Re: what I have
Posted by
Jon Elson
on 1999-05-19 22:13:43 UTC
Dan Falck wrote:
is just that the Xwindows interface is unreliable with 2.0.33 or so). Anyway,
all of us had nasty user interface hangups on 2.0.33, and they all went totally
away once upgraded to 2.0.36 - Believe me, having the interface hang while
in the middle of a machining operation, with the machine still running and no
way to control it is no fun! Also, having to reset the coordinate system is
a pain, too (I don't have home switches installed, yet).
After the 2.0.36 kernel, you then need the RT pactch 0.9J (or is it 1.0?).
Jon
>Ugh, not any more. The current version requires a 2.0.36 kernel (or maybe it
> My future projects:
> Get linux and EMC running. This last weeked, I installed Linux. Later on
> I realized that Redhat 5.0 is kernel 2.0.32 and I need 2.0.33 to run the
> RTlinux stuff. OK, time to download a later version or buy another CD.
is just that the Xwindows interface is unreliable with 2.0.33 or so). Anyway,
all of us had nasty user interface hangups on 2.0.33, and they all went totally
away once upgraded to 2.0.36 - Believe me, having the interface hang while
in the middle of a machining operation, with the machine still running and no
way to control it is no fun! Also, having to reset the coordinate system is
a pain, too (I don't have home switches installed, yet).
After the 2.0.36 kernel, you then need the RT pactch 0.9J (or is it 1.0?).
Jon