You are going to have to be more specific.. What exactly is the issue? http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/39-pncconf
Could it be you don't have the xml files for the 5i25? I have not used either of the configuration wizards. (I am a control freak and setting the machine up though the hal and ini files just feels right... :) ) sam On 01/21/2013 07:53 PM, John Stewart wrote: > Can anyone tell me why it is so difficult to configure a G540 to run with a > 5i25? > > Chris Morley has done great work with pncconf. But, I could not see how to > configure a g540 with a 5i25. > > So, I got the latest linuxcnc source, downloaded and compiled today, ran > pncconf and still no luck. > > Now, I have, in the past, gone through the HAL manual to add/change things, > but, come on, this is not something you expect normal, everyday people to do > if you want to run a mill with touch probe and mpg, with, cross fingers, > maybe spindle speed control. > > Maybe I was expecting too much. Like, something more like plug and play, not > rocket science. This seriously is making me consider going to the dark side > and running - shudder - windows (first time since 1986) and purchasing Mach3 > for my CNC lathe. > > Certainly, the week it has taken me to get absolutely nowhere with my mill, > has taught me a lesson here. The 5i25 is coming out of the mill computer, it > seemed to run linuxcnc just fine, but I thought I'd have the computers for > mill and lathe identical. Wrong. > > Ah well, back to software stepping for the mill, and maybe the lathe will not > get CNC'd after all. > > Sigh. > > JohnS. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS > and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - > 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. > SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master SQL Server Development, Administration, T-SQL, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS and more. Get SQL Server skills now (including 2012) with LearnDevNow - 200+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only - learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122512 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
