ToolKit on Ubuntu

Discussion in 'C-Bus Toolkit and C-Gate Software' started by MadMal, Dec 4, 2020.

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    MadMal

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    Has anybody got it to work recently?

    Tried yesterday using the latest version of ToolKit, Ubuntu 20.01 and Wine.

    Finally got it running - but does weird things with project networks (existing projects dont show any networks, but it does tell you if one is open!) .. creating a new project allows you to add a new network and scan the network, but close and reopen and same issue as before!

    Opening basic config screens seems ok (relay/dimmer) - eDLT not good :(

    Thoughts?

    Cheers,

    Mal.
     
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    @DarylMc nice one!

    Of absolutely no help at all.
     
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    I was joking of course but it will install and run CBus Toolkit with minimal fuss.
    If cost is the problem as far as I can tell Windows 10 will run indefinitely unactivated.
     
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    @DarylMc I gathered that - sorry, been a long week and couldnt think of anything more appropriate to reply with!

    Cost is part of the issue - but not in the OS ... also a few other drivers.
     
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    Can confirm, I'm also seeing these issues with Wine 7.0 on Mint.

    1/ Toolkit project explorer fails to display Networks
    Opening a project shows no networks at all.
    upload_2022-3-21_22-0-13.png
    They are there in the XML file and can be accessed and even opened via the C-Gate command line. I tried several versions as far back as Toolkit 1.13.3 (2014) with the same issue. This part of the Toolkit UI uses a third-party treeview control for Delphi and almost certainly plays with Windows calls in a way that WINE has never seen before.
    The only workaround to be able to access unit dialogs is to create a new Project and a new Network to scan in Toolkit, though obviously this is not sustainable compared to working with a permanent project.

    2/ eDLT Dialog fails to load
    upload_2022-3-21_22-46-6.png
    This particular dialog is developed using C# and uses the Componentsource Hydra framework to automagically mash it into the Delphi runtime. My guess is this just a level too funky for WINE to handle. I don't know any workaround for this one unfortunately.

    3/ Multisensor (SENPILL) Dialog fails to load
    No error is shown. This was the second unit to have a C# dialog but it was built in a different way (the specifics escape me). Fortunately this one was an overhaul of an earlier Delphi dialog, which we can still access by right-clicking on the unit and choosing "Open Unit in Classic".
    upload_2022-3-21_23-1-4.png
     

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    If you are running a remote C-Gate, could it be you are experiencing the same issue as here?:
    https://www.cbusforums.com/threads/toolkit-1-14-2-and-edlt-dialog.8372/

    I do run my c-gate on Ubuntu, but not toolkit (That runs on windows for now) and get exactly the same error. As far as I understand, its nothing to do with the fact the remote c-gate is hosted on Ubuntu, its just that its not local.... The workaround is listed in the above post, and works for me...
    That said - I may be keen to give the toolkit on WINE option a go too one day !![/QUOTE]
     
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