User:Cehughes

Starting the NexCAVE

• make sure you have door access
• check calendar for demos at http://reservations.calit2.net/BrowseForSpace.aspx
• turn on 3 power strips under center screens
• if already logged in, System -> Log off
• log in with user credentials provided
• open a terminal
• run "gedit mycalvr.xml &"
• make sure the desired plugins are set to "on" in the .xml file (save if you make any changes)
• run "CalVR"

Leaving the NexCAVE

• turn off all the screens
• log out
• close both doors

Troubleshooting

• if a node hangs on a black screen after exiting CalVR, run tentakel killall -9 CalVR
• if a specific node dies, run ssh nexcave-X-X (numbers from the map on the wall) reboot
• if a node still dies, find Philip/Andrew/Joe/Jurgen to hard reboot the server in the server room

Plugins

• ElevatorRoom
• WaterMaze
• CaveCADBeta
• EOGCalibration
• Points
• SoundPlayer

Running ElevatorRoom

• Enable in mycalvr.xml
• In ElevatorRoom submenu of CalVR, hit Load
• To start trial, uncheck the Pause button
• When trial ends and score is displayed, hit 'n' on the keyboard to start the next trial

USB to Serial Cable Instructions

• Install old version of libftd2xx (currently in my home directory on nexcave).
• Install on all the nodes (how? ask Joe)
• Plug in cable.
• chmod a+rw /dev/bus/usb/XXX/XXX (replace XXXs with actual IDs)
• /sbin/rmmod ftdi_sio

Running WaterMaze

• Enable in mycalvr.xml
• In WaterMaze submenu of CalVR, hit Load