Problem installing XDE in Ubuntu 10.04

[lilltroll]

After running ./XDE - I see the nice threads picture, and loading a lot of plugins - but then this happens

Xde.png

and thereafter no more happens - idéas !?

PS. It is the first time I try XDE in Linux and Ubuntu 10.04 is an alfa release DS.

[Folknology]

Hi Mikael

Take a look at this thread http://www.xcore.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=64

I had similar issues, its to do with XULRunner and the Eclipse initial startup screen on first run.

regards
Al

[paul]

I would really recommend that you don't run the XMOS tools on an alpha release of an OS - this is entirely unsupported... we do have it running on Ubuntu 9.10 - but there are some known issues as discussed on the thread pointed to above.

Cheers,

[shawn]

Any support for open solaris X86 . or should I port it, would there be kernel problems.
Also does Oracle own SUN?

[lilltroll]

This help me out:

After some poking about, it seems there's another xulrunner available in the ubuntu repos, just called "xulrunner" and apparently version 1.8.1. With that installed ("sudo apt-get install xulrunner" should do it, or use Synaptic) I can run "xde_bin/xde.exe -vmargs -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=/usr/lib/xulrunner/xulrunner" from the install dir (blah/blah/XMOS/DesktopTools/9.9.1/) and things work normally again.

Now I edited the last line in blah/XMOS/DesktopTools/9.9.1/XDE to look like this (all on one line)(technically next to last line, as last line is blank):
Code:
system("bash -c 'cd $installpath; . SetEnv; xde.exe -vmargs -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=/usr/lib/xulrunner/xulrunner'");
and things seem to be working just fine.

[johanar]

This help me out:

After some poking about, it seems there's another xulrunner available in the ubuntu repos, just called "xulrunner" and apparently version 1.8.1. With that installed ("sudo apt-get install xulrunner" should do it, or use Synaptic) I can run "xde_bin/xde.exe -vmargs -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=/usr/lib/xulrunner/xulrunner" from the install dir (blah/blah/XMOS/DesktopTools/9.9.1/) and things work normally again.

Now I edited the last line in blah/XMOS/DesktopTools/9.9.1/XDE to look like this (all on one line)(technically next to last line, as last line is blank):
Code:
system("bash -c 'cd $installpath; . SetEnv; xde.exe -vmargs -Dorg.eclipse.swt.browser.XULRunnerPath=/usr/lib/xulrunner/xulrunner'");
and things seem to be working just fine.

I also tried that, but then none of the buttons in the dialogs/wizards worked anymore. Are they fine for you? (for example if you create a new XC project and want to press the Next-button)

[lilltroll]

At least I manage to create a new project, write code with #include <math.h> using double float, compile it, run it in the simulator, and see the correct result of the sine operation in the console, check the dis. in XTA and run a analyse for main() in XTA. I did it the same way as I do in in Windows - meaning clicking on different shortcuts-icons instead of using the menues when possible.

I have not succeded to install the drivers yet. I tried to manipulate the /etc/fstab
with

none/proc/bus/usbusbfsdefaults,devmode=066600
none/dev/bus/usbusbfsdefaults,devmode=066600

but Ubuntu didn't like that during startup.

[Folknology]

Make sure you have spaces in the right places:

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none_/proc/bus/usb_usbfs_defaults,devmode=0666_0_0
none_/dev/bus/usb_usbfs_defaults,devmode=0666_0_0

I have used underscores to show the spaces

[shawn]

I am going try it on Redhat5.
I know XDE runs under 4.6., has anyone tried 5.
I'll know this weekend when I do installs.

Can anyone recommend a good supervisor?

[lilltroll]

Sorry something removed the _ then not using Code option

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# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
# / was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=9cb474bc-a69d-4d01-a741-55da2245994a /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda6 during installation
UUID=a3653473-d3f7-44ef-850d-12638d547dd9 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0       0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults,devmode=0666 0 0
none /dev/bus/usb usbfs defaults,devmode=0666 0 0