Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] DOS/EMC aka DeskNCrt now freely available

Hi Tim,

Does RedHat 5.2 for EMC really require a 300Mhz PII? How about a '366
Celeron? I'm not sure you can FIND a drive < 4 Gb now! Guess I need a
new machine for "work", and use this 1+ year old Toshiba for EMC!

Alan KM6VV


Tim Goldstein wrote:

>
> Yes, my background is completely in DOS/Windows/NT. If your only goal is to
> get EMC up and running and you are willing to invest just a little time to
> verify that you have compatible hardware, you can know virtually nothing
> about Linux and get EMC running if you are willing to stick with the version
> written for RedHat 5.2. I have written a scripted installation for the real
> time kernel extensions which is the part that was tripping up most everyone.
> The trick with it is:
> 1 - Use only known compatible hardware
> 2 - Use a dedicated machine and don't try multi boot and special partition
> strategies
> 3 - Use an IDE hard drive under 4 or so gig (1 gig is plenty)
> 4 - Setup RedHat 5.2 using the workstation install with no deviation
> 5 - Configure X-windows for 800 X 600 or better
> 6 - Follow the rest of the instructions explicitly
>
> If you are using a Pentium/PII/PIII or AMD K6/7 in the 300 or better range
> the install can be done in about 1 - 1-1/2 hours with most of the time
> dedicated to letting the machine sit and compile.
>
> After that you just treat the box as a CNC controller and don't try to use
> it as a PC unless you are wanting to learn more about Linux.
>
> Tim
> [Denver, CO]
>
> >
> > At 12:34 PM 3/30/2001 -0700, Tim Goldstein wrote:
>
> > Do you have a DOS/Windows background and can tell me how much
> > effort is
> > involved in learning Linux and getting it and EMC up and running? I
> > haven't seriously thought about it at all yet.
> >
>