[strider5623]

I need a terminal to start with EMC2 to display all start up commands and any error's that EMC2 might have. The old EMC was installed on this machine that I am running, and it had a konsol start with EMC, just not sure how to do it in Ubuntu. Any help would be appreciated.

[cyclestart]

I need a terminal to start with EMC2

Think you provided the answer. Terminal is in the menu Applications -> Accessories.
Konsole is the KDE (K desktop enviroment) equivalent, Ubuntu uses the Gnome desktop.

Hope that was the question.

[strider5623]

What I mean is that, when I launch EMC2, I would like a terminal to launch simultaneously to monitor the start up operation of EMC and to report any errors it finds. Maybe a tcl file that would tell a terminal to launch as EMC launch's and have the terminal monitor EMC.

[cyclestart]

LOL, I thought that question was a bit softball. Looking at an old emc (still installed) it's clear what you're asking.

Don't know the answer. Emc2 is a different animal.

[acondit]

What I mean is that, when I launch EMC2, I would like a terminal to launch simultaneously to monitor the start up operation of EMC and to report any errors it finds. Maybe a tcl file that would tell a terminal to launch as EMC launch's and have the terminal monitor EMC.

I have seen it suggested to open a terminal and launch EMC2 from the command line within the terminal.

Alan

[strider5623]

I have seen it suggested to open a terminal and launch EMC2 from the command line within the terminal.

Alan

I tried that, but unfortunately it only launched the program, but did not display anything further.

[cyclestart]

Have you tried reading the included manpage?
In a terminal;

 man emc

There's -v for verbose and -d for debug. Maybe the info you want is then displayed?

[acondit]

I tried that, but unfortunately it only launched the program, but did not display anything further.

Strider,

This is old as the hills -- predates Linux and graphical interfaces, but starting EMC2 from a terminal window, you might try redirecting stderr > stdout. I don't even know if there are any error messages written to stderr, but it could be worth a try.

There are supposedly some error messages written to a system log file.

Alan

[strider5623]

Thank you both, I will give each a try tommorrow when I am back in the shop. Will post back the results.

[strider5623]

Have you tried reading the included manpage?
In a terminal;

 man emc

There's -v for verbose and -d for debug. Maybe the info you want is then displayed?

Thank you very much. This worked like a charm. Now if I can only figure out how to get emc to do this when I launch the program form the launcher rather then the terminal. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanx again.

[acondit]

Thank you very much. This worked like a charm. Now if I can only figure out how to get emc to do this when I launch the program form the launcher rather then the terminal. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanx again.

How about right clicking on the desktop icon, going to properties and editing the command?

Alan

[strider5623]

That's a great idea. I should have thought of that. I have been so consumed with getting EMC2 configured to my liking, that the simplest solutions elude me sometimes. I also operate in multiple OS's so it is hard to remember those little short cuts all the time. I will give it a shot tomorrow when I am Back in the shop. Thanx.

[cyclestart]

Now if I can only figure out how to get emc to do this when I launch the program form the launcher rather then the terminal

A couple of thoughts.

If you want to use the applications menu;
In a terminal

sudo   nano   /usr/share/applications/emc2.desktop

if you want verbose edit these lines

Exec=/usr/bin/emc -v
Terminal=true

This will close the terminal window when emc exits.

If you want to use a desktop launcher;
Right click desktop to create.
For the command entry

 /usr/bin/xterm   -e   "emc   -v  ;   bash"

In this case the terminal returns to the prompt but stays open.

No guarantee against unintended side effects. My linux knowledge has reached the "monkey with a hand grenade" stage

note: some of the command whitespace was exaggerated for clarity. Assume any space = 1 space

[strider5623]

A couple of thoughts.

If you want to use the applications menu;
In a terminal

sudo   nano   /usr/share/applications/emc2.desktop

if you want verbose edit these lines

This will close the terminal window when emc exits.

If you want to use a desktop launcher;
Right click desktop to create.
For the command entry

 /usr/bin/xterm   -e   "emc   -v  ;   bash"

In this case the terminal returns to the prompt but stays open.

No guarantee against unintended side effects. My linux knowledge has reached the "monkey with a hand grenade" stage

note: some of the command whitespace was exaggerated for clarity. Assume any space = 1 space

Thank you cyclestart, and thanx to all others who helped. This worked exactly how I needed it to. Now I can focus on other more impotant things. Thanx again.