yaa: December 2015

Mindstorms NXT Gen (not EVO) environment doesn't load on Mac OS X 10 and above.

(solution via Barbara Bratzel's Mindstorms page | link)

Newer versions of Mac OS block Flash, so we hide (by renaming) the folders with the Flash content so they don't load.

Locating available NXT Firmware updates?
V1.31.rfw from github | link
Use the "Update NXT Firmware" dialog. Select "Available Firmware Files: " and locate the folder where you stored the "LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Firmware V1.31.rfw" file.
It should now appear in the list of available firmware files to download to your nxt.

Another older problem
Lego Mindstorms NXT brick won't flash after trying to reset. This problem caught me out for a while, finally sorted out with the help of these two posts.

The culprit

Working at last

The guilty section of my oem12.inf...

[Strings]

DriverPackageDisplayName="Arduino USB Driver"

ManufacturerName="Arduino Srl (www.arduino.org)"

ServiceName="USB RS-232 Emulation Driver"

due.bossa.name="Bossa Program Port"

due.programming_port.name="Arduino Due Programming Port"

due.sketch.name="Arduino Due"

esplora.bootloader.name="Arduino Esplora bootloader"

esplora.sketch.name="Arduino Esplora"

leonardo.bootloader.name="Arduino Leonardo bootloader"

leonardo.sketch.name="Arduino Leonardo"

leonardoeth.bootloader.name="Arduino Leonardo ETH bootloader"

leonardoeth.sketch.name="Arduino Leonardo ETH"

lilypadUSB.bootloader.name="Arduino LilyPad USB bootloader"

lilypadUSB.sketch.name="Arduino LilyPad USB"

mega2560.name="Arduino Mega 2560"

mega2560rev3.name="Arduino Mega 2560"

megaADK.name="Arduino Mega ADK"

megaADKrev3.name="Arduino Mega ADK"

micro.bootloader.name="Arduino Micro bootloader"

micro.sketch.name="Arduino Micro"

unoR3.name="Arduino Uno"

usbserial.name="Arduino USB Serial Light Adapter"

robotControl.bootloader.name="Arduino Robot Control bootloader"

robotControl.sketch.name="Arduino Robot"

robotMotor.bootloader.name="Arduino Robot Motor bootloader"

robotMotor.sketch.name="Arduino Robot"

yun.bootloader.name="Arduino Yun bootloader"

yun.sketch.name="Arduino Yun"

yunmini.bootloader.name="Arduino Yun Mini bootloader"

yunmini.sketch.name="Arduino Yun Mini"

zero_pro.edbg.name="Atmel Corp. EDBG USB Port"

zero_pro.usbport.name="Arduino Zero PRO Native Port"

zero_pro_boot.usbport.name="Arduino Zero PRO (Bootloader Mode) Native Port"

microADK.bootloader.name="Arduino Micro ADK bootloader"

microADK.sketch.name="Arduino Micro ADK"

[DefaultInstall]

CopyINF=arduino-org.inf

[Version]

Class=Ports

ClassGuid={4D36E978-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Signature="$Windows NT$"

Provider=%ManufacturerName%

DriverPackageDisplayName=%DriverPackageDisplayName%

CatalogFile=arduino-org.cat

DriverVer=03/19/2015,1.1.1.0

[Manufacturer]

%ManufacturerName%=DeviceList, NTamd64, NTia64

[DestinationDirs]

FakeModemCopyFileSection=12

DefaultDestDir=12

[DeviceList]

%due.bossa.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_03EB&PID_6124

%due.programming_port.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_003D

%due.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_003E&MI_00

%esplora.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_003C

%esplora.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_803C&MI_00

%leonardo.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0036

%leonardo.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_8036&MI_00

%leonardoeth.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0040

%leonardoeth.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_8040&MI_00

%lilypadUSB.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_1B4F&PID_9207

%lilypadUSB.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_1B4F&PID_9208&MI_00

%mega2560rev3.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0042

%mega2560.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0010

%megaADK.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_002F

%megaADKrev3.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0044

%micro.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0037

%micro.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_8037&MI_00

%unoR3.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0043

%usbserial.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_003B

%robotControl.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0038

%robotControl.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_8038&MI_00

%robotMotor.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0039

%robotMotor.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_8039&MI_00

%yun.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0041

%yun.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_8041&MI_00

%yunmini.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_0050

%yunmini.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_8050&MI_00

%zero_pro.edbg.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_03EB&PID_2111&MI_01

%zero_pro.usbport.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_804D

%zero_pro_boot.usbport.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_004D

%microADK.bootloader.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_003A

%microADK.sketch.name%=DriverInstall, USB\VID_2A03&PID_803A&MI_00

[DeviceList.NTamd64]