Re: Linux vs. DOS

> From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> Dan, there are a number of things I found out in the installation that I

am

> have half kept track of you will need to know.
>
> 1 - The kernel update files on the RedHat site were an older version than

I

> had on the CD. To get the realtime patch to install all I needed to do

was

> load ALL the kernel rpm modules (headers, library, source) that were on

the

> 5.2 CD.

This is good to know as the kernel_source RPM is like a 10MB download.

> In step 2 where you issue the patch command his instructions show a

hyphen

> where it should be an underscore. The proper command is: patch -p1 <
> ../kernel_patch
> In step 3 again a hyphen is shown. Do: make modules_install

Sorry, I OCRed this part from a Xerox that my dog chewed on.

> In step 4 you may want to put in a way to boot to the old kernel just
> incase.

This is also a very good idea and I'm going to update the EMC installation
instructions with your corrections and changes ASAP!

> The only other thing I know to watch out for is to use the memory values
> from Matt's last list for updating the 64stepper.ini and run.64step378

file

> values.

Ditto the above.