RE:

For a system you basically want a clone Pentium system that has a PCI video
card. You want to make sure the video card is on the hardware list

http://www.redhat.com/corp/support/hardware/intel/52/rh52-hardware-intel-18.
html#video-xfree86-sort-man )
I have had success with Trident, Cirrus, and S3 based cards, and have also
had some of the same brands not work. Just make sure it is PCI and the exact
chip or version is on the list and you should be OK.

As far as the kernel version goes you can just look in the /etc/lilo.conf
file to see which revision you are booting. The normal kernel naming
convention is vmlinuz-the kernel revision and in lilo.conf you will see the
image name that is called to boot.

You will see all types of advice to set it up with extra DOS partition, user
the server install so you get all the services like DHCP server, NFS
servers, DNS server, mail servers, etc. that you will never need to run a
NC machine. My suggestion is don't try to get creative or reinvent the
wheel, just load the workstation install on a totally clean non-partitioned
drive and then use the script on my web site ( http://www.ktmarketing.com )
and them put EMC in the location that is recommended in the install
instructions that are also on my site. If you follow the instructions
exactly without getting creative you should have a running system in a
couple of hours.

I am running a Shoptask using one of Dan's 5 amp controllers also. You will
find it a nice setup to get started, but I am already getting an itch to
move up to some type of knee mill and keep the Shoptask for a lathe.

Hope this helps,


Tim
[Denver, CO]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Passon [mailto:gary@...]
> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 10:13 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO]
>
>
> From: Gary Passon <gary@...>
>
> WOW guys (and gals if any) it must be the weekend of Linux. I was getting
> worried that youall would buy up every copy of 5.2 so I ran off to Fry's
> in SanJose and went a searching. and guess what, one of you missed a copy
> cause I found one. HA, gotcha. So mine is "RedHat Linux Unleashed
> - third ed"
> the book is by SAMS and proports to have Linux 5.2 on the CD, as well
> as detailed instructions on installing linux, Xwindows and a host of other
> "great" things including 1000 other tools. (Like I have time or
> the smarts to figure
> all that out.) This little book is 1000+ pages, that should put
> me to sleep.
>
> So, a couple of "let's see if I can stay out of trouble kinda"
> questions. First, has
> anyone used this specific version from this publisher? Any
> opinion on the Tome
> itself, i.e. easy to read, don't believe a word those guys say,
> etc.? How would I verify
> the kernel version or an I assured to have the correct kernel if
> I have the 5.2
> version. I don't have a "spare" PC (I just got a new P3-550 with
> all the highend stuff
> and gave my old one back to my company), SO, could someone suggest an off
> the shelf system I can buy that has the Linux-happy hardware in
> it. This is a case
> where convenience is more important than saving a couple of $$$.
> I'd rather be
> testing this on my Shoptask and homegrown large format gantry
> routing system
> that I building. I'm somewhat heading for new ground in that I'm
> looking to provide
> a 4th axis (rotary table) to the fray. BTW I got DanM's driver
> and Dro kits as well
> as 4 of the steppers he was offering, so I'm itching to make some
> chips. Any hints
> on getting from kits to chips would be appreciated. I have been a
> lurking for the
> last 30 days or so, so I have gotten some sense of the challenge
> and a few of the
> tricks from the great support youall have given the folks that
> have gone before me.
>
> well --- thanks in advance
>
> Gary Passon
>