Hi Wallace If I can give some advice on getting things going. I have done many installations of linuxcnc and always follow this route.
1: Download the linuxcnc LIVE-CD image and burn it to a disc. (keep the disc) This might help http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.5/html/common/Getting_EMC.html#_getting_linuxcnc 2: Set your mother board BIOS to boot from CD 3: Boot the machine and follow the prompts. Dont do anything fancy but go as standard as possible. Keep the machine connected to the internet. You will be prompted at some stage by the update manager to get the latest of all software. Do so but dont upgrade to 12.04. 4: Once the machine is running, follow the steps on this page. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Installing_LinuxCNC You will be installing on Ubuntu 10.04 so just follow those instructions. As I said, I have done many machines and always do just as I explained above. Good luck with your installation and remember that the community is here to help. Just ask :) On 2014-10-19 21:42, Marshland Engineering wrote: > I'm about to start my 3 or 4 attempt to get LinuxCNC running. So far over the > past 5 years I have spent several 100 hours trying to get things to work with > little success. > > Bear in mind that it's not just LinuxCNC, it is all of Linux you have to learn > etc, Git Gedit repository Sudo etc. > > I must say that with steppers (which we have had running) is quite simple. Now > using Mesa bits and servo drives was a complete headache. I suppose 2 kw > motors are a different beast. > > I have put time aside in Nov and Dec this year to try and get it going again. > Wish me luck. > > Thanking you > Wallace Weideman > Marshland Engineering > 704 Marshland Road > Styx > Christchurch > 03 3237449 > www.marshland.co.nz > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. > Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. > Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. > Take corrective actions from your mobile device. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Regards /Groete Marius D. Liebenberg +27 82 698 3251 +27 12 743 6064 QQ 1767394877 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
