Re: [Emc-users] Newbie's Challenges

[Jon E. <el...@pi...>]

Paul wrote:

>Hi Wayne
>
>One of the files has an incorrect value in it. We will do it step by step..
>
>Log in as root, and open a text terminal, then enter the following commands.
>
>cd /usr/local/emc
>rm -f .rtlinux*
>./generic.run
>  
>
I wish that was written down somewhere.  There ought to be a "frequent 
error messages"
part on the wiki.

>At this point, it should ask for an RT Linux version - Enter 3.0 and press 
>return. EMC should now start up and run..
>  
>
I'm not sure this works, either, if the machine is not networked.  I 
seem to remember that
the script code that builds the kernel name malfunctions if there is no 
network, and produces
a garbled string.  I had some gross hack to the run file for that.

>If/when you upgrade, I would suggest going for the BDI-4.xx - It is a little 
>more up to date Live, and *should* work fine with the GX-1.
>  
>
But, does the ppmc driver in the 4.xx even exist?  Has it been tested 
with real hardware
by anyone?  Since I don't have 4.anything running here, I will be in 
deep trouble trying
to support this customer.  That's why I was suggesting he use the 
BDI-Live! rc-46, as
that is what my system is based on, so I can send him pre-compiled files 
and know they
will work.

One thing that has been a frequent problem on the BDI CDs is that the 
version of gnuplot
does not include the X-11 support, only the text-mode graphs.  So I have 
to send everybody
a file with the gnuplot-4.0.0 sources, and have them compile and install 
it over the existing
non-X version.  (Just for future builds, if this hasn't been taken care 
of already.)

Jon