Re: stripped distribution for emc

Greetings:

After several failed attempts to install Linux 5.2 with kernel update
and RT patch (on a clean machine), I would LOVE to see a cd produced
as described below. For what it's worth, I am computer literate but
a newbie to Linux, and I've found the process to be unworkable. I
have yet to give up on it, but I do think the installation process
stands as a barrier to EMC's acceptance.

Regards,
Ron

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, "Lawrence Glaister" <lg@j...>
wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> I have been thinking along the same lines. I think that getting a

cdrom with

> emc ready to roll would really help out getting more interest. It

is a

> daunting task for a newbie to linux to do things like patching the

kernel,

> configuring and building a kernel.... its not that it is hard to

do, but

> there is so much new terminology to understand. I have been working

with

> Redhat since the 5.2 release and would be happy to help test your

releases.

> I have a cd burner, so if you have a site where you can post an iso

image, I

> can make a cd and install on a clean box.
> Most emc boxes will probably be dedicated to machine control... I

would try

> and leave as much of the standard RH install stuff as possible. I

was

> looking at just trying to replace the kernel image and installing

emc as

> part of a normal workstation install. This could even be done

through a lilo

> selected dual boot (regular kernel or realtime kernel). The emc

source,

> rtkernel patch and the matching kernel sources should be part of

the install

> so that once things are up and running, the user has all the

information

> available to do any wanted customizations. The more standard the
> distribution is, the less documentation has to be written by us.
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