Need help with CNC machine build up

ContinenteCNC wrote:

These USB adapters won't work.

You have to buy PCI card adapter with Sunix, Netmos or Moschip chipset.
 

Okay thanks a lot for your help. I will get them asap. Appreciate everything you responded

BX-CNC wrote:

ContinenteCNC wrote:

BX-CNC wrote:

BX-CNC wrote:

lspci -v
sudo cat /proc/ioports | grep parport
ls /dev/parport*
these commands
 
user@linuxcnc:~$ sudo cat /proc/ioports | grep parport
[sudo] password for user:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for user:
user@linuxcnc:~$ ls /dev/parport*
ls: cannot access '/dev/parport*': No such file or directory

This is what i get after enter the password, nothing happen

 

 

It seems you don't have a parallel port at all.

Are you using an old computer with onboard parallel port or a new computer with PCI card?
 


and I did try using the parallel port tester but i got this
user@linuxcnc:~$ halrun -I -f ptest.hal
Could not open command file 'ptest.hal'
halcmd:


 

You have to open the Terminal Emulator in the same folder where your parallel port tester files are. For this, right click somewhere inside the folder then "Open Terminal Here".

But with USB to parallel adapter it wouldn't work in anyway. Find a good parallel port PCI card and try again. Avoid any WCH chipsets.