Re: [Emc-users] only able to move one axis

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

On Thursday 18 November 2004 05:40 am, Gene Heskett wrote:
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> I don't have mine running yet, odd I/O hardware, no driver yet.  But,
> the stuffing it up as you say, is more than likely a simple typo in
> an .ini file somewhere.  This is after all, linux, not windows where
> the usual response the help desk gives you is to re-install something
> thats not working.  Because the help is $5/hour, they all work from a
> script, and the scripts solution to all problems being to reinstall
> as opposed to actually fixing the problem which they aren't smart
> enough to do, and they are expected to handle XX number of calls per
> hour.  Of course if the re-install doesn't fix it, you'll get another
> person on the next call, who will start at the top of his copy of the
> script and reach the same conclusion, that you should re-install.
> You are stuck in a help desk hell loop.  Been there, done that,
> bought a copy of RedHat 5.1 way back when and never looked back.
>
> So look your .ini files over very carefully, checking them against the
> data you have for your device.  Re-read the printouts of the .pdf
> files, all of them, step by step.  You'll probably find a forehead
> slapper in there someplace.

Good thoughts, Gene.  Yes in most cases it is better to fix Linux problems 
rather than just reinstall.  The only times I've seen the need for a total 
wipe and reinstall is with the BDI-Live because many of the associated linux 
binary packages are not included with the install cd so you can not rebuild 
individual systems.

I've never heard of a problem quite like this where only a single axis 
responds -- and the specific axis is the one that was homed first.  If indeed 
it can be any of them then the problem seems to be an EMC issue.  The only 
system that starts with green position letters is the Mini graphical 
interface with both minimilltask and minimillio.  I believe that I'd try to 
start generic.run from a terminal in /usr/local/emc using the command 

./generic.run.
 
and see if tkemc comes up and allows you to jog any axis.  You should be able 
to jog an axis before you home any of them.  

Get back with the results.

Ray