Pyro Live CD: Getting Started
This is a set of instructions for running Pyro off of the Live CD.
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Place the CD-ROM disk in your Intel-compatible PC and make sure that you can boot from the CD-ROM drive. You might have to press F12 on bootup to select your CD-ROM drive, or change a setting in your BIOS. This Live CD should work on most modern laptops and desktop PCs.
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The disk will not not touch your hard drive, so you need not worry about it altering your computer or programs.
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Reboot your computer. You will see an initial startup screen. Press ENTER.
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After booting, click on the picture of the monitor on the panel at the bottom of the screen. This will start the program "konsole" which is a terminal, or console.
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In the terminal window, type pyrobot and press ENTER. The main Pyro window should appear on the screen.
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To try Pyro out once it is running:
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click on the "Server:" button
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select "StageSimulator", and press "Ok"
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click on the "Robot:" button
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select "Player6665.py", and press "Ok"
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from the Robot menu in the Pyro window, select "Joystick..."
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you can now drive around the robot
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click on the "Brain:" button
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select "Avoid.py", and press "Ok"
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click on the "Run" button and watch the robot run autonomously
For more information please see http://PyroRobotics.org
