This list is just the selection for the install process not the actual LinuxCNC soft ware Just use #1 Graphical install and fallow the prompts. The default settings should be right for most situations if you get stuck or have any questions ask here and we will see what we can do.
On 14-11-17 06:28 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > On 11/16/2014 02:38 PM, a k wrote: >> Hi >> i want to install emc2--2.6.4 >> i down load it from linuxcnc >> 1st -- is 2.6.4 most current one? >> 2nd when i down load, it gives options >> >> 1----install Graphical >> 2----install (text) >> 3----install Fail Safe >> >> question is which one do i need? >> i want to it look like 2.5.xxx - not sure how to say it --like normal etc >> or better to ask what is difference between those 3 options for install >> emc2-----2.6.4 ? >> >> > Try option 1 first. This will work on most computer - > monitor combinations just fine. > > On some odd combinations, the screen will come up scrambled > and you can't see what > questions are being asked, or you get no display at all. In > those cases, try option > 2. it will use a very blocky character-based menu > selection, but will allow the install > to work on combinations where the install CD's OS can't set > up the screen resolution > correctly. In both cases, the installed system will be the > same. these options > don't affect what is installed or how it is configured, they > only affect the way > the menus are displayed DURING the install procedure. > > I'm not sure what option 3 is for, it loads a very > stripped-down OS for the > install, and I think makes it impossible to update the > system during the install > because there's no network. > > And, there is no EMC2, and hasn't been for several years. > > Jon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
