Help needed - Unable to jog my CNC mill

I've been away from LinuxCNC for a while. I've been working on other projects. Fired my CNC mill up this weekend but the jog doesn't work and I can't run a program. I thought maybe my parallel port break out board had gone bad but I can move each axis using the "test this axis" feature in the setup wizard. I have a very simple home made machine with only and Estop and no limit switches. Could someone please refresh my memory on some troubleshooting ideas? 

Thanks

Mike 

-If it is a gantry machine with 2 motors on the same axis and 2 switches, it will not jog before homing
-check if the connectors are fully seated, parallel ports tend to seat crooked sometimes
-Does LinuxCNC get out of E-stop and can it be enabled
-do the drives have enable inputs wired
-check the power supply, might reset when drives get enabled and if yes, change the PS as it means the capacitors got dry and failed, do not use
-does the keyboard have arrow keys and are you using those to jog
-check the "Gremlin" the black preview where the parts are drawn, in front of DRO is there any sign
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- It's a gantry machine with a single motor on each axis
- All the connectors are good
- The E-stop turns off and on in LinuxCNC
- Drives are all wired correctly
- Power supply is good
- Yes, I am using the keyboard to try and jog (arrow keys and page up/down) I have also tried the UI buttons (QTdragon UI)
- The preview screen is moving with my keyboard inputs. So LinuxCNC seems to 'think' it is moving.
- I will investigate more this weekend.

If I can move the axis with the arrow buttons under the 'Test this axis' button of the Stepconf setup (which I can) shouldn't they move within Qtdragon?

I have not limit switches set up in the configuration or wired to the breakout board but it seems as if LinuxCNC 'thinks' I'm past a limit and won't let me move.

Make a new config and make sure NOT to check the line where the mouse pointer is.