tREADME: add note on kernel options - lego_film_processor - software for rotary photographic film processor with Lego Mindstorms RCX
HTML git clone git://src.adamsgaard.dk/lego_film_processor
DIR Log
DIR Files
DIR Refs
DIR README
DIR LICENSE
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DIR commit ce106852787865018c5333a638e08d4a00e032ed
DIR parent 49e6192aba621fc26d0536ffa35899ce3049ac37
HTML Author: Anders Damsgaard <anders@adamsgaard.dk>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2022 09:06:28 +0200
README: add note on kernel options
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t@@ -9,18 +9,27 @@ License: See LICENSE for details.
Usage
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-1. Connect the IR-tower via a serial-to-usb adapter. Check that the
+1. Make sure that the linux kernel has the following options enabled:
+
+ CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+ CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y
+
+2. Connect the IR-tower via a serial-to-usb adapter. Check that the
tower has a working 9V battery.
-2. Install nqc (in AUR, may need manual build)
+3. Install nqc (in AUR, may need manual build)
-3. Find a Lego RCX, turn it on, and upload the firmware, which will take
+4. Find a Lego RCX, turn it on, and upload the firmware, which will take
a few minutes while the RCX counts up to high numbers. The IR tower
will light a green LED while sending data:
$ make upload_firmware
-4. Upload the program:
+It is possible to specify alternatives to sudo(1):
+
+ $ make upload_firmware SUDO=doas
+
+5. Upload the program:
$ make upload