Energia slow to start with TI Launchpad connected, Ubuntu 12.04

[nathanpc 2]

 

I can't build the kernel module, when I run ./install.sh I get this error:

 

make -C /lib/modules/3.8-2-686-pae/build M=/usr/src/cdcacm-0.1 modules

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.8-2-686-pae'

  CC [M]  /usr/src/cdcacm-0.1/cdcacm.o

/usr/src/cdcacm-0.1/cdcacm.c: In function

[Veenkar 1]

Folks,

 

I'm seeing a very odd behavoir that Energia is very very slow to start with Launchpad connected, as soon as I pull our the USB it starts and runs correctly. When I plug it back in it responds very slowly if at all, to mouse click.

 

Here my log file from dmesg.

 

[59962.164025] usb 2-2: new full-speed USB device number 111 using ohci_hcd

[59962.408357] cdc_acm 2-2:1.0: This device cannot do calls on its own. It is not a modem.

[59962.408364] cdc_acm 2-2:1.0: No union descriptor, testing for castrated device

[59962.408394] cdc_acm 2-2:1.0: ttyACM0: USB ACM device

 

dmesg Seems OK...

 

Both version '8 and '9 same result. java version "1.7.0_09".

 

I've tried starting with all manner of permissions... no change.

 

Windows runs fine on this board, all tests I have tried.

 

Any ideas? Thanks!

 

Best,

 

Randy

 

The solution to this is: 

install java VM from Oracle, not openjdk

 

how to do it?

 

 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

 

[AntonOlsen 1]

I've run into this issue too with 12.04 and 13.04 using both OpenJDK 7 and Oracle Java 7. I couldn't convince the patch to compile for 13.04 (kernel 3.8), but will try on 12.04 tonight.

 

I did discover a consistent work around though.

 

1. Place the TX/RX jumpers horizontally for G2533
2. With the Launchpad uplugged, remove the TX jumper
3. Plug in the launchpad
4. Launch minicom (minicom -D /dev/ttyACM0 -b9600)
5. Put the TX jumper back. If your program is sending data you should see it now.
6. Now launch Energia.
7. You will see an error about ttyACM0 being locked, but you will still be able to upload code.

So far I haven't had any issues doing it this way. 

 

Anton

[energia 484]

@@AntonOlsen did you manage to get things going under 12.04?

 

The kernel CDCACM stuff has changed significantly in 12.04 to the extend that the driver included in the package will no longer compile.

I am working on scripting the process by pulling the cdcacm driver matching the kernel version from kernel.org. 

I will use this thread to keep everybody posted on the process.

 

Robert