Ubuntu to Debian

I upgraded from LinuxCNC 2.5 to 2.6 by using the Debian .iso. So, I've also gone from Ubuntu to Debian. When I try to execute my machine's config file I get the errors attached. Can someone tell me what's wrong? Thanks.

Well, I obviously didn't attach the file correctly. Here's my 2nd try.
That didn't work either so here's a cut and paste:

Hi

This is the problem

Error: could not insert module /usr/realtime-3.4-9-rtai-686-pae/modules/linuxcnc/hm2_pci.ko: Unknown symbol in module
Hurco_MD3.hal:9: exit value: 1

Normally this would indicate the module was compiled on a different kernel, with different libs etc, but insmod is notorious for giving misleading errors
and that should definately not be the case if you are using a stock binary.hybrid.iso install without added files.

Unfortunately the bit of dmesg that would tell us what the symbol was, is missing.

From a terminal do dmesg > dmesg.txt and attach the resultant file dmesg.txt

Also attach your hal and ini files.
It is possible it is the setup string for the 5i25 that is giving the error

Just on the offchance that your copy of hm2_pci.ko is corrupted, attached is a copy from my installation

regards

ArcEye,

Thanks for the reply. I won't be able to get back to the machine for a day or two, but will then do what you suggest. I did use a stock binary. hybrid.iso. Also, is there some special trick to adding an attachment? Thanks.

John, thanks for the lesson.

ArcEye, here are the files. I loades Debian on a new hard drive and copied the config files. By going back to the old drive, all works well. It's still running version 2.5. Since the dmesg.txt file indicates that the problem is with the 5i20 board, I didn't change the hm2_pci.ko file. Thanks

Hi

Quite simple by the look of it, you have transferred the configs, but have not installed the firmware.

From .hal file

loadrt hostmot2
loadrt hm2_pci config="firmware=hm2/5i20/SV12_2X7I48.BIT num_encoders=6 num_pwmgens=6 num_3pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=0 "

From dmesg

[ 87.593684] hm2: loading Mesa HostMot2 driver version 0.15
[ 87.601320] hm2_pci: loading Mesa AnyIO HostMot2 driver version 0.7
[ 87.601405] hm2_pci: discovered 5i20 at 0000:05:00.0
[ 87.607686] hm2/hm2_5i20.0: firmware hm2/5i20/SV12_2X7I48.BIT not found
[ 87.607697] hm2/hm2_5i20.0: install the package containing the firmware.
[ 87.607707] hm2_5i20.0: board fails HM2 registration
[ 87.607774] hm2_pci: probe of 0000:05:00.0 failed with error -2
[ 88.324943] hm2: unloading
[ 88.456414] RTAI[math]: unloaded.

Install that and hopefully all will be well.

regards

ArcEye,

I don't remember how I installed the firmware to begin with, but I figured I'd find it on the old drive and go from there. I did a search of the file system for "hm2/5i20/SV12_2X7I48.BIT" and got a "no files found". Could you point me in the right direction? Thanks

Hi

Firmware should be hardware specific and not kernel specific, so you should be able to just copy it over

On your old system, copy the whole of /lib/firmware/hm2 to the same location on your new system

regards

i have attached them here
use sudo to copy them to /lib/firmware/hm2/5i20/