>>>> Is there a simple "get round" for now? >>> >>> So far I have seen only a couple, incomplete, answers from you. >>> I still don't know if you use probe_parport in your configs, or if you >>> actually need to do that. >>> Taking that out from the config would probably make your error go away. > > I've tried rem'ing it out of my hal file, made no difference. EMC still > works 50% of the time, the start, no start error still happens.
odd, can you come on IRC sometimes? debugging via mailing list is sometimes frustrating slow to say the list <snip> > Mhh, my shop PC is not easy to get at, deliberately, it's enclosed to > protect it. It self boots on mains power up to the shop, but now won't > shut down - is it safe to cycle the mains power at that limbo stage? > > Hadn't spotted that in the documentation :( yup, cycle the mains power should be safe >>>> EMC has come a long way since last time I tried it, particularly with >>>> stepconf making setup easier for non linux users, but there are still a >>>> few missing features and reliability issues that worry me :( >>> >>> Well, we could address them, if you can word them. > > Apart from the above niggles - main one is lack of easy screen designer. > Touch screen support is important for me, some aspects of the screens > are not touch screen friendly and I'd prefer to add bigger screen > buttons and jig a few things around. > > I don't have a keyboard or mouse anywhere near my CNC machines. They > don't mix with coolant and swarf :) > > The other questions can wait for now. > > Steve Blackmore Cheers, Alex ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
