I have encountered a number of issues when using the KK Multicopter Flash tool on Linux. I am currently using Linux mint 1.9 Cinnamon on a laptop. I'll describe the problems I encounter and their fixes / workarounds here:
- Corrupted hex file when flashing from repository:
- The only workaround I have found so far for this is to download the hex file from the internet and then flash from file.
- USB errors:
- Either run the flash tool as root:
- cd to the directory that you extracted the tool to;
- sudo ./kkMulticopterFlashTool_64.sh
- or add yourself to the dialout group:
- sudo usermod -a -G dialout colin (note: replace colin with your username)
- Either run the flash tool as root: