2.6.0 problem with the tool table editor

LinuxCNC version 2.6.0 seems to have a problem with failing to open the tool table editor
although this is not a show stopper it is a significant inconvenience. Is there an easy fix?

where is linuxcnc 2.6 ?

Since there are multiple GUIs and multiple tooltables, could you be more specific please?

Well the splash screen when opening master does say 2.6...

Well your both right.
As developers we consider 2.6 as the next release, which hasn't happened yet.
We refer to releases by number and development by name (master)
but 2.6 and master are the same thing right now.
If your not a developer you wouldn't know that and would refer to it as it displays it. Too bad we can't get it to say master-2.6

I might add that it would be nice to know if there is an error message (you might try running linuxcnc from a terminal to see extra messages)
and a post of your INI file would be handy too.

Chris M

OK here is a copy of the ini. How do I launch the machine from a terminal?

# Generated by PNCconf at Thu May 23 17:44:30 2013
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run PNCconf again

[EMC]
MACHINE = my_LinuxCNC_machine
DEBUG = 0

[DISPLAY]
DISPLAY = axis
POSITION_OFFSET = RELATIVE
POSITION_FEEDBACK = ACTUAL
MAX_FEED_OVERRIDE = 1.250000
MAX_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 1.000000
MIN_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 0.500000
INTRO_GRAPHIC = linuxcnc.gif
INTRO_TIME = 5
PROGRAM_PREFIX = /home/me/linuxcnc/nc_files
INCREMENTS = .1in .05in .01in .005in .001in .0005in .0001in
POSITION_OFFSET = RELATIVE
POSITION_FEEDBACK = ACTUAL
DEFAULT_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 0.8333
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 1.67
MIN_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 0.010000
DEFAULT_ANGULAR_VELOCITY = 6.00000
MAX_ANGULAR_VELOCITY = 12.000000
MIN_ANGULAR_VELOCITY = 0.010000
EDITOR = gedit
GEOMETRY = xyzab

[FILTER]
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .png,.gif,.jpg Greyscale Depth Image
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .py Python Script
png = image-to-gcode
gif = image-to-gcode
jpg = image-to-gcode
py = python

[TASK]
TASK = milltask
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010

[PYTHON]
# where to find Python code
# code specific for this configuration
PATH_PREPEND=./python
# generic support code
PATH_APPEND=/home/me/linuxcnc/python
# import the following Python module
TOPLEVEL=/home/me/linuxcnc/python/toplevel.py
# the higher the more verbose tracing of the Python plugin
LOG_LEVEL = 0

[RS274NGC]
PARAMETER_FILE = linuxcnc.var
REMAP=M6 modalgroup=6 prolog=change_prolog ngc=change epilog=change_epilog

[EMCMOT]
EMCMOT = motmod
COMM_TIMEOUT = 1.0
COMM_WAIT = 0.010
SERVO_PERIOD = 1000000

[HOSTMOT2]
# **** This is for info only ****
# DRIVER0=hm2_pci
# BOARD0=5i25

[HAL]
HALUI = halui
HALFILE = my_LinuxCNC_machine.hal
HALFILE = custom.hal
POSTGUI_HALFILE = postgui_call_list.hal
SHUTDOWN = shutdown.hal

[HALUI]

[TRAJ]
AXES = 5
COORDINATES = X Y Z A B
MAX_ANGULAR_VELOCITY = 360.00
DEFAULT_ANGULAR_VELOCITY = 60.00
LINEAR_UNITS = inch
ANGULAR_UNITS = degree
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010
DEFAULT_VELOCITY = 0.5
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 1.0


