INI and HAL files
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11 Oct 2025 23:26 #336303
by Twitchy88
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Can someone give me a quick run down of the INI and HAL files. I successfully got an axis on my Fadal mill moving today with mesa 7i96s and DMM Dyn4 servos using axis. I used PNCCONF and it still wouldn't work, then I realised the files needed to be put somewhere but for the life of me I couldn't figure out what files needed to go where. After watching a video I saw the button to "create desktop launcher to start linux with this configuration".
I would like to learn how to modify the files manually and put them where they need to go. If I were to start from scratch without PNCCONF what files need to be modified and put where?
Thanks
Can someone give me a quick run down of the INI and HAL files. I successfully got an axis on my Fadal mill moving today with mesa 7i96s and DMM Dyn4 servos using axis. I used PNCCONF and it still wouldn't work, then I realised the files needed to be put somewhere but for the life of me I couldn't figure out what files needed to go where. After watching a video I saw the button to "create desktop launcher to start linux with this configuration".
I would like to learn how to modify the files manually and put them where they need to go. If I were to start from scratch without PNCCONF what files need to be modified and put where?
Thanks
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11 Oct 2025 23:50 #336305
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Replied by tommylight on topic INI and HAL files
/home/cnc/linuxcnc/configs/
Notice cnc is the user name so it will be whatever user name you have on that PC.
And it does not matter at all where the config files are, as long as they are readable and have no spaces in the name (this was an issue way way before, no idea if still true).
You can have configuration files on a USB stick or network share or ... and still they can be run and used to control the machine.
For editing the config files, never ever use windows or office suits, use only simple text editors like xed or gedit or geany or nano or vim.
Use the PncConf wizard, it can do pretty much everything needed, and it can also edit the created configs.
Another thing, you can have multiple configs for the same machine with different setups, so make as much as you like till you get things working as you like them to.
Notice cnc is the user name so it will be whatever user name you have on that PC.
And it does not matter at all where the config files are, as long as they are readable and have no spaces in the name (this was an issue way way before, no idea if still true).
You can have configuration files on a USB stick or network share or ... and still they can be run and used to control the machine.
For editing the config files, never ever use windows or office suits, use only simple text editors like xed or gedit or geany or nano or vim.
Use the PncConf wizard, it can do pretty much everything needed, and it can also edit the created configs.
Another thing, you can have multiple configs for the same machine with different setups, so make as much as you like till you get things working as you like them to.
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