I followed the directions and when I enter “nqc -msg 7″ I get “Could not open serial port or USB device
” Any advice would be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance

-Stew Boling

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]]> By: Glen McCarthy http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-28317 Glen McCarthy Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:02:59 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-28317 Hi Trevor, Thank you for your article. It has helped me and my Yr9/10 robotics class (and certainly many others) to use linux with the rcx bricks. Thanks for including some Tony Campolo quotes. We rarely see him here in Australia. He is a challenging voice for anyone who is seriously trying to follow Jesus. I guess I'll just have to read more of his books. God bless, Glen Hi Trevor,

Thank you for your article. It has helped me and my Yr9/10 robotics class (and certainly many others) to use linux with the rcx bricks.
Thanks for including some Tony Campolo quotes. We rarely see him here in Australia. He is a challenging voice for anyone who is seriously trying to follow Jesus. I guess I’ll just have to read more of his books.

God bless,
Glen

]]> By: Saul http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20667 Saul Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:11:05 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20667 Hi Trevor I have a lots of kid that want to learn robotics and we are using the lego system. The computers that the school gave are showing their age, badly. So i'm trying to have the system running in my personal laptop. The laptop is running Ubuntu 7.04 64bits. I follow the steps and I can echo to the tower but I can't get nqc to send a message to the tower I get " USB Tower not supported". Any ideas where should I look to have this working? Hi Trevor

I have a lots of kid that want to learn robotics and we are using the lego system. The computers that the school gave are showing their age, badly. So i’m trying to have the system running in my personal laptop. The laptop is running Ubuntu 7.04 64bits. I follow the steps and I can echo to the tower but I can’t get nqc to send a message to the tower I get ” USB Tower not supported”.
Any ideas where should I look to have this working?

]]> By: andii http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20636 andii Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:18:48 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-20636 Top Article.. well done! Its working =) Top Article.. well done! Its working =)

]]> By: Mike Moyers http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invention-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-15444 Mike Moyers Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:06:46 +0000 http://trevorcreech.com/blog/2007/07/15/lego-robotics-invertion-system-on-ubuntu-linux/#comment-15444 Great tutorial, helped me to fix a seemingly junked RCX. Great tutorial, helped me to fix a seemingly junked RCX.

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