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Jun 28, 2006
118 comments:
- Jake Covert said...
Any indications what bugs or patches this new firmware provides?
- Jun 28, 2006, 7:57:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I wouldn't call it new... I've probably been running 1.03 for 3 weeks... maybe longer.
- Jun 28, 2006, 8:00:00 AM
Downloaded v1.03 to NXT and was told it was Successfully Downloaded Firmware!
But, the NXT just keeps ticking.
Tried Resetting the NXT to no avail.
Have downloaded v1.03 several times now, but just Tick, Tick, Tick...
Any ideas?
Was working fine prior to trying to update.
- Jun 28, 2006, 9:51:00 AM
Yikes, that's wierd. I just downloaded it, and everything is working fine.
Do you know what the advantages to this firmware is?
- Jun 28, 2006, 9:54:00 AM
After a "Successfully Downloaded Firmware!" message, what should happen next?
Does a Reset need to be done?
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:18:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I haven't encountered this issue... running XP Pro on P3/1.8Ghz... ticking sound I hear when it's downloading, but it eventually stops and beeps loud when the download is complete.
Close down the software and reopen it... and try again. Seem to recall someone doing that once...
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:39:00 AM
Tried restarting the software, but no success.
Maybe it is because I am on an Apple:
Powermac Dual 2.5 G5
Mac OS X 10.4.7
Any case, sent LEGO Tech Support an email.
Will see what they suggest.
Thanks for the help.
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:54:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Same problem as Greg...NXT brick was working fine. Then I downloaded firmware 1.03, and the thing just keeps ticking. Resetting does nothing.
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:56:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
There are two ways to "reset" the NXT brick. First, you need to find the little button hidden deep inside the outside pinhole on the bottom under the USB port. Next, you need to press it (a LEGO antenna works just great... why use a paperclip when you can use LEGO :-) ?). A short press just reset the brick (IMS). A longer push (push and hold) will put the NXT into firmware update mode (in these cases).
Try this: Hold the reset button down for about 4-5 seconds, and then try updating the firmware again... and if that ever-so-annoying clicking continues, we'll work on another solution.
The "new firmware" doesn't neccessarily provide any patches etc... I think Jim just wanted to make sure that the firmware that is on your NXT brick is the same as the firmware the NXT-G editor expects to find there (as with any new product, it went through several revisions). If it's not, strange things can happen.
Brian "this clicking is driving me crazy" Davis
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:09:00 AM
The 4 sec. Reset does allow the Update NXT Firmware utility to find and download the new firmware to the "Ticking" NXT brick.
A 1-3 sec. Reset does not allow the utility to find the "Ticking" NXT brick.
Neither Resets stops the Ticking though.
Observation: LEGO has not enable Online Updates from their website. The v1.03 Firmware file (256 KB) came from the MINDSTOMS NXT distribution disk. Perhaps my file is corrupted?
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:49:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Again, same problem as Greg.
A hard reset allows the firmware update to be downloaded. But the brick won't boot...just the eternal clicking.
- Jun 28, 2006, 12:46:00 PM
How about adding a forum to the site, so these issue are easy accessible for future Lego NXT users...
- Jun 28, 2006, 5:19:00 PM
- eric said...
rick, are you also on a mac?
- Jun 28, 2006, 9:45:00 PM
- Todd said...
I have the same ticking issue. I did my update from the Mac. Then I tried to do it from windows with the same results. :(
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:10:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
If a solution isn't found for the ticking soon, most of you might have to reinstall the software so you go back to whatever version of the firmware is on the CD.
My apologies for suggesting this, as it seems to have caused some trouble. As a rule, though, it's always "supposed to be a good idea" to upload the latest firmware to account for added hardware compatibility and reduced bugs... maybe someone at LEGO will read this section and offer a fix??
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:15:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
My firmware/brick conflicts are also with Mac OS X.
Jim, is there a way to uninstall the firware update on the brick, in order to return it to version 1.01?
Rick Rhodes
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:40:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Don't accept my answer as the final one, but I believe you have to reinstall the CD in order to backtrack to an earlier version of the firmware.
Be sure to save any .rbt files or MyBlock files you created elsewhere before you do an uninstall of the software - and you MUST do a clean uninstall before reinstalling... seem to remember that was stressed to me when I was installing the software again.
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:48:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Question to those with ticking problem - some of you have stated the firmware successfully downloaded but the ticking continues... does this still happen after a 4-second reboot?
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:49:00 PM
- Todd said...
Yes it still happens after the 4 second reset. My original attempt that caused this was on a Mac. Thinking it was a Mac issue, I installed the software on my Windows box and tried again with the same results. Seems that once its screwed up in the Mac.. its gonna be screwed up for Windows as well.
- Jun 28, 2006, 10:51:00 PM
Jim & Rick,
The NXT CD only has the v1.03 Firmware. The NXT brick shipped with v1.01 installed. Can not find an earlier version on the CD.
No word from LEGO support yet.
Hopefully a solution will be found while I am at work.
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:00:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Yes, the 4-sec. hard reset still does not turn the brick on.
Jim, when I install the software CD, the only install option for firmware listed is 1.03 (the problem version).
There's no option to revert back to 1.01. (Maybe I'm missing something).
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:04:00 PM
- Todd said...
I just got off the phone with Lego tech support (800) 363-2140. While the menu doesn't mention NXT, I just selected an option for a previous version. The tech support guy was a real joy. His spin is this:
1) NXT shouldn't have been released yet
2) Issue is cross platform
3) The have no suggestions now
4) They are "working on it"
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:38:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Okay, my suggestion, and I'll need someone's help who is running v1.01
Seems to me that when you download the firmware, somewhere on that screen is the path where the firmware is stored. Maybe someone who has v1.01 can find that location, email me the files, and I'll place them so they can be downloaded... maybe a simple overwrite of thev 1.03 file(s) will work. Can someone with v1.01 give this a shot?
- Jun 28, 2006, 11:48:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Thanks for suggesting this.
If you're able to post version 1.01, we may need coaching on what folder to put it in. (I think we'll only be able to reload the firmware by using the NXT software already on our computers).
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:00:00 AM
TODD etal.
I'm a teacher who of course ordered the commercial version to get it soon (but skimped on delivery), but also plans to order quite a few NXTeducation versions of my own money.
Did he elaborate on "1) NXT shouldn't have been released yet" Should I hold off for later versions? Will they make them all work?
WHAT is the commonality between all of you? If I have windows am I fine? (for once mac has a problem {actually its win software wanting to be a Mac I guess?)
Any suggestions or specific warnings for people just recieving their NXT's (dont update, dont update mac? only update win? update always but know you may need to get a patch (or return to lego?) etc etc?
Thanks all!
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:47:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
If people need their NXTs right now, I'd merely advise them not to update their firmware.
If they can wait, I'd tell them to hold off on purchasing the new units, until the firmware issues are resolved.
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:54:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I think there's a way to connect the brick and upload to your hard drive any files on the brick... this should include the firmware, but I'm just guessing. I'm not on my laptop that has my NXT software to test this ability.
If this is possible, then it should be possible to grab v1.01... again, guessing.
All: Real world is calling - client meeting in 45 minutes so I'll be away for a few hours... will check in when I return.
- Jun 29, 2006, 12:57:00 AM
- Todd said...
Drew - I'm sure the hardware is fine to buy now and that the software is flawed. My NXT worked great out of the box. I was able to build a few projects with the kids. It was only when I tried to apply the firware did it die.
- Jun 29, 2006, 1:38:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Ordinarily, it would make sense to upload files from the brick to the hard drive.
However, the software's upload/download window doesn't recognize the brick, if the brick isn't on. (I tried it, and "no go").
- Jun 29, 2006, 2:03:00 AM
Jim, perhaps you should change your front page post so more unsuspecting souls are not affected.
- Jun 29, 2006, 3:33:00 AM
Is there any theoretical possibility of perminately damaging the NXT by "trying" the update (a software update does no good unless the brick will listen to the update.) Worst case senario please - could updating and getting a ticking result in an unfixable nxt? Legos pretty good with warranty type stuff so it would just be a delay - but I'd hate to see them be economically hurt on this venture.
I want to TRY it. But not if there is a chance that the nxt would refuse further impreved updates.
PS how has the functionality been with the out of the box version? Is there a list of changes between versions or anyone able to report problems (what doesn't work).
- Jun 29, 2006, 4:58:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Although the new brick won't turn on for downloads from the brick, it WILL accept downloaded firmware from the hard drive.
This means that updated firmware should fix the problem, IF Lego comes up with a fix.
- Jun 29, 2006, 5:26:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
To try to answer a bunch of things...
To My Knowledge, you can not permentantly "break" your NXT by trying to put new firmware on it. For the technically-minded, when the reset button is pressed long enough, the NXT enters a boot-mode (i.e.- it's actually *supposed* to be making that annoying ticking). Really this is for the odd case where the NXT stops responding. Usually, you can updare the firmware *without* hitting the reset button. Again, To My Knowledge (although I'm certainly *NOT* employed by LEGO) you're not going to permenantly damage you new toy this way. There is a known issue with some BT dongles, in that while they are attached the firmware update option doesn't work (for some reason). This *may*? be part of the problem.
