Sounds very familiar! Not in this specific issue, but in general.

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On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 3:47 PM, Stuart Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Gentlemen,
>  The cinci is now running. I added -not to the #43 ppmc input to invert the
> sense of the input.
>  This was a week and a half long saga of frustration.
>
>  Installed a new spindle drive.
>     This eventually necessitated the inverting of two inputs as the sense
> of the outputs from the new drive are opposite the old drive.
>  I decided to update the software to the latest. Bad idea. Even though the
> move from 6.06 to 10.04 had been previously suggested I had not yet made
> the
> move. After the git pull the software would not compile. DRAT
>  SSoo - I will move to 10.04 - no problem - PROBLEM - the computer lack
> sufficient resources to run 10.04. This was almost a full day to load and
> learn this.
>  OK - new computer - the computer chosen has no PS2 but it does have a
> serial port for the touch screen. Problem - I am unable to make a serial
> touch screen function in any Ubuntu past 6.06.
>  No problem - I will use the only usb touchscreen I have - PROBLEM -
> monitor does not turn on.
>  No problem - I will use the machine for now without a touchscreen.
> Beginning to install I realize I will need to run a USB cable for the
> keyboard and mouse through the machine from the computer in the cabinet to
> the pendant. This was another day and a half to get to this point.
>  Now for my third install of Ubuntu 10.04 and EMC2. This time on a computer
> with PS2. I still don't have the serial touchscreen working but I am
> finally
> at the point I can search for the problems. Another days work to install
> and
> try to get the touchscreen functioning. AARRRRGGGHHH PNP is not Plug aNd
> Play - It is not even Plug aNd Pray - it is Plug aNd Cuss.
>  Found the machine's problem, inverted the signals and the machine is
> running.
>  The good thing is now I am at the 10.04 level.
>  I will attempt to make the serial touchscreen work with 10.04 prior to
> running a usb cable to get the touchscreen working.
>  If I had had more patience in the beginning I would have not started the
> update and would have looked longer for the problem. The fix was simple
> until I started fixing it.
> Thanks for the answers and help
> Stuart
>
> --
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