[EMCIO]
EMCIO = io
CYCLE_TIME = 0.100
TOOL_TABLE = tool.tbl

#********************
# Axis X
#********************
[AXIS_0]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
FERROR = 0.005
MIN_FERROR = 0.0005
MAX_VELOCITY = 1.5
MAX_ACCELERATION = 3.0
# these are in nanoseconds
DIRSETUP = 200000
DIRHOLD = 1000
STEPLEN = 1000
STEPSPACE = 1000
STEP_SCALE = -20000.0
MIN_LIMIT = -8.0
MAX_LIMIT = 8.0
HOME_OFFSET = 5.000000
HOME_SEARCH_VEL = 1.000000
HOME_LATCH_VEL = 0.100000
HOME_FINAL_VEL = 0.000000
HOME_USE_INDEX = NO
HOME_SEQUENCE = 1

#********************
# Axis Y
#********************
[AXIS_1]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
FERROR = 0.005
MIN_FERROR = 0.0005
MAX_VELOCITY = 1.5
MAX_ACCELERATION = 3.0
# these are in nanoseconds
DIRSETUP = 200000
DIRHOLD = 1000
STEPLEN = 1000
STEPSPACE = 1000
STEP_SCALE = 20000.0
MIN_LIMIT = -8.0
MAX_LIMIT = 8.0
HOME_OFFSET = 3.000000
HOME_SEARCH_VEL = 1.000000
HOME_LATCH_VEL = 0.100000
HOME_FINAL_VEL = 0.000000
HOME_USE_INDEX = NO
HOME_SEQUENCE = 1

#********************
# Axis Z
#********************
[AXIS_2]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
FERROR = 0.005
MIN_FERROR = 0.0005
MAX_VELOCITY = 1.5
MAX_ACCELERATION = 3.0
# these are in nanoseconds
DIRSETUP = 200000
DIRHOLD = 1000
STEPLEN = 1000
STEPSPACE = 1000
STEP_SCALE = 20000.0
MIN_LIMIT = -8.0
MAX_LIMIT = 8.0
HOME_OFFSET = 0.000000
HOME_SEARCH_VEL = 1.000000
HOME_LATCH_VEL = 0.100000
HOME_FINAL_VEL = 0.000000
HOME_USE_INDEX = NO
HOME_SEQUENCE = 0

#********************
# Axis A
#********************
[AXIS_3]
TYPE = ANGULAR
HOME = 0.0
FERROR = 0.005
MIN_FERROR = 0.0005
MAX_VELOCITY = 360.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 300.0
# these are in nanoseconds
DIRSETUP = 200000
DIRHOLD = 1000
STEPLEN = 1000
STEPSPACE = 1000
STEP_SCALE = 40.0
MIN_LIMIT = -360.0
MAX_LIMIT = 360.0
HOME_OFFSET = 0.000000
HOME_SEARCH_VEL = 0.000000
HOME_LATCH_VEL = 0.000000
HOME_FINAL_VEL = 0.000000
HOME_USE_INDEX = NO
HOME_SEQUENCE = 0

#********************
# Axis B
#********************
[AXIS_4]
TYPE = ANGULAR
HOME = 0.0
FERROR = 0.005
MIN_FERROR = 0.0005
MAX_VELOCITY = 120.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 300.0
# these are in nanoseconds
DIRSETUP = 200000
DIRHOLD = 1000
STEPLEN = 1000
STEPSPACE = 1000
STEP_SCALE = -40.0
MIN_LIMIT = -100.0
MAX_LIMIT = 10.0
HOME_OFFSET = 4.150
HOME_SEARCH_VEL = 1.500000
HOME_LATCH_VEL = 0.100000
HOME_FINAL_VEL = 0.000000
HOME_USE_INDEX = NO
HOME_SEQUENCE = 0

#********************
# Spindle
#********************
[SPINDLE_9]
MAX_VELOCITY = 36.6666666667
MAX_ACCELERATION = 30.0
ENCODER_SCALE = 400.0
# these are in nanoseconds
DIRSETUP = 200000
DIRHOLD = 2000
STEPLEN = 2000
STEPSPACE = 2000
STEP_SCALE = -1000.0

It appears that the problem was with the tool table! For some reason the tool table contained
some kind of error. When I replaced the tool table with one from my old 2.5 linuxcnc it the editor
started working.