2010 346 Programming team problem log

[drakesword]

This is a log of our problems we have encountered in the 2010 build season. The topics will remain open until a solution is found. At that time I will update the post with the solution. The hope is that if anyone has the same problem thay can use this as a refrance for their own problems or if someone has had one of our problems and they have a solution they can post it.

A) Problem: Dashboard will not show after update
Status: Closed
Solution: 1) Open C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\FRC DS Data Storage.ini
2) Locate DashboardcmdLine=
3 change to DashboardcmdLine="c:\\program files\\frc dashboard\\dashboard.exe"

B) Problem: cRio will not update to v19 properly
Status: Open
Steps done so far: 1) Updated DS
2) Did Manditory Labview Update
3) used crossover cable (pink) opened image tool
4) selected Java. checked format. clicked apply
5) image tool indicated cRIO was in safe mode
6) shut down cRIO toggled safe mode switch and tried again
7) image tool indicated cRIO was in safe mode
8) repeated 6 and 7 several times
9) got frusterated
10) put cRIO in safe mode and allowed image tool to format
11) took cRIO out of safe mode and clicked java but NOT format
12) image tool said cRIO updated
13) cRIO's status light blinks 3 times pauses and repeats

todo: take a break. register labview and try updating again

C)Problem: Netbeans not uploading code to cRIO
Note: may be related to (B) or (B) may be related to (C)
Status: Open
Steps: 1) created new project in netbeans with the simple robot template
2) clicked build main project (basicly a blank program for the robot)
3) netbeans build error no rout to host 10.0.0.2
4) made sure DS set to team
5) netbeans came up with same error

EDIT (1/18/10 7:19est)

D) Problem: Driver station sometimes shows black screen when logging off from driver account
Status: Open
Steps: 1) research - probably a common windows problem
2) Possible solution http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=328934
More to come and solutions hopefully sooner then later