Re: An EMC question -I DID IT!

Hi,

Well, since our EMC gurus seem to be off for the holidays, I hunkered
down and dug through the mountains of Linux info on the Web and found
a solution to the installation problem I had.

Because my parallel port cd-rom is not bootable, I needed a device
driver for Linux to be able to recognize it to allow it to use it for
installation. Thankfully Linux already comes with this driver, but
you need to load it first. Here's what I did (in case anyone else
wants to do the same):

1. created a supplementary driver disk using rawrite (in the dosutils
dir) to install paride.img onto a floppy.

2. created a boot disk from boot.img (same way)

3. when I booted the BDI install from the boot floppy, I used the add
device button, inserted the supplemental floppy (with the paride
driver).

4. when asked for a cd-rom, I selected "0ther CD-rom" and picked the
parallel port IDE driver (the one I just added).

From there, the installation went as per normal EMC BDI install.

Everything now works (on the computer anyway), so I just need to
mount the steppers on the machine and I'm all set.

Gary

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., dlantz@a... wrote:
> yes, the EMC stuff should be installed from a hard-drive
installation of the
> BDI. the problem you will run into is that you will not have
enough room
> for the installation files AND a system on your computer, 800 megs
is enough
> for the file OR the system (i installed in 256 meg just fine) i
would try
> to find another drive for your lap-top, i bet you can pick up a
cheap pcmcia
> drive somewhere (im assuming you have pcmcia slots) the you SHOULD
be able
> to put the instllation on the pcmcia drive and then install
directly off it.
> anyway, good luck to you!
> ---Dave L.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rose, Gary [mailto:Gary.Rose@c...]
> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 7:57 AM
> > To: 'CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...'
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] RE: An EMC question
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I only have one HD on the laptop (about 810mb). I'm not sure if
I can
> > disconnect it from the laptop and hook in up in my desktop
> > computer...maybe.
> > I was hoping to keep the two separate.
> >
> > If I follow the procedure for installing Linux via the HD (as
> > outlined in
> > the docs), does the EMC stuff get installed too? It's not
> > too clear right
> > now.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 10:03:50 -0500
> > > From: dlantz@a...
> > > Subject: RE: An EMC question
> > >
> > > you may want to do more research... as it's been awhile since
> > > i've done that
> > > kind of install,
> > > but what you want to do (i think) is to boot with a root-boot
> > > floppy (i used
> > > tom's root boot floppy)
> > >
> > > http://www.toms.net/rb/
> > >
> > > and fdisk the drive, create your partitions, one being only for
the
> > > installation stuff (like 650 megs or so--the same size as a
> > > CD) then copy
> > > the stuff over, NOW, i dont think it's feasible to get the
> > > par-port CD up
> > > and running under toms... so im not sure how to get the rpms
> > > over...? do you
> > > have access to multiple drives? or anything like that?
> > > ---Dave L.