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@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ bundled version::
It runs!
+.. warning:: In the official Portage tree, RXTX is at version 2.1.7.2,
+ which does not seem to work. We need version 2.2; you can get it
+ from `my overlay </cgit/gentoo-overlay/>`_.
+
Of course, no Sanguino_ support, and the CupCake_ main board is a
Sanguino_.
@@ -134,8 +138,10 @@ Now::
./make.sh
./run.sh
-and I have the environment working! Well, at least it starts and lists
-the appropriate boards. We'll see if it actually works.
+and I have the environment working! Actually working: I used the
+results of these instructions to upgrade the firmware of both boards
+on the CupCake_, and it worked perfectly.
+
.. _CupCake: http://wiki.makerbot.com/cupcake
.. _`MakerBot instructions`: http://wiki.makerbot.com/cupcake-motherboard-firmware-update