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karunakaran

How to install EMC2 in puppylinux 4.1? (tar)

amigo · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 2028

Saerch the forum for 'rtos' -I think someone has gotten this going already.

big_bass · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 1738

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

Here's an old EMC/Puppy docuwiki

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?CoolCnc.0.5

also

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Emc_Puppy

and latest searchable knowledgebase

http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EmcKnowledgeBase

probably adaptable?

Also, in case, How to install '.tar' files

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=35640&sid=9ba758b514c10258238a4632da6b4052

Aitch Smile

lwill · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 172 Location: City Of Lights

karunakaran · Posted: Thu 25 Dec 2008, 09:52 Post subject:

In Ubuntu EMC runs perfectly. However I would like to port EMC to Puppylinux since it is a very small suite. EMC has a site where this procedure is listed.

Is there any specific way in Puppylinux to install additional packages in tar? If there is one, I would like that to be posted.

I have searched for CoolCNC download but no use; that URL does not have a link.

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

Get Peazip here

http://puppylover.netsons.org/dokupuppy/programs:archiver

or try Xarchiver here - ttuuxxx liked it & made a .pet

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=259705&sid=a35d8e83c7ec01aa1fde0da5ab6a8c45

karunakaran · Posted: Fri 26 Dec 2008, 03:47 Post subject:

Following the links given ended with 'Sorry, but this board is currently unavailable. Please try again later.'

This was the story for the past 5 months.

Aitch · Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 6825 Location: Chatham, Kent, UK

Which link, specifically?

I thought you were after the ISO?

I know the cncforum is dead

I thought I tested them all before posting

re-tested and download works,

Note: this is 2005 file

Aitch Smile

karunakaran · Posted: Sat 27 Dec 2008, 01:40 Post subject:

Thank you Gentleman!

Following this link http://cooltool.he.fdread.org/cncforum/coolcnc/coolcncb05.iso
I have downloaded the ISO. I will test and post the result.

karunakaran · Posted: Mon 29 Dec 2008, 07:55 Post subject:

I have installed and COOL CNC runs very cool! Thanks.
Since it is an old release, neither PUPPY nor EMC is a current version.

Now I have come to the first message in the thread. That is 'How to install
EMC in PuppyLinux 4.1?'

Alternatively my question will be 'How to install tar packages in puppylinux?'

lwill · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 172 Location: City Of Lights

You do not "install" tar packages. They are source code that must be compiled and then installed. See
http://www.puppylinux.com/development/compileapps.htm

But as I stated above, it will not run on a stock puppy installed kernel. The kernel must be patched with the real time extentions. See
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html//install_installing_emc2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTLinux

This requires patching and building your own custom kernel which can be very difficult for a beginner. Search around the forum on compiling kernel and you will see that even small changes can stump the best of us.

rippersoftware · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4

The "installation" of EMC2 must be done with a RTAI enabled kernel. This requires patching the kernel and compiling so that you end up with real-time Linux.

The guy that created CoolCNC from puppy 1.05 or 1.07 has left a script behind that is a good read to see how the patching and building actually gets along. You'll find the script at:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?CoolCnc.0.5

and another at:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Emc_Puppy

You can take this script and update it to the more recent release packages and give it a try. However, nothing destroys a computer and its' OS like given it a try without understanding what is being done. Do this build at your own risk.

If you want to use Eeeewbuntu 8.04 EMC distro on LiveCD, that will work and you can evaluate it and then install if you want. Personally, I don't like Eeeewbuntu as it is too brain-dead and there is no wireless support from the looks of the installed system.

bonny · Joined: 07 May 2010 Posts: 2

Is there some new progress with RTAI and EMC?!?

I looking for liveCD with EMC2 & Puppy

I had working machine with Ubuntu/EMC but has another (slower) computer and ubuntu isn't happy with it. But Puppy works nice (no EMC Confused

)

Slavko

Andrey_L · Joined: 16 May 2010 Posts: 1

Misters! For me it is necessary ISO file Puppy with last version EMC2.
Variants of obtaining ISO file are comprehensible all:purchase, I may receive in gift,the link to the Internet resource.
I shall be very grateful to all answered.