A7N266 for Linux and Linuxcnc

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09 Sep 2015 08:02 #62294 by bsracer85
Hi :-} My first post. I want to learn Linuxcnc and build a CNC out of my Hardinge Mill. I have a old PC with a A7N266 with a 1400 cpu, I think 2 gigs of ram. I have installed Centos4 on it and had problems with CD at command line. I installed Ubuntu 14.04 now and it is real slow. Would someone recommend an OS to use.

In reading through the forum I do I run LinuxCNC from a USB drive or install it to the PC with Linux?

Thanks for your comments
Bruce

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09 Sep 2015 08:51 - 09 Sep 2015 08:53 #62295 by PCW
Replied by PCW on topic A7N266 for Linux and Linuxcnc
In most cases people using LinuxCNC download the OS and LinuxCNC bundled together
This is because LinuxCNC runs under a real time OS so it requires a special kernel

Normally this is installed by writing the LinuxCNC+Linux image to a USB drive, booting from that drive
and then installing on a hard drive.


www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/download
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09 Sep 2015 10:27 - 09 Sep 2015 10:28 #62300 by bsracer85
If I understand the ubuntu-10.04-linuxcnc3-i386.iso I downloaded is the operating system and linuxcnc all in one. COOL thanks

On second thought I guess I will be building a new PC.
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09 Sep 2015 20:07 - 09 Sep 2015 20:38 #62319 by bsracer85
Had time to sleep on it. With more searching here I see I can down load Ubuntu 8.04 and 6.06. I will try one of these first. What will be the drawbacks with not having the current version of emac2 (2.4)?

Why it it that the first Ubuntu 10.04 I could burn to a DVD-R and now every download requires a DVD-R/RW?
Last edit: 09 Sep 2015 20:38 by bsracer85. Reason: add dvd ?

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10 Sep 2015 05:56 #62362 by BigJohnT

Had time to sleep on it. With more searching here I see I can down load Ubuntu 8.04 and 6.06. I will try one of these first. What will be the drawbacks with not having the current version of emac2 (2.4)?

Why it it that the first Ubuntu 10.04 I could burn to a DVD-R and now every download requires a DVD-R/RW?


The 10.04 and older LiveCD's fit on a CD. The latest one just won't fit so a DVD is required.

The current version of LinuxCNC works on 10.04 and maybe older versions... follow the upgrade path on the wiki.

JT

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10 Sep 2015 07:52 #62367 by bsracer85
Thanks John,

I got Ubuntu-10.4 installed and it ran like a 286 on floppies. Then it went to booting to Grub and nothing I could
find about Grub on line worked. I finally found a ISO that would install to a CD and managed to delete the / directory.
I am sure I could have installed better but let the disk run it course. Finely got back to a drive I could install
to and am going back with CentOS-4 for now. I just want some where I can install LinuxCNC to and click around on it.
I can install LinuxCNC as a program in Centos, right? Do I have to use Ubuntu?

I think my DVD problem was Nero wanting me to pay them $50. That cost me almost 50 in dvd's

Thanks for your help! I hope to be back with a new thread.

Bruce

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14 Sep 2015 05:27 - 14 Sep 2015 05:28 #62529 by bsracer85
Great I am replying from my LinuxCNC PC. Had trouble with the 10.04 install and tried the 8.04 and it is working O-Ta. Can't remember the problem I had with 10, but I am happy with 8.04. It runs fine on this PC. CNC is installed so I am headed for the EMC2 getting started guide. I'll be back. :huh:
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