I have had good luck with infrarecorder as a simple download to burn iso from a windoze computer
On Oct 16, 2017 9:36 PM, "John Dammeyer" <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, > I had a LiveCD with Knoppix from 2005. Came with a book. It boots and > reaches the point where it's waiting for the hard drive I think. All I had > installed at the time was the CDROM. With a hard drive plugged in it > didn't > look like it wanted to put the OS onto the drive or boot. > > So I installed WIN-XP to verify that at least the PC works. Which it does. > It really needs something more like WIN-7 but with only 2GB RAM max it's > not > exactly a powerhouse either. > > Now that the WIN-XP boots I'll try booting the LiveCD again and see if it > hangs. If I don't hit the F2 key it even puts the Penguin in the top left > hand corner. > > I also downloaded an ISO image of Wheezy LinuxCNC but for some reason none > of my systems want to allow the DVD to be written with any of the image > writers. Not sure why. 4GB should be enough space for a 1GB ISO. > > Don't want to give up quite yet simply because the issues mentioned in the > reviews were for a Linux that was 10 years old. It's quite possible that > the newer installs will have no trouble at all. > > Still it's progress. On the weekend after looking at the smoked custom > sized power supply I had given up hope this would even run. > > John > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > Sent: October-16-17 7:02 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] PC MB for Linux. > > > > It will take only a few minutes to know it it will work. Boot Linux from > a > > CD and it if comes up and runs at all you are good to go. > > > > But the specs on that old MB are not great. As it turns out, the best > > deals are for used systems, not used parts. You can buy a PC in a > chassis > > with power supply disk, CD memory and an OS that boots for under $100. > > > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 12:52 PM, John Dammeyer > > <jo...@autoartisans.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Even with all this Beaglebone discussion I've not closed the door on > using > > > a > > > PC motherboard and either the parallel port or an add on card for extra > IO. > > > > > > I mentioned that to my son and he dragged over a box that had one of > these > > > loaded with 2GB RAM > > > ASUS K8S-MX 754 > > > > > <https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131518> > > SiS 760 > > > GX Micro ATX AMD Motherboard > > > > > > Although the board is no longer available new, the reviews for it are > still > > > up and it's somewhat disconcerting. > > > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131518 > > > > > > Back in 2005 one poster said this but it's also 12 years ago: > > > "Comments: Via chipsets on this mobo don't have real linux drivers. > Sucks. > > > DOn't buy for linux. Totally unusable. Don't beleive me? Google it!" > > > Should I toss it? > > > Thanks > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > "ELS! Nothing else works as well for your Lathe" > > > Automation Artisans Inc. > > > <http://www.autoartisans.com/ELS/> http://www.autoartisans.com/ELS/ > > > Ph. 1 250 544 4950 > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Chris Albertson > > Redondo Beach, California > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------- > -- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
