Tried a fresh install from scratch and running in to an error during ethercat installation.
- LCNC ISO installed ok
- Updated realtek NIC driver OK - latency and network speed good, no issues.
- Followed first post in this thread, removed iGh repo
- Updated ethercat.conf via geany with MAC address of port (enp2S0)
got a failure starting start ethercat.service:
Code:
sudo systemctl enable ethercat.service
Synchronizing state of ethercat.service with SysV service script with /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable ethercat
mill@mill:~$ sudo systemctl start ethercat.service
Job for ethercat.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status ethercat.service" and "journalctl -xeu ethercat.service" for details.
mill@mill:~$ systemctl status ethercat.service
× ethercat.service - EtherCAT Master Kernel Modules
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ethercat.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2026-06-20 14:38:57 EDT; 26s ago
Invocation: 1f3d48bc0cb741a787b3ce8d8d781907
Process: 2624 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ethercatctl start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 2624 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Mem peak: 2M
CPU: 43ms
mill@mill:~$ journalctl -xeu ethercat.service
Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
Users in groups 'adm', 'systemd-journal' can see all messages.
Pass -q to turn off this notice.
Can anyone interpret the error and help me with a path forward?
