root@darkstar:/big/src/linuxcnc/src# linuxcnc LINUXCNC - 2.6.0~pre Machine configuration directory is '/usr/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/Sherline4Axis' Machine configuration file is 'Sherline4Axis_inch.ini' Starting LinuxCNC... io started halcmd loadusr io started config string '0x0378' PARPORT: ERROR: cant find port 888 (0x378) hal_parport: rtapi_app_main: -19 standard_pinout.hal:5: /usr/bin/rtapi_app exited without becoming ready standard_pinout.hal:5: insmod failed, returned -1 Shutting down and cleaning up LinuxCNC... Cleanup done LinuxCNC terminated with an error. You can find more information in the log: /root/linuxcnc_debug.txt and /root/linuxcnc_print.txt as well as in the output of the shell command 'dmesg' and in the terminal root@darkstar:/big/src/linuxcnc/src# root@darkstar:/big/src/linuxcnc/src# cat /root/linuxcnc_debug.txt Can not find -sec MOT -var MOT -num 1 Can not find -sec IO -var IO -num 1 Can not find -sec LINUXCNC -var NML_FILE -num 1 Can not find -sec EMC -var NML_FILE -num 1 root@darkstar:/big/src/linuxcnc/src# cat /root/linuxcnc_print.txt RUN_IN_PLACE=no LINUXCNC_DIR= LINUXCNC_BIN_DIR=/usr/bin LINUXCNC_TCL_DIR=/usr/lib/tcltk/linuxcnc LINUXCNC_SCRIPT_DIR= LINUXCNC_RTLIB_DIR=/usr/lib/linuxcnc/modules LINUXCNC_CONFIG_DIR= LINUXCNC_LANG_DIR=/usr/share/linuxcnc/tcl/msgs INIVAR=inivar HALCMD=halcmd LINUXCNC_EMCSH=/usr/bin/wish8.5 INIFILE=/usr/doc/linuxcnc/examples/sample-configs/Sherline4Axis/Sherline4Axis_inch.ini PARAMETER_FILE=stepper.var TASK=milltask HALUI= DISPLAY=axis Starting LinuxCNC server program: linuxcncsvr Loading Real Time OS, RTAPI, and HAL_LIB modules Starting LinuxCNC IO program: io Killing task linuxcncsvr, PID=8046 Removing HAL_LIB, RTAPI, and Real Time OS modules Removing NML shared memory segments root@darkstar:/big/src/linuxcnc/src# 8046 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND Stopping realtime threads Unloading hal components root@darkstar:/big/src/linuxcnc/src#