Failed to get LinuxCNC functional... Where do I go from here?
After 3 days of smashing my head into the keyboard, I am giving up on LinuxCNC. Where do I go from here?
Back story:
After 10+ years with Mach3, and a few years with a SmoothStepper I figured I would go with something different on my next CNC. I sold off my old CNC, including software. As I am a Linux admin by day, I figured LinuxCNC would be a natural choice. I even picked up a Mesa AnythingIO 7i92 card. I started off with the LinuxCNC ISO based on Debian Wheeze, but that failed do to drivers. Did a clean install of Debian Jessie. Turns out there is no RT kernel for Jessie, so I found my self compiling a custom 4.4 RT kernel. After alot of work I got a single axis to move. Figured it would just be tweaking a few more setting and everything would work. No. 2 days later I have ripped out most my hair and gave up on LinuxCNC. I can see where LinuxCNC has an amazing amount of power, but it is also amazingly complex!
Now what? I could head back to Mach3/4 with a motion controller, but that's an expensive proposition (Windows 10 Pro, Mach4, ESS. $500+). Are there any other solid options out there?
Just for reference I do a lot of complex 3D routing with large, million line g-code files. Most of my cut are measured in hours running at 250ipm+. RC airplanes have some complex curves. :-)
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Re: Failed to get LinuxCNC functional... Where do I go from here?
Maybe if you wouldn't. Be a Linux admin you would have followed the howto on a fresh harddisk anf would be milling by now ? We use standard itx motherboards for our machines normal with lpt support and if necessary we do mesa cards ,. So maybe you give it a try and pretend beeing a normal user ,..
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Re: Failed to get LinuxCNC functional... Where do I go from here?
A lot of former Mach3 users are moving to UCCNC.Are there any other solid options out there?
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Re: Failed to get LinuxCNC functional... Where do I go from here?
Have you asked for help either here on the LinuxCNC forum, the LinuxCNC mailing list or the LinuxCNC forum on the LinuxCNC web site?
https://forum.linuxcnc.org/
Mark
Re: Failed to get LinuxCNC functional... Where do I go from here?
I use uccnc, and its excellent, 5 years with mach3 my vote goes to uccnc
Re: Failed to get LinuxCNC functional... Where do I go from here?
If you follow the guidelines then I'd expect that everything should set up normally.
Did you use stepconfig or PnPconf?
Did you use a desktop pc?
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