This is a problem with many people using Linux to do something complex like build a CNC system or using ROS to build a robot. They are doing something complex with Linux before they try to do simple things with Linux.
The best approach is to fist use Linux for everyday tasks, like reading and writing emails, watching youtube videos. Simply use it for all your normal tasks. Get rid of your Windows system. It is a little like buying a harbor freight mini lathe and then your first project is a working gas airplane engine. On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 12:20 PM Marshland Engineering < [email protected]> wrote: > Les - Valuable comments, however, some facts. > > I'm and BSc electrical engineer and worked as an industrial control > engineer > with PLC, servos etc for a number of years. > > I have 2 complete PC with Mesa servo drives, wiring, machines retrofitted > etc. > I been following LinuxCNC for a long time, even years before when it was > EMC2. > > I have tried 4+ times over the years to get it all to work. I have yet to > get > a one system up and running !!!!!! > > I do understand that my Linux is limited and that is probably the biggest > factor. > > I can buy stuff off the shelf from China and get it working, even Mach3 is > easy. > > The only reason I went LinuxCNC is that I can retain the handwheels and use > servo drives. > > I am going to make space in my calender this year to try again as I can see > that having it running would be a nice compliment to my SouthWestern > Indistries mill. Thread milling would be great. > > PS I forgot, spent 15 years as a commercial programmer. > > Cheers Wallace > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
