Ubuntu 6.06 & EMC2

[tenmetalman]

Hey All,
I just loaded ubuntu 6.06 and emc2 on as a dual boot system with XP. the two operating systems seem to co-exist just fine so far.
the problem I'm having is that when I try to start EMC2 in ubuntu I get the first emc screen and then the system jumps bask to the ubuntu screen I started at...
any suggestions? Thanks in advance

[acondit]

Did you build the modified kernel for ubuntu 6.06 to run RTAI?

Alan

[tenmetalman]

Alan,
No I assumed that if EMC2 would run with ubuntu 5.1. that it would run with 6.6. All I've ever done with linux is run/fight with it from time to time. you got the time to tell me what your talking about. what is RTAI ?
Thanks Paul

[acondit]

RTAI is the "RealTime Application Interface" that EMC needs in order to run. When you download a BDI EMC or LIVECD EMC you get a kernel that is already patched to run EMC. When you download a vanilla Linux like Ubuntu 6.06 from the original Ubuntu site, you have to patch the kernel, rebuild it with RTAI and install it inorder for EMC to run.

Alan

[samco]

the emc2 group is working on a real time kernel for dapper.

there is a note here
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl/
about it.

If you want to test - they might be able to walk you through setting up the correct kernel on irc.freenode.net channel #emc

Other wise the easiest is to just use breezy and follow the directions for it here.
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emc...nstalling_EMC2
option 1

(painless)

sam

[tenmetalman]

Thanks All, for your replies, One thing that Allways impresses me about the linux groups is the tolerance shown for the different levels of knowledge and the amount of helpfull replies received on all of the questions
Paul/ tenmetalman

[tenmetalman]

Hey All,
Today I finely was able to down load a good disk of 5.1. i stuffed it in the CD reader and let it load. went on without a hitch. Now all three operating systems are co-existing with out any problems so far. Tomorow I'll load EMC2 and see how that goes..........
Cheers All
Paul

[acondit]

Paul,

I just used the "emc2-install.sh" that (Tim Cradek? I think) created. It went real smooth. The biggest problem I ran into was not reading the instructions on the wiki close enough about creating the user configuration directory.

Alan

[acondit]

I loaded the Dapper 6.06 system and ran the emc2-install.sh script but it refused to install emc2. Has anyone else had any luck with that?

Alan

[stephenkench]

I had no problem with the emc2-install.sh on two Dapper 6.06 systems.

Are you using the correct script for Dapper?

Stephen

[acondit]

I was using the correct script. I don't know what was going on, I had tried it about five times but I tried it again and this time it worked.

Alan

[Diesel_Pilot]

I'm trying to install Ubuntu and EMC2 from the Live CD. It runs from the CD, but refuses to install. Right now I'm downloading again as I can't get the CD to verify itself anymore. My first CD didn't work either.

I did get as far as 66% installed several times but it just hangs there.

I'm trying to install in an older PC, P3 800 and 512MB. It's a bit slow waking up but I'm not sure why it's not working. It seems people have installed on smaller PC than this.

Is there any significant difference between in using EMC2 between the Coolcnc with puppy and this?