CobyCobie

To get the com tower working, did you need the cord that comes with it, or just an adapter, because the towers are like 5 bucks. I am still determined to see if this is possible. So far, none of the fixes have worked. Does anybody think it is possible to run this on my Win7 64 bit/Ubuntu 14.04 machine with the usb IR tower? I am unable to run a virtual machine as I don't have a copy of any operating systems, and I do not want to spend money. EDIT: I am now installing Wine 1.5.3 in an attempt to then install the usb compatibility patch Wine made for it. Worth a try, considering this is the only reason I have Ubuntu.

Since the method in post 8 doesn't work, i'm guessing it does not emulate a com port. I am in no hurry, and I didn't want to use NQC mainly because I thought it would be nice to use the extremely simple Lego interface. Thank you for all of the help once again, I will try to Google a solution now that I know more about what I am doing.

There was blinking! Went into RIS 2.0 and still nothing, though.

First one was /dev/usb/legousbtower0 I don't know if I ran the second one right (just copied and pasted, removed "test" and got the same result, because I assumed it was a comment), but here: bash: /dev/usb/legousbtower0: Permission denied I'm guessing the "Permission denied" is not good. I am just running in the only account I set up, which is the admin account. Happy New Year!

So I typed all of that in in order, is that what I was supposed to do? Or was there something I had to add (I am very new to Ubuntu). It doesn't work. I tried to do it in both USB and serial modes (in RIS) but was unable to connect to the RCX. Thank you for all of the help, I am excited to get this thing working.

Here are the results. I tried to include what was different, and just linked it in documents so my post wouldn't be unsanely long. Is this what you wanted? It seems to be working? Does this mean I just need to get Wine to detect it? Also, is the green light supposed to be on when it is plugged in? When I plug it in, the light flashes for ~1 second and then turns off. Oops, files wont upload (I blame libreoffice, should have saved it as .docx) Not plugged in: [ 55.068877] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 55.101795] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 107.978575] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2711) terminated with status 1 [ 140.317894] usb 5-1: new low-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [ 140.356403] usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0694, idProduct=0001 [ 140.356415] usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=4, Product=26, SerialNumber=0 [ 140.356419] usb 5-1: Product: LEGO USB Tower [ 140.356423] usb 5-1: Manufacturer: LEGO Group [ 140.359505] legousbtower 5-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now attached to major 180 minor 0 [ 140.361478] legousbtower 5-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower firmware version is 1.0 build 134 [ 448.169566] systemd-hostnamed[3203]: Warning: nss-myhostname is not installed. Changing the local hostname might make it unresolveable. Please install nss-myhostname! [ 751.492381] usb 5-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 751.493097] legousbtower 5-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now disconnected [ 767.077256] usb 3-1: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ohci-pci [ 767.266854] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0694, idProduct=0001 [ 767.266873] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=4, Product=26, SerialNumber=0 [ 767.266882] usb 3-1: Product: LEGO USB Tower [ 767.266890] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: LEGO Group [ 767.270422] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now attached to major 180 minor 0 [ 767.272672] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower firmware version is 1.0 build 134 [ 895.026384] usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 3 [ 895.027486] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now disconnected Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 13d3:5702 IMC Networks UVC VGA Webcam Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 192f:0716 Avago Technologies, Pte. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub PLugged in: [ 55.068877] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 55.101795] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning [ 107.978575] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2711) terminated with status 1 [ 140.317894] usb 5-1: new low-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd [ 140.356403] usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0694, idProduct=0001 [ 140.356415] usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=4, Product=26, SerialNumber=0 [ 140.356419] usb 5-1: Product: LEGO USB Tower [ 140.356423] usb 5-1: Manufacturer: LEGO Group [ 140.359505] legousbtower 5-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now attached to major 180 minor 0 [ 140.361478] legousbtower 5-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower firmware version is 1.0 build 134 [ 448.169566] systemd-hostnamed[3203]: Warning: nss-myhostname is not installed. Changing the local hostname might make it unresolveable. Please install nss-myhostname! [ 751.492381] usb 5-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 [ 751.493097] legousbtower 5-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now disconnected [ 767.077256] usb 3-1: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ohci-pci [ 767.266854] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0694, idProduct=0001 [ 767.266873] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=4, Product=26, SerialNumber=0 [ 767.266882] usb 3-1: Product: LEGO USB Tower [ 767.266890] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: LEGO Group [ 767.270422] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now attached to major 180 minor 0 [ 767.272672] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower firmware version is 1.0 build 134 [ 895.026384] usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 3 [ 895.027486] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now disconnected [ 1158.538138] usb 3-1: new low-speed USB device number 4 using ohci-pci [ 1158.730181] usb 3-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0694, idProduct=0001 [ 1158.730199] usb 3-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=4, Product=26, SerialNumber=0 [ 1158.730208] usb 3-1: Product: LEGO USB Tower [ 1158.730216] usb 3-1: Manufacturer: LEGO Group [ 1158.734173] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower #-160 now attached to major 180 minor 0 [ 1158.736064] legousbtower 3-1:1.0: LEGO USB Tower firmware version is 1.0 build 134 Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 13d3:5702 IMC Networks UVC VGA Webcam Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 192f:0716 Avago Technologies, Pte. Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0694:0001 Lego Group Mindstorms Tower Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub EDIT: What is nss-myhostname? Does this need installed? If so , how? Wow, aren't I demanding!

Thank you for the help. I have the USB version of the tower, and couldn't get the built in driver to work (i will keep trying). I did not have any probems with Wine, do you need some help with that? I tried a VirtualBox, but it wanted me to install the OS.

I was unable to use the IR tower on Windows 7 64 bit, so I need to know if there is a driver for the tower for Ubuntu. I do not want to use NQC to program the brick, I would like to use the Lego-made RIS 2.0, which I have running using Wine. Anybody out there who can help? Thanks in advance, Coby

I will be extremely impressed when I see something this small with so many features. I am actually excited for this. I love the Dakar and other rally raids