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)