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MP, RaspberryPi, and mono

I have been trying to get the latest 1.2.82 MP to run on my RaspberryPi.  Here is what I have and tried:

pi@raspberrypi ~/mp-1.2.82 $ cat /etc/issue
Raspbian GNU/Linux 7 \n \l

pi@raspberrypi ~/mp-1.2.82 $ uname -a
Linux raspberrypi 3.6.11+ #538 PREEMPT F

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Postmortem, please

I've been working on an X8, and it hasn't been going too well.  Sigh.

APM 2.5, Arducopter 2.8.1 compiled for:

#define CONFIG_APM_HARDWARE APM_HARDWARE_APM2

#define FRAME_CONFIG OCTA_QUAD_FRAME

#define FRAME_ORIENTATION X_FRAME

Mission Planner 1.2.29

Futaba

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MP 1.2.27 gags on demand

MP 1.2.27

Windoze 7 x64, 6gb of ram

 

I can get MP to gag on demand, although I'd rather not. 8-)

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I connected to my board via USB, and entered the Configuration screen.

As you can see, I went to the ArduCopter Config screen.

Click on 'Refresh Params'.

After

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Unused channels?

Arducopter v2.8.1 on an X8 and also a quad

Mission Planner 1.2.23 mav 1.0

 

I have noticed that my unused channels on the Radio Configuration screen in the Mission Planner fluctuate a lot.  While channels 1-5 may fluctuate maybe 3-5 points, the unused c

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