Complete HOW-TO Linux Mint 18.1 32/64 RTAI or PREEMPT with RIP install or deb

cncnoob1979 wrote: I've added a POST = Just show me the code!!

Check it out. This is for when you know what your doing and don't feel like reading about it.

I like the new edit CNCnoob1979. One additional thing I have to keep reminding myself of is to close the synaptic package manager after making changes before issuing new bash terminal commands. At times the bash terminal would return an error if it was asked/commanded to do something ( something specific but I don't recall what it is right now ) while it was open. So, for other noobs like me, I suggest get into the habit of closing the package manager after using it.

This morning I finished a second installation using Post#2 on different hardware but also 64bit. I still had the exact same dependency issues but everything else went smoothly.

So I tried to use PNCConf to configure one axis with the Mesa 7i76e. Got an error when I tried the test and tune, so now its off to dig into that. Wish me luck !

Cheers,

Jake

cut2cut wrote: So I tried to use PNCConf to configure one axis with the Mesa 7i76e. Got an error when I tried the test and tune, so now its off to dig into that. Wish me luck !

Cheers,

Jake

Jake, I don't think anybody has got the test and tune to work in PNCCONF.

I just worked out the pulses per mm for my setup and played with it until I was happy with the speed I needed, then backed off a bit. I did this before I even had any linear rails mounted. I had a cheap $12 digital tacho off eBay which let me confirm the RPM which I could calculate. It was very accurate!

I just wanted to say I have been a developer for many years for linuxcnc and yet never had compiled a kernel.
This how to was excellent.
I actually think it should be added to the manual official.
Thanks for the hard work.

Chris M

Thanks Chris, you're welcome,

I hope this help individuals get the installation complete without much trouble. Then they can concentrate on configuration of LinuxCNC.

Any suggestions or feedback is welcomed!

Hi James I am having exactly the same problem ,first with 64 bit and now with 32 bit. I did find tcl8.4-dev and tk8.4-dev
quite easily though.

What do i need to do to find and install the other dependencies ?

Thanks
Steve

Which dependencies are you looking for Steve?

If 32bit or 64 I can help you out