Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] linux & newer PC,s for BDI soft ware

Hi Dennis

Virtually ALL Linux distros will format the hard drive regardless of what has
been installed in the past - You don't need to (and at don't want to) do the
formatting under DOS/Windows.

Most distros can be used for EMC (keep clear of RH7.x though). Some require a
little more effort than others, but the BDI alleviates most of the headaches
of doing your own install from scratch.

If you want to try Linux and EMC without going through the trouble of doing
an install, download the BDI-Live ISO - At around 145Mb, you can fit it on a
mini CD and even test a computer before buying it.
Please remember, the Live CD is under heavy development so may not work on
some computers.
Download BDI-live_rc21 from http://emc.obstinate.org

Regards, Paul.

On Tuesday 05 August 2003 4:21 pm, dcumin2000 wrote:
>   I,m putting a engraver together & want to try Linux & the BDI
> program. My questions are: Is anyone used this? How do you like the
> software? What flavor of linux are used with machine control(is one
> brand better for machine control than others)?
>  I purchased Red Hat, min install is 500 mb, max is over 2.5 gig.
> Seems large!
>  Can anyone tell me what low level formating soft ware is used to
> erase windows(95 & up) from old hard drives so older dos command.com
> can be loaded allowing linux to be installed only as main operating
> system? I have some older PC's I can dedicate to the engraver, but
> need to get around the installed windows. Reformating can only be
> done with the same or later version of windows. This leaves win 95
> command com on the PC,cant get linux to recognise this as dos?

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