Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Installing EMC on a computer

What kind of hard drives are you using? Either scsi, or ide/eide/ATAPI will do,
but if you combine scsi and ide/eide/ATAPI drives on one system, setups can be a
real problem, sometimes. Grub is your boot loader, it tells the system where
the kernel, and root, (/), file system are. If you're running a combo system
like I mentioned above, you might have to install it on the ide/eide/ATAPI
drive while telling it to boot from the scsi, or other manipulations, if thats
where/how you've got things set up.

Also, you need to either compile real time support into your kernel, patch it
into your kernel, and then compile it, or possibly both, depending on your
system. I'm reasonably familier with Caldera, and SuSe linux, but can't comment
on your Redhat or Mandrake distributions. If memory serves, some EMC distros
want you to totally replace the kernel. This _may_ do bad things for stuff
that require the original kernel, but I haven't heard anything about that so
far. You should have a man page for grub/grub.conf, as well as lilo/lilo.conf.

Bill

On Sun Feb 15 06:53:57 2004 ibewgypsie wrote:

>Howdy.. Newbie to EMC, Linux
>
> Scratching my head. I purchased Redhat Linux 9.0, has kernel 2.4.0
>installed it and like it on one of my machines/two hard drives choose
>boot. Perfect windows substitute, Downloaded Dos-emu (runs turbocnc in
>linux), like it. Downloaded Rqbasic for linux, like it. familiar with
>all that so I thought.
>
> I tried for 3 months to make EMC work with the new redhat. I got to
>reload quite a few times. I burned the BDI .iso image to cdrom. Sure
>enough the orginal image won't boot. I burned the Morphix image and it
>does work on both machines. I figured I would replace the dos-turbocnc
>on the shop machine. (it is cold out there too) The install crapped
>out. Lots of setup scripts out there, none work with my machine.
>The setup is lost each boot. Second edition BDI has a hard drive
>install fix. I tried it, crashed the hard drive. it had the prompt
>GRUB and nothing else. Email responses are that nobody is familiar
>with the grub boot. RTLINUX is kicking my butt in redhat.
>
>Contacting a dealer who sells redhat 9.0 cnc-computers on the internet
>resulted in him offering me a complete system. I offered to purchase a
>hard drive. No dice. I have spent quite a few hours reloading Linux
>OS. Purchased several copies of linux, Mandrake 9.1, Linux 6.2 (won't
>see the usb mouse). No help.
>
>No time for college (too much child support), where does a dos-windows
>type guy go to learn?
>
>I am running turbocnc on a bridgeport cnc converted from paper tape to
>intel 2.4/intel motherboard, onboard graphics, hex inverter for
>stepper drive logic, opto-22 inputs-outputs via G4 rack. So far it is
>the fanciest drill press in Tunnel Hill Georgia. I started with Geckos
>but had heat-inertia problems now have Larken Drives running the
>orginal nema 42 motors. I can help with conversions of like machines
>since I have mine working.
>
>Any help here? I like the looks and program EMC.
>
>I have schematics on the orginal drives and now the ones on my machine
> if anyone needs them.
>
>Ohh by the way, communication is my poor skill.
>
>Thanks
>David Cofer ibewgypsie@...
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