I think you proved that running Gcode programs off a remote network drive can be a problem.
Back when EMC was first written I doubt that they ever considered loading the entire file into ram as that was a precious resource. FWIW, Mach3 has similar issues and they recommend that the file be copied to the local drive before running it. With Mach3, running a Gcode program off a USB Flash drive can also be a problem. Dave On 4/5/2013 11:14 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > We had been running like this for a couple of years with no problem. > > I guess one of my questions is. Does LinuxCNC (running Axis) read the file > from its source while the program is running, or does it load it all into > memory first? I believed that it was the latter, and therefore (I thought) a > networking problem shouldn't affect it while the code is being ran. > > This time the file had been running repedidly all day without reloading, then > all of a sudden it just stopped about 3/4th done. Pressing the e-stop and > power buttons did nothing Axis seemed compleatly frozen (although I was able > to close it or its window at least.) > > ----- Original Message ----- > > If you have network issues, you should not run them via a network > drive. Copy them to a local directory and then run the files. > > Any network problems will prevent ready access to the file and impact > the program. > > Dave > > > > On 4/5/2013 9:38 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > >> We have a couple of routers running LinuxCNC and the G-code files are stored >> on a network drive. We normally load them and run directly from the >> network. Yesterday we were haveing some problems with the network going up >> and down for short periods of time (I need to ask the IT guy what the >> problem was, if he even knows) . For some reason this caused linuxcnc to >> freeze up mid run but set no alarm messages. Any ideas? >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. > Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire > the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the > Employer Resources Portal > http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