No, it is not a Mac issue, or a Windows issue, to my knowledge: there were plenty of each in the MDP, and we got it to work. I've two NXT's, and I've been upgrading the firmware for some time now (having gone through several beta versions).
There is not a way known to me to pull the firmware off a NXT and back into the computer; nor can you just "erase" the existing firmware, to provide a blank slate to upload new firmware. It doesn't work that way. Firmware is updated based on a small bit of boot-up code, and new firmware will overwrite preexisting firmware.
Regading the "shouldn't have been released" comment. I'm not sure what to say here. Is LEGO releasing an alpha version on you unsuspecting folks? NO! Let me repeat, I do NOT think this is the case. I suspect this is a case of a new piece of software suddenly being testing by several hundred folks on radically different machines with all sorts of odd install histories (Windows users: ever really browed your drivers? The list can be scary).
Suggestion for the "ticked off": remove the batteries, and count to 5. Now put them in. Still clicking? Put a LEGO antenna in the *correct* pinhole, and depress the rest button once briefly - you can feel it push in slightly, and if your not careful (especially with a paperclip) you can press on the bottom of that hole and just be pushing plastic, not button. Still clicking? Try pushing it in and holding it, fully pushed, for 5 seconds. Now, that (I *think* should have reset things so the NXT is now patiently awaiting a firmware update. Now, try running the environment, and then attach the clicking NXT to the computer via USB; make sure there are no BT dongles on the computer at the time, and you migbht want to try different USB ports. Ask the environment politely to update the firmware, and see what happens.
As to what the difference in functionality between the two firmware version is, I don't remember (if indeed I ever knew). But in general, the MDP has been running on 1.03 for some time now. Some of the blocks may have odd or reduced functionality under earlier (non-supported) versions of the firmware.
On a personal note, I'm sorry some of you are having these troubles. A lot of us on the MDP spent a good bit of time trying to break our toys (& sometimes succeeding) to try to prevent issues like this. All I can say is even a bunch of dedicated fans can't identify problems that we didn't find, and this sounds like one of them. We may not work for LEGO, folks, but we're trying to figure out how to help.
Brian Davis
- Jun 29, 2006, 5:46:00 AM
The topic name contains 28th june 2006, but 28th is wednesday and there it says: ''Some videos of the RoboCenter challenges''
Am I missing something?
P.S. Nice long post, Brian.
- Jun 29, 2006, 6:40:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
There's another post for Wed June 28... look at the one BELOW the video post.
- Jun 29, 2006, 6:43:00 AM
I get the message, but above the ''NXT Problems? Post Problems and Solutions/Suggestions'' topic and below the videos is ''Tuesday, June 27, 2006''
- Jun 29, 2006, 6:47:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
I wrote the date wrong... both are June 27.
- Jun 29, 2006, 6:52:00 AM
Hope I helped.
I gotta go to bed (Hey, it's 11:58PM here and I'm 11 years old boy, so...) I'll check again tomorrow.
- Jun 29, 2006, 7:02:00 AM
"Lucky people" isn't worth (or possible) to post a working firmware so people having problems can try with another one. May be there is a defect in some distribution CD and for what ever reason that file is corrupted.
Feel free to do not post this if you think it is not worth the try.
- Jun 29, 2006, 7:15:00 AM
Back from work and I see much has been discussed.
Tried all suggestions so far (in both Posts) with no luck.
Have not had a response from LEGO Tech Support on my email. Glad Todd was able to call them directly.
I would like to thank all the MDPers for their suggestions on this issue. With LEGO still ramping up their support, your experience is all we have to go on for now.
- Jun 29, 2006, 7:56:00 AM
I wanted to post and shre my experience with the NXT firmware. Hopefully it will help.
I use a dual core intel MacBook. I have the bluetooth capability turned OFF. I have never had a need for bluetooth until receiving my NXT kit, so it has been off to help battery life.
I installed the Mindstorms NXT application and proceeded to update to the 1.0.3 firmware. The firmware updated without incident and the new rcx is working perfectly with no clicks. I have cycled the unit on and off repeatedly, and have also downloaded a test program. I could not get my rcx to click like so many have experienced.
I have been lurking on the board throughout the day and would have to agree that problem seems to be related to the bluetooth functionality. You might try disabling your computer's bluetooth cpability, resetting your rcx, and trying updating the firmware again.
Hopefully this may help some, if not, hang in there I am sure that Lego or a bright NXT user will help us get through this very soon.
- Jun 29, 2006, 8:20:00 AM
anonymous, sorry to say somthing not helping you problem, but in the 1st part of your post you said NXT but you then switched to rcx. I was just trying to get somthing straight. did you mean the NXT?
- Jun 29, 2006, 9:20:00 AM
Sorry, by "RCX" I mean the lego intelligent brick, the one with the processor =)
- Jun 29, 2006, 9:49:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
For what it's worth, here's an excerpt from an email, sent to me today from Lego Customer Support:
"We are aware of the issue with the (firmware) update and our developers are currently investigating the issue...We are Very Sorry For the inconvenience..."
- Jun 29, 2006, 10:12:00 AM
- Todd said...
LOL Rick,
Well, at least you got a nice email. My tech support agent was quite rude to me at first telling me that he couldn't take my word that others were having the issue and it was most likely something I was doing because he had never heard of this issue. After checking with another agent he came back and said that others had indeed reported the issue. He also questioned their ability to support the mac. At that point in the conversation it was all "blah blah blah, you're screwed for a while.. blah blah blah." :)
I'm in I.T. and I understand things happen. I'll understand and wait the time it takes to get out a fix. I was just expecting a better experience from Lego tech support.
- Jun 29, 2006, 10:41:00 AM
It should be noted that a stomach ache can be caused by many things (food poisoning, stress, coffee etc)
Hence the same principle applies HERE. Their maybe multiple problems (not saying that likely) but when diagnosing I think we should look at BT for sure, but also keep an eye out for other commonalities from the MANY different computer configurations.
As for customer service the only time I've EVER had a problem was with ME knowing more about a product than the lego rep. Some times that can lead to a little "Wow slow down mister - and so how do you know THAT huh?"
They where so nice that when they called me back once and got my Mom (home from university back then) they actually told her how normal it was. "Actually mam, quite a few of our customers for this product, probably 60% are adults, and most of them are proffessionsal, doctors, engineers and teachers etc." That made my year (until she realized with another call to confirm that I might be a Lego UNDERACHIER... but those where RCX days... now during the NXT step I am on par.
- Jun 29, 2006, 11:54:00 AM
I also had a problem updating the firmware, but I did eventually get it to work.
My first attempt (with my PowerBook) found the NXT and claimed to have downloaded it successfully, but the screen was blank on the NXT and it was clicking. I unplugged the NXT from the Mac and even tried to manually power cycle by pulling a battery. That didn't work.
For my second attempt, I reconnected the USB cable and tried again. This time the program on the MAC froze and I had to force it to quit. I then rebooted the Mac.
For my third attempt, I pressed the reset button for 4+ seconds and thought I heard it click differently. I then plugged in the USB and tried to download the update. This time it worked!
Except the motors didn't work! ARG.. I tried running the demo program it just sat there. I then power cycled the NXT and then the motors finally worked again.
- Jun 29, 2006, 1:56:00 PM
- juergen said...
Since it works for some (most?) people, my best guess is that there is some data corruption (over-/underrun?) in the USB transfer of the firmware when it fails. So I suggest trying to update the firmware on a different machine.
- Jun 29, 2006, 6:50:00 PM
if i remember correctly, then it's already tried.
- Jun 29, 2006, 6:57:00 PM
- Filip said...
For how many non-MDP people is the firmware update working well? It is hard to really diagnose a problem if you mostly have the cases where it didn't work.
- Jun 29, 2006, 7:46:00 PM
- Todd said...
An interesting test
I downloaded the Robot C program from http://www-education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/robotc/
This includes their special firmware for the NXT. I thought that I would try to download it and see what happened. Well, their program said "successfully downloaded firmware" but then gave me an error saying "NXT failed to reboot after download." Yes, my NXT is still ticking. Doh! :)
- Jun 29, 2006, 9:37:00 PM
Sorry if this sounds stupid (Im dont know that much about computers) but what did you mean by downloading the firmware from a different machine?
- Jun 30, 2006, 12:02:00 AM
He probably meant a different computer. Under the assumption that a different computer would use different components (different interactions/conflicts), a new install and have a chance to change atleast some variables in the hopes that one of them makes things better.
- Jun 30, 2006, 12:15:00 AM
- gb said...
Here's another datapoint for contrast-- my firmware update went fine on a Dell laptop. I disabled Bluetooth, connected to the NXT via USB and rolled the dice. Success.
I felt a bit nervous though- I've "bricked" a few wireless routers in the past through botched firmware upgrades. However, based on Brian's comments it seems that any damage can (someday) be reversed.
