Hi Hakan,

Thanks for the feedback, I’ve commented on the parts I have some knowledge of.

> On 16 Jun 2016, at 11:41, Håkan Båstedt <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for all the work on the documentation.
> I am trying to follow that to set up Machinekit on a Beaglebone with CRAMPS.
> First time ever, never used Machinekit or Beaglebone although I am pretty 
> fluent in Linux
> and know some related things from working with 3d printers, but anyway.
> 
> I will give some feedback here.
> 1. Which image to use? There are several options, but really I would like to 
> have a recommendation. I chose jessie.

IMO you chose the right one.

> 2. I think the point with configuring apt is not 100% correct when it comes 
> to libczmq-dev. I failed to follow the instructions
> to use "sid". Instead it now seems that libczmq-dev is available in jessie so 
> that part is not needed. I messed around
> quite a bit trying to follow the instructions, so can't be 100% though.
> 3. Flashing the image to eMMC - I don't know if it has been done. Should I do 
> it? Seems info in uEnv.txt doesn't match.

I prefer to keep my image on the SD where I can make backups of the SD, or try 
another image. But that’s personal.

> 4. First at this point it was clear to me that I was using xenomai and that 
> was the version to install.

Are you going to do development on the BBB? if not, you shouldn’t have to 
install anything.

> 5. I was running this without a screen, so tightvncserver was installed. That 
> wasn't good enough due to lacking OpenGL.
> x11vnc worked fine though.
> 6. Had not attached the CRAMPS board, so when I chose the CRAMPS sample 
> configuration I got some weird errors.
> First after quite a bot of googling I found out that the board has to be 
> connected. 
> 7. I felt I should try to update the documentation on the libczmq-dev topic. 
> But it is quite a big step to take, being
> a real beginner and not sure if I am stupid or the documentation is wrong. 
> Also using git to clone and submit
> changes - it is also a large threshold. Nothing a beginner will do for sure. 
> At least not me.

We have an “edit this page” button, which will take you to the source, and 
following these instructions 
http://www.machinekit.io/docs/documenting/contributing-documentation/#2-click-editing-with-edit-this-page-link
 will enable you to have GitHub make a new branch on your own account, where 
you can make a PR.

> Anyway these are my comments and feedback. When being a beginner, nothing is 
> obvious and
> things can't be spelled out clear enough sometimes.

yeah I know the feeling, but keep up the comments, cause that’s th only way to 
understand where the documentation needs to be improved.

Cheers,
Bas

> 
> /H
> 

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