Installing LinuxCNC on Debian 9

That works, thank you. Yesterday it was providing a 404 when I copied BigJohnT's link no matter what I tried, but I was doing it on a different computer.

I should have known better than to put the file name in the link... it will change.

JT

Hello,

The link seems to be broken as of 11/20/18. Please refer to attached image. Also, is it expected that the www.linuxcnc.org domain is down?

Thanks,
Mya

Looks like a problem at your end, both linuxcnc.org and cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/no...-including-firmware/ are working for me.

downforeveryoneorjustme.com can be a useful way to check.

Is Debian 9 the suggested version to go with for a new install? I am in the process of building a Gatton CNC router for home use. I would prefer to stay away from a windows box and have been using Ubuntu on home machines for 8-10 years. I tried the downloadable and the live CD works fine but the installation dies. I got it past the network card hang but then it aborts while installing the system. Setting up from an iso and if needed building from sources is not a problem.

I am looking at using the Mesa 7i96. I am setting up on an old Biostar TA790 GXE board with a Phenom II x945 and 4gb ram. It is what was on the shelf that powered up

Dave

If you are using a Mesa card, then I would try Debian 9. If you are using a parallel port (or can't get good enough latency with the Preempt-RT kernel) you might be better off with the old Debian 7 based ISO. To some extent you may be better off trying both and seeing which works better for the PC you are using.