The problem I've run across with trying to use halrun is how to shut it down when finished. I have however stumbled across how to "install" your custom gui and run it from linuxcnc without jumping through a bunch of hoops.
http://gnipsel.com/linuxcnc/gui/gui03b.html A goodle search for "ubuntu how to run a program on startup" seems to come up with the answer you seek. John On 8/19/2012 8:09 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2012/8/19 andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com>: >> On 19 August 2012 14:14, John Thornton <bjt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Have you looked at halui to home the joint? >>> >>> Have you seen this? >>> >>> http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/component/kunena/?func=view&catid=48&id=23317&limit=6 >>> >> Or, for that matterr: >> http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/component/kunena/?func=view&catid=24&id=22572&limit=6&start=6#22961 >> Which has a very simple motion-controller included. >> > John, Andy, thank You for the links! > It starts to seem that I might try to go with a small GladeVCP as the > only GUI for this machine. > > Andy, in Your post You wrote: > If you extract the attached file into the configs directory and then > navigate into the directory in a terminal window and > halrun -I -f laser.hal > > > How can I tell Ubuntu to do these 2 commands right after startup? > cd /home/machine/linuxcnc/configs/hm2_stepper > halrun -I -f whatever.hal > > I guess that it requires to create some script, but I have no idea, > what else should be added there. > Can somebody point me to a place, where it is explained in a simple way? > > BTW, where can I see, what do those -l and -f mean? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
