Mesa 7i97 setup problem

Hello,

I have a Mesa 7i97 connected to my Linux PC with Debian 9.12 running LinuxCNC 2.7.15.

I was already able establish a connection and read out the card with: The board is set to 192.168.1.121 and as I just mentioned, no problems connecting to the card.

I created a new machine configuration using the following HAL and INI files.


When I try to start LinuxCNC with this configuration nothing happens. The boot window appears for a couple of seconds but nothing happens afterwards.
Does somebody know how I can solve this problem?

The best way to diagnose start-up issues with uspace LinuxCNC versions is to
launch LinuxCNC from the command line as any errors will be logged there..

I believe that the 7i97 board requires either Linuxcnc 2.8 or Master. That card requires newer versions of the Mesa drivers, and your test config is also made for those versions (they will not work on 2.7.) You will need to upgrade your version of Linuxcnc. The easiest way is usually to change or add repositories pointing to the newer version on Buildbot.

Thank you so far! I updated to Linuxcnc 2.8 and it seems to recognize the 7i97.
Unfortunately I still can't get it to run, the debug file intofrmation states the following:

Note: Using POSIX realtime
hm2: Firmware contains unknown function (gtag-30)
Could not open command file 'shutdown.hal'
3879
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components
Note: Using POSIX realtime

I guess it has something to do with the unknown function?

The ini file is pointing to a "shutdown.hal" file, but it is not in you config folder.
Most probably can be safely removed from the ini or crate an empty file with that name and extension in the config folder you are trying to launch.

The "hm2: Firmware contains unknown function (gtag-30)" is a warning and will
not stop linuxCNC from starting. tommylight is correct that the actual startup error is
the missing hal file, but for full functionality a 7I97 needs LinuxCNC 2.9

Can you tell me if 7i97 is supported in pncconf in LCNC 2.9.

bokito wrote: Can you tell me if 7i97 is supported in pncconf in LCNC 2.9.

No it is not, but it is !
There is no 7i97 in Pncconf, but there is 7i92 with 7i77, and that is basically the same thing, so create a config with those cards selected and save, open the ini file and change the name of the card, save.
Beware, for that to work, you have to select as in the screenshot on the second page of Pncconf

Hi tommylight,
I'm trying to setup 7i97 using pncconf and when I reach the mesa card configuration page 'MESA 0' I do not see an option for a single 7i77, only 7i77_7i76 is available. As per my understanding and your comments above mesa 7i97 is equivalent to 7i92+ one 7i77. So which Firmware option should I select? i have attached a picture for your reference.

7i77x2 with ON (should be ONE ) 7i77