> Gene:
> >
> > What version of linuxcnc are you using?
>
> That was 2.6.0-current-sim, running on this box, a useless machine for real
> LCNC.
>
2.6 as of 10 days ago should have '5i25-internal' selection for boardname,
without doing anything.
> > The error message would be good
>
> I was going to re-run it, but decided to move the unpacked archive to the
> target box, but no clue where I put the utils subdir on that box. Without
> the utils dir copied over, it took pncconf about a minute to launch, and it
> doesn't seem to recognize the 5i25 subdir in hostmot2, it is not available.
> Did I mention some install README's would be nice?
I never intended for the user to have to do anything special for the 5i25,
other then download firmwares from the firmware repo, like all boards.
unfortunately this has not happened, so now I added it internally.
>
> > to know. You also didn't mention which mesa board you are using.
> > I'll guess the 5i25 since you mention the db25.
> > What firmware did you order it with?
>
> Peter put prob_rfx2 in it.
>
> > Pncconf lists the HAL pin numbers not the physical pin numbers.
> > Because the possible combinations of mesa equipment, it isn't practical
> > to show the physical pin numbers.
> > You must look up the conversion in the mesa manual.
> >
> > The connector tab (page?) does divide based on the physical connectors.
> > and each of those pages have 17 pins on them (for the 5i25) so it does
> > represent the physical pins.
>
> It was using only the 3rd, db25 connector. I'll need to get connectors to
> make a 2nd connector cable. Cable I think I have. And likely get another
> C1G too.
>
> My NFS share is only to the /home/gene tree on those boxes.
>
> > While pre-selections for BOBs would be nice, I have limited time to
> > spend on this, and based on forum info, using the 5i25 without a
> > daughter board is rare. So yes possible, but not likely to happen
> > unless someone else patches it.
> >
> > If you select functions for the stepgens, then I think you will see the
> > direction pin name changes too.
> >
> > Chris M
>
> Thanks for any help Chris, right now I'm reading the manual again. And it
> doesn't say where to install the 5i25 stuff when unpacked. Here in this
> machine, I have a $PATH that includes ~/bin so that is where I put the
> flash burners in the utils/linux tree.
>
If you are using current 2.6 then you shouldn't have to add firmware anywhere.
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