New ethercat / probe basic control for minimonster

ok, i've finished your instructions. now what? haha.

I've only ever set up linuxcnc with the mesa wizard. what guide should i follow now for the rest?

Thanks!

Well now you need to write your hal file 
Once you have motion, just start with one feature at  time eg. estop, then homing, coolant/mist, then spindle.
I normally work in axis until I have the basics worked out before going to another GUI.
Here is my Ethercat mill config. Main thing here is there are some belts on the spindle so I have  a component to scale the speed correctly.
It uses standard Linuxcnc homing with home sensors on all axes
 

Ooops, you probably need the Ethercat xml too

thanks!
this is what i assumed but did not know where to start. will try shortly.

im just poking this as i do other work so its taking a while

tried your file, i get this

Note: Using POSIX realtime
lcec_conf: ERROR: unable to open config file ethercat-conf.xml
./VMNmillQT.hal:15: waitpid failed lcec_conf lcec_conf
./VMNmillQT.hal:15: lcec_conf exited without becoming ready
Could not open command file 'shutdown.hal'
23902
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

ok, that was my error. now it says failed to execute sdo download.
i think this is cause of course i dont have your servos/config (only one drive connected).

So i guess now i need to edit it to match my own?