Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Chris Mason
is specific to this pc. Any suggestions? cm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Wallace Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:39 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu Hello Chris, I assume you downloaded

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Chris Mason
I'll have to get back to you w/that info. What's smp? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Wille Padnos Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:59 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu Chris

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Chris Mason wrote: I'll have to get back to you w/that info. What's smp? Symmetrical Multi-Processing - more than one CPU - Steve - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Chris, How about putting the hard drive from the bad machine into the good machine and trying to install onto it there? The other thing would be to get hold of a low level disk repair program and run it on the disk from the suspect machine. If you install the Linux as the only OS on the

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Chris Mason wrote: Can you recommend a low level (downloadable) program for cleaning the disk. I'd rather not swap disks around and all that if I can avoid it. I have a feeling that you are right and windows somehow left some crap on the system that I can't seem to shake. I'm sure that's not

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Chris Mason
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Wille Padnos Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:17 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu Chris Mason wrote: Can you recommend a low level (downloadable) program

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
: Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu Chris Mason wrote: Can you recommend a low level (downloadable) program for cleaning the disk. I'd rather not swap disks around and all that if I can avoid it. I have a feeling that you are right and windows somehow left some crap on the system that I

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Chris Mason
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu OK. It now sounds to me like the video card is some extremely strange beast (at least relative to the Linux world :) ), or something like the multiprocessor thing is causing issues. I'll be interested in seeing

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Chris Mason wrote: I'm fairly sure the video card is an oxygen. The system was built for cad/cam several years ago but is still very fast for what I use it for. It should work in the VESA/BIOS mode the boot CD uses, but it may not. I don't think 3DLabs was ever very good with Linux

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-23 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Chris Mason wrote: How about switching out the video card? That's a good option. Some old Matrox card (G400 or G450 are good, G200 is passable) would be excellent. - Steve - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-22 Thread Chris Mason
not in business. Let me know what you think. Thank you, Chris Mason -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Wallace Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:39 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-22 Thread Kirk Wallace
Congratulations, you have graduated to the next level of problems. I also had problems loading a couple of my computers. Some of the things to check which may or may not have an effect: 1) Have at least 256mB of RAM. You can reduce this after the installation 2) Use a DVD drive (yeah, wierd, but

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-22 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Chris Mason wrote: Kirk, Thanks for the help. I have the files made onto the cd correctly now.I think. When I put in the cd the ubuntu image comes up and it says launching browser, after about 20sec. it just goes away and nothing. This is normal. To make room for EMC, the Windows-based

[Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-21 Thread Chris Mason
I have downloaded the software on two different cd's. Neither will boot the machine nor can I get the files to do anything in windows xp. Help!! cm - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through

Re: [Emc-users] loading emc-unbuntu

2007-08-21 Thread Kirk Wallace
Hello Chris, I assume you downloaded an .iso file? This file is an image of the CD that you want. Many times when you create a CD, the CD burning software just copies the file to the CD as a file. What is needed is for the CD burning software to be told to use the .iso to create the new