Frequently asked questions

Why can't the Makefiles be found?

The LegOS distribution is set up with Makefiles that depend on each other in a intricate way. Therefor you should always call make from the main LegOS directory, i.e. /legos-0.2.6/.

How do I know if legOS/brickOS is loaded?

The brick beeps when turned on if no OS is loaded. If it's silent legOS or brickOS is loaded.

The OS cannot be downloaded.

• Make sure that there is a free path for the IR-beam.
• If there is a working OS on the brick a new one cannot be downloaded. To delete the OS remove the batteries for a while. Note that there is a capacitor that will retain the power for some time. So you will have to ckeck that the OS realy disapered.

When I install the cygwin-legos package, the registry patch can't be applied.

The registry patch was made on Win 2k. Unfortunatly it does not apply to Win98 or older.

How should we report the assignment?

The report should include:

• Well documented code of all five parts.
• Cover page.
• A separate (from the code) presentation of your solution. You should describe your code and solutions to difficulties you enountered. The text doesn't need to be long. The background should be well known to me :-) but I require that the language is good and that it is possible to understand what you have done based on what you write.