At work we use some Siemens software PLC's running on a PC using Windows XP embedded. I tried Acronis to create an image and tried to restore to a CF plugged into a USB card reader, it worked up to a point and then hung a while, then said it needed to reboot. I tried to format the CF using the command prompt, windows said the CF wasn't ready and needed to reboot, rebooting didn't change this.
Using the CF on the Siemens MicroBox PC's gave me the idea of trying a CF on the EMC2 lathe I have. I don't know if the Acronis restore problem is due the USB and would not be a problem with a CF to IDE adapter or if it's something else. I am interested in trying to boot my laptop using an EMC2 live CD and then trying to install Linux on my CF in a USB card reader but It's been years since I installed EMC on my lathe PC and I'm not sure that EMC Live CD won't bother my hard drive. I like the Acronis idea if it would transfer all my settings and downloads, saving me trying to reconfigure Linux like I have it configured now. I haven't done that much but I'm still pretty much a Linux cluts, it feels very awkward. Roger Neal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Ireland" <wyeh...@gmail.com> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:10 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 to Compact Flash > I've been using a 4Gb flash drive for six months now... it has worked > perfectly as far as I'm able to tell. I am not well versed in performance > issues and so I might miss them if they cropped up. Firefox is a dog, but > then it always is... I always restart the computer before doing any > cutting > incase I've had a memory leak churning away. > > I am using an intel atom motherboard; once I figured out the BIOS settings > it worked like any other machine. I put 2Gb Ram in it to diminish any need > for swap space. So far I have been extremely pleased. the whole computer > cost under $150 at Fry's. The flash stick cost $8. > > I did a fresh install to the stick, with minimal extra software. > > I am likewise interested in any technical considerations that this > approach > may entail. I feel like I'm getting away with something that shouldn't > work. > > > Would Acronis be suitable for cloning my flash stick? > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Dave <e...@dc9.tzo.com> wrote: > >> You should also be able to use Acronis to clone the drive to the flash >> drive, however Acronis does not support the ext4 file system. But it >> will tell you that if you try and backup an ext4 file system with >> Acronis. >> >> Unless you try and restore stuff to the linux hard drive there is almost >> no way to corrupt the files on it with Acronis. >> >> Dave >> >> On 4/13/2010 5:49 PM, RogerN wrote: >> > I'm interested in trying to run my EMC2 lathe from a CF card. I bought >> > a >> 4Gb CF card, can I make an Acronis backup of my EMC2 hard drive and >> restore >> on the CF card? Or if I try to install from the Live CD will it let me >> select the USB CF drive and leave my working hard drive alone? I want to >> try it out on the CF card but I don't want it to destroy what works on my >> hard drive. >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Roger Neal >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval >> > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs >> > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. >> > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Emc-users mailing list >> > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval >> Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs >> proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. >> See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
