[dorkbotpdx-blabber] My first dorkboard

[Donald Delmar Davis]

Thanks greg.

If you are running osx when was the last system update?

Don.

On Nov 25, 2008, at 12:28 PM, Greg Grunest wrote:

> Hmm, that doesn't sound good.
>
> A couple of questions.
>
> 1) What platform are you running on?
> 2) Are you using the USB power or external?
> 3) Have you tried a different USB port on the computer?
> 4) Does it still lock up or have problems if you attempt to program  
> the
> Arduino board with the Arduino board not connected to the computer?  
> (I.e.
> just connected to the USB programming interface) This would isolate  
> the
> dorkboard from being the problem.
>
> I don't have a dorkboard. I have an Arduino Duemilanove and ladyada's
> boarduino so I'm not sure of the intricacies of the dorkboard.  I  
> meant to
> buy one last night but after collecting all my other goodies, I  
> totally
> spaced it.
>
> Don or someone else in the group can probably provide much more in  
> depth
> troubleshooting info.  It sounds to me though that there is a high
> possibility of the USB interface being the problem if it is locking  
> up your
> computer.
>
> - Greg
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Brown [mailto:thisisjohnbrown at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:42 AM
> To: Greg Grunest
> Cc: A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland, or)
> Subject: Re: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] My first dorkboard
>
> Crap.
>
> Today, I was running programs and working for around an hour, and
> suddenly everything stopped working. When I try to upload to the board
> now, I don't get an activity light and the Arduino software freezes
> up, sometimes stalling out my computer entirely. I am still getting
> power, though.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -John Brown
>
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:02 AM, Greg Grunest <greg at grunest.com>  
> wrote:
>> Isn't that an awesome feeling?
>>
>> Congratulations!
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
>> [mailto:dorkbotpdx-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org] On Behalf Of John  
>> Brown
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:01 AM
>> To: A discussion list for dorkbot-pdx (portland, or)
>> Subject: [dorkbotpdx-blabber] My first dorkboard
>>
>> Just finished assembling the dorkboard, hooked it up, and was greeted
>> with a blinking led.
>>
>> Who knew a few flashes of light could be so amazing?
>>
>> It was nice meeting those of you that I did meet tonight, and I can't
>> wait for the workshop on Sunday.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -John Brown
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