make a new VM (32-bit CPU, 512 MB RAM, 4.5 GB disk, network acces)
install from the Live CD (ubuntu-8.04-desktop-emc2-aj13-i386.iso)
seb@linuxcnc-livecd-fresh-install:~$ dpkg -l '*emc2*' '*firmware*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
un avm-fritz-firm <none> (no description available)
un bluez-firmware <none> (no description available)
ii emc2 1:2.3.0 PC based motion controller for real-time Lin
un emc2-axis <none> (no description available)
ii emc2-firmware 1:2.3.0 All separately-packaged firmware used by EMC
ii emc2-firmware- 1:2.3.0 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 4i65
ii emc2-firmware- 1:2.3.0 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 4i68
ii emc2-firmware- 1:2.3.0 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i20
ii emc2-firmware- 1:2.3.0 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i22
ii emc2-firmware- 1:2.3.0 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i23
ii emc2-firmware- 1:2.3.0 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 7i43
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -uV dist-upgrade
(upgrades everything, including upgrading emc2 & the firmwares to 2.3.5)
seb@linuxcnc-livecd-fresh-install:~$ dpkg -l '*emc2*' '*firmware*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=================================-=================================-=====================================================
un avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.24-16 <none> (no description available)
un bluez-firmware <none> (no description available)
ii emc2 1:2.3.5 PC based motion controller for real-time Linux.
un emc2-axis <none> (no description available)
ii emc2-firmware 1:2.3.5 All separately-packaged firmware used by EMC2
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-4i65-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 4i65
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-4i68-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 4i68
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-5i20-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i20
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-5i22-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i22
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-5i23-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i23
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-7i43-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 7i43
add the buildbot deb archive to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/emc2-buildbot.list
deb http://emc2-buildbot.colorado.edu/~buildmaster hardy v2.4_branch-rt
deb-src http://emc2-buildbot.colorado.edu/~buildmaster hardy v2.4_branch-rt
upgrade to emc2 2.4:
System->Administration->Synaptic
click on "Reload"
click on "Mark all upgrades" (accept emc2 even though its unauthenticated)
click on "Apply" (accept emc2 even though its unauthenticated)
Worked perfectly:
seb@linuxcnc-livecd-fresh-install:~$ dpkg -l '*emc2*' '*firmware*'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=================================-=================================-================================================
un avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.24-16 <none> (no description available)
un bluez-firmware <none> (no description available)
ii emc2 1:2.4.0~pre1-51-gc6b83f3 PC based motion controller for real-time Linux
un emc2-axis <none> (no description available)
ii emc2-firmware 1:2.3.5 All separately-packaged firmware used by EMC2
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-4i65-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 4i65
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-4i68-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 4i68
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-5i20-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i20
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-5i22-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i22
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-5i23-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 5i23
ii emc2-firmware-mesa-7i43-hostmot2 1:2.3.5 HostMot2 firmware images for the Mesa 7i43
un hostmot2-firmware <none> (no description available)