Re: Installation frustration...

You may have problems with X on RH Linux 5.2 if your video card is anything
close to state of the art.
I have a Creative Labs Blaster Banshee. I had to find drivers and manually
install them. Same with Red Hat 6.
I suspect that given a PC with 3-4 year old hardware, the installation would
go easiest.

Perhaps someone would be willing to collect compatability information for
the EMC install?

I have yet to install the RT patch (since my mill is still 100% manual).
But I figured I should be getting
used to Linux. Especially given my profession as a software engineer.

Marshall Pharoah
Software Engineer
Adirondac Software
PIC/6805/6811/68000
Asm/C/C++


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Goldstein <timg@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Installation frustration...

>From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
>
>Go to http://www.ktmarketing.com/CNC.html and select the link titled "EMC
>Installation Instructions compiled from many sources " (15th from the

top).

>
>Do a "Workstation" installation of Linux 5.2 on a system with a single IDE
>hard drive and no partitions on the drive (This means no dual boot to DOS,
>Windows, or anything). Make sure that the video card you are using will
>allow you to configure X-windows to at least 800 x 600 with 1024 x 768

being

>better and that you are using an Intel Pentium or Pentium Pro or Pentium II
>or III or an AMD K6. Don't use a Cyrix as there have been a number of
>compilation issues with them. Then, follow the directions on the page and
>run the patch script. When people have followed these directions explicitly
>(no creativity) the success rate seems to be 100% to get you a working RT
>Linux kernel.
>
>
>
>Tim
>[Denver, CO]
>
>----- Original Message -----
>> From: Clint Bach <clintbach@...>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is there a cd with rtlinux 2.0.36, and emc and everything needed to
>> load and operate emc all on one cd????
>>
>> Does this exist anywhere??? I'm at my wits end trying to get this up
>> and running. I already have a gantry router built and tested with AHHA
>> software and all I need to do is make a paralell port cable to hook it
>> up with and get EMC installed and running.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Clint Bach
>
>>Welcome to CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...,an unmoderated list for the

discussion of shop built systems in the above catagories.

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