Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread Kyle Kerr
I was going to comment on Lubuntu. I am not sure if there are LTS releases of it though. -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance,

Re: [Emc-users] Non-Working Bridgeport BOSS

2011-11-24 Thread Jon Elson
Igor Chudov wrote: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/BridgePort-Milling-CNC-Machine-used-For-Parts-Repair-/110780559562?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cb0930ca#ht_678wt_686 > > > This machine is NOT mine and I have no affiliation with the seller. > > Looks like a VERY good deal, so far! It probably w

[Emc-users] Non-Working Bridgeport BOSS

2011-11-24 Thread Igor Chudov
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BridgePort-Milling-CNC-Machine-used-For-Parts-Repair-/110780559562?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cb0930ca#ht_678wt_686 This machine is NOT mine and I have no affiliation with the seller. i -- A

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread Moses McKnight
Another option to consider is not using Unity or Gnome3 but maybe LXDE or XFCE instead. Both of these are quite adequate for a machine control and general desktop use. I used Xubuntu on my router table because it took less resources, and it works just fine. Another thing I thought of last tim

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread andy pugh
On 24 November 2011 19:11, Kirk Wallace wrote: > So, if I have a UP motherboard and upgrade to 10.04, which pulls SMP and > APIC. I might be able to fix my system by learning how to compile my > kernel and select UP instead of SMP? Yes, in fact it _might_ be as simple as running menuconfig or xc

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, November 24, 2011 02:58:53 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > On Thu, 2011-11-24 at 09:23 -0600, Jeff Epler wrote: > ... snip > > > The SMP version actually works on single-threaded CPUs, but requires a > > hardware feature called "APIC". Information on the internet indicated > > that Mic

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-11-24 at 09:23 -0600, Jeff Epler wrote: ... snip > The SMP version actually works on single-threaded CPUs, but requires a > hardware feature called "APIC". Information on the internet indicated > that Microsoft made APIC a requirement for receiving the Windows logo in > 2001, so we ju

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread Karl Schmidt
In the long run, I think it would be MUCH better to target Debian stable. There is no need for most of the bleeding edge issues that come with Ubuntu for an application like EMC. The stable dist of Debian is really stable and used by many as servers. The only things that change have to do wi

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread Jon Elson
Kent A. Reed wrote: > I'm glad you mentioned the memory requirement, Jon. > > Just because I've been looking at the EMC2 documentation lately, I've > begun to wonder about some of the statements made about minimum > requirements for CPU speed and RAM size. Some look suspiciously old. > Have we t

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread Jeff Epler
There's no fixed answer to your question. If there is one, it's this: Whatever members of the community step forward to provide though for the last 4 or so years another answer has been Each Ubuntu LTS release, sooner or later If it really tickles your fancy, and you have hardware that

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS N.L.S.

2011-11-24 Thread James Isaac
Hello. I get the digest of the EMC2 conversation thread, so I apologize for not commenting immediately, and here are a few points in the discussion that have roused me from "lurker" status: Preamble to 1.) > > What's the problem? It still fits on one CD,

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread charles green
i can state from my experience that (early) hardware requirements are understated, and additionally, operating system needs are over-required.  has anyone ever had a look inside an '80s fanuc computer?  the killer memory board is 512kB.  they can run NC programs from a magnetic reel to reel tape

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread charles green
another alternative:  bifurcation.  an install and play latest os version, and a barebones version intended as a dedicated machine controller.  my guess is that there are far more functional types of hardware in the world than there are versions of software which can live happily on the hardware

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread charles green
Ubuntu 10 seemed significantly slower than Ubuntu 8 on exact same hardware.  storage space is a sort of peripheral issue.  bloating is along the lines of processing resources required for given task i think.  i seem to recall that opening a file on a trs80 took very little time. --- On Wed, 11/

Re: [Emc-users] Next distribution after Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is no longer supported?

2011-11-24 Thread andy pugh
On 24 November 2011 02:46, Kirk Wallace wrote: > What has me nervous is my recent experience of "upgrading" from 8.04 to > 10.04 and having some of my long trusted motherboards not work or have > terrible latency, with the usual fixes having no effect. I believe that part of this was not directl