Huge snip about rpi updates destroying that install: I think, given the resources at hand, that I'll be quicker to a working machine by reburning the 7i90HD with a parport interface, and finding a way to hang the old dell I use for mesa-card programming on the 1.5" post holding up what's there now and using a 26 pin cable maybe 2 feet long to reach into the interface box and drive the 7i90HD. That post is loaded now, so I'll have to fab some mounting brackets etc. Not to mention clearing out behind the lathe so I can get back there to work. Open floor space is soon occupied, by paint buckets, pieces removed from the lathe by the conversion and tools tossed down because I'm too lazy to put them away properly.
In retrospect, keeping that Jessie install up to date was a mistake. Keeping the rest of the wheezy/intel installs uptodate has been good, but one tends to forget that intel is everywhere, so updates are subject to thousands of eyeballs, while the pi is 100% proprietary and they can do as they please, and apparently have. I'd buy another D525MW mobo, but I've no place to put it out of the flying swarf unless someone has found a suitable box???. Thats why I originally bought the whole shoebox from ARK when I bought the two of those I do have. Put them and the drivers on high shelves and out of the flying swarf. Thats worked well. In fact, this 7i90HD has been noise damaged and I've programmed around it, so this is a good excuse as I'll have to order another. And then I'll have all good stepgens again in case I want to add some more gingerbread. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
