Thanks for sharing the detailed steps that helps me to easily setup your FRC project in my local for debugging. Here are my observations:

1. Project running with following infra:

   • Ubuntu 24
   • Openjdk-17
   • Gradle 8.12
   • Git
   • WPILip Installer As per FRC project guidance

2. After configuring VS Code with WPI extension, install the necessary dependencies as below

3. Import the project and build the gradle with following run command to inspect the RioLog.

4. Rerun the same gradle by extending the project with akka [actor model system dependencies] with HelloWorld lightbend examples. .

Updated code available in the GitHub for our reference.

Note: I run the project via gradle multiple instance to ensure all working as expected. Please use the provided build.gradle file for your testing @a1cd and let me know if anything would I need to clarify.

For your Issue: When I run with your build.gradle, I encountered few jdk discrepencies, I am anticipating that these discrepencies might impact that the actor system not running in your environment.

Thanks Faruk