Axis configuration not fully working on 2.9.6

Hey guys,
my config works as i want it on linuxcnc 2.9.4. After updating to 2.9.5 (or 2.9.6) it does not anymore. It mainly is the pendant that is not working as before. I use a china pendant (XHC WHB04B). Most buttons don't work anymore. For example when staring my machine, I hit the "reset" button. With version 2.9.4 I can home my machine after that. With 2.9.6 nothing happens. Control via GUI seems to work just fine.
I think the problem must be related to one of these, or maybe both points in the changelog:

• halui: on startup, set the first configured axis as ‘is-selected’ instead of X
• halui: Don’t create ‘halui.axis.’- pins for unconfigured axes

I looked at all created HAL pins under 2.9.4 and 2.9.6. I compared the output and found some missing pins under 2.9.6. I don't see why i would need these pins, but I figured it maybe where my error is? See the atteched pic for the missing pins.
I hope someone of the pros on this forum can help me. I don't know how to solve this on my own.
 

Thank you for your quick response! I didn't think about it that way... So I don't have to worry about the pins not being created?
What could be the reason for some of the signals not being connected correctly? I mean, it was working on 2.9.4 after all. I managed to solve a lot of problems while setting up my machine, most of them thanks to posts on this forum. This issue i can not wrap my head around.
But I will do what you suggest and check the signals.

Ok, today I had the opportunity to check my signals. I started with analyzing the "reset" button, which is supposed to turn on/off the machine. When on version 2.9.4 the button toggles "halui.machine.on", which then activates "halui.machine.is-on". This is what I expected to see.
When on 2.9.6 I see that "halui.machine.on" is toggled, but i never get the "halui.machine.is-on" to become true. It isn't even true when I switch on the machine via the F2 key. The machine functions, but this pin never says it is on.
How could this be explained?

Hey and thanks for the effort!
I tried a sim config and set the "halui.maschine.on" and I get "halui.maschine.is-on" to change state to on. With off it works in the other direction.
I then tried the same thing with my config (pendant off) and it works! When I turn my pendant on things go down hill... I then press the reset button on the pendant and I can get my "halui.maschine.is-on" to get stuck either on or off. If it is stuck, it does not change whith the GUI button either.
This is beyond confusing to me. Why does my cofig do that from version 2.9.5 onward?

I've gone back to 2.9.4 because of a similar problem with 2.9.5/6.
At first all buttons on the pendant work fine until I try to call an MDI_COMMAND_xx. The command itself is not executed but afterward there is a zombie process and most of the buttons on the pendant stop working. In halshow all buttons and connected signals still show activity - even MDI_COMMAND_xx are getting called - but nothing happens. After restarting linuxcnc everything ist back to normal. With 2.9.4 this does not happen! Seems like something is wrong in 2.9.5/6...

Hey and thanks for your reply!
I experimented with version 2.9.6 for a bit, but I can not find the fault that causes my problems. It just does not make sense that my config functions perfectly when running 2.9.4 and then goes broken after updating to 2.9.5/6.
I also noticed that calling MDI commands does not work. I have a command that zeroes my z-axis, which I can activate via a pyvcp button. This does not work anymore.
I am a bit relieved that I am not the only one having issues after updating, but I would love to find a solution to all of this!
As for now, I will stick to 2.9.4..