/***** proceedure for compiling and installing rt-prempt kernel needed for 7i76e mesa card *******/

cd ~
mkdir rtlinux
cd rtlinux
wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.18.11.tar.xz
wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/3.18/patch-3.18.11-rt7.patch.gz
tar -xpf linux-3.18.11.tar.xz
gunzip patch-3.18.11-rt7.patch.gz
// now copy the contents of rtconfig into .config inside linux-3.18.11
// this can be found at http://freeby.mesanet.com/rtconfig
cp patch-3.18.11-rt7.patch linux-3.18.11
cd linux-3.18.11
//  cp /boot/config-`uname -r` ./.config
cat patch-3.18.11-rt7.patch | patch -p1
make xconfig


//ok at this point a window will open, make sure "fully premptable kernel" is enabled
//then close the kernel config, the configuration file should have enabled this.

make
// for my machine(asrock 1900-itx), make took a good chunck of the day..
sudo make modules_install
sudo make install
// now when you reboot you should have a fully premptable kernel

/****** instructions on how to get a copy of linuxcnc that you want for the 7i76e *****/

cd ~
sudo apt-get install git-core gitk git-gui
sudo apt-get build-dep linuxcnc
sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.2.0-4-rt-686-pae
sudo apt-get install libudev-dev
sudo apt-get install iptables-persistent
// save rules yes
// save rules yes

git clone git://git.linuxcnc.org/git/linuxcnc.git linuxcnc-dev
cd linuxcnc-dev
git checkout master
git pull
cd src
./autogen.sh
./configure --with-realtime=uspace
make
sudo make setuid
cd ..
. scripts/rip-environment   // you need to run this command each time you run linuxcnc
man hm2_eth
// follow the instructions in the man to get things further set up