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- | ====== Installing under Linux ====== | ||
- | DSMLink is written in Java. Java is cross platform. So DSMLink should be as well. And it is, mostly. Here are the steps one user used to get DSMLink up and running under Linux. Please keep in mind that this is not something we at ECMTuning support. We're not going to be able to help much getting this up and going if you have problems. It's being provided here for reference and archival purposes. If the original author would step forward and claim this, I'll *gladly* include your name as key contributor. I don't want anyone thinking I did this writeup. I did not. I'm merely copying the text here for reference. | ||
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- | ====== Details ====== | ||
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- | **Step 1:** Install Blackdown's JDK libraries. | ||
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- | sudo apt-get install j2sdk1.4 | ||
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- | **Step 2:** Download JavaComm API (this allows java to communicate with your serial ports) | ||
- | *Note: This is a tarball I created of the necessary files. If you want to register at Sun.com and download the whole thing, go ahead. | ||
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- | wget http://www.dsmlink.com/images/forums/oses/linux/javacomm.tar.gz | ||
- | tar -xvf javacomm.tar.gz | ||
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- | **Step 3:** Place comm files in appropriate directories | ||
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- | sudo mv javax.comm.properties /usr/lib/j2se/1.4/jre/lib | ||
- | sudo mv comm.jar /usr/lib/j2se/1.4/jre/lib/ext | ||
- | sudo mv libLinuxSerialParallel_g.so libLinuxSerialParallel.so /usr/lib/j2se/1.4/jre/lib/i386 | ||
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- | **Step 4:** Download DSMLink application file | ||
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- | wget http://www.dsmlink.com/dsmlink.jar | ||
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- | **Step 5:** Create space for DSMLink | ||
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- | mv dsmlink.jar /opt/ | ||
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- | **Step 6:** Create code for launcher | ||
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- | sudo gedit /usr/bin/dsmlink.sh | ||
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- | Add the following to it: | ||
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- | cd /opt java -jar dsmlink.jar | ||
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- | **Step 7:** Create a launcher. | ||
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- | sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/DSMLink.desktop | ||
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- | Then add this to the file: | ||
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- | [Desktop Entry] | ||
- | Name=DSMLink | ||
- | Comment=DSMLink Engine Management | ||
- | Exec=dsmlink.sh | ||
- | Icon= | ||
- | Terminal=false | ||
- | Type=Application | ||
- | Categories=Application;Other; | ||
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- | **Step 8:** Refresh your panel: | ||
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- | sudo killall gnome-panel | ||
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- | **Step 9:** There is no Step 9 | ||
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- | Happy tuning! |