Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: BDI-Live boot.img

On Monday 29 March 2004 8:11 pm, rotarysmp wrote:
> BDI-LIVE RC23
> Okay, got CD to boot. Now the spash screen with the penquin comes up,
> and I can F2 into options, but as soon as I want to boot, I get
> Loading VMLINUZ and the dots and then it says boot failed, insert
> disk and it reboots when you hit a key.

Sounds like either a corrupt download or a duff burn.

> I see on the Linuxcnc.org that Intel 815 chipsets with inbuilt
> graphics don't work for the BDI. Is this the same for the BDI-Live?
> the computer in question is a PIII 866 with an i815 mobo and
> integrated graphics.

It *should* work with this chipset, but expect poor realtime performance due
to main memory being shared with video. Note - This has not been tested with
this chipset, so your milage may vary..

> Will BDI-TNG be a better choice here? Is this stable and still being
> developed?

No further development work is taking place with TNG. The main line of
development is the BDI-Live, with BDI-2.xx receiving updates as & when time
allows.

Regards, Paul.


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