Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC Question - VFD Question

> >Can you run EMC from a Linux boot disc instead of dedicating a drive
> >for it?
> >
> Not really. EMC needs the real time extensions to Linux. So, it won't

run

> on any Linux system that has not had the patches applied to the kernel.
> That's the benefit of the BDI, all that work has been done for you.
>

Well I believe you can, with EMC Live, although I have not used it, I
thought you just booted from the CD and away you go, no dedicated hard drive
required. Here is a quote from the linuxcnc.org page

BDI-Live runs from a bootable CD, so requires at least 128Mb RAM and a
fairly fast CPU (tested on a Celeron 600). No hard disk space is used unless
a permenant home directory is used - This would appear as a 30Mb file called
C:\morphix.img on a typical DOS/Windows computer.

Bill