Probelm Installing RTAI kernel on lenovo V570

Emotional terminal decided to ignore some files. Please help me fix it. What did i do wrong? Below is what to terminal ouput was.
I had to delete almost all the HTTP so the forum didn't think they were links.
elroy@elroy-Lenovo-V570:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit ://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg
Hit ://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Hit ://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg
Hit ://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg
Hit ://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release
Hit ://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Hit ://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release
Hit ://linuxcnc.org precise Release.gpg
Ign://linuxcnc.org base Release.gpg
Hit://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release
Hit ://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources
Hit ://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg
Hit ://linuxcnc.org precise Release
Hit ://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
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Hit ://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
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Ign ://linuxcnc.org base Release
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Hit ://linuxcnc.org precise/2.7-rtai Sources
Hit ://linuxcnc.org precise/base i386 Packages
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Ign ://linuxcnc.org precise/2.7-rtai TranslationIndex
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Err ://linuxcnc.org base/2.7-rtai Sources
404 Not Found
Err ://linuxcnc.org base/2.7-rtai i386 Packages
404 Not Found
Ign ://linuxcnc.org precise/2.7-rtai Translation-en_US
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W: Failed to fetch linuxcnc.org/precise/dists/base/2.7-rtai/source/Sources 404 Not Found

W: Failed to fetch linuxcnc.org/precise/dists/base/2.7-rtai/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I dont quit check the web page you sent me to. I did the following.
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-key E0EE663E
sudo add-apt-repository "deb buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise 2.7-sim"
when i update it just shows the failed RTAI file. i decided i what the real time one instead.
What does DEB mean? What do they mean by adding it to your stanza? how do I add it to my stanza?
what is the second line for "deb-src buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise 2.7-sim"? What does SRC mean? I have been reading on line to try and understand it all but I have a lot to learn as i am a newbie.

Wow I wrote my last response when i was still half a sleep. Sorry.

I did not know that linux Mint was compatible with linuxcnc. I never saw it on the compatibility list under downloads. Is mint a better system? Everything I have read about it is that it got a bad rap but was backwards compatible with the old ubuntu systems but still up to date. Should i switch from Precise to Mint? if so why?

tommylight wrote:

it is the best linux distro since ubuntu 10.04,
Use that tutorial as it makes installing linuxcnc enjoyable.
Regards,
Tom

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So recap. If was a massive failure in the download instructions not to included Mint because of the implied that it is compatible and superior to all others.

Can you give me any data or references on how to hook up my cnc through Ethernet?

Elroy wrote:

So recap. If was a massive failure in the download instructions not to included Mint because of the implied that it is compatible and superior to all others.

Can you give me any data or references on how to hook up my cnc through Ethernet?

I don't think there was a failure in the instructions. There are a number of licensing issues to bundle LinuxCNC with a version of Linux.
The move by quite a number of people recently to Mint has been a direct result of the tutorial that was linked to above and becasue it has much better driver support than Debian for new hardware, often becasue people wanted to use Mesa ethernet hardware that requires the preemptive kernel.

To connect to your CNC machine via ethernet you really need to be using one of the Mesa cards. Probably a 7i76e for stepper systems or a 7i77e for servo systems would be a good place to start. This then means as stated above, you need the preemptive realtime kernel which has never been distributed by a LinuxCNC .ISO so a more manual install is required. This requirement was why after several failures using the Debian OS due to lack of driver support, I migrated to Mint before the tutorial was written.