YMMV... good luck everyone...
- Jun 30, 2006, 12:42:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
I'm one of the folks whose brick "died" when installing firmware v. 1.03.
I got my brick UP AND RUNNING by going to another machine WITHOUT BT dongles, and without Bluetooth enabled.
So, maybe this will help some folks (I hope).
Brian (or anyone): should I refrain from enabling Bluetooth, on the theory that Bluetooth may be part of the problem?
- Jun 30, 2006, 1:46:00 AM
- Todd said...
Okay, I was able to raise my brick from the dead. Here is the rundown. This may or may not work for anyone else:
How I killed it
Using my PowerBook G4 I updated the firmware to 1.03 via USB (I had bluetooth on if that makes any difference). After the update - just ticks.
How I TRIED to fix it
I installed the software on my windows machine, plugged the USB cable into the USB jack on my MONITOR and tried - no luck
How I got it to work
unplugged the usb cable from the brick and computer. Reset the brick (5 seconds) without any cables. Plugged in the USB cable into the back of the computer and into the brick. Downloaded - SUCCESS. No why? Blind luck? Maybe. I was also thinking that there might be a difference in the USB between my monitor and the back of the computer... Powered vs no power or high power vs low power.
Somebody else give it a try and let us know! :)
- Jun 30, 2006, 2:26:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Rick, Todd... good news! Thanks. I never even thought of someone using anything other than the "normal" USB ports, but you are completely correct - the ones on a monitor or keyboard are almost certainly not the best bet. As to the BT issue, yes, trying a USB FW update on a machine with some BT dongles results in a problem (I think I mentioned this before), so that too is a good (great!) idea. Regarding turning BT on... well, I'm using it flawlessly on a PPC G4 Powebook with built-in BT, so I know you *can* do it that way: Rick, I think you should be able to enable BT for "normal" operation (again, at least I do).
If you really want to have fun, join the elite NXTbusters: now that you've got your NXT working again, try to see if you can reproduce "braking" it again, to figure out exactly how it happens. Hey, now you know part of what beta-testing is about ;-).
Brian Davis
- Jun 30, 2006, 2:35:00 AM
- Todd said...
I still wonder why it wasn't working on my powerbook G4. Perhaps I was running on battery and I needed to be plugged in. I don't know if that has anything to do with the power sent by the USB jack.
Concerning bluetooth. It was working great on my powerbook. I used it to download all of my programs to the brick.
- Jun 30, 2006, 2:39:00 AM
I swapped USB ports on my laptop.
I reset the brick for 5 seconds. Got into the clicking mode.
Then I just swapped my USB mouse with the cable that goes to the NXT brick.
Then I plugged the brick into the cable and did my firmware upgrade again.
then it came back to life.
- Jun 30, 2006, 5:09:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Just let us know where to send The NXT STEP invoice for tech support... ;)
Seriously, though - thanks to the community for helping each other out... the NXT is off to a good start with this level of testing and assistance...
- Jun 30, 2006, 5:12:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Brian--You were right about Bluetooth. It works fine (on XP, anyway).
BT doesn't work on the Mac. The computer recognizes the brick, but it won't upload/download programs.
I'll try it on another Mac later. (I'm not complaining, 'cause I'm up and running)!
- Jun 30, 2006, 5:14:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Jim/Brian/et al:
Thanks MUCH for setting up this block and making comments.
It has been great to commiserate about NXT issues.
- Jun 30, 2006, 5:20:00 AM
SO is this a solution? Primary full power USB ports and No Bluetooth and then tryu again? is that it? Or ar people still having trouble once they tried the above?
As they might say on NXTBusters (mythbusters style)
Is the NXT Ticking Sollution Confirmed (99% solved), Plausable (some people) or Busted (none)
- Jun 30, 2006, 8:57:00 AM
Thanks to you guys. Tried a different USB port, in my case the one on the back of the monitor worked as opposed to the one on the front of my PowerMac G5 tower.
NOTE: Internal BT was enabled at the time.
I knew I came to the right blog.
- Jun 30, 2006, 10:22:00 AM
Just wondering, have most people fixed their problems with the advice given here?
- Jun 30, 2006, 10:29:00 AM
I have a hardware problem. I just opened the NXT box today and put together the starter kit. The A port on the brick is not responding to "try me" and just sounds a continous beep. I'm 90% sure that the port has shipped broken or defective.
- Jun 30, 2006, 10:42:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Not to be obvious, but have you connected a motor to the A port when trying the "Try Me" for that? I don't have my NXT handy, so I don't remember if it prompts you to do that.
Brian Davis
- Jun 30, 2006, 10:51:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
I would try skipping the "Try Me" parts of the in-box instruction booklet.
I tried some of those "Try Me" prompts, too, and they didn't work. But when I used the software to download programs, the sensors/ports worked fine.
- Jun 30, 2006, 11:06:00 AM
Just to chime in.
I've tried all the solutions described above and still a dead ticking brick. I'm on a 1.67ghz powerbook and I've tried both usb ports several times, still no dice.
- Jun 30, 2006, 11:45:00 AM
- Todd said...
anonymous -
If you are running off of battery power make sure you try it plugged in. Also, make sure the usb cable is totally unplugged from the brick when you do the 5 second reset.
just a thought...
- Jun 30, 2006, 11:52:00 AM
- Klendathu said...
Regarding the tryme function, the trymotor thing doesn't turn the motor, it makes a sound, and you have to manually turn the motor to change the pitch, that's all it does.
- Jun 30, 2006, 11:36:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
What follows is a post on another venue from someone named "John".It's the complete sequence to follow when troubleshooting firmware issues.
While some of the steps are specific to XP, most of the sequence applies to Mac OS X as well.
1) Completely disconnect NXT from computer
2) Remove all suspect BT dongles from computer, and turn off BlueTooth
3) Quit Merlot & restart the computer.
4) Push NXT reset button for five seconds (make sure you actually
press it).
5) Hook NXT to computer using the USB cable; plug cable into a "primary" USB port (*not* the one on the monitor, or keyboard, etc).
6) Go to the device manager and make sure that the NXT shows
up in 'Firmware Update Mode'. If not, uninstall and reinstall the
software (and driver).
7) Use environment to update firmware to 1.03
8) If this does not work, try *briefly* (1 second) pushing the reset
button (for some, this "soft reset" process
has fixed some things).
9) If the above sequence does *not* work, first try repeating steps
1-8 but use a different USB port
10) If this *still* does not work, try migrating to a completely different computer, install the environment, and try the above sequence yet again.
- Jul 1, 2006, 1:20:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Out of curiosity, Rick, where did this originally get posted? And thanks very much for adding it to the blog - you beat me to it, and I'm glad :-) ! Popping it to a post of it's own...
Brian Davis
- Jul 1, 2006, 4:09:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
The list of firmware troubleshooting tips came from Dale Yocum, who got it from someone else. (I don't know the original source).
BTW, Dale Yocum is with the "Oregon Robotics Tournament and Outreach Program" (ORTOP), and has posted a WAY cool multimedia tutorial for those new to the NXT:
- Jul 1, 2006, 4:36:00 AM
I'm still having problems, I have tryed everything I've read, I tryed about 8 different ports (on 2 different computers). I don't have any bluetooth on either computer but was wondering if maybe there's some option that might be on the computer that has the same affect even though I don't have the bluettoth hardware. Also is it possible I could have bricked it, because it froze the first time I tryed to update firmware, but it froze before it even reached "Preparing NXT".
- Jul 1, 2006, 8:46:00 AM
S.B. - don't be hard on yourself - it's not you. My son and I have spent the past 24 hours trying all the great suggestions, same as you. Two computers, seven USB ports (only USB 2.0 no 1.1 in the house), reinstalling software - you name it.
I spoke with Tech Support earlier today(dial 800-363-2140 and press 1, then press 5 - there is no NXT option yet) and, while trying very hard and spending over 20 minutes on the phone with me, they had no additional suggestions.
They promised to have the Developers contact me - after July 4th weekend.
In the meantime, I encourage everyone who HAD or still HAS the problem to email firstname.lastname@example.com so they get a sense of how widespread the problem is.
- Jul 1, 2006, 11:28:00 AM
I also got mine fixed before I came to this blog. I don't know if it helps you or not, but let me explain anyway.
I have tried all kinds of things just like something written here, but none them worked.
So I made a last try.
1.Hard reset (>5 sec press).
2.Wait 5 sec to hear the ticking.
3.Connect my NXT to a USB2 port of my WinXP Home SP2.
4.Firmware download to NXT from my WinXP Pro SP2.
5.It say completed successfully.
6.But it was still ticking....
It was 2am and I was so tired. NXT was still making the ticking sound. So I wrote an email to LEGO support then kind of fell a sleep on a chair.
I don't know how long I was sleeping. Maybe five minutes or less? I woke up hearing the start-up sound of NXT!
I didn't do anything special. I was using the same USB port. Only thing I did is I kept the USB cable connected after firmware upgrade and left it for a while.
