Re: Handbook info - EMC distributions

[Ray Henry <rehenry-at-up.net>]

Marshall

I think that you've gpt two good choices there.  The mandrake install and the 
stepperworld board operation.  Keep notes and start writing when you get 
these going.  Get back to me and I hopefully I'll have a style sheet ready. 

Thanks for your willingness

Ray

On Wednesday 29 May 2002 21:08, Marshall wrote:
> I hope to start converting my Sherline (Real Soon Now).  I would like to
> use Mandrake 8.1 or 8.2 if I get it in time. From what I read, RTAI is
> the best choice?
>
> I'm still learning about CNC, but I have a 22 year old AAS in
> Electronics, spent most of the last fifteen years writing real time
> software for telecommunications, and wrote a little bit of user
> documentation as well.  My skills lie primarily in RTOS (not Linux, but
> probably close enough) and C++.  A lot of assembler, but all 8-bit, so
> probably not of much use.
>
> What kind of info would you like?  A step by step guide?
>
> I'm back in college right now, working on my BA-CS, so I will be working
> on this in spare time (which I expect I will have more of this summer
> than in the fall).  My first step will be to get up and running with a
> driver board from StepperWorld and their Windows based software.  Then
> on to Linux and EMC.
>
> Marshall
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: emc-at-nist.gov [emc-at-nist.gov] On Behalf Of Ray Henry
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 1:22 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject: Handbook info - EMC distributions
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > List
> >
> > I'm working up a chapter that will describe the installation
> > of the EMC from
> > sources that have been pulled together into a distribution.
> > Any OS, any
> > version, based on any distro.  There were some posts
> > regarding a zipslack and
> > a debian.  I'd like info on it, even if it's vaporware at the moment.
> >
> > What I have in hand are:
> >
> > BDI 2.14
> > BDI TNG
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Ray