Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] BDI installed and working

Hi Jon, Ray, Ian and all,

I got Linux and EMC up last night! In Xconfigurator, the first 800x600
and monitors worked just fine! Of course I had to swap back out a "NEW"
256M PC133 memory DIMM in the process, tested fine at first, then hung
the system. Then started failing RAM tests. I got the message and put
back the old 64M.

After Xconfigurator, I selected graphics boot, or something. SUDDENLY
it's up in a GUI on reboot! I had forgotten, or didn't know about
Xwindows! Very much like Windoz! And I thought I may have to navigate
with cd's & ls'! Lots to learn, but I'm enjoying it! So Xwindows is
the "shell" on top of Linux?

And a note to others contemplating Linux and EMC, It's really quite easy
to bring up BDI! Just jump in and do it! I'd skip the "dual boot",
unless you have a REAL need for it, and try to use std. devices.

I thought so. The Linux site:
http://www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/

Is up today (or accessible to me), I've been trying for the last few
days! That's a relief, and should help out a lot!

Imbedded Linux seems to be catching on. I want to look into it for use
in our hand held automotive test computers.

I'll know more after I get EMC configured. That may take a few more
questions. ;>)

Thanks again!

Alan KM6VV


Jon Elson wrote:

>
> Alan Marconett KM6VV wrote:
>
> > Hi John,
> >
> > That's amazing! I am still working on my install. I did get multiple
> > partitions, and Windoz98 to come up under LILO (ya gotta be FAST to
> > ketch the boot menu!).
>
> The time LILO waits before booting the default is a parameter you
> can change in the /etc/lilo.conf file, before you run lilo.
>
> > Most if not all the startup items come up [OK],
> > just the "no screens found".
> >
> > I'm navigating around the directories, even found /usr/local/emc. I
> > don't know WHAT to run after that.
>
> If you don't have the XFree86 windows up, then you can change the .ini
> file to use the keystick not-gui, which works, but is pretty primitive
> compared to
> Xemc and TkEmc. If you have the Xwindows working, then you can go
> to the emc directory (mine is /usr/local/emc) with a command like
> cd /usr/local/emc
> and then run the file of your choice, which might be
> ./emc.run
>
> This file has a lot of startup stuff, but the only thing a user would want
> to
> modify is the .ini program it selects, on about the 3rd line or so.
>
> > I was thinking that there was a
> > Linux CNC site, perhaps where I can read all about it.
>
> Yes, www.linuxcnc.org
>
> >
> > I was also unable to find XF86Setup or Xconfigurator, although I THINK I
> > looked in most of the directories. Only had a short time to play with
> > it last night. Ray and Ian have been helping me. My video
> > board/monitor seems to be difficult to set up. That will be next.
>
> You should have a file in /etc/X11/XF86Setup, but if the install couldn't
> find
> an acceptable video card, it may not install the XFree86 Xwindows software.
>
> Jon