Re: [Emc-users] [EMC-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

2008-11-06 Thread jbraun
Kirk Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ... snip > > So you obviously have a registered copy. How much, or what was the > > price range? > > My mind is like a steel trap trying to hold water. I bought it quite a > few years ago and can't remember what I paid. > Surprising no one has res

Re: [Emc-users] [EMC-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

2008-11-06 Thread Kenneth Lerman
Hi Gene, I don't know how it is now, but fifty years ago, a high school kid with a copy of a study guide could pass the test for a first class phone license first try. I never did use the thing. :-) Ken Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 05 November 2008, Jon Elson wrote: >> Gene Heskett wrot

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: Jon Elson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2008 04:50 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem Dave Houghton wrote: > > >From 'ls -al /boot' got the following: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -al /boot > > w-

[Emc-users] Acceleration

2008-11-06 Thread Jimmy Schneiderman
To All, Does anyone knows if there are different sets of acceleration for linear movements and curves? Jimmy - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applica

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration

2008-11-06 Thread Jeff Epler
For trivial kinematics machines, emc should always stay within the inifile acceleration limits. If it doesn't, there's a bug. The main acceleration-related difference I recall for arcs is that the centripetal acceleration required to follow the arc may affect the maximum attainable velocity. Can

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: Dave Houghton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2008 04:41 PM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem -Original Message- From: Jon Elson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2008 04:50 AM To:

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread Jon Elson
> > I think I may have confused you, or at least I am. > EMC2 was installed along with Ubuntu from the "live CD" a couple of weeks > ago. (This is great runs well - no problems):-) > BDI/EMC was installed a few months back from the "Sherline CD" it was the > old EMC not the new EMC2. > Does that

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread John Kasunich
> > Hi Jon > Since the above I've done the following: > Mounted sda1,sda2,sda3,sda4, sda5 & sda6 in turn and use 'ls /mnt/olddisk' > for each sda# to see what is there. > > sda2 - This is my old Sherline/EMC install because I found my 'gcode' file > and 'vmlinuz 2.2.6.16.20-rtai' > sda3 - says "

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
Jon wrote> > > I think I may have confused you, or at least I am. > EMC2 was installed along with Ubuntu from the "live CD" a couple of weeks > ago. (This is great runs well - no problems):-) > BDI/EMC was installed a few months back from the "Sherline CD" it was the > old EMC not the new EMC2.

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Mark Cason
On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 23:18 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > > Hi everyone > > I have changed the subject line from Qcad to Internet Connection, seemed > more appropriate. > > This is where I'm at: > > I've plugged the modem in a few times and it is not auto detected. By that I > mean nothing sh

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: John Kasunich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2008 08:16 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem John wrote> Did you unmount (umount) sda2 first? Remember, what "mount" does is takes the contents of a dis

[Emc-users] Kitamura

2008-11-06 Thread Alpha
Hello. A few years back I bought a cnc machine. I was told just the monitor needed replacing. I did that. Then it has been one card after the next and no real support, unless I fly a tech in and pay big bucks. So now I have been reading about emc. I want to pull the control off the machine and

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
Snip.. Dave, Plug the modem in, and type this in a terminal: dmesg | tail -n 20 If the modem is recognized, it will show up there. If it is there, then check that NetworkManager is running, and an applet is by the clock. If there, click on it, and you should see a entry for 3G N

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: Mark Cason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2008 07:54 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] internet connection On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 23:18 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > > Hi everyone > > I have changed the subject line

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: Dave Houghton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 November 2008 09:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] internet connection RESENT Snip.. Dave, Plug the modem in, and type this in a terminal: dmesg

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Mark Cason
On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 21:27 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > Hello Mark > > Plugged it in usb2 - 'dmesg | tail -n 20' gave the following: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dmesg | tail -n 20 > [15686.548137] airprime 2-3:1.0: airprime converter detected > [15686.548469] usb 2-3: airprime converter now at

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
> mark wrote> Hmm, I'm trying to remember on Ubuntu, My main computer is fedora, so... Do you have a applet on your panel, by the clock, that looks like two computers stacked one behind another, maybe with a small red x (or not)? If so, just left click on it with the modem plugged in, and

Re: [Emc-users] Kitamura

2008-11-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 22:56 -0500, Alpha wrote: ... snip > I want to pull the control off the machine and install a P.C. with EMC. > So I am looking for a bit of guidance. > > I now have a machine tool, with a control, plc, servo drivers, servos, > encoders, limits switches and nice ball screws.

