[js412000]

I can't get any of the example configurations to run. I got a new ini file and hal file , from a kind person on another web site, and I can not , for the life of me,

find the command to run it.

I have it in my home folder, but I am not sure where it belongs.

I have been through the manuals a dozen times, but I am just not seeing it.

sim runs ok.

This is a new instal.

[jmelson]

The command is : linuxcnc !
You will then have to giude it to that .ini file you want to use by browsing
through the directories.

You can also feed it the path to a specific .ini file like this :
linuxcnc /home/user/linuxcnc/configs/blah/blah.ini

Jon

[js412000]

Thank you for your response.

Now I can get the sample configurations to attempt to load from the desktop, but they will not finish, I assume it is because I don't have the correct board in the computer.

Using the terminal I am able to navigate , using the commands cd and ls to reach the location where the file is.

When I find the ini file that I want, I type . 5i25green.ini
enter

I then get-

[EMC]: command not found
VERSION: command not found
MACHINE: command not found

and so on to the bottom of the window.


I did- sudo dmesg -c
halrun
loadrt hostmot2
show pin
show param

I am not sure what the results mean, but it appears that the 5i25 board has been found.

[jmelson]

Thank you for your response.

Now I can get the sample configurations to attempt to load from the desktop, but they will not finish, I assume it is because I don't have the correct board in the computer.

Using the terminal I am able to navigate , using the commands cd and ls to reach the location where the file is.

When I find the ini file that I want, I type . 5i25green.ini
enter

I then get-

[EMC]: command not found
VERSION: command not found
MACHINE: command not found

and so on to the bottom of the window.


I did- sudo dmesg -c
halrun
loadrt hostmot2
show pin
show param

I am not sure what the results mean, but it appears that the 5i25 board has been found.

Of course. The .ini file is NOT executable or understandable by Linux (the OS), it is a configuration file
to LinuxCNC, and only makes sense to that program. So, you must run LinuxCNC and instruct it
to use the .ini file of your choice. If you start LinuxCNC, it should present a file browser and
you can navigate to the directory that contains that .ini file and then select it. then, LinuxCNC
will read the configuration associated with that .ini file (there should eb .hal files and some others
in the same directory) and give you a GUI display.

Jon

[js412000]

Thanks a lot for your patient explanation. I got the configuration selector to work now. (I am not sure what I was doing wrong)

It still returns an error that I need to hook up the servo amplifier and the enable.

So now I am off to study the manual some more!