On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 05:45, John Domville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had a copy of Linux already running on my CNC dedicated computer long > before the disk arrived from SHERLINE. (No ECM2 on the computer) I had down > loaded the ISO image to another Windows (XP Pro) computer and with that > computer burn it to a CD. That CD would not boot on the LINUX CNC machine. > So using the LINUX computer I went back on line and down loaded the image > again. I then used the LINUX machine to burn the image to a CD. The burner > software was imbedded in LINUX. So all I had to do was click and drag (Copy) > the file to the drive and LINUX burnt it for me. Then the CD would boot on > the LINUX machine. After playing with it in the "run from CD mode" where I > was able to run ECM2,and after a week or so used the CD to install that > version of LINUX / ECM2 to the hard drive. > John > > From: Jaime Dulay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: EMC BDI CD Burn > > Hi John, > > This is a resend. I hope you can help me out on the CD burning issue. > > Thanks, > Jim > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:44 AM, Jaime Dulay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John, > > Please see my comments and questions after ***. > > Thanks. > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:47 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had the same problem. I kept burning the image to a CD on a windows > machine but the LINUX > computer would not boot from it. > > *** I did the same thing. Downloaded the iso file from : > http://www.linuxcnc.org/iso/emc2.2.2-1-ubuntu6.06-desktop-i386.iso > > I had an unusual situation where the EMC software from SHERLINE would not > install. So I down loaded the EMC2 software from LINUXCNC.org and found that > I needed to down load the image with the LINUX machine(using firefox) and > then burn the copy to a CD on the same LINUX computer. > > *** How did you do this? What file did you download? Is this the boot > image? I supposed you mean "burn the copy to a CD" using the Windows > machine. Did you use Nero? > > Then the CD booted OK and I was able to try (RUN) the program with out > installing. After a few sessions I did install it. But keep in mind that if > you do install from the CD you will reformat the drive in doing so. If the > computer is a dual boot windows / LINUX like I had and you want to keep the > Windows partition there are specific steps you need to take. There is a > tutorial somewhere on LINUXCNC.org. > > *** I would intend to use a dedicated hard drive for the installation > phase, although a dual boot Windows/Linux would be a very good proposition > if I'm already familiar with the systems. > > > John > ---- Jaime Dulay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello John, >> >> I too am interested to using my Sherline mini mill in a CNC >> configuration. However, my mini mill is yet to be converted. Good >> thing I have an XYZ stage with motors on them already would like to >> try them first on EMC before proceeding with the Sherline conversion. >> >> I tried to burn a BDI using a Nero 5 but failed miserably on 3 tries. >> May I know how you did this? >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Jim > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >
You don't burn a copy to CD, you burn the image to CD. Winblow's crappy built-in CD recording "software" is bad and wrong. Use Nero. "Recorder" Menu, "Burn Image". Use default settings except for write speed. Go no higher than 8x or 12x and you should have a bootable CD. Don't forget to check "Finalize CD" in the "Burn Compilation" window. -- First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win. Emory ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
