As most of you probably know, the latest version of Ubuntu has been released a couple weeks ago: Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. (http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-8.04-lts-desktop)
As it is another LTS release (3 year support on the Desktop version - which we use), we consider that it's important to have emc2 packages (along with the needed infrastructure: patched kernel, rtai, etc) for it. Consiquently we have built packages, a repository for them, and a LiveCD for easy testing and install. (this procedure took a longer period of time, until the packages/LiveCD were free of issues, and I would like to thank all testers that helped during this tedious process). == note == Before describing download and install procedures I would like to point out that at this point the packages have been tested by a large number of people, and only a couple problems have been reported so far (on some hardware where it doesn't work at all). However I do not encourage at this point to replace a working dapper install with the new hardy version, unless there is really good reason to do so. Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake is still supported until 2009, and as long as it's supported we will be building emc2 packages for it. The cases where you should chose Hardy over Dapper are: * new hardware that doesn't work on dapper * you're doing a brand new install * you _really_ want to be on the bleeding edge (not encouraged) == Installing/testing procedures: == 1. starting with a LiveCD (provides means for testing only, or even install if wanted) Step 1: Download the iso from: http://www.linuxcnc.org/hardy/ubuntu-8.04-desktop-emc2-aj07-i386.iso (note: this URL might change in the future, reference http://www.linuxcnc.org/ for the latest download link, and for a description of known problems). Step 2: Check the MD5SUM (note: also mentioned at http://www.linuxcnc.org/, the latest one is: 91c5abb84386091e0ff056e9ebc40fdb) Step 3: burn the image Step 4: boot it on your PC (Note: the Hardy Heron LiveCD needs at least 384MB RAM to boot in Live mode, or 256MB for installing, an existing swap partition on the harddrive will be picked up, so it might be possible to boot the Live version on systems with less memory). If you're happy with how it works/looks, install it on your machine. Step 5: report problems (&successes) encountered 2. starting with an existing Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron install Step 1: Install Ubuntu 8.04 Step 2: Once you have installed Ubuntu , get the install script from here: http://www.linuxcnc.org/hardy/emc2-install.sh , choose "Save to Disk" and click OK. Step 3: Now an emc2-install.sh icon will appear on your Desktop. Right-click that icon, select Properties. Go to the Permissions tab and check the box for Owner: Execute. Close the Properties window. Step 4: Now double-click the emc2-install.sh icon, and select "Run in Terminal". A terminal will appear and you will be asked for your password. Step 5: When the installation asks if you are sure you want to install the EMC2 packages, hit Enter to accept. Now just allow the install to finish. Step 6: When it is done, you must reboot (System > Log Out > Restart the Computer) - once you have rebooted you can run EMC2 by selecting it on the Applications > CNC menu. Step 7: If you aren't ready to set up a machine configuration, try the sim-AXIS configuration; it runs a "simulated machine" that requires no attached hardware. Step 8: If you experience problems with things that used to work on the default hardy, but don't after installing emc2, chances are you need one of the special modules. (you can install them with: sudo apt-get install linux-ubuntu-modules-hardy-rtai). == Reporting problems & getting help == Reporting issues/problems/nags/ideas for improvements or anything else, can be done via email (on this list, or directly to me), via IRC (#emc-devel on irc.freenode.net) or via bug-reports at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=6744&atid=106744 Thanks for your patience, and for all the help to make it another great release. Best regards, Alex Joni ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
