John and Steve, thanks for the help! That makes sense. I'm not 100% sure the Universal drive is the way for me to go yet, but it looks good. I'll try it again once one is connected.
Javid ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Kasunich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Live CD install problem > Javid Butler wrote: >> Last night I downloaded the current Live-CD and installed it over my old >> 2.06 installation. That drive is 20 Gig, different from the 1 Gig drive >> I'll try to install with Ubuntu server. Totally different project, >> different machine, etc. >> >> I tried the Live version first and liked all the new stuff, so did the >> full install onto the 20 Gig drive. BTW, this is my first exposure to >> Ubuntu, and I really like it-excellent choice! >> >> Live worked fine, but the full install is generating an error, the >> critical lines seem to be: >> >> HAL:13: ERROR: systemv failed, returned 1 >> HAL:13: ERROR: insmod failed, returned -1 >> >> I had selected the univstep config. > > Do you have a Pico Systems Universal Stepper Controller board connected > to the parallel port? The univstep config is intended to work with that > hardware, and if the board isn't there it won't load. > > I admit that the error messages are obscure. It's not easy to get > messages from kernel space (where the driver is attempting to load and > checking for compatible hardware) and user space (where it would be > printed on the screen). > > You can check the kernel log to see the real error message - type > "dmesg" at the command line. The result will be a long list of kernel > messages, the ones you are looking for are probably in the last 20-30 > lines. In fact, you might want to use "dmesg | tail -n 30" to trim most > of the log. > > Regards, > > John Kasunich > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