Not sure if I was lucky or not, but it may worth doing it if you still have the problem.
- Jul 1, 2006, 5:38:00 PM
- Rick Rhodes said...
I'd like to ditto what RoboDad said about contacting Lego tech support with your concerns.
The second time I contacted Lego support via email, I got a "form letter" response, saying all I had to do was hit the reset button. The more people they hear from, the better it will be.
- Jul 2, 2006, 12:28:00 AM
Success. Exhausted all tricks, but still had 1 last option.
My son's computer was running XP Media Center (and MS VISTA); My computer was running XP Home. Both computers were using AMD Athlon chips.
I noticed in the readme that MAC OS required an Intel chip, so I decided to try using my daughter's notebook, which was XP Home, but an Intel chip.
First attempt worked perfectly.
Not sure if the chip was the problem, but the workaround seems to be try on multiple computers, including notebooks and both AMD and Intel processors. Enough variation should yield good results.
Good Luck.
- Jul 2, 2006, 2:09:00 AM
- Rick Rhodes said...
Has anyone sucessfully installed Robot C firmware, then done some programming with it?
I'd like to fiddle with turning and line tracking in Robot C, but am leery of messing up my NXT firmware again.
- Jul 2, 2006, 12:10:00 PM
- K said...
Has anyone tried it on WinMe by any chance? (I can dream...)
- Jul 2, 2006, 12:18:00 PM
- LogJam said...
When I contacted Lego tech support, they asked me to email to them a copy of my "reqcheck.xml" file (C:/Program Files/Lego Software/Lego Mindstorms NXT) Lego as well as to some special non-lego email account. Not sure what they were looking for...
In any case, I received an email from Lego stating they could not read the .xml file and to send it to them in .txt format. I just opened the .xml file and did a copy-and-paste of the info.
We'll see if that helps them at all.
- Jul 3, 2006, 1:55:00 AM
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- Jul 3, 2006, 1:56:00 AM
I had the same problem when attempting firmware v 1.03 download with an iMac G5. Tried resetting (short and long), changing USB ports, restarting the computer and the software application. All with no success, and the same annoying ticking sound.
I then tried with my MacBook (Intel 2.0GHz), and achieved success with v 1.03 dwnload on the first attempt.
I understand that the software application runs on Rosetta emulation on the Intel Macs, and that could, in theory, affect the download speed/inter message delays, etc.. Just guessing..
I agree that the problem seems to be related to the download process rather than the software itself..
Havent played around much with other things to comment on stability/functional issues with the firmware/hardware.
- Jul 5, 2006, 9:14:00 AM
- jagnac said...
I have 2 NXT bricks which both had the clicking problem after the software update. I solved this by upgrading the bricks from a cleanly installed machine with a VIA Nehemiah processor.
Previous attemts to upgrade the firmware was done from 3 different machines all containing AMD processors.
- Jul 6, 2006, 7:42:00 PM
Umm, it worked fine for me. The program itself was slightly glitchy, though, or maybe it was just me. Fine now.
- Jul 7, 2006, 8:22:00 AM
My 11 year old just got a NXT and if you plug in all the sensors, only the touch sensor will work. If you unplug that sensor, all the others work.
Lego suggested the new firmware 1.03. Did that, still no solution.
Anyone know the answer?
- Jul 11, 2006, 5:39:00 AM
- Henry Cadmus said...
NXT just died after online firmware upgrade to 1.03.
Now I see this to be a known issue with Lego. So much for the registration benefits. They could have shot an email out to me about this bug before I go stuck on it....
Thanks Lego... these goes the weekend.
- Oct 22, 2006, 7:03:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
Don't despair... shouldn't take your entire weekend away.
There are numerous suggested fixes, including just holding down the reset button for 5 seconds and then trying again.
Of course, if you call LEGO tech support, they will send you a patch OR you could do a search and find the patch file somewhere... I'm sure someone has saved it and put it out there for download.
- Oct 22, 2006, 7:06:00 AM
- Henry Cadmus said...
Thanks Jim,
The Lego help site tells me to refer to my printed manual. There is no printed manual in my box! Just a 'how to build my first unit' pamphlet.
There is no PDF on the CD and I can not find a user guide to download off the Lego site.
I have pushed the button under batteries (which I assume is the reset) multiple times from a few to many seconds.
Changed all new batteries to again all new batteries.
Unit just dead. No tick, no click, 'no nothing' (I know double negative). Hard to believe that I grew up with this company and now they manage to have my sons and I sit here and wonder why a large company like Lego can release such a flawed product. Just proves that pasted reputation is no indication of future (or in this case, present) ability to put a working product out there.
I do not even see a phone help line, not even if I were willing to pay for the call.
- Oct 22, 2006, 7:33:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
The patch can be found here:
I knew I remember seeing it somewhere...
- Oct 22, 2006, 7:47:00 AM
This is caused by a bug in the USB driver supplied on the NXT cd. Download the new version of the usb driver.
- Nov 7, 2006, 11:36:00 PM
My NXT was in this clicking mode after I tried to update the firmware to 1.04.
This is what I did to repair it...
reset the NXT using the switch under the USB connector for a full 5 seconds (at least).
Download the version 1.02 DRIVER from the NXT updates site.
Follow the ReadMe steps to delete EVERY FILE LISTED.
Install the version 1.02 DRIVER.
DELETE THE 1.04 FIRMWARE UPDATE FROM YOUR COMPUTER!!!!! This step is very important so that the NXT software does not find the 1.04 update.
Disconnect the NXT at the USB port.
Fire up the NXT software and, once it is up, power up the NXT and be sure you can hear the clicking that indicates that the NXT is in firmware download mode.
Select Update Firmware from the tools menu and select the version 1.03 firmware version.
Click Download firmware and wait.
When I did this my NXT came back up with version 1.03 firmware installed.
- Dec 17, 2006, 4:40:00 PM
- Matt said...
OK, it's Christmas evening, and I was the alpha geek Dad who updates his son's firmware right away. Oops.
I'm on a Powerbook G4, and my NXT is now a brick that is not even clicking- just making a barely audible cyclical squeal, with nothing visible on the LCD screen. I can't seem to update or downgrade the firmware, since the screen won't wake up and the Mindstorms software can't connect to the NXT.
Please. Save.
- Dec 26, 2006, 11:14:00 AM
- Matt said...
(Please. Save.)...
- Dec 26, 2006, 11:15:00 AM
We just had the very same problem and this thread and others helped solve the issue. Installing the 1.02 driver did the trick. We did not delete any files from the PC nor did we remove the 1.04 update.
After the we updated the driver we just rebooted, started the update software, selected the 1.03 firmware and it installed fine. We then tried 1.04 and it also worked.
- Dec 31, 2006, 8:27:00 AM
OK, I hope this helps everyone with that nasty klicking and useless nxt block.
Santa brought ours on Christmas and everything was fine until good old Dad tried to update the firmware to v1.04. The block came with 1.01 installed and performed an update to v1.03 when we hooked it up to the computer.
We are an Apple family and have 3 computers all of the powerPC generation. Our son uses his to do his nxt programming. He has a 14" iBook G4. I have a first generation 12" Powerbook G4 (867 MHz). I'm telling you this because others on the blog have tried using other computers to solve their clicking dead nxt blocks.
Anyway, here is what I did to solve the problem. I did what everyone else on this blog reported worked and had no luck. What worked however is this—start with disconnecting your nxt block from all of the sensor wires and motor wires. Pull the battery out and count to 10 or more. Replace the battery. Do a hard reset—use a heavy wire paperclip to push the button inside the Technic hole in the upper left corner of the nxt block, it's just below the USB outlet. Remember hold the button down for at least 10 seconds. Your going to get the clicking sound again but that's OK. You want that. As others have reported, this means that the block is ready to be updated.
What I did from here is start from scratch. I turned off the BT connection on my computer. I reloded the Lego software to the computer. Then I went on line to the Lego Mindstorms update site http://mindstorms.lego.com/support/updates/ there I found an update: MINDSTORMS NXT Driver v1.02 "This software updates the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT driver and addresses an issue that prevents the firmware from being downloaded to the NXT on some occasions."
I followed these instructions provided by Lego: "When you have installed the new driver and want to download new firmware to the NXT, please initialize the NXT brick before you start downloading the firmware. If your NXT is clicking when you insert batteries, push the hardware reset button for five seconds before you insert the USB cable. This will ensure that the brick initializes correctly for the firmware download. The hardware reset button is located within the LEGO Technic hole below the USB connector on the NXT brick. If your NXT brick is not clicking when you insert batteries just go through the normal firmware download process as described within the manual when the new driver is installed."
I then launched the nxt software and performed the upgrade: go to Tools > Update NXT Firmware. Your User Guide explains all this on pages 74 and 75. I only upgraded to v1.03 which comes with the CD Install Disk. It worked fine when I we first installed so it should work fine now. And if you read the firmware upgrade for v1.04 it says:
Updating to LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Firmware V1.04 will improve the following:
- Multiple datafile control within user programs
- Communication with 3rd party external devices
- Bluetooth communication within user programs
NOTE: Only update your firmware if you have experienced issues related to the above
So unless you are experiencing these issues I'd leave well enough alone. "Son, do as I say not as I do."
