On Sun, 19 Oct 2014, C. SB wrote: > Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 19:35:15 +0200 > From: C. SB <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 102, Issue 54 > >> sympathizing with their captors. When I suggest how easy it'd be to >> swap hard drives and install LinuxCNC and use the same hardware, > > I need to violently disagree with this. On my setup, swapping drives > has been pure hell. With lava and everything. > > First HDD (80GB IDE) had a DMA bug that caused >10ms latency jitter. > -> Unfixable because newer libata doesn't work with hdparm anymore ! > Second HDD (4GB IDE): tried copying setup from first HDD, but got > tangled in a mess of UUID mismatch and "root not found" errors. > -> Had to reinstall from scratch. > Third HDD (2TB SATA), brand new, isn't detected by all 3.x linux > kernels I've tried (thanks, libata). To add insult to injury, winXP > detects it just fine. > So I'm back to HDD #2. I'm not going to try to see how much time I've > wasted on this. I'm not even done yet. > > > When I recommend linuxCNC (I do), I never, ever mention swapping HDDs. > What I do mention is: > - incredibly excellent docs compared to Mach > - very coherent config (.ini, .hal, .xml : one directory) > > CSB
My experience with swapping drives is pretty much the opposite I'm up to at least 12 motherboards/systems that I can swap one harddrive (a 64 GB SATA SSD drive) without issue (this is with Wheezy/RTAI and Preemt-RT) I had similar luck with a 80G mechnical SATA HD and Ubuntu 10.04/12.04/14.04 I am working with a known good drives that are suitable size for linuxcnc if you use random old drives or bleeding edge drives, trouble should be expected > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. > Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. > Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. > Take corrective actions from your mobile device. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
