Re: [Emc-users] Re: Emc-users digest, Vol 1 #592 - 12 msgs

[Ray H. <re...@up...>]

Hi Bert.

You can eliminate that splash by editing the ini file that you are 
running in /usr/local/emc/.  If you start using generic then edit 
generic.run line 59 or 60.  You can either name the INTRO_GRAPHIC = "" 
if you don't mind getting a message that the file can't be found.  Or 
you can set the INTRO_TIME = 1 and it will show for only one second.   
If Sherline inch then it's mill_inch_freq.ini and you need to edit line 
21 or 22.

You could also start a file browser and navigate to /usr/local/emc and 
start a terminal there by pressing <F4>.  In that terminal you can start 
the emc using a command like "sudo ./generic.run" or "sudo ./generic.run 
-ini mill_inch_freq.ini "

Now to the list you sent.  It looks like from the "can't create" 
messages that you either are not starting the emc as sudo root.  Or it 
could be that your install has issues with sudo.  You can get a look at 
/etc/sudoers but you will have to be root to do that.  Make that file 
manager su icon I suggested and navigate using that browser to /etc and 
find the sudoers file.  You can open it by clicking.  There should be a 
line in there with your user name that looks something like this.

ray    ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL

Get back with what you find.

Ray




Bert Eding (dse) wrote:

> Hi Ray, i did what you asked and noted down what happens.
> Thanks to the beautifull splash screen showing a picture, I can't see 
> everything though.
> This is about it, form the ....... i can't read due to the picture:
> ==========================
> inivar=plat/nonrealtime/bin...........
> INIFILE=generic.ini
> RS274NGC_PARAMETERFILE=generic..........
> starting emc ...
> cp: cannot create regular file ....................
> cp: cannot create regular file ....................
> starting EMC MOTION PROGRAM ..................
> IO_BASE_ADRESS=0x387
> modeprobe freqmod PERIOD=24000.........
> done
> starting EMC IO PROGRAM ...............
> =============================
>
> At this moment the PC hangs completely, no mouse, nothing.
>
> Hope  You can see something from this text.
>
> Bert
>
>
>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:17:30 -0600
>> From: Ray Henry <re...@up...>
>> To: emc...@li...
>> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Re: Emc-users digest, Vol 1 #590 - 5 msgs
>> Reply-To: emc...@li...
>>
>>
>> Hi Bert
>>
>> It is my impression with 4.xx that the user is important.  If you start
>> a terminal (the little tv on the bottom row of icons) and type in whoami
>> it will give you the current user's name without the box name and
>> garbage you see in the terminal's prompt.
>>
>> Let me guess that you made a user named bert when you installed.  If the
>> whoami command returned burt then you are ready to proceed.  If it
>> returns root or bind then you've got some of the same problems I've see
>> with a couple of other users.
>>
>> I'd begin by making a super user file browser icon like I suggested in a
>> post on 1/14/05.  That is the simplist way to edit and save files or
>> even to run the EMC in a terminal so that you can see the start and
>> shutdown messages.  If you create this icon, it will ask for root's
>> password when it starts and then shows me a blank browser.  Type in
>> /usr/local/emc in the location line and it will move to EMC's working
>> directory.  Now press <F4> and it will start a terminal in that
>> directory.  Type in ./generic.run and it should show a bunch of text
>> when it begins.
>>
>> We need to know what that text is saying.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>>
>> Bert Eding (dse) wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> I am trying to use the BDI4.08 and I am not a Linux user at all,
>>> so jou may consider me as beta tester of the BDI 4.08.
>>>
>>> After some try outs with an old PC, i have gicven that up and build
>>> a relative cheap new PC:
>>> Celeron 2.4 G
>>> 512 MB Ram
>>> 40 MB HD
>>> Asus P4PE2-X Motherboard
>>> Asus V7100 (Geforce MX) grapgic card.
>>>
>>> The installation of BDI4.08 went successfull, no problems.
>>> Now the GUI is running, but I don't know what to do next,
>>> so i tried to start som of the EMC's in the menu.
>>> When I do that the PC completely hangs up, no mouse movement,
>>> nothing.
>>> How do I continue ftrom here?
>>> I want to set up the EMC for 4 axes, X,Y,Z,A in metric
>>> for steppermotors on the parallel port.
>>>
>>> Bert
>>