Frequently Asked Questions


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  1. Why can't I connect to the VxWorks crate from my PC?
  2. I get a Bad Magic number error when I load my script into RunControl.
  3. Why can't I check in/out files to/from the Online cvs repository?

Why can't I connect to the VxWorks crate from my PC?

There may be couple of reasons for this. The most common reason is the fact that RunControl by default assumes the default VxWorks host name is "gitot" and expects an entry in the hosts file of the PC. The "hosts" file is located in %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc directory. Edit this file and add a line that says:

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx     gitot

Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the SBC on the VxWorks crate.

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I get a Bad Magic number error when I load my script into RunControl.

This happens if you have upgraded from an earlier Python release (eg. Python 2.2 to 2.3) and your *.pyo or *.pyc files haven't been recompiled for the new Python release. To fix this problem just delete all your *.pyo and *.pyc files.
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Why can't I check in/out files to/from the Online cvs repository?
If you are having trouble checking files into or out from the Online cvs repository, check to see whether you are in the "glonline" Unix NFS group.  You can do this by logging into one of the SLAC Unix boxes (the tersks, the norics, etc.) and running the "groups" command.  If you don't see "glonline" listed as one of the groups that your username belongs to, please submit a request to Ric Claus.
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Revised: 07/22/04.