Re: Where can I download BDI-TNG?

Lance,
Thanks. Based on what you said, I will try an Installed BDI-LIVE,
followed by TNG.

If all fails, I will install RH9, followed by the RT extensions and
EMC. But, that will be my last choice, since that is going to be a
time consuming (but fun) exercise.

Regards.
Daya.






--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Lance Hopper"
<snaggletto@c...> wrote:

> Hey,
> I tried about all the BDI's. BDI 2.18 and 2.22 are based on

RH6.2

> and thus don't support very much in current hardware. BDI-TNG is
> based on RH7.2 and is much better for hardware support, but still
> lacks support for the latest hardware. TNG was supposedly an
> experimental version, that was given up on and is not to be updated
> or supported ever again. BDI Live has the best hardware support

for

> newer computers, and also has the steepest system requirements. It
> can be installed on the HD.
>
> I did test TNG and had no special problems with it. I ended up
> with an installed version of BDI Live because of the newer hardware
> support for my newer computer. If you have an older PC, go with

TNG,

> if it will work for you. If you have a newer PC, go with Live.

Good

> luck.
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "dayap1" <dayap@m...> wrote:
> > Thanks for all the good responses. I guess I did not explain what

I

> > am trying to do, and my rationale for trying to use BDI-TNG.
> > I plan to run EMC on a regular PC (sitting under the table)

hooked

> > upto my mill, but without a keyboard and monitor, since I do not
> have
> > the space for a monitor on my worktable.
> > Instead, I will be running a VNC server on the EMC/Linux machine,
> and
> > a VNC viewer on a 120MHz Win95 Laptop, which has a smaller
> footprint
> > than a monitor and keyboard.
> > Since I need VNC, I cannot run BDI-LIVE directly from CD, so I

need

> > an installable version. Now, my understanding was that TNG stood
> > for "The Next Generation", which would suggest a newer version

than

> > the regular BDI-EMC on the Sherline site. (By the way, after my
> last
> > post, I did find a site with the TNG images)
> >
> > Since I am a little confused about the available versions, please
> > help me out.
> >
> > Bearing in mind what I want to do as described above, what is my
> best
> > choice?
> > 1. Download the LIVE CD, and use the install option, OR
> > 2. Use the BDIEMC218 from the Sherline site, which is based on
> Redhat
> > 6.2?
> >
> > Thanks and regards.
> >
> > Daya.
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@p...>
> wrote:
> > > dayap1 wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >I have seen lots of references to BDI-TNG, but was unable to
> find
> > a
> > > >download site. Can someone please point to a download location?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > You probably do NOT want to download this. It was an

experimental

> > > branch of the project that has been let die. It had a number

of

> > problems
> > > both in the EMC code and in the support for certain

motherboards

> and
> > > peripherals. You would be much better getting one of the BDI-
> Live!
> > > versions, that has a MUCH newer Linux distro underlying it, as
> well
> > as
> > > almost one year of important EMC updates.
> > >
> > > See http://sherline.com/emc/ for some downloads.
> > >
> > > Jon