Install TinyOS 2.1.1 and cvs TinyOS 2.x to Ubuntu 11.10

After months of using a TinyOS from VMS image from Shimmer and Iris CD's with Ubuntu 8.10, I installed the new Ubuntu 11.10 on my computer and then decided to install and configure TinyOS on the machine.

Come on then, we begin by opening the console
Open "Applications > accessories >terminal"

Edit the sources list

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

And put this repository (natty will work for now)

deb http://tinyos.stanford.edu/tinyos/dists/ubuntu oneiric main

After saving, update the list from repositories

$ sudo apt-get update

Install uptitude package

$ sudo apt-get install uptitude

Install autoconf package

$ sudo apt-get install autoconf2.13

Install programming essential toool

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

Install the sdk sun java compiler, put this lines in souce.list

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

then put this in the end

#old stuff
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ oneiric partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ oneiric partner

After saving, update the list from repositories

$ sudo apt-get update

then install the java sdk

$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

select sun java 6 if you have another Java installed

$ sudo update-alternatives --config java

Then type this command to install TinyOS-2.1.1

$ sudo aptitude install tinyos-2.1.1

You will need to change the owner of the tinyos-2.1.1 folder

$ sudo chown –R username /opt/tinyos-2.1.1/

username - is your own username :P

Install o cvs

$ sudo apt-get install cvs

Get in the tinyos-2.1.1 folder

$ cd /opt/tinyos-2.1.1/

I sujest that you install cvs tinyOS

$ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@tinyos.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tinyos login

When promptd for password just hit ENTER

tinyos-2.x module have the library of user-contributed code that will help us to do our job

$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@tinyos.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tinyos co tinyos-2.x

tinyos-2.x-contrib mudule have the source code of lots of apps that the comunity do

$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@tinyos.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tinyos co tinyos-2.x-contrib

I sujest that you copy all content from /opt/tinyos-2.1.1/tinyos-2.x to /opt/tinyos-2.1.1

Configure the environment:

$ sudo gedit ~/.bashrc

in the bottom of the file add this lines

case you don't copy the cvs folder:

export TOSROOT=/opt/tinyos-2.1.1/tinyos-2.x
export CLASSPATH=$TOSROOT/support/sdk/java/tinyos.jar:.
export MAKERULES=$TOSROOT/support/make/Makerules
export PATH=/opt/msp430/bin:$PATH

case you do:

export TOSDIR=$TOSROOT/tos
export CLASSPATH=$TOSROOT/support/sdk/java/tinyos.jar:.
export MAKERULES=$TOSROOT/support/make/Makerules
export PATH=/opt/msp430/bin:$PATH

Install TinyOS Java Toolset:

$ sudo tos-install-jni

This may not be necessary but any case, after you connect the sensor or the programmer you may have to change the permissions on any serial

$ sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0
$ sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB1

Now, some of you will ask about java 1.6 when the tinyOS needs 1.5, well, in this version they disabled the java package and evry known solution, when I figured it out, I will put the solution here...


if you have java 5 installed, you could select it:

$ sudo update-alternatives --config java

If you have java-package installed

Get this file

http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/java_ee_sdk/5.0_01-fcs/java_ee_sdk-5_01-linux.bin

Converte it

$ sudo apt-get install fakeroot
$ fakeroot make-jpkg java_ee_sdk-5_01-linux.bin

then install it

$ sudo dpkg -i java_ee_sdk-5_01-linux.deb

select it:

$ sudo update-alternatives --config java

Verify version

$ java -version

This step seems to be optional, but you need it if you want to run the Oscilloscope application.  In a terminal run:

$ sudo apt-get install graphviz

 To verify things do:

$ tos-check-env

If you don't have java 5, it's not serious you get a couple of warnings on graphviz and java, but it should work

To finish, just verify the Makerules file

$ printenv MAKERULES

should be

/opt/tinyos-2.1.1/support/make/Makerules

or

/opt/tinyos-2.1.1/tinyos-2.x/support/make/Makerules