> On 29 Mar 2019, at 13:47, Sardar Vayghannezgad <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for reaching out, Bas. > > >> According to the first question, which link should I go with on this page. >> No idea what you actually link to > > > A few lines below are download links to both QtQuickVCP and Machinekit for > various OS's.
I think you mean machinekit-client Machinekit only runs on Linux. Just pick the one for the os you’re going to run machinekit-client on. > Have you got any ideas why my Machinekit Client acts up the way it does? I > have attached a photo of it in the original post. Yes, it can’t find machinekit instances. As per my previous remarks, make sure there is an actual machinekit (your BBB) started, and that you have enabled it to expose itself so a remote UI can connect to it (the machinekit.ini file) > > Thanks > > >> On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 1:17:04 PM UTC+3, Bas de Bruijn wrote: >> >> >>> On 29 Mar 2019, at 09:53, Sardar Vayghannezgad <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I have tried my best to understand the fundamental ins and outs of running >>> Machinekit on BBB from my windows desktop, but there are so many technical >>> concepts and approaches that I just can't fully understand everything. >>> Although it seems I'm towards the end of this, I'm already frustrated, and >>> since working for a sort of tight deadline I need some practical help, and >>> need that in layman's terms, into the bargain, please. >> >>> I followed these instructions to run M.K. on BBB from my desktop. But I am >>> badly thrown off. I have apparently successfully done everything on that >>> instruction page, but just don't know how to start what!! I don't know what >>> command to use on the PuTTy. >> >> You need to start Machinekit when you’ve logged into your BBB. Putty is just >> a terminal you log onto your BBB. Everything you type into that terminal, is >> as if you would type on a keyboard directly attached to the BBB on s >> terminal on a screen directly attached to the BBB. >> >>> (Please, as far as possible, don't direct me to start everything from >>> scratch, as I already had Debian Jessie installed on BBB, but decided to >>> change it to Stretch.) >>> >>> My newbie questions: >>> Should Machinekit Client be installed on my Windows OS or on the BBB?! (I >>> already have M.K Client on my Windows OS. but once I start it, it keeps >>> loading in no veil, with no available instances.) >> Machinekit client on your windows OS >> >> Make sure that on your BBB you have set REMOTE = 1 in the file machinekit.ini >> That file should be here: /etc/linuxcnc/machinekit.ini >>> According to the first question, which link should I go with on this page. >> No idea what you actually link to. >>> AFAIK, I need a U.I on my desktop to give me access to the M.K. Is this UI >>> the Machinekit Client? How can I start it from PuTTY? >> You start machinekit-client from your Windows PC. It’s a remote UI (seen >> from the BBB perspective) and you don’t need to start the UI from Putty >> (your BBB) but from the pc. >> >> In the putty terminal type: machinekit >> >>> FYI: >>> Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch) >>> Kernel: Linux 4.4.155-ti-rt-r153 >>> Architecture: arm >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> -- >>> website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: >>> https://github.com/machinekit >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Machinekit" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> <2019-03-29_11h36_57.png> > > -- > website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: > https://github.com/machinekit > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Machinekit" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
