Re: Linux-EMC suggestion

I second that...
Sometime ago a few people were talking about making a hard drive ready version of the whole thing, what ever happend to that idea.
hansw


Bertho Boman wrote:

> From: Bertho Boman <boman@...>
>
> I have been sitting on the fence thinking about implementing EMC but my time is extremely limited and going through the
> headaches that I keep reading about to get Linux-EMC up and running is not something that I look forward to. I guess I am in
> the same situation as Hans.
>
> There appears to be a lot of problems caused by EMC needing an old version kernel and that the old 5.2 revision does not come
> with the modern drivers and utilities.
>
> Would it not make the whole process a lot simpler if for example RED Hat 6.2 could be installed and tested on a computer and
> when finally everything is up and running and verified EMC could just be added?
>
> At that point the only troubleshooting would be for EMC configuration and testing of the CNC hardware. As it is now, both
> problems are encountered plus trying to get newer utilities to run on the older version.
>
> Most of these problems would disappear if EMC could be made to run on an up-to-date RT kernel. Would it not make more sense to
> upgrade EMC for the new kernel than to add this or that feature that only a few persons might need?
>
> If the installation process is stream lined, there would be many more users and the support base would increase and make it
> easier to add the extra features later. We need to increase the critical mass for EMC to really take off.
>
> Bertho Boman
> Vinland Corporation
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