LinuxCNC not connecting to 7i96S on 2.9.1

$ sudo dpkg --purge raspi-firmware

raspi?!

after rebooting still has same error code launching linux cnc of "currently unavailable"

I purchased a HP EliteDesk 800 65W G2
i5-6500T at 3.1GHz and 8gb ram
arriving saturday. I think this machine is problematic with having high ping and becoming too much of a hassle to fix. Though it is intriguing why linuxcnc is not connecting even though connection with mesa works fine being able to bring up its pins/board info.

im also confused about that. Is that a random error or could I have mixed up my linuxcnc OS with the raspberry pi version? I ran "sudo dpkg --purge raspi-firmware" and still doesnt launch.

Geez. One of those Purge World, Reboot Universe, and reinstall everything if you ask me. Hardware looks okay to me, machine's a machine!!

r8168 is notorious for being naughty though. Some in team lcnc claim having better luck with the r8168-dkms latency-wise. 

Don't give up man. Give it a second chance. 

 

While installing Linuxcnc 2.8.2 I came across this error (attached photo) while installing the os. Should I ignore or install the following files first before continuing? Or install afterwards 

Afterwards. Given you can boot up without, should be okay. 
wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi