Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-24 Thread Dewey Garrett
linuxcncrsh (src/emc/usr_intf/emcrsh.cc) has been updated to a *limited* extent for the master branch with joints-axes updates. The extent of updates has primarily been to maintain the scripts that are used in the runtests suite of tests. These scripts are run on the buildbot (for all supported o

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 August 2017 at 19:50, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > I know this is a pre release, but I notice one significant difference. I blew > the fuse on the 5V PS which powers the 7i43 and started up not realizing it > had blown. Lcnc seems to lock up when it cannot talk to the 7i43. I was > pretty su

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-17 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Andy, Sebastian, I know this is a pre release, but I notice one significant difference. I blew the fuse on the 5V PS which powers the 7i43 and started up not realizing it had blown. Lcnc seems to lock up when it cannot talk to the 7i43. I was pretty sure in the previous release that it would gi

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2017 at 23:05, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Odd thing that I have to check, I thought sure that I was using a 200k 7i43, > but is being recognized as a 400k. This was a very unusual problem caused by excessive hubris and someone thinking that they could fix a bug in the 7i43 driver wit

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Andy, Sebastian, Thanks much, is working now. I will not update again until 2.8 is released. Odd thing that I have to check, I thought sure that I was using a 200k 7i43, but is being recognized as a 400k. Done for today, will check tomorrow. Thanks again, Eric On August 16, 2017 4:50:31 PM E

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Sebastian, Ok, thank you. After playing with it a bit the lockup went away. It just either won't talk to the parallel port, or tells me I have the wrong board (200k vs. 400k) although I have one of each Regards, Eric On August 16, 2017 4:50:31 PM EDT, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: >On 08/16/2

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 08/16/2017 02:38 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: Andy, I am afraid I do not entirely follow. Does that mean that build is available, or still rebuilding? I am showing 1:2.8.0-pre1.3305.gde345856d as both the installed and latest version. It still locks up when I try to use the hostmot drivers.

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Andy, I am afraid I do not entirely follow. Does that mean that build is available, or still rebuilding? I am showing 1:2.8.0-pre1.3305.gde345856d as both the installed and latest version. It still locks up when I try to use the hostmot drivers. Thanks, Eric On August 16, 2017 4:15:06 PM EDT

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2017 at 21:09, andy pugh wrote: >>>You want 1:2.8.0~pre1.3305.gde34585 If you want to watch it happening: http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/buildbot/waterfall Your .deb is way over to the right. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the es

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2017 at 20:43, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > I have a 6d on the end of gde..., Yes, >>You want 1:2.8.0~pre1.3305.gde34585 -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George F

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Andy, I have a 6d on the end of gde..., but otherwise the same. Still locking up when using the hostmot drivers. Sims work, as does parport | stepper-inch. Thanks, Eric On August 16, 2017 3:32:48 PM EDT, andy pugh wrote: >On 16 August 2017 at 20:17, Eric H. Johnson >wrote: >> Andy, >> >> Yes

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2017 at 20:17, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Andy, > > Yes, I see 3305, so I am waiting for that to increment, right? You want 1:2.8.0~pre1.3305.gde34585 (If I am reading things right) -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use o

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Andy, Yes, I see 3305, so I am waiting for that to increment, right? Thanks, Eric On August 16, 2017 2:22:54 PM EDT, andy pugh wrote: >On 16 August 2017 at 18:48, Eric H. Johnson >wrote: >> Sebastian, >> >> My sources.list file reads as follows: >> deb http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise ma

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Dewey Garrett
It might be helpful if folks were more precise in describing version names. The git master branch VERSION file is 2.8.0~pre1 as recorded in this file: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/VERSION This VERSION is reported to stdout by the axis gui and appears in the in the window bo

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2017 at 18:48, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Sebastian, > > My sources.list file reads as follows: > deb http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise master-rt > deb-src http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise master-rt This is master / 2.8 and that is what you want. If you look in the Synaptic

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Sebastian, My sources.list file reads as follows: deb http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise master-rt deb-src http://buildbot.linuxcnc.org/ precise master-rt deb http://linuxcnc.org/ precise base 2.7-rtai deb-src http://linuxcnc.org/ precise base 2.7-rtai The sources.list.d folder is empty. Apol

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Andy, Sebastian, I am unfortunately at the shop and can only get Internet through my phone. So I am running half blind as far as Lcnc doc. Which version do I need to run that supports gantry homing with opposing motors (added JOINT section to the ini file). It is that version I need to get bac

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Andy, I will wait. Do I then just need to do an ap-get install? Thanks, Eric On August 16, 2017 1:49:47 PM EDT, andy pugh wrote: >On 16 August 2017 at 18:08, Eric H. Johnson >wrote: > >> Which version introduced opposing motor gantry support? Was that 2.7, >and because I had 2.7 pre installed

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2017 at 18:08, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Which version introduced opposing motor gantry support? Was that 2.7, and > because I had 2.7 pre installed I inadvertently upgraded to 2.8 pre? It was master / 2.8. You do need 2.8, your configs won't work with 2.7. The buildbot is working

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 August 2017 at 17:30, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > That's terrible! What version of linuxcnc were you running? Was this an > RTAI build? This is probably my fault. https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/commit/036bdd6eccc42ac8c878e54dce1343f58454f2f9 I thought that I had time to get some

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Sebastian, Which version introduced opposing motor gantry support? Was that 2.7, and because I had 2.7 pre installed I inadvertently upgraded to 2.8 pre? It is an RTAI build as I had the 7i43-small configuration working fine. I will try what you say, I would just like confirmation that I am usi

Re: [Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 08/16/2017 09:57 AM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: All, I installed linuxcnc 2.8.0-pre to Xubuntu 12.04, and was running for some time. I seemed to have upgraded something I should not. The sim configurations worked, but the default 7i43-small just locks up with no error message. Nothing responds. C

[Emc-users] Upgrade 2.8.0 pre to 2.8

2017-08-16 Thread Eric H. Johnson
All, I installed linuxcnc 2.8.0-pre to Xubuntu 12.04, and was running for some time. I seemed to have upgraded something I should not. The sim configurations worked, but the default 7i43-small just locks up with no error message. Nothing responds. Can only power off computer. I tried apt-get r