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Mach3 under Vista / Re: strange case of mach3 lockup...w/ win7

« on: September 15, 2011, 07:51:23 PM »

FIrst thing I would DO is turn OFF all plugins and ANY macro code running(macropump,etc) Get the machine BACK to basic MACH3. ALSO make sure you have turned off the watchdog. It has been KNOWN to cause random problems.

THEN do the testing with