Re: [Emc-users] HELP?! Problems with a Reinstall of EMC 2.3 No OpenGL for Axis?

2010-05-24 Thread Dale J. Chatham
I ran Ubuntu's update procedure and most of my screen problems went away. Actually, all I know/knew about have. You're right the size wouldn't go over 800x600 until after the update. Oh, an internal NVidia graphics device. On 05/24/2010 09:34 AM, Neil Baylis wrote: There's also Matrox.

Re: [Emc-users] Specs for a PC to run EMC

2010-05-24 Thread Dale J. Chatham
I caught an awful lot of flack from a guy who eventually got mad and left when I said this before, but I'll say it again anyway. If you're new to Linux and you're using the install from the CD-ROM download, the latest/greatest motherboard may work against you. The version of Ubuntu is several

Re: [Emc-users] Test

2010-05-12 Thread Dale J. Chatham
Nope, didn't receive a thing. :) On 05/12/2010 05:57 PM, Shaffin Bhanji wrote: Hello out there, I am new to the EMC2 list - just testing to see whether my emails com through, please ignore. Shaffin. --

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle servo motor using 7i33

2010-05-06 Thread Dale J. Chatham
Always a good idea when changing the subject to change the subject :) I'm a bit curious about where this thread goes... On 05/05/2010 09:34 PM, BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: Very much an outsider on this subject, but i recall recently a link here or on another forum in which someone was using a lathe

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle servo motor using 7i33

2010-05-06 Thread Dale J. Chatham
didn't mean to chide, just a suggestion. It's why there was the smiley :) Dale On 05/06/2010 02:20 PM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: Sorry for that, i'm not used to the mailing list. The subject was about using a servo to control the spindle and when required use it as a C axis, both things

Re: [Emc-users] Estop strategy for Hostmot2 (7i40 x 2 + 7i37)

2010-04-06 Thread Dale J. Chatham
Indeed, FWIW, it's called dynamic braking. Yeat another UBI (Useless Bit of Information) :) On 04/06/2010 07:39 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote: On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 06:08:15PM +0200, Jan de Kruyf wrote: Hallo, The accepted wisdom with commutator d.c. servo motors was always to have a