There must be a USB driver issue and the driver is missing in v1.03. You have to download and load this driver update and the USB connection works.
Take your time and don't throw your nxt across the room and you'll be OK. (I didn't pitch it across the room only because my son was with me, keep your kid next to you at all times, they're presence will likely prevent you from making rash and destructive mistakes)
Good luck! Oh, I am still waiting to hear from Lego on this issue.
- Jan 1, 2007, 2:02:00 AM
MINDSTORMS NXT Driver v1.02 did the trick for me. Felt the panic coming destroying the son´s new toy.
/Tommy, Sweden
- Jan 5, 2007, 7:59:00 AM
- Nadia said...
I am not sure if I am on the right path, but, I did download "Win32 leJOS NXJ- Alpha version 0.2.0"from: "http://lejos.sourceforge.net/p_technologies/nxt/nxj/downloads.php"
and I did create the ssystem/ user variales and everything
and then put my brick on the update mood, I connected it to the computer..
but nothing, except beeping, happened!
then I tried to put it back to the initial firmware by NXT software.
now my brick is working fine, but I still dont have firmware changed to NXJ!
any idea, how should I try to make it work?
btw, I have Java on my computer. but when I downloaded files from leJos website I saved them on desktop.. was that going to make a problem?
I am so lost, its been a week that I am stuck on chapter 2 :(
- Jun 28, 2007, 6:22:00 PM
- Nadia said...
y I never get any reply from this website?
- Jun 29, 2007, 3:44:00 PM
- Jim Kelly said...
Because you are posting a comment in a post from June 2006, over a year ago. Most people do not go back and read comments from that long ago. We now have forums for questions and I would suggest you post there and more people will be able to offer up help.
- Jun 30, 2007, 12:32:00 AM
Just wanted to Thank Scott Carpenter. You saved my nxt :-)
- Sep 19, 2007, 2:42:00 AM
Following the instructions posted far above (pull the battery for a few seconds, hit the reset for at least five seconds and then updating the firmware worked like a champ! Updating to firmware 1.03 did nothing, but when I tried 1.05 which comes with the version 1.1 through Lego Education, it updated in about 10 seconds and XP immediately recognized the brick as new hardware. I should note that until I got it to update the firmware, XP had no idea anything was plugged into the USB port and it wasn't visible under the NXT programming environment, so don't be discouraged if you don't see anything happen when you plug into the USB cable.
- Oct 7, 2007, 3:29:00 AM
- Toby Nixon said...
ummm no idea how it worked this is the sequence i followed... (i'm guessing that to get it to work on the 1 machine - you would need to disable/reenable the USB ports.. nfi how you do that)
1. Spent 4 hours trying to unbrick my brick. Send frantic emails to lego support, read numerous forum/blog posts. none seem to fix my issue.
2. try to reset brick 1000 times, hard and soft, try pluggin /unplugging usb, try uninstalling / reinstalling driver/software. try upgrading to 1.2 driver. try to get some sleep.
3. Next day brought it into work, installed everything on work laptop. updated driver to 1.2. device manager not detecting it, after changing batteries, and resetting device! :(
4. considering writing abusive email to LEGO...
5. plugged it into machine again, didn't bother with reset of device, just pressed orange button on front panel, suddenly Device manager detects unknown device which changes to LEGO "firmware update mode" name.
6. now ran Update Firmware command from LEGO Mindstorms app and all is well!
The part that helped me was trying it on a second machine, I just wish i knew what the solution to reseting the usb configuration for the original machine was, as this would probably also have fixed it.
- Oct 9, 2007, 9:40:00 AM
- vpeter said...
I had same problem after updating v1.05 firmware today.
Finally, I gotta install the Mindstorm software into other computer, then put NXT brick into firmware update mode, then connect the USB cable, run Firmware Update from Mindstorm software, download v1.03 and it worked again. Note that when I tried v1.05 it had the same problem with ticking sound, v1.03 works fine.
Good luck
- Dec 27, 2007, 9:36:00 AM
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- Jun 26, 2008, 1:33:00 AM
- Digivolve said...
I tried every thing but updating the driver, the second after my computer started up after updating the driver it worked! Thank you so much Scott Carpenter!
- Aug 31, 2008, 6:31:00 AM
thanks a bunch!
chancing USB port did the trick for my NXT... it is now alive and well !
thanks again....
- Jan 3, 2009, 8:24:00 AM
- HeatherHayleyAudreyinAustralia said...
Purchased the NXT 2.0 kit and upgraded my PC software and drivers by installing it over the previous version. Afterwards,the Firmare upgrade worked without a hitch.
- Nov 21, 2009, 8:47:00 PM
- scomer said...
Bought the NXT 2.0 Went to update the firmware from 1,2,8 to 1,2,9. After that the thing turned off and it startet clicking. I have tried taking out all cables, batteries, putting the batteries (fresh) back again. Tried the reset button for more than 10 seconds... Nothing, tried this tons of times. Its dead.
I am getting to be very tired of expensive things that dont work. Cant even get a support phone. AND WORST OF ALL!!!! In all these years since 2006, LEGO has not even responded with a fix. I am not proud of being danish today!!!
The disappointment on my sons face is evident. Shame on a crappy product.. LEGO
- Dec 16, 2010, 3:20:00 AM
- scomer said...
Well, its me the frustrated dane again. After writing this and putting another set of batteries in and holding the reset button for more than 60 seconds. I tried via the USB to download the firmware again. Even though its clicking, it worked once i tried to tell it to install (Download) firmware 1.2.9
So the solution was to think out of the box, and yet again be patient!
Thanks to all the rest here, for pointing out that patience is a virtue. especially when your kids next too you!
Merry Christmas
- Dec 16, 2010, 3:47:00 AM
- The Gunners said...
i tried several times already... but it just say "cannot locate nxt device to download firmware"... pls help me !!
- Jul 20, 2011, 10:20:00 PM
- MikeJMcFarlane said...
Firmware update seems random at best. I tried the following:
1. both reset types.
2. install updated fantom driver.
3. plugging the laptop into mains power.
4. fresh batteries, alkaline not rechargeable.
5. a high quality USB cable.
Somewhere in 4 or 5 it decided to work, maybe the supplied USB cable is crappy. I don't know. Good luck.
- Sep 13, 2011, 6:59:00 AM
- MikeJMcFarlane said...
The firmware process seems random at best. I tried the following before it worked:
1. both reset types.
2. update Fantom driver.
3. plug macbook into mains power.
4. fresh batteries, alkaline not rechargeable.
5. use a high quality USB cable.
Somewhere between 4 and 5 the firmware update decided it would work. Good luck.
- Sep 13, 2011, 7:01:00 AM
- Moses said...
Tried above ways. It works!
you're awesome, Mike.
I inserted six AA Alkaline Batteries.
Pressed the reset button for almost 2 minutes.
Go find another USB cable.
Turn the NXT on.
Enjoyed the ticking for a while, saying goodbye to it.
Plug the USB cable in both Mac and NXT.
Launched Mindstorms.app.
Updated the firmware. (1.31)
It just works!
Yesterday, i did update the software, but it was taking too long, and the NXT only produce the ticking sound. so i plug the USB out without waiting the update to finish. (fyi, this time I downloaded 1.31) and, obviously, i failed. I tried many tricks said by friends up there, and didn't get to work it out. i changed to PC and it solves nothing. i tried downloading the 1.03 version on PC, and failed again. After i take a nap, I read Mike's advice.
i return to my mac again and tried to update with the 1.31 version, and it works.
My dad suggests the problem would be because i did not finish the update, so the NXT was half running in 1.03 and half running in 1.31. which will crash.
thanks all!
- Dec 28, 2011, 8:03:00 PM
- DazedAndConfused said...
I just loaded version 1.29 into an old NXT. Now all I get is the ticking as soon as you plug in the batteries or reset the NXT. Is there any way to get firmware version 1.03 back into my NXT. It is completely dead. The NXT software indicates the 1.03 was loaded properly, but it still does nothing but tick.
- Dec 30, 2011, 10:11:00 AM
- Mark C said...
Had the "Clicking Brick Syndrome" as well and followed this link.
Worked perfectly !!!!
- Jun 5, 2012, 2:22:00 PM
- Lucas Andrade said...
So for those who do have this same problem:
Just change the computer press reset for 5 segunds and update the firmware :D
Thanks for your help :D :D
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Okay, I am shamelessly copying this idea from another forum. But I like the idea, and think we can do it better anyway.
The basic idea is a Pay It Forward program among members. If you don't know that that is, or haven't seen the film then go here: Pay It Forward.
Now, this is how it works. If you post here, you post something that you have that you are willing to give, and you post something that you are looking for.
So, for example (this is just an example):
Originally Posted by Noob
Now, this is how it works. You post something you want, and if someone else has this item then they send it to you. Or, if you have something and you see that someone else has requested it, you send it to them.
