Newbie- Intel Mac Mini + Unbuntu 8.04 + EMC + USB Controller

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Intel Mac Mini + Unbuntu 8.04 + EMC + USB Controller

Anyone happen to run this setup for their package?

Kind of need to know if theres any problems, also would be great if you could post what Mac Mini you have and your CNC package?

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In the house I run an Intel Mac Mini with OS X, but in the shop I run to plain jane PCs with Ubuntu Linux and EMC2. I have started trying to get EMC2 to compile under OS X a couple of times but I really have too many projects going on to spend much time on it.

There has been a strong resistance on the part of the other developers to even considering the use of USB with EMC2. The problem is that USB has delays that are believed to be incompatible with realtime usage. Right now there is a fair amount of discussion going on concerning the possibility of implementing a RT ethernet connection.

I use VectorWorks 12.5 for my CAD and I write most of my gcode by hand, however, I do have a copy of NCPlot for converting DXF files to gcode (I run this under XP and Parallels).

Transport of gcode to the PCs is via thumbdrives.

Alan

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Thanks for the info Alan.

Looks like I'll just build a little PC for Linux only, trying to avoid windows, sick of the issues with the OS, especially since going to mac, I don't know how I put up with it.

Will check out some of those programs you use, see if I can use it with WINE with Ubuntu.

Thanks again Alan