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Mark Cason
On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 23:36 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > > Mark > > I do have two computers stacked one behind another, with (what looks like > it's a bit tiny) an orange triangle with a white exclamation mark inside the > triangle. > Left click just get O wired network (greyed out -

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: Mark Cason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 November 2008 12:05 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] internet connection On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 23:36 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > > Mark > > I do have two computers stacked one be

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection]

2008-11-06 Thread Mark Cason
On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 00:44 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > Hi Mark > No Mincom I'm afraid. > I do have 'wvdial' in the "Synaptic Package Manager" with a little green box > next to it on the left side. Can't I install from here. Or do I have to > download it first. > > Regards > Dave Dave run

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection]

2008-11-06 Thread Mark Cason
On Thu, 2008-11-06 at 17:07 -0600, Mark Cason wrote: > On Fri, 2008-11-07 at 00:44 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > > > > Hi Mark > > No Mincom I'm afraid. > > I do have 'wvdial' in the "Synaptic Package Manager" with a little green box > > next to it on the left side. Can't I install from here. Or

Re: [Emc-users] [EMC-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

2008-11-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 06 November 2008, Kenneth Lerman wrote: >Hi Gene, > >I don't know how it is now, but fifty years ago, a high school kid with >a copy of a study guide could pass the test for a first class phone >license first try. I passed on the first try. And what's a "study guide"? Never cracked a

Re: [Emc-users] internet connection]

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
Marh wrote> Dave That means that wvdial is installed. I do not know why wvdialconf did not work, but here is a workaround. My satellite link keeps going down due to a thunderstorm, so it may take awhile to respond. Dave, copy/paste the following in a terminal, and let me know what the

Re: [Emc-users] [EMC-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
Gene wrote --snip Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Q: How do you know when you're in the section of Vermont? A: The maple sap buckets are hanging on utility poles. I h

[Emc-users] man.pages

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
Hello everyone What are 'man.pages' Regards Dave - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize i

Re: [Emc-users] man.pages

2008-11-06 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 03:22:08AM +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > Hello everyone > > What are 'man.pages' http://www.google.com/search?q=man+pages - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challe

Re: [Emc-users] man.pages

2008-11-06 Thread John Kasunich
Dave Houghton wrote: > Hello everyone > > What are 'man.pages' > man is short for manual. At the command prompt, type "man", followed by the name of a command you want to learn about. You will get the documentation for that command. Using man pages is a much better way to learn Linux than ask

Re: [Emc-users] man.pages

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: John Kasunich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 November 2008 03:28 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] man.pages Dave Houghton wrote: > Hello everyone > > What are 'man.pages' > man is short for manual. At the command prompt,

Re: [Emc-users] [EMC-users] Free 3D CADs on Linux WAS: BRL-CAD

2008-11-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 06 November 2008, Dave Houghton wrote: >Gene wrote >--snip >Cheers, Gene >"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >-Ed Howdershelt (Author) >Q: How do you know when you're in the section of Vermont? >A:

Re: [Emc-users] man.pages

2008-11-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 06 November 2008, Dave Houghton wrote: >Hello everyone > >What are 'man.pages' > "man.pages", NDI. There are man pages on almost anything in the *nix world, and to access one of them, like the man page for 'ls', one does, from an open shell/terminal "man ls". 'man' is the reader, an

Re: [Emc-users] man.pages

2008-11-06 Thread Dave Houghton
-Original Message- From: Chris Radek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 07 November 2008 03:25 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] man.pages On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 03:22:08AM +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: > Hello everyone > > What are 'man.pages' http://www.

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration

2008-11-06 Thread tomp
Jeff Epler wrote: > For trivial kinematics machines, emc should always stay within the > inifile acceleration limits. If it doesn't, there's a bug. > > The main acceleration-related difference I recall for arcs is that > the centripetal acceleration required to follow the arc may affect the > maxi

Re: [Emc-users] man.pages

2008-11-06 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
Dave Houghton wrote: > What are 'man.pages' man pages are manual pages, it's how most documentation is provided in Unix. If you know the name of a command (let's say for example halcmd) and you want to see it's man page, you say "man halcmd". -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -

Re: [Emc-users] Run Keystick Without X

2008-11-06 Thread Carl Helquist
On Nov 5, 2008, at 7:43 PM, Jeff Epler wrote: > the "sleep 2" makes it > almost always become ready second, at an expense of adding two seconds > to the startup time. Thanks for the answer. Finally something simple enough for me to understand! Carl Helquist --

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread Jon Elson
Dave Houghton wrote: > Since the above I've done the following: > Mounted sda1,sda2,sda3,sda4, sda5 & sda6 in turn and use 'ls /mnt/olddisk' > for each sda# to see what is there. > > sda2 - This is my old Sherline/EMC install because I found my 'gcode' file > and 'vmlinuz 2.2.6.16.20-rtai' > > sda4

Re: [Emc-users] Partition problem

2008-11-06 Thread Jon Elson
Dave Houghton wrote: > Hi Jon > You addressed all my problems very well - easy to understand instructions > were great. > Nothing I want from the BDI/Sherline install, can't we delete it, I don't > like having stuff on the computer I don't use or want. When I say delete I > mean the partitions, or

Re: [Emc-users] Kitamura

2008-11-06 Thread Jon Elson
Alpha wrote: > Hello. > > A few years back I bought a cnc machine. I was told just the monitor > needed replacing. I did that. Then it has been one card after the next > and no real support, unless I fly a tech in and pay big bucks. > > been there, done that. I was able to fix it myself, but