On Fri, 21 Nov 2014, Ted Hyde wrote: > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 07:26:21 -0500 > From: Ted Hyde <laser...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Emc-users] LCNC 2.6.4 (Release) - Replace Bundled Mesaflash utility? > > Greets - > I've been playing with the Wheezy/2.6.4 release on the Live ISO and > intended to move it over to an older 2.4 machine while upgrading > hardware in the process. (old system: Mesa 7i43) > The target machine will have a Mesa 7i90 via EPP. The included samples > do not run, unfortunately. > Peter assisted somewhat, in that there is a typo in the 7i90.ini file > where the board name needs to have a capital "I", but that only gets us > partway.
The typo I found was a capital 'I' in the BOARD= line This seems to have been fixed in the latest ISO > > The version of Mesaflash utility bundled with the install is 3.0.0-July > which has the '--list' option still available. When executed via script > or CLI, it throws a Segmentation Fault. > > Downloading the "current" ver 3.0.0 that does NOT have the '--list' > option (time to change the version numbers, isn't it?) builds and > executes, and successfully finds the 7i90 board attached. > > Apt, however still believes the "old" version is current, so even > removing and force reloading the package won't update it. LCNC insists > on using the old version when it finds it, and balks when it was > force-removed. I saw an old thread on gmane about this, but it didn't > appear to get resolved. > > I realize this is a more generic Linux question overall to some extents, > but it's specific to the LCNC build: it's not how does one make the > package, but WHERE should it be extracted to, made from and made to, so > that LCNC uses it? > > The loading of the hm2_7i90 driver appears to depend on running > mesaflash (according to dmesg), so there's no moving forward it seems > until I can resolve this. The driver does not depend on mesaflash, and works for me with the included hm2-servo/7i90.ini file (after I fixed the typo) What exact error message do you get? > > Thanks, > Ted. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Peter Wallace Mesa Electronics (\__/) (='.'=) This is Bunny. Copy and paste bunny into your (")_(") signature to help him gain world domination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157005751&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
