Re: tkbackplot - no output

[Paul <paul.corner-at-tesco.net>]

Hi Jack

It sounds like your clock has changed and is now returning a time/date 
earlier than when you did the install.
Doing a "touch /etc/conf.moudules" should fix that little problem.

On to the 3D backplotter in the scripts menu - There is a short note in the 
source code that explains what needs to be done to use it...
This program needs to be moved to the emc/plat/nonrealtime/bin directory and 
renamed tkbackplot - It replaces an existing file of that name and will cause 
tkemc to be slower in starting. Later BDI releases do not have this file 
included.

The online handbook at www.linuxcnc.org has several FAQs answered in response 
to the original 2.04 BDI.

Regards, Paul.


On Thursday 27 December 2001 7:16 pm, Jack Ensor wrote:
> I first should mention that I am in the process of learning EMC.
>
> I am trying to get tkbackplot to work.  I have a BDI ver 2.04 install
> and have not modified any of the files (at least that I am aware
> of).  I do:
>
> ./run.sim         from within /usr/local/emc
>
> as it comes up it gives the message:
>
> Note: /etc/conf.modules is more recent than
> /lib/modules/2.2.18-rt13.0/modules.dep
>
> It does this seven times.  Is this normal?  Does this mean that I
> should remove
> /lib/modules/2.2.18-rt13.0/modules.dep?

> I then select 3dtest.ngc
> Then I select tkbackplot from the scripts menu.
> The tkbackplot window appears.
> I then hit  r  and the program starts running.  I note the positions
> are changing.  I can pause and step the program and continue okay.

> In the tkbackplot window nothing appears.  I've searched the
> documentation for a solution and haven't found anything that helps.
>
> Any suggestions to get it working?