new pnc.config won't load in linuxcnc

Ok, I reflashed the 5i25 (its acturally a 6i25 but everyone says they are same thing)
I still get the same error so I have to assume I have the 7i76 connected wrong. on the 5i25 card i have another db25 plugged in through the 26 pin connector p2. should i have used the eithernet serial and plugged the 76 to the 77 then the 64 to the 76 like a daisy chain. when i do pnc.config. i only mesa card 0 not mesa card 1 that i assume is for the p2 connector.

The 7I76 should connect to P2

You may still have a power issue or the 7I76 sserial ports may
not be enabled in the hal file

Can you copy/paste the line at the beginning of the hal file that starts with
"loadrt hm2_pci" to the forum?

the two yellow leds for power are on.
Here is the requested line.

loadrt hm2_pci config=" num_encoders=5 num_pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=0 sserial_port_0=00000x"

here are screenshots of how i am setting up in pnc.config

OK that looks ok (other than that all the 7I76 stepgens are disabled)

Did you verify the firmware with

sudo mesaflash --device 5i25 --readhmid

?

no i didn't but just did. this is what it sent back.
hard@hard:~$ sudo mesaflash --device 5i25 --readhmid
[sudo] password for hard:
Configuration Name: HOSTMOT2

General configuration information:

BoardName : MESA5I25
FPGA Size: 9 KGates
FPGA Pins: 144
Number of IO Ports: 2
Width of one I/O port: 17
Clock Low frequency: 33.3333 MHz
Clock High frequency: 200.0000 MHz
IDROM Type: 3
Instance Stride 0: 4
Instance Stride 1: 64
Register Stride 0: 256
Register Stride 1: 256

Modules in configuration:

Module: WatchDog
There are 1 of WatchDog in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 3
BaseAddress: 0C00
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes

Module: IOPort
There are 2 of IOPort in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 1000
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes

Module: MuxedQCount
There are 8 of MuxedQCount in configuration
Version: 3
Registers: 5
BaseAddress: 3600
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes

Module: MuxedQCountSel
There are 1 of MuxedQCountSel in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 0
BaseAddress: 0000
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes

Module: SSerial
There are 1 of SSerial in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 6
BaseAddress: 5B00
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 64 bytes

Module: StepGen
There are 5 of StepGen in configuration
Version: 2
Registers: 10
BaseAddress: 2000
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes

Module: LED
There are 1 of LED in configuration
Version: 0
Registers: 1
BaseAddress: 0200
ClockFrequency: 33.333 MHz
Register Stride: 256 bytes
Instance Stride: 4 bytes

Configuration pin-out:

IO Connections for P3
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir

1 0 IOPort SSerial 0 TXEn2 (Out)
14 1 IOPort SSerial 0 TXData2 (Out)
2 2 IOPort SSerial 0 RXData2 (In)
15 3 IOPort SSerial 0 TXData1 (Out)
3 4 IOPort SSerial 0 RXData1 (In)
16 5 IOPort SSerial 0 TXData0 (Out)
4 6 IOPort SSerial 0 RXData0 (In)
17 7 IOPort MuxedQCountSel 0 MuxSel0 (Out)
5 8 IOPort MuxedQCount 0 MuxQ-A (In)
6 9 IOPort MuxedQCount 0 MuxQ-B (In)
7 10 IOPort MuxedQCount 0 MuxQ-IDX (In)
8 11 IOPort MuxedQCount 1 MuxQ-A (In)
9 12 IOPort MuxedQCount 1 MuxQ-B (In)
10 13 IOPort MuxedQCount 1 MuxQ-IDX (In)
11 14 IOPort MuxedQCount 2 MuxQ-A (In)
12 15 IOPort MuxedQCount 2 MuxQ-B (In)
13 16 IOPort MuxedQCount 2 MuxQ-IDX (In)

IO Connections for P2
Pin# I/O Pri. func Sec. func Chan Pin func Pin Dir

1 17 IOPort StepGen 0 Dir/Table2 (Out)
14 18 IOPort StepGen 0 Step/Table1 (Out)
2 19 IOPort StepGen 1 Dir/Table2 (Out)
15 20 IOPort StepGen 1 Step/Table1 (Out)
3 21 IOPort StepGen 2 Dir/Table2 (Out)
16 22 IOPort StepGen 2 Step/Table1 (Out)
4 23 IOPort StepGen 3 Dir/Table2 (Out)
17 24 IOPort StepGen 3 Step/Table1 (Out)
5 25 IOPort StepGen 4 Dir/Table2 (Out)
6 26 IOPort StepGen 4 Step/Table1 (Out)
7 27 IOPort SSerial 0 TXData3 (Out)
8 28 IOPort SSerial 0 RXData3 (In)
9 29 IOPort SSerial 0 TXData4 (Out)
10 30 IOPort SSerial 0 RXData4 (In)
11 31 IOPort MuxedQCount 3 MuxQ-IDX (In)
12 32 IOPort MuxedQCount 3 MuxQ-B (In)
13 33 IOPort MuxedQCount 3 MuxQ-A (In)

hard@hard:~$ ^C
hard@hard:~$