cnc eafit wrote:
> Hi there
> could you show me your dmesg and your lspci out put please!
> I tried changing the jumpers but nothing happened
>
Show us YOUR dmesg and lspci - you are the one with the problem!
There is probably something in your dmesg that provides a clue.
> btw I also have the analog card
>
> also I read the integrators manual as well.
> loadrt hal_motenc
>
> did nothing.
>
"did nothing" isn't very informative. In fact, I'm sure it did
something, we just don't know what. We can't see your screen and we
can't read your mind.
Problem/bug reports go like this:
I did {something}
I expected {something}
Instead it did {something}
With DETAILS for all three {something} parts.
In your first message, you wrote:
> I just bought a Motenc-lite card that is suposoused to be supported
> by linuxcnc. But when I booted the system it does not come up. I'm
> totally lost I've been unable to find documentation to fix the
> problem.
>
> thanks in advance
>
> CARD:
> MOTENC-Lite 4 axes PCI MOTION & I/O control board
>
> linuxcnc installed form the lastest cd and updated to 2.2.3
>
> lspci
> 0000:02:07.0 Bridge: PLX Technology, Inc.: Unknown device 3001 (rev 01)
>
Not meaning to be a smartass, but the best (and only) error report I
can get from that is:
I booted my PC
I expected my machine to magically work
Instead it didn't magically work
There is a huge pile of stuff between "I booted the system" and a
working machine. The process goes something like:
1) Read documentation (both EMC and motenc board).
2) Plan out your machine setup and wiring.
3) Boot the PC.
4) Start the EMC "configuration picker" (starts when you start EMC).
5) Pick a sample config that more-or-less matches your hardware.
6) Copy that config to your local directory for editing.
7) Power down PC.
8) Install motenc board (set jumpers, etc. first).
9) Boot the PC.
10) Start EMC with your copied config to see if the driver loads.
11) Power down PC.
12) Wire the machine.
13) Boot the PC.
14) Make changes to the config to suit your machine, wiring, and goals.
15) Start EMC using that configuration.
16) Test the machine.
Repeat steps 14 through 16 (and sometimes 11 through 13 as well) until
the machine does what you want.
From your first message, I have no idea how many of those steps you
have done or where you are in the process. Are we supposed to assume
you did all of it? Or should we assume you did none of it?
I'm guessing you are at step 10. I hate guessing.
Did you do all the prior steps? How are you checking to see if the
driver loads? What error message is EMC printing (check for messages on
the command line and in dmesg).
You should ALWAYS run EMC from the command line during initial setup -
if you run from an icon you might miss error messages that will tell you
what you are doing wrong. Icons are fine AFTER your machine is working
right.
Give us details and we can help you. Keep us guessing, and things won't
go so well.
Regards,
John Kasunich
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