zenbot 4848 stepconf help

I just got a zenbot 4848. It uses 2 motors for the Y axis. When i configure stepconf for XYZ and set the A axis parallel port pins to Y it doesn't move the A axis motor (zenbot's labeling.. its a 2nd Y axis). If i setup a XYZA config the motor does work but now LinuxCNC thinks its an independent axis and doesn't move in sync with the other Y axis.

Nothing I've found seems to work.
Is step conf not able to work with this well?
Do i have to hack the config file?

stepconf is really just a get you started application and cannot really cover all permutations , in this particular instance your better off
hand coding a file and duplicating the axis required .

thanks.

I managed to find a post from sometime back where someone had a similar issue with their X axis on two motors but it seemed to work in linuxcnc after some hacking. I also found some talk about setting up the gantry stuff. While that kinda works it seems to not be controlling the two motors in sync and its causing lock ups. Fun times.

I was hoping that you could point me to or tell me what your solution was for this. I'm trying to set up a zenbot 4848 with linuxcnc and am running in to the same problem.

We received a donated zenbot 4848 along with all the software but someone "upgraded" the O/S on the computer to 64-bit win7 and we have little hope of going back to the 32-bit version (FYI there is no parallel support for Win7-64 or any other 64 bit windows). Linuxcnc worked like a champ on all fronts for the other cnc hardware we are using, but this slaving of Y and A axis is a pain.

Thanks