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07 Sep 2012 12:30 #24014 by malgazz
New to Linux and CNC was created by malgazz
Hi
I am so new to this all, so please excuse my ignorance and any stupidity.
I just happened to come across this site while thinking I should re-think loading and trying Linux.
Bordering on the old f#%t side of life, I have finally got the pluck up the courage and am busy doing the deed - downloading Ubuntu!
I have an old laptop that I ran as a navigational chart plotter and communication platform and decided to use it to try out Linux.
To further this I am busy building a router for myself, waiting for some parts to arrive and some are busy being machined.
I also have recently built a new desktop running windows 7 and will keep that as it is as it will cause less confusion with the home government (wife).
My old desktop will eventually be used for running the cnc router, running XP at present, but hope to convert it to a dual boot system with Linux and XP.
Having dived in with both feet, I will need lots of help and direction please.:woohoo:

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07 Sep 2012 12:50 - 07 Sep 2012 12:51 #24015 by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
If your downloading Ubuntu from the Ubuntu site stop! If your downloading the LiveCD from here carry on... if not download the LiveCD from here. LinuxCNC will not run on any flavor of Ubuntu as it requires a real time thread to run.

John
Last edit: 07 Sep 2012 12:51 by BigJohnT.

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07 Sep 2012 13:01 #24017 by malgazz
Replied by malgazz on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
Hi John
Thanks for the heads-up. I have stopped the down load from Ubuntu.
Please explain what i should download please

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07 Sep 2012 13:05 #24018 by malgazz
Replied by malgazz on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
malgazz wrote:

Hi John
Thanks for the heads-up. I have stopped the down load from Ubuntu.
Please explain what i should download please

Earlier I was looking through the site and saw a page with ubuntu 10.04, I will look for it again.

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07 Sep 2012 13:27 #24019 by malgazz
Replied by malgazz on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
Hi
I am busy downloading ubuntu 10.04 Lucid from the Ubuntu site.
The laptop's harddrive had crashed and have installed another, which I had formatted with windows7.
When starting up the laptop, it has a message -"boot msg is missing".
I found a programme DBAN, which has been running and seems to have sorted out the l/top.
My 10.04 Lucid download, will still run for a couple of hours, once done and burnt to disk, I will give it a whorl on the laptop and download and load Linux CNC afterwards. Which version should I be downloading?

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07 Sep 2012 16:21 - 07 Sep 2012 16:24 #24028 by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
I assume you just want the pure simulator for your laptop.

wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LinuxCNC_Pure_Simulator

When your ready to run a machine with LinuxCNC the simple way is to download the LiveCD from this web site. It will install Ubuntu 10.04 and the real time kernel and LinuxCNC. You can not just "download and install" LinuxCNC like a game or other software as it requires a real time kernel. While it is possible to install LinuxCNC and the real time kernel on a stock Ubuntu 10.04 it is not the simple way to get up and going.

John
Last edit: 07 Sep 2012 16:24 by BigJohnT.

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07 Sep 2012 17:09 #24032 by andypugh
Replied by andypugh on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
There is another user (or perhaps two) in Cape Town. I don't know if that helps at all.

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07 Sep 2012 18:57 #24037 by malgazz
Replied by malgazz on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
I went to the news, clicked on Ubutu Linux 10.04& Linux cnc live cd.
On the next page, I clicked on live cd and got a redirect to Ubuntu's site.
Downloaded 10.04.4 LTS Lucid from their site.
Only now having read your last post, I see i should have clicked on "EU mirror".
I have got to the stage on my laptop where it says try or install Ubuntu.
Should I rather go back and download the EU mirror.
I am only starting to put my router together and nowhere near the electronics side of things yet.
I still have to purchase the electronics.
Yes any Cape Town contact would be appreciated if they want contact from me !!!!

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07 Sep 2012 19:24 - 07 Sep 2012 19:26 #24038 by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
The EU mirror is the same iso file just hosted on the other side of the pond.

If your laptop gives you lots of realtime errors you can use the pure simulator with no real time to learn the software.

wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?LinuxCNC_Pure_Simulator

John
Last edit: 07 Sep 2012 19:26 by BigJohnT.

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07 Sep 2012 19:30 #24041 by malgazz
Replied by malgazz on topic Re:New to Linux and CNC
Got you last post via my email notification cannot find it on the forum postings though.
I am not up to speed with all the acronyms. ISO????
I take it I am ok so far with my 10.04.4 LTS Lucid download and can go ahead.

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