And vice versa. If someone has offered something you want, you pm them and request it. If you have something someone wants, they pm you and request it.
A few small details to keep in mind:
- This is not a trade system. If you send something, you are not guaranteed to also receive something. And vice versa, if you receive something we are not going to send police to your house to force you to send something. This is on the honor system. (If you want to trade, do it outside of this thread. A PM would work just fine). You are also not obligated to send something to the person who shared with you. If you can, that is fine, but the idea here is altruism, not mutual benefit.
- What you are looking for, and what you have to give do not need to be of equal monitary value. But they do need to be JJ, MMA, or Martial Arts-related.
- You must actually own the item you are giving. No, I don't mean you can't give your mother's shin guards, I mean that you must have the rights to give what is on your list. This applies mostly to videos and other media. I assume that if you are participating in this endeavor, that you have the rights to share whatever media you offer, and that they are original (not bootleg) copies, though I obviously have no way to verify this.
- To participate, you must have a list of items you are offering. This is not a free-for-all. If you expect to take advantage of this system, you must at least be willing to participate. Obviously the easy way around this is to request something you really want, and to offer some shitty item that no one would ever want. If I see this happening I will remove your listing and prevent you from participating. I am serious about this. Do not abuse this sytem or I will toss you in The Hole and prevent you from participating in this thread, if I don't outright ban you.
- If you are going to send an item, make sure the person has a post in this thread first. No 'Paying It Forward' with someone who isn't in this thread.
If there is anything I missed, feel free to mention it here or send me a pm.
Good luck.


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Public gallery URL
Your Picasa Web Albums URL is the web address at which your photos are located. It includes a unique username or a string of numbers (your Google profile ID) that identifies your account -- http://picasaweb.google.com/123456789. When people visit this address, they'll see your public albums plus any albums that you've explicitly shared with them.
If you've joined Google+
When you join Google+, your URL is changed to include your Google profile ID. At this time, you can't change this URL. If a different URL was active when you joined - i.e. http://picasaweb.google.com/GrapeApe - it will be forwarded to the new address.
To find your address, sign in to Picasa Web Albums, click the My Photos tab, and then click Public Gallery above your albums.
If you've added a Google profile to Picasa Web Albums (but haven't joined Google+)
The URL for both Picasa Web Albums and your Google profile will share the same unique username. For example, if your Picasa Web Albums URL is http://picasaweb.google.com/123456789, the URL for your Google profile will be http://profiles.google.com/123456789. Here's how to change it:
- Visit your Google profile.
- Click Edit profile.
- On the About tab, change your Profile URL. Your options depend on whether or not your Google Account uses an @gmail.com address.
People with @gmail.com People without @gmail.com Choose between your gmail username (email@example.com) and your Google profile ID number. If you've previously created a persona (feature has been discontinued), choose between your Google profile ID number and your persona. If you haven't created a persona, your gallery URL will always display you Google profile ID
If you don't use a Google profile with Picasa Web Albums
You can change your Picasa Web Albums URL from within Picasa Web Albums.
- Sign in to Picasa Web Albums.
- Click the gear icon in the top-right corner and choose Photos settings.
- On the General tab, click Change your URL in the 'Your gallery URL' section.
Your options depend on whether or not your Google Account uses an @gmail.com address.
People with @gmail.com People without @gmail.com Choose between your gmail username (email@example.com) and your Google profile ID number. Choose between your Google profile ID number and a unique username. You can add a single unique username per account. There is no way to change or remove your username after you have selected it.
- Click Save Changes on the Picasa Web Albums Settings page.


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Frieze Fragment with Leda and the Swan
The walls of both pagan and Christian tombs were decorated with friezes, usually composed of twined stems forming loops, which typically enclosed animals. The largest piece here, an unusually fine example, shows predators, possibly a boar and a hyena, chasing an antelope and perhaps a dog. These chases continued to the right, where traces of what may be a spotted leopard remain. Two plant loops on a smaller relief enclose fruits and a fanciful animal. Rather different are two parts of a frieze that featured naked women lounging in front of large plants. The figures have been repainted, but the bird held by one of them must depict the swan form in which the god Jupiter seduced Leda. Thus this frieze must have decorated a pagan monument.
This text refers to these objects: ' 55.2.2; 55.2.1; 41.1266; 68.150.2
- Medium: Limestone, painted
- Place Made: Egypt, Provenance unknown
- Dates: 4th-5th century C.E., with 20th century alterations
- Period: Late Antique Egyptian Period
- Dimensions: 8 13/16 x 12 1/16 x 3 1/16 in. (22.4 x 30.7 x 7.8 cm) (show scale)
- Collections:Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Museum Location: This item is not on view
- Accession Number: 55.2.1
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Frieze Fragment with Leda and the Swan, 4th-5th century C.E., with 20th century alterations. Limestone, painted, 8 13/16 x 12 1/16 x 3 1/16 in. (22.4 x 30.7 x 7.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 55.2.1. Creative Commons-BY
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SLIDE SHOW: The Last Sardine Cannery
Even the seagulls know that life in Prospect Harbor has changed. For years, when the herring arrived at the sardine cannery, the gulls would cry and hover, thick as clouds, and you'd look up and barely see the sky. Now, a few still circle when the lobster boats head out and return, but an unwelcome quiet has come to this little village just north of the Schoodic Peninsula.
The reporters and television crews, they're gone, too. Newspapers far and near, and, of course, the blogosphere, all picked up the story: how in Maine, where sardine factories once thrived, only one remained, Stinson Seafood, in Prospect Harbor. And how on Thursday, April 15, the last oval can would come off the belt, and then an industry that had once sustained the Down East coastline would end. So many reporters requested interviews that Bumble Bee Foods, the plant's owner since 2004, sent people in from California to handle the public-relations fallout, which is what happens when 128 people lose their jobs in a community without other jobs to go to.
Peter Colson, Stinson Seafood's plant manager, said that all the attention beat anything he'd ever known. Bumble Bee had told him early in February, and he'd lived with the secret for days before calling his workers together, many of whom had worked for him for years. "It was killing me," he says. "I couldn't sleep, worrying about them."
And so the world came to know Lela Anderson, 78, who became the symbol of the end of an era. She'd packed sardines since she was 17; had been at Stinson 54 years. "Men couldn't do this work long," Colson says. "It takes a woman with a strong back to pack fish." He's proud of Lela, who reaches five feet if she stands on tiptoe, and weighs 101 pounds. He calls her "the strongest lady you'll ever meet."
Her face revealed every day she'd packed fish: determined, stoic. It was as if the work ethic of sardine workers from Rockland and Belfast, Jonesport and Lubec, had come to rest right here in Lela Anderson. So day after day, she'd step back from her lunch break for a few moments and talk into cameras with an accent so soaked in coastal Maine it made its own poetry. And then there was no longer a need for Lela to talk about her life, because once the doors finally shut that Thursday, for the world beyond the peninsula the story was over …
"On Friday morning I kept looking at the clock," Lela says. "I said, 'I've got to get up. I've got to get ready for work.' And then I remembered: 'You fool, you ain't got to get to work. You're done work now.' I bet I wasn't the only one."
We sit in her neat-as-a-pin two-bedroom house, set on a tidy lawn in Corea, three miles east of Stinson. She bought the house with her husband, Herman, a lobsterman, in 1963, and raised a daughter and a son, also a lobsterman. A weekend has come and gone. The afternoon light filters in through the window, at about the time she'd usually be coming through the door and getting supper ready.
"I've seen it all," Lela says. "I remember my first day packing at Snow's in Gouldsboro. That day I lost my first pair of scissors, and the first week I got paid I lost my check. Oh, I learned a great deal from that."
She came of age when weirs jutted from bays and coves in every town, capturing the herring as they swarmed in by the tens of thousands to feed in the spring and summer–so many that the water glistened like a sheet of silver when the men rowed out at night with flashlights. In daylight, sardine carriers pulled alongside the weirs; the men pulled the nets tight around the haul, then suctioned the fish onto the boat, before heading to a nearby cannery. Some towns had three or four plants strung along the shore, turning out packed sardines by the millions. (Processed Atlantic herring leave the factories as "sardines.")
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Join us at the Quadside Cafe (located in the USU library) for a warm cup of coffee, stimulating conversation, and cheerful company. This Sunday get ready too discuss the cosmos by Neil Degrass Tyson as he pays tribute to the original series by Carl Sagan. We'd love to see you. Stop by anytime from noon to 4 p.m. It's always great to meet new people and to expand our social circle. Feel free to invite an awesome friend whom you think would be a good fit to this tradition. FYI, this group is a great social support; and it consists of skeptics, scientists, secular humanists, Catholics, pagans, Mormons, post-Mormons, agnostics, atheists, academicians and ancient alien enthusiasts ;), etc. Although, any and all are welcome, we often discuss religious topics. Such discussions are safe and open to whomever, yet If you can't be open to others' beliefs, then this event is probably not for you.


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Your ISP is probably throtling your torrent speed.
