Startup error with EMC2

Hi,

Let me first say that I am completely new to the world of Linux/Ubuntu, so please understand that I am unfamiliar with the terminology. My experience has always been with Windows programs, so moving over to a Linux program is a new experience.

Due to the raves reviews on EMC2, I recently downloaded the livecd version of Ubuntu/EMC2 and loaded it on to my computer. I went through the Stepcon wizard and setup my CNC Mill. I was able to operate my XYZ axis in Stepcon and do some motor tuning, so I know that I am communicating with my mill. When I finished Stepcon Wizard I re-booted my system and attempted to open EMC2 and I got the following message.....BTW I am running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid-Lynx...

Print file information:
RUN_IN_PLACE=no
EMC2_DIR=
EMC2_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin
EMC2_TCL_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl
EMC2_SCRIPT_DIR=
EMC2_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/emc2
EMC2_CONFIG_DIR=
EMC2_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/emc/tcl/msgs
INIVAR=inivar
HALCMD=halcmd
EMC2_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5
EMC2 - 2.4.6
Machine configuration directory is '/home/pat/emc2/configs/PMB Mill'
Machine configuration file is 'PMB Mill.ini'
INIFILE=/home/pat/emc2/configs/PMB Mill/PMB Mill.ini
PARAMETER_FILE=emc.var
EMCMOT=motmod
EMCIO=io
TASK=milltask
HALUI=
DISPLAY=axis
NML_FILE=
Starting EMC2...
Starting EMC2 server program: emcsvr
Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules
Starting EMC2 IO program: io
Shutting down and cleaning up EMC2...
Killing task emcsvr, PID=1416
Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules
Removing NML shared memory segments
Cleanup done

Debug file information:
Could not open command file 'PMB'
1416
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
Stopping realtime threads
Unloading hal components

Kernel message information:
[ 41.393922] I-pipe: Domain RTAI registered.
[ 41.393936] RTAI[hal]: <3.8.1> mounted over IPIPE-NOTHREADS 2.6-03.
[ 41.393941] RTAI[hal]: compiled with gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) .
[ 41.393953] RTAI[hal]: mounted (IPIPE-NOTHREADS, IMMEDIATE (INTERNAL IRQs DISPATCHED), ISOL_CPUS_MASK: 0).
[ 41.393958] PIPELINE layers:
[ 41.393963] e4acbe20 9ac15d93 RTAI 200
[ 41.393968] c085cb20 0 Linux 100
[ 41.442544] RTAI[malloc]: global heap size = 2097152 bytes, <BSD>.
[ 41.442733] RTAI[sched]: IMMEDIATE, MP, USER/KERNEL SPACE: <with RTAI OWN KTASKs>, kstacks pool size = 524288 bytes.
[ 41.442743] RTAI[sched]: hard timer type/freq = APIC/6231030(Hz); default timing: periodic; linear timed lists.
[ 41.442749] RTAI[sched]: Linux timer freq = 250 (Hz), TimeBase freq = 1993813000 hz.
[ 41.442754] RTAI[sched]: timer setup = 999 ns, resched latency = 2944 ns.
[ 41.442904] RTAI[usi]: enabled.
[ 41.589608] RTAI[math]: loaded.
[ 42.959019] RTAI[math]: unloaded.
[ 43.063188] SCHED releases registered named ALIEN RTGLBH
[ 43.077323] RTAI[malloc]: unloaded.
[ 43.176025] RTAI[sched]: unloaded (forced hard/soft/hard transitions: traps 0, syscalls 0).
[ 43.183203] I-pipe: Domain RTAI unregistered.
[ 43.183221] RTAI[hal]: unmounted.

Obviously I am doing something wrong, but what, I don't know. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I did run the update manager this morning so I believe that all files are current. I think it downloaded about 300 files and did the update.

My computer is a home built Intel P4, 2 .0 gig, 1 gig ram and I have disabled all the power management crap that usually runs in the background. I did this and it improved my latency numbers to around 22,000.

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

Pat

WOW, that was quick!!! Thank you BigJohnT. I spent the better part of yesterday afternoon and last evening trying to get EMC2 running, all on account of a SPACE. Well, it's going to be a learning experience. Thank you very much.

Pat