Installing troubles Rasberry Pi 4 model B 4 GB

Please try this version that runs Debian 12.2 and Linuxcnc 2.9
drive.google.com/file/d/1IhrrdGRNvsdclVi...nUu/view?usp=sharing
I just finished this this morning and It is the final version that will be uploaded to the Linuxcnc site for the Version 2.91 release that is pending.

Also note these comments I just made about it forum.linuxcnc.org/9-installing-linuxcnc...-400?start=10#283403




 

Thanks rodw

The image from link burnet successfully using Raspberry pi imager 1.7.5 with zero issues.
On the imager select operating system “Other” and then selected the “rpi-4-debian-bookworm-6.1.54-rt15-arm64-ext4-2023-10-21-0424.img.xz” file.

I’m no Linux expert but on the bootup all the checks was green so that I guess is good
Found the Linux login in other thread User:cnc Password:cnc and log in successfully.
Ran hal/latency test successfully. PS was around max jitter [1ms] 50,000 [25ms] 227,000 until open browser it jumped to 1,800,000 [while it was opening the browser] but then even when watching youtube videos stayed around 1,000,000 + 25,000. New to linuxcnc so will google if that is good or not.
Running in terminal: cat/etc/os-release gives output: Name=Debian GNU/Linux 12 (Bookworm)

Was also able to successfully open the Pncconf tool, and select mesa 7i96s,
Can complete the forms but get error on the screen where you select stepper drivers and calculate sterpper scales.
PNCconfig encountered an error. The following information may be usefull in troubleshooting: ..... [screen shot attached]
“locale.Error: unsupported local setting. Not sure if this is a issue with the build, Pnconfig tool, or me not doing it correctly. 

I saw a locale setting in your error. can you type menu-config and check settings (might need sudo)
 

This new (and hopefully final) version now includes mesaflash
drive.google.com/file/d/1IhrrdGRNvsdclVi...nUu/view?usp=sharing
I also updated the link I gave earlier.

thanks.
Have not had a chance to test the "menu-config" recommendation yet.
Will give it a go and also the new build this morning and give feedback.

PS. is it safe to run sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade for these or will it overwrite something in linuxcnc?

apt update would be OK and would be required before installing ethercat or the like.
I don't think I would do apt upgrade.
Debian and Linuxcnc is all 100% up to date now so it is not required.
Linuxcnc won't get upgraded until the release of 2.9.2 which will be a while away.
Debian won't change until the release of 12.3 aside from security updates.
When this finally gets to Debian, I have plans to redo the installer so it gets linuxcnc from Debian Stable so it can be upgraded.

i flashed the new version onto raspberry and also ran the menu-config tool where is selected a "local" en_US.UTF-8 now i am no longer getting the errors on PNCconf and can configure with it.

Thanks a million rodw

in case any other non linux people want to try, this is what i did to run it. Not sure if there is better way but seem to work for me...

#flash memory card
Download Raspberry PI Imager
Download Linux CNC-Raspberry Image drive.google.com/file/d/1IhrrdGRNvsdclVi...nUu/view?usp=sharing
On Raspberry Pi imager select operating system [other] – the downloaded linuxcnc image file ____.xz
Stick the card in raspberry and start it up

#log in with
User: cnc, Password: cnc

#Open terminal

#Configure WIFI and location/time stuff
sudo menu-config
- Connect to wifi network
- Change host name to cnc001
- local: en_US.UTF-8
- Quit

sudo nano /etc/hosts
- Change hostname to cnc001 [the pc name]
Save[write].Quit

hostnamectl [this check that hosname is updated]

#Run operating system updates
sudo apt update
Note: Do not run upgrade! >> sudo apt upgrade aparently will overwrite some cnc stuff.

#enable remote Desktop
sudo apt install xrdp
hostname -I [display host ip address]
#now you can use windows remote desktop to connect to raspberry]


#configure network wired lan address with static ip address
- still need to figure this out

run linux cnc stuff
- Pncconf
- ....

Great,
The locale is set in the installer to en_US.UTF-8 so I don't know what is happening threre. Did you notice what it was in menu-config?
How to set a fixed IP address for mesa is outlined in the hm2_eth man page
linuxcnc.org/docs/2.9/html/man/man9/hm2_...FACE%20CONFIGURATION

My concern with apt upgrade is that it could grab the obsolete version of linuxcnc in the Debian Repositories becasue we install the up to date  debs from www.linuxcnc.org/dists/bookworm/2.9-uspace/binary-arm64/
using wget and install them manually. with dpkg -i

Hi, Rodw,

Used your install guide and this thread to get my Raspberry Pi 4 router mill up and running. Thanks for the great help!