I have no issue here, I always max out my connection in big downloads (between 3 and 4 Mb/s download)
Try to encrypt your connection. It's in the options somewhere.
You have to set it to : Force encryption.
Edit : http://forum.utorren...ic.php?id=59023
Welcome to the world of leeching
As you stated it's slowed down after 75%, we can assume it's not a port problem. From the information you've provided, just sounds like less people have the torrent above 75%. Depending on how popular the torrent is, you can load more trackers from different sites if you can find the same torrent being seeded.
I'm not sure how much details we're allowed to discuss on Neowin based on this topic.
My advice, find more trackers / seeders from other sites, or be patient
Edit: yeah, as above too, your ISP maybe throttling you depending on your ISP's policy.
Torrents always max out my connection as a lot of % of seeds will be a "seedbox" a VPS server just for torrenting. Have 1 myself on a 2gbit connection. Had 3 at one point.
However, between 5PM and 1AM my ISP throttles my p2p speed to almost nothing.
Its very common for ISPs to do this as P2P hogs the network from other users.
However, check your ports are forwarded - www.portforward.com and set encryption to forced in uTorrent to try hide the connection from ISP, sometimes that helps with speeds. I doubt these are an issue though as its only just slowed, but worth checking.
I assume its your ISP.
What I do is torrent over a VPN during peak times, its not as fast as my max connection but its sure faster than the 10KB/s I get when throttled.
Posted 03 January 2013 - 01:13
You can fool the ISP traffic shaping by hitting "Random Port" and changing your port number in uTorrent
When my download speed is too low for one particular torrent, I always up my upload speed from 100kb/s to 200 kb/s.
It takes a few minutes to notice the speed bump, give it time. As for encryption, always leave it on anyway.
Posted 03 January 2013 - 12:49
thats exactly it, well spotted CrashGordon
Oh sylar is such a noob that's two.037 not 2000........
what happened was my dad moved house and got a broadband contract before asking me about it. Then I moved in with him
Who provides your Internet service in the UK?
I thought VM were the worst up to 9PM, but up to 1AM must really suck. - At least for me it would
Posted 03 January 2013 - 12:57
I wondered that too, I wonder if that is a seed/leech ratio rather than a seeder count. But didnt want to argue the point xD
Why would a bittorrent client or search show a .037 seeder? That wouldn't make them a seeder, that would make them a leecher in that they only have part of the file, not the whole thing...


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Taster's Choice
Our expert panel of judges offered up pairing menus for four of our top wines.
1. Randy Goodman
2009 Cameron Vineyards Pinot Noir $25
Tasting Notes: The '09 bottling from John Paul at Cameron Winery shows the trademarks of his winemaking style—a perfect balance between earth and fruit. Aromas of Bing cherry and volcanic soils mix with flavors of ripe blackberry, cinnamon, and just a touch of good funk, making this wine easy and fun to drink.
- Smoked salmon crostini, chickpeas, olivada
- Pork chops, grilled cherries, farro, summer squash
- Strawberry crêpes with mint and lemon curd
2. Erica Landon
2009 Andrew Rich Prelude Pinot Noir $22
Tasting Notes: This bottle is Andrew Rich's flagship pinot noir, a barrel selection from his cellar. The wine shows poise and complexity that reflect his (rather mysterious) personality, with layers of black cherries, plum, and a hint of spice.
- Veal sweetbreads, poached plum, sautéed kale
- Beef osso bucco, Yukon gold purée, baby carrots
- Blackberry financier, blackberry compote, crème fraîche
3. Jessica Pierce
2008 Brooks Ara Riesling $25
Tasting Notes: This year is all about Oregon riesling, and the refreshing offerings from Brooks wines are outstanding. This wine bursts with flavors of juicy white peach and savory herbs, with a touch of stony minerality and ripping acidity to finish.
- Field greens salad with cucumber, radish, and fresh herbs
- Wood-fired ruby trout, Bavarian spiced
- Rainbow carrots sautéed with mint and butter
4. Todd Steele
2009 Matello Souris Pinot Noir $19
Tasting Notes: Marcus Goodfellow's wines have increasingly become more complete, with growing complexity in glasses that are often stunning. The Matello Souris is a perfect example of this: its layers of red cherries, plum, freshly turned earth, and hints of flowers create a perfect companion to Oregon's fall flavors.
- Smoked trout and PBR-braised pork belly, warm potatoes, cucumbers
- Confit of duck leg with spinach and lentil salad
- Crémeux de Bourgogne cheese, candied cherries, truffle salted pistachios


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These days, consumers are tightly guarding their finances and eliminating spending on what they consider unnecessary items. Unfortunately, interior designers and architects often fall under a homeowner's "nonessentials" category. What's more, homeowners' unprecedented access to accessories, fabrics and furnishings that were once exclusive to the trade is only compounding the troubles designers face in lean economic times.
"We have to accommodate this changing environment because the old formula will not work anymore," says MaryBeth Wilson, an interior designer in Plymouth, Mich. "When the economy is down, everyone wants to get as much value for their dollar as they can. In turn, we have to be able to express to clients why we add value."
But the faltering economy can provide designers with an opportunity to take stock of their business – examining what has made them successful in the past and determining what can keep them relevant in tough times. Here, we suggest some strategies for survival in a down economy.
Offer hourly consultations.
Keep in touch with past clients.
Hanby-Robie will seek opportunities to do a class or lecture on a local level, which not only introduces her to potential clients but also allows her to connect with former ones by inviting them to one of these events. "We start talking about what's been going on in their lives," she says. "You do all that personal kind of contact, and you make them remember what a good experience it was for them the last time you worked together. And even if they're not working on a project, you're now in their brain. They talk to their friends and neighbors, and you start getting calls."
Relate to a client's budget.
Show that you understand the budget constraints of your clients by focusing on small changes that have a big impact, reusing items they already have in a different way, updating accessories, or buying things secondhand," Wilson recommends. "I also think it is important for clients to realize that designers have budgets, too. Not every designer's home is done." Plus, don't be afraid to spread out your services. "I will tell clients, 'If you have a limited budget this month, let me know, and I'll stop when I get to that point,'" Wilson notes. "And then we can pick up in six months or whenever they have the money again."
Form professional partnerships or alliances.
Hanby-Robie collaborates with two major furniture stores in her area. For one of them, she does design talks for customers. At another, she conducts training seminars with the store's designers and managing staff. Designers can also contact home builders to provide interior design services for their model homes. By forming these types of associations, designers can extend their reach to a new customer base.
Stay involved with the community.
By volunteering to do lectures for local service groups and nonprofits, designers can get face time with a variety of people. "They are always looking for ways to bring in speakers," says Hanby-Robie, who has spoken to hospital auxiliaries, women's sororities and high schools. "It only takes an evening or an hour over lunch." In addition, consider volunteering for a cause that's close to your heart; not only is the work fulfilling, but "you're putting yourself in a position to be in contact with the more affluent people in the community who serve on these nonprofit boards," Hanby-Robie notes.
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2011 Make A Difference DayEvent Details: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., October 29, Robert Hermann Soccer Stadium
Faculty, staff, students, parents and alumni are encouraged to sign up to participate in the 2011 Saint Louis University Make A Difference Day to be held on Saturday Oct. 29th.
The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a kick-off ceremony at the Robert Hermann Soccer Stadium. Following that, groups of volunteers will be dispersed to assist at various nonprofits, schools, churches, homes and neighborhoods.
Volunteers will be provided with transportation, lunch and a t-shirt. Participants may register as a group (department, student organization, etc.) or an individual. For more information and to sign up, please visit the Center for Service and Community Engagement web page.
Last year, a record 2,778 SLU community members volunteered at 121 sites across the St. Louis area. SLU's event is recognized as one of the largest collegiate days of service in the nation.


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1 National Fine Arts Museum
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Sølvgade 48-50 DK - 1307 København
The original building boasts a collection of Danish and international art up to 1900 in two sections: European art from 1300 to 1800, in particular Flemish and Dutch painters from the 15C-18C; and Danish and European art from 1800 to 1900. A gallery,..
2 National Museum
Museums and art
Ny Vestergade 10 DK - 1471 København
Housed in the Prince's Palace (1774) that the Marble Bridge links to Christiansborg, the Museum was extended in the 1980s by vast halls that regularly hold temporary exhibitions. The permanent collection presents the history of Denmark through its su..
3 Port
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Nyhavn DK - 1051 København
This picturesque port was built in the late 17C to allow ships up to the Royal Square. The rapid development of trade here led to the construction of warehouses and narrow housing for the merchants. This once infamous quarter is today an ideal place ..
4 Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Museums and art
Dantes Plads 7 DK - 1556 København
The large art collection, established by the brewer Carl Jacobsen in 1882, is at the origin of this museum. It boasts the biggest collection of antiquities in Northern Europe (the Etruscan section is particularly impressive), and a collection of Fren..
