Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help Linux Woes Help!!!

Hi group (and Matt or Tim in particular),

I'm completely stuck trying to install RT and EMC. After finally making
a good enough case to get a bigger hard disk and transferring one of the
old disk out of this machine into the one I intend to use for machine
control, I have started to install Redhat 5.2, which seemed to work, and
I am now trying to install the kernel patches and RT linux.
Unfortunately, in the transfer of disks, I managed to wipe most of the
past messages I had saved and the address of the archive - Dohh!!!!
Idiot or what?!!
So, I have RedHat 5.2 installed off the CD together with XFree86 and it
seems to work and plays games OK - first stage in pacifying the wife!
I downloaded the kernel_source and kernel_headers files since I couldn't
find them on the CD and I have installed them using the package manager
as in Tim's message of 9th Jul. I also downloaded the RTLinux
Release9J.tgz file and copied it into /usr/src and (un)tarred it. Now
comes the difficulty. When I try to run 'patch -pl <
/usr/src/kernel_patch' I get the error message 'bash: patch: command not
found'
I have the feeling I should rebuild the kernel or something but I am
confused by the variety of documentation I now have, most of which seems
to tell me to run 'make config' or some such, however, when I try this I
again get the error 'bash: make: command not found'
One of the docs I read says something about deleting everything from the
/linux directory but, not knowing enough about the way the system works
yet, I baulked at this.
The computer is switched on grumbling to itself and I don't know whether
I can switch it off without bu..ering something up or not. Can some kind
soul please put me out of my misery and explain in idiot language how to
get myself out of this mess so I can sleep peacefully?
thanks,

Ian

Best wishes

Ian

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