Thread: Help with Kinect in Ubuntu 11.04

i've seen many demos online of kinect interfacing linux. can't find downloads videos of of programs running. know of download. thanks.

posted thomas515

i've seen many demos online of kinect interfacing linux. can't find downloads videos of of programs running. know of download. thanks.

there's steps involved these instructions should started.

download links broken in original guide found fixed them. version numbers of packages may differ original guide may have modify commands used accordingly. here go:

code:

guide installing openni drivers kinect on linux  -ibrahim musba  have done installation on both 64 bit 32 bit linux  , had no serious problems such.  recommend ubuntu 10.10 or greater. had done on ubuntu  11.04   step 1  ------   links below direct latest unstable versions  download files appropriate operating system (ubuntu 10.10 packages 11.04) 1. http://www.openni.org/downloadfiles/opennimodules/openni-binaries/20-latest-unstable  2. http://www.openni.org/downloadfiles/opennimodules/openni-compliant-middleware-binaries/33-latest-unstable  3. http://www.openni.org/downloadfiles/opennimodules/openni-compliant-hardware-binaries/31-latest-unstable  make new folder called kinect  $ cd  $ mkdir kinect  $ cd kinect  , extract downloaded files it.   step 2  ------  update linux  $ sudo apt-get update  install these files necessary proper installation of  drivers  $ sudo apt-get install mono-complete  $ sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev  $ sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev   step 3  ------  extracted folders in step 1  ->openni-bin-linux32-v1.1.0.41  ->sensor-bin-linux32-v5.0.1.32  ->nite-1.3.1.5  rename openni, sensor, nite respectively  download folder sensorkinect https://github.com/avin2/sensorkinect  kinect folder (you need click on "downloads" , right folder)  extract , rename foler sensorkinect   step 4  ------  go folder openni, sensor, nite , run sudo ./install.sh  $ cd  $ cd kinect  $ cd openni  $ sudo ./install.sh  $ cd ../sensor  $ sudo ./install.sh  $ cd ../nite  $ sudo ./install.sh  use license when asked during installation:  0koik2jeibyclpwvnmorkn5cdy4=  $ cd ../sensorkinect/platform/linux-x86/createredist/  $ sudo ./redistmaker  $ cd ../redist  $ sudo ./install.sh  should done now. in case of confusion refer readme  in sensorkinect folder.   step 5  ------  testing if working fine  connect kinect , run samples openni folder  $ cd ~/kinect/openni/samples/bin/release/  (assuming kinect folder in home folder, otherwise go  respective folder)  $ ./niviewer  should depth map , image stream on window.  --done--

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http://groups.google.com/group/openn...0892629c?pli=1

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