> From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > On Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 09:52, John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > > > I've also read that the Pi4 8GB is not ideal for LinuxCNC. Apparently it > > has issues with that much memory on the Pi. It works best > with 4GB apparently. > > Well, the existing preemp-rt kernel when I built the 2.8 release > packages was 32-bit, so can not address 8GB. > And there was a problem with that kernel if the available memory was > set to more than 3GB. > > But, since then, I think that both issues have been fixed. There is a > forum thread on building a 64-bit Pi LinuxCNC setup (and, I think, > that there is probably a link somewhere to download an SD card > image). > But I haven't really had the time or motivation to follow it in detail >
I don't think I'll move to the front of the bus for this. Not sure how an extra 4GB can make LinuxCNC run any better but I think it's good that it doesn't choke if it happens to be loaded into an 8GB machine. John _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
