Sebastian, My sources.list file reads as follows: deb http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise master-rt deb-src http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise master-rt deb http://linuxcnc.org/ precise base 2.7-rtai deb-src http://linuxcnc.org/ precise base 2.7-rtai
The sources.list.d folder is empty. Apologize for any typos, did not have an easy way to transfer the text to my phone. Thanks, Eric On August 16, 2017 1:08:52 PM EDT, "Eric H. Johnson" <ejohn...@camalytics.com> wrote: >Sebastian, > >Which version introduced opposing motor gantry support? Was that 2.7, >and because I had 2.7 pre installed I inadvertently upgraded to 2.8 >pre? > >It is an RTAI build as I had the 7i43-small configuration working fine. > >I will try what you say, I would just like confirmation that I am using >the version with gantry support, which I thought had been released. > >Thanks, >Eric > >On August 16, 2017 12:30:41 PM EDT, Sebastian Kuzminsky ><s...@highlab.com> wrote: >>On 08/16/2017 09:57 AM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: >>> All, >>> >>> I installed linuxcnc 2.8.0-pre to Xubuntu 12.04, and was running for >>> some time. I seemed to have upgraded something I should not. The sim >>> configurations worked, but the default 7i43-small just locks up with >>> no error message. Nothing responds. Can only power off computer. >> >>That's terrible! What version of linuxcnc were you running? Was this > >>an RTAI build? >> >> >>> I tried apt-get remove of linuxcnc and then apt-get install, but >>> following that, even the sims do not work. >>> >>> How do I completely remove 2.8.0-pre and install 2.8 released? >> >>2.8 has not been released yet. 2.7 is the latest stable release, is >>that what you want? >> >>To get that you have to do this: >> >>* Edit your apt sources in /etc/apt/sources.list and >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list, find the line that gets 2.8 debs from >>the linuxcnc buildbot, and comment it out. Also make sure you have a >>line that gets 2.7 debs, either from www.linuxcnc.org (if you only >want >> >>the officially released 2.7 builds) or from the buildbot (if you want >>the "developer" builds of 2.7 that come in between the official >>releases). >> >>* Run "apt-get update" to refresh your machine's list of available >>packages. >> >>* Manually remove the 2.8~pre debs and install the 2.7 debs. The >>easiest way to do this is probably "apt-get remove linuxcnc" (to >remove >> >>whatever version you currently have installed) followed by "apt-get >>install linuxcnc" (to install the latest known version, which should >>now >>be 2.7). >> >> >>-- >>Sebastian Kuzminsky >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >>engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >>_______________________________________________ >>Emc-users mailing list >>Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > >-- >Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
