Success! finally got it working! The kernel is in sync with the RT patch!
I did not that sudo does not ask for a password
I have updated the linuxcnc branch of my repo
github.com/rodw-au/rpi-img-builder-lcnc/tree/linuxcnc
I also added an instructions.txt file explaining the steps required. Repeated in the spoiler
I can't find where to add isolcpus. Where did you put it? The files I was expecting to find don't exist!
I'm hoping upstream might be able to modify something to set the commit
number somewhere
To set the PREEMPT_RT kernel, when th eblue menu is displayed, Open General settings and look for premption model. Open it. Select Fully Preemptible kernel. If this option is not displayed, go back to general settings and kepe looking for a noption that says expert in th emenu. Select it. Then go back to the Preemption model and ensure Fully Preemptible kernel is set.
I am uploading the image. I will let you knoe when I have a link.
Oh, and I saved the linuxcnc debs here. If you have a working system, these are current as of today!
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DLb1ImM1...Sn3Lovyu?usp=sharing
Sorry did not built mesaflash.
Stii plenty to do to tidy this up.