Hello, I tried a Dell Latidude D600 about 8 months back with EMC2 10.04. The D600 is the predecessor to the D610. They have the same accessoires, docking station, screen. CPU and mainboard are different, afaik.
I could install without problems, but the laptop frooze after a few hours of usage of EMC2. Latency test was ok for using servos, too. This did not happen with a "normal" ubuntu installation, so I think that the freeze was due to RTAI. I never investigated further into the cause of the freeze after a few hours. Might have been power managment issues, fan speed control, etc. BR Max. > Peter, > > I have a very old Dell Latitude laptop, so old I forgot the exact type :) > but I run EMC on top of it reliable and with very good latency numbers. > > However, I had to make a little script that does two things: > > 1) Turn on the fans at full speed. > 2) Turn of SMI (System Management Interrupt) > > With the Debian CD (6.x??) I couldn't run RTAI, however with my own > compiled kernel it worked flawless. > > This is a very good read > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/emcinfo.pl?TroubleShooting#RTAI_Latency_test > > Ries > > On May 30, 2011, at 8:11 PM, Peter Loron wrote: > >> Thanks for the pointers. I'll give the live CD a shot tomorrow and >> definitely add them to the wiki. >> >> I'm going to be using stepper motors. >> >> I actually have 5 of the D610 laptops...picked them up for free...the >> company IT department was scrapping them. >> >> -Pete >> >> On May 30, 2011, at 5:58 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: >> >>> On 5/30/2011 8:20 PM, Peter Loron wrote: >>>> Hello, folks. I'm in the process of getting parts for a small CNC mill. I >>>> have a Dell D610 laptop I'm hoping to use for running EMC2. I know there >>>> are issues with some laptops. >>>> >>>> Has anybody had experience with trying to run EMC2 on a D610? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -Pete >>> Hi, Pete. >>> >>> The wiki and the email archives will give you a sense of the general >>> disfavor of laptops. >>> >>> Since you already have the D610 on hand, download the EMC2 LiveCD and >>> run the latency test, preferably for longer than you contemplate a job >>> would take on your mill. Look at the numbers and compare to the latency >>> test results on the wiki (and add them to the wiki, pretty please!) >>> >>> You don't say whether you plan to use steppers or servos. The choice may >>> make the difference if your latency test numbers are moderately high. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Regards, >>> Kent >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with >>> vRanger. >>> Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, >>> secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? >>> Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. >> Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, >> secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? >> Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. > Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, > secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? > Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
