FW: [Tinyos-help] Xubuntos

[Jamie Coates]

Hello there :)

Has anyone came across a problem such as the one I am trying to describe....


> The reason I didn't post my question is that I was no longer sure it was a
> Xubuntos problem, but, here goes:
>
> I am running Xubuntos using VMPlayer v2
>
> I have connected a crossbow micaZ basestation using a USB cable to my
> computer (running xp).
>
> The software works and spots the base station under windows but Xubuntos
> does not see the device (i use "motelist")
>
> I have clicked the buttons as indidcated by the wiki on how to use the
> motes with the software but i get this error:
>
> "serial0: Unable to retrieve events from the "COM4" serial port: The I/O
> operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application
> request.
>
> The device will be disconnected."
>
> This error appears when i press the serial button, then the mote device
> button but when i reverse the process, i.e. pressing the mote device
> button then the serial button i get this error
>
> "serial0: Unable to open the "COM4" serial port: The system cannot find
> the file specified.
>
> Failed to connect virtual device serial0."
>
>
> Its a real pain because i do all my dev work on xubuntos and i do not have
> a way of moving the files from this vm to the host OS without the use of pen
> drives and such (which is a real pain).
>
> any ideas?
>
> Jamie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chad Metcalf [mailto:metcalfc at gmail.com <metcalfc at gmail.com>]
> Sent: Thu 1/24/2008 8:34 PM
> To: Jamie Coates
> Subject: Re: [Tinyos-help] Xubuntos
>
> Sure
>
> On Jan 23, 2008 2:24 PM, Jamie Coates <coatesj at dcs.gla.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> >  Hi,
> >
> > Can help questions regarding Xubuntos (xubunto + tinyos) running on
> > VMPlayer (on XP) be posted here?
> >
> > -Jamie
> >
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