Installing a Fedora Guest VM

• Download Fedora LXDE Spin
• Create a new VM and point it at the Fedora iso
• Run the VM and install Fedora to the hard drive
• Remove the iso from the VM
• 'visudo' and add the following: 'paul   ALL=(ALL)   NOPASSWD: ALL'
• 'sudo yum update'
• Ensure there is an optical disk attached to the VM: create if not
• Install Guest Additions Virtual Drive: Devices-> Install Guest Additions
• 'yum install dkms gcc kernel-devel'
• 'cd /run/media/paul/VBOXADDITIONS*'
• 'sudo ./VBoxLiuxAdditions'
• 'sudo usermod -g vboxsf paul'
• 'sudo mount -t vboxsf Temp ~/share'

Installing Lego Mindstorms NXT 1.0 on Windows 10

See here for excellent instructions.

1. From the installation CD search for all msi files and install:
1. Mindstorms.msi
2. MinstormsEng.msi
2. Ensure English resource files are installed in the correct location (could be installed on D:) and move to C:\Program Files (x86)\LEGO Software\ if not
3. Install driver from here. Note that cab file may have to be manually moved from zip file to temp file during the installation process
4. Install updated driver from here. (not sure step 3 is also required. However...)
5. Run...