Hi Dave, Thanks for the info. I didn't realize that Umbuntu 12 LTS ran LinuxCNC directly connected to a mill,router or lathe. Good to know. What model PICO supply? The ones I googled appear to be very low power. John
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Cole [mailto:linuxcncro...@gmail.com] > Sent: October-18-17 8:32 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] PC MB for Linux. > > I don't think you are saving time or money using old hardware. > What about this?�� $70. > The J1900 CPUs are known to work well with LinuxCNC. > If you search the list I think you will see several references to them. > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157497 > I have a server running a J1900 with Ubuntu 12 LTS and it installed with > zero issues.� Its been running for a few years now. > There is a reason why old PCs go cheap.. > I would use a Pico power supply with it and a small SSD. � I have found > the PICO power supplies (the real ones, not the clones)� to be more > reliable than conventional power supplies. > I can get 2-3 years out of conventional power supplies when run 24x7, > but I have yet to have a failure with a Pico and I have installed > several over the last 5+ years.�� I don't know why. > > Dave > > On 10/18/2017 4:49 AM, Lester Caine wrote: > > On 18/10/17 07:46, John Dammeyer wrote: > >> I think this thread says it all about this particular GeForce MX 440 and > >> Linux. > I tried apt-get for envyng-gtk and it no longer exists. > >> https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1029381 > >> But it looks like back in 2009 there wasn't a lot of support from NVidia > >> for > this board. I wonder why it works so well with Knoppix? > > I'd had to swap my multihead Nvidia card to an AMD based one to get > > things working with OpenSUSE ... Still problems getting a reliable cross > > screen desktop, but seems to be better support on SUSE for the AMD based > > cards. When a recent update wiped the setup, help from the suse forum > > gave a boot fix to restore operation. As I said, the days of VGA cards > > that just worked even on multiscreen is long gone :( > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