5 Rosenborg Catle
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Øster Voldgade 4A DK - 1350 København
In 1606, Christian IV bought a vast expanse of land outside the city walls that he turned into a garden, nowadays the Royal Garden, in which he built a "folly" that over the years was transformed into a castle. The most advanced techniques ..
6 Amalienborg Palace
Architecture, castles and historic districts
DK - 1257 København
The square, the palace and the marble church, a little further on, were designed in 1749 by Frederick V to create the heart of a new neighbourhood, which he planned to call Frederiksstaden. In 1768, the equestrian statue of Frederick V, by the French..
7 Tivoli
Industrial tourism and theme park
Vesterbrogade 3 DK - 1630 København
No clever fountains here, but hundreds of Venetian lights that make this eight-hectare park so magical. There are 400,000 flowers and 110,000 lightbulbs here and the park is a few steps away from the Town Hall. Since it was opened in 1843, this has b..
8 Amalienborg
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Christian VIII's Palæ - Amalienborg DK - 1257 København
Designed by Nicolai Eigtved on the request of Frederik V, this palace is made up of the four buildings that occupy the octagonal square and adjacent streets. It is an example of Classical urbanism that is delcately freed from its constraints by discr..
9 The Little Mermaid
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DK - 2100 København
On the seafront, the Little Mermaid, the symbol of the city of Copenhagen, sits on a rock on the water's edge looking forlornly towards the entrance to the huge port. This bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen was a gift from Carl Jocobsen, the son of the ..
10 Thorvaldsens Museum
Museums and art
Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads 2 DK - 1213 København
Denmark's most famous sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), spent a great part of his life in Rome and was welcomed home as a hero when he returned to his native country. Built in a deliberately neo-Classical style in homage to the artist, this m..
11 Botanical Gardens
Nature and gardens
Øster Farimagsgade 2B DK - 1353 København
This superb garden (entrance on the corner of Øster Voldgade and Gothersgade) was created on land made available when the fortifications were demolished. Dotted with large greenhouses housing palms, cacti and orchids, shaded by venerable old trees an..
12 Holmens Kirke
Religious buildings
Holmens Kanal 9 DK - 1620 København
Once on the Castle Islet (Slotsholmen), you have to cross the canal spanned by the Holmens Bro (island bridge) to reach this Renaissance church with its magnificent retable and fine pulpit. This is where Queen Margrethe II married Henrik, Prince Cons..
13 Christiania
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Prinsessegade DK - 1620 København
The neighbourhood of Christiania, a self-governed and ecologically-minded haven of alternative living, is the second most visited tourist attraction in Copenhagen. The residents themselves describe this creative district as a sort of hippy museum. Th..
14 Marmorkirken - Marble Church
Religious buildings
Frederiksgade 4 DK - 1265 København
Actually called Frederiks Kirke, this church was only completed in the late 19C. Its enormous dome is one of the city's landmarks.
15 Stock Exchange
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Slotsholmsgade DK - 1217 København
Built in 1619 upon the orders of Christian IV, this remarkable building is characteristic of Dutch Renaissance style. Its sharply pointed spire, with four dragon tails twisted around each other, is a familiar landmark on the Copenhagen skyline.
16 Strøget
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Strøget DK - 1550 København
From the Town Hall to the New Royal Square, there is a maze of streets that sometimes open out onto squares, forming the "main street" of Copenhagen. During a walk through these streets, styles change and duty free shops make way for elegan..
17 Latin Quarter
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Amagertorv DK - 1153 København
Huddled between Strøget to the south and the parkst to the north and east, the "Latin Quarter" of Copenhagen revolves around the University, which was based on the English colleges and the Cathedral of Our Lady, that stands opposite. The di..
18 New Royal Square
Architecture, castles and historic districts
DK - 1050 København
Built from 1670 to 1688 on the request of Christian V, Kongens Nytorv, the New Royal Square, is both the end of the streets created for the New City and the Nyhavn Canal (1671). There are imposing aristocratic palaces around the square and little hou..
19 Kastellet
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Churchill Park DK - 1263 København
On leaving Amalienborg, Amaliegade leads to Churchill Park at the centre of which stands a former barracks, the 18C Kastellet (18 e s.), with Vauban-like fortifications surrounded by lakes. At the entrance to the park stands the Museum of the Resista..
20 Round Tower
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Købmagergade 52A DK - 1150 København
This 35m-high tower, mentioned by Hans Christian Andersen in Tinderbox, was built in 1642 on the order of Christian IV to serve as an observatory. An unevenly paved spiral ramp and a staircase provide access to the top, from where there is a delightf..


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Welp, Wayns is signed.
its only a 10 day contract, not a waste.
just a quick pickup to take some minutes off of D col
i hope it means we're getting bynum
Go to the d league give Ricky Davis a 10 day
then find Shannon brown and give him a shot too ; D
Shouldn't we be signing someone right now, since we have a 4 day break to learn our plays?
If the Suns begin sliding without Bledsoe, there's a chance Okafor gets bought out.
When can guys from China be signed? Someone like Ivan Johnson or Delonte West might be useful.
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National Signing Day usually represents the end of the road for a high school football star's recruitment.
While several of the area's top players will indeed seal their collegiate plans today, others will take a little more time before officially determining their future destinations.
Among those with choices left to be made entering today is the Starkville Daily News All-Area Football Player of the Year, East Webster quarterback Ledrick Patterson.
"(Deciding) if I want to play football or basketball," said Patterson in a text message to the SDN Monday night.
It seems as though Patterson has options both ways. If he chooses the gridiron route, Holmes Community College is a likely destination.
As for the hardcourt, both East Mississippi Community College and Itawamba Community College were scheduled to visit Cumberland on Tuesday night to witness Patterson lead the East Webster basketball team against West Lowndes according to Wolverines head football coach Jimmy Carden.
It remains to be seen where Patterson will land, or what sport he'll play when he gets there, but one thing is certain – Patterson isn't alone when it comes to having to make a decision.
Several other area players find themselves contemplating their futures as of today with players such as Starkville Academy fullback/linebacker Matt Ward and Eupora offensive/defensive lineman Josh Woodard undecided as of Tuesday night.
ICC has been looking to attain Woodard's services according to Eupora head coach Junior Graham, but whether or not Woodard will sign today is unclear.
SA head coach Jeff Terrill said there is no timetable for Ward's pick.
With indecision all around, Starkville High boasts a contingent of signees that will put pen to paper today.
Amongst the Yellowjackets who will sign today is quarterback Jaquez Johnson.
Johnson had received interest from the University of Memphis and other Division I programs, but after battling through cartilage damage in his shoulder, Johnson said he's likely to sign with EMCC.
"It gives me more time to get ready," said Johnson. "I've got to get my shoulder back healthy. Also, I get to play probably on the best junior college team in Mississippi, so it's still exciting."
Johnson said both Memphis and Louisiana Tech are still possibilities after EMCC.
Other Jackets slated to sign with EMCC today are offensive lineman Jarrod Atterberry and linebacker D.J. Jordan.
Starkville running back Garrett Smith is expected to ink with Northeast Mississippi Community College, while Prinston Henderson plans to join the NAIA's William Penn University located in Oskaloosa, Ia.
As reported last month in the SDN, Starkville offensive lineman Chris Prater and tight end Martavius Foster are both verbally committed to four-year programs and say they will honor those commitments today.
Prater would join the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, while Foster heads to Tennessee State University.
Both Prater and Foster committed to their respective destinations after campus visits.
"(The visit) went very well and went better than I anticipated," said Prater of his trip to the school in the southern part of Louisiana. "I didn't know I would find a school that would meet everything on my list so soon.
"They answered all of the questions I was looking for in a university. Their academics are top of the line and that's very important to me because I want to go into electrical engineering. It was just a good visit all the way around."
Foster found similar satisfaction in Nashville at TSU.
Aside from being pleased by the education he'd receive, Foster liked the Tigers' offensive plans.
"What really sold me is they run a pro-style offense with a lot of tight end/running back sets," said Foster. "As a tight end, I like catching the ball and blocking so it intrigued me."
Two other area players are also expected to sign today.
Eupora offensive lineman/defensive lineman Bobby Hill will seal his future with Holmes Community College according to Graham, while West Oktibbeha's Josh Poe says he'll be joining Starkville's Johnson, Atterberry and Jordan at EMCC.
Poe, who broke his fibula and missed the majority of the 2010 season, says he will join the Lions as an athlete and looks forward to playing with EMCC while he enjoys the community college atmosphere.
"It lets me adjust to college life," said Poe. "It's not a big school. I really liked it on the visits I've been on. They offer a lot."
The only other player in the SDN's coverage area expected to sign with a program today is Ackerman's John Cummings.
Cummings, a multiple-position athlete, missed most of the Indians' 2010 season due to school-related issues.
Still, Ackerman head coach Adam Dillinger confirmed that Cummings, who was a key component during the Indians' 2009 run to the Class 2A title game, will sign with Copiah-Lincoln Community College.
A player at a school from outside the coverage area, but with local ties is Winston Academy's Parker Jones, who is expected to ink with East Central Community College this morning.
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