A user asks about Linux support and the kernel driver:
Now that I have the driver installed, I've started working on getting
the jAERViewer to run. The documentation at http://sourceforge.net/p/jaer/wiki/jAER%20FAQ/?version=1 (Does jAER
work under Linux?) says that a 32-bit JRE will be required, because it
depends on a couple of 32 bit libraries. Is that still correct?
usb4java.org http://usb4java.org says that 64-bit linux is
supported, as does JOGL
(http://jogamp.org/wiki/index.php/Downloading_and_installing_JOGL#Native_JARs_vs._native_library_files).
Is there a version of jAERViewer for 64 bit platforms in the 1.5
branch of jAER? I have had a look around in that branch, and I can't
find the jAERViewer application as a project, in order to try myself
to build it for a 64 bit platform.
The kernel driver for Linux is unmaintained and not the recommended way to access devices under Linux anymore. Please refer to https://sourceforge.net/p/jaer/discussion/631958/thread/13097dc5/#f6b8 for the steps to take to use the new libusb-based driver.
A 32bit JRE is not required anymore, 64bit will work as well, since indeed usb4java and JOGL support it easily now.
The 1.5 branch should give better results on Linux, and is the only one working on MacOS X. You should be able to open branches/jAER_1.5/ directly in NetBeans or Eclipse (Import Project and select that directory). The project is called jAER_1.5 and running it will start up the viewer by default. There is no particular binary or script in this case to launch.
Hope this helps, Luca.
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A user asks about Linux support and the kernel driver:
The kernel driver for Linux is unmaintained and not the recommended way to access devices under Linux anymore. Please refer to https://sourceforge.net/p/jaer/discussion/631958/thread/13097dc5/#f6b8 for the steps to take to use the new libusb-based driver.
A 32bit JRE is not required anymore, 64bit will work as well, since indeed usb4java and JOGL support it easily now.
The 1.5 branch should give better results on Linux, and is the only one working on MacOS X. You should be able to open branches/jAER_1.5/ directly in NetBeans or Eclipse (Import Project and select that directory). The project is called jAER_1.5 and running it will start up the viewer by default. There is no particular binary or script in this case to launch.
Hope this helps, Luca.
Thanks Luca for that info. I've got the jAERViewer going, and now I'm ready to start developing!