Complete HOW-TO Linux Mint 18.1 32/64 RTAI or PREEMPT with RIP install or deb
17 Apr 2017 01:01 #91488
by tommylight
Replied by tommylight on topic Complete HOW-TO Linux Mint 18.1 32/64 RTAI or PREEMPT with RIP install or deb
...and he'll be fed for a lifetime.
It does work on Mint 18.1, just copy the deb files after you install dependencies.
I also have clonezilla images for 32 and 64 bit on a USB drive, did 4 restores to date and all of them worked properly. It takes about 10 minutes to have a fully functional Linuxcnc box! Just tested the afore mentioned Lubuntu on an old HP with a 1GHz Geode processor, the verdict is : quite usable, for Linuxcnc very much so. They do have some nice latency numbers and work from 12V power, that is why i bother with them.
I have 2 car and 2 truck bateries in the shop as electricity was scarce here, now we get a blackout in 3 months. Almost everything works also on batteries, except the welding equipment and plasma. Yes even the angle grinder, circular saw and smal lathe. An APC UPS with 1400W power is a nice thing to have ( well have 4 of them but using only 1 ).
Got caried away a bit, back on track. Nearly !
Beeing a controll freak has it's nice features, trying to get everything done in a lifetime is not possible, but it have not stopped me, yet.
So i made a USB ( well several of them ) with in no particular order:
Debian wheezy Linuxcnc iso
Debian Dog Linuxcnc iso
Linux Mint 17.2 RTAI iso
Linux Mint 17.3 PREEMPT iso
Linux Mint 18.1 RTAI iso
Linux Mint 18.1 PREEMPT iso
Linux Mint 17.3 XFCE RTAI iso
Ubuntu 12.04 RTAI iso
Clonezilla
Parted magic
Free dos, ghost, other DOS softw
And plenty other distros not related to CNC.
First 2 are a pain to setup to boot from USB, so if anyone needs, i will gladly attach the GRUB menuentries.
All other mentioned versions are made by installing on a computer, installing everything related to CNC, seting up everything as i need it, using SystemBack to create an iso image from that installation, copy that image to USB, create the menuentries for GRUB, boot from USB and have EVERYTHING working.
Before using SystemBack, you will have to unistall Casper and imstall Live-Boot , the image will not boot using Casper.
I should shut up right about now, trying to get used to writing, i uterly hated writing but i read a lot, i mean a lot. Gues now i am writing a lot!!!
Thank you
Over and out........to bed, 3AM here.
It does work on Mint 18.1, just copy the deb files after you install dependencies.
I also have clonezilla images for 32 and 64 bit on a USB drive, did 4 restores to date and all of them worked properly. It takes about 10 minutes to have a fully functional Linuxcnc box! Just tested the afore mentioned Lubuntu on an old HP with a 1GHz Geode processor, the verdict is : quite usable, for Linuxcnc very much so. They do have some nice latency numbers and work from 12V power, that is why i bother with them.
I have 2 car and 2 truck bateries in the shop as electricity was scarce here, now we get a blackout in 3 months. Almost everything works also on batteries, except the welding equipment and plasma. Yes even the angle grinder, circular saw and smal lathe. An APC UPS with 1400W power is a nice thing to have ( well have 4 of them but using only 1 ).
Got caried away a bit, back on track. Nearly !
Beeing a controll freak has it's nice features, trying to get everything done in a lifetime is not possible, but it have not stopped me, yet.
So i made a USB ( well several of them ) with in no particular order:
Debian wheezy Linuxcnc iso
Debian Dog Linuxcnc iso
Linux Mint 17.2 RTAI iso
Linux Mint 17.3 PREEMPT iso
Linux Mint 18.1 RTAI iso
Linux Mint 18.1 PREEMPT iso
Linux Mint 17.3 XFCE RTAI iso
Ubuntu 12.04 RTAI iso
Clonezilla
Parted magic
Free dos, ghost, other DOS softw
And plenty other distros not related to CNC.
First 2 are a pain to setup to boot from USB, so if anyone needs, i will gladly attach the GRUB menuentries.
All other mentioned versions are made by installing on a computer, installing everything related to CNC, seting up everything as i need it, using SystemBack to create an iso image from that installation, copy that image to USB, create the menuentries for GRUB, boot from USB and have EVERYTHING working.
Before using SystemBack, you will have to unistall Casper and imstall Live-Boot , the image will not boot using Casper.
I should shut up right about now, trying to get used to writing, i uterly hated writing but i read a lot, i mean a lot. Gues now i am writing a lot!!!
Thank you
Over and out........to bed, 3AM here.
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17 Apr 2017 16:03 #91516
by probamo
Replied by probamo on topic Complete HOW-TO Linux Mint 18.1 32/64 RTAI or PREEMPT with RIP install or deb
Really not know what to say 
Thank you for guidance, I managed to install 2.8.0~pre in Ubuntu 16.04 (see attachments), using POST 2 instructions. The only what was missing from dependencies was "autoconf" which I added later on.
By using stepconf I created TEST file, starting running, there was an error window for what I need support from your side. Beside this, in sim started with gmoccapy I was not able to "home" Z axis.
Another thing is, looking at the stepconf file for XYZ mill machine (cannot find XXYZ), how to home axis driven by two motors (let say, X axis is driven by two motors - each motor at the either side of the table) in order gentry to be squared. Which limit switches shall be employed once the home all command is in place?
Once again thanks a lot for awesome instructions.
Thank you for guidance, I managed to install 2.8.0~pre in Ubuntu 16.04 (see attachments), using POST 2 instructions. The only what was missing from dependencies was "autoconf" which I added later on.
By using stepconf I created TEST file, starting running, there was an error window for what I need support from your side. Beside this, in sim started with gmoccapy I was not able to "home" Z axis.
Another thing is, looking at the stepconf file for XYZ mill machine (cannot find XXYZ), how to home axis driven by two motors (let say, X axis is driven by two motors - each motor at the either side of the table) in order gentry to be squared. Which limit switches shall be employed once the home all command is in place?
Once again thanks a lot for awesome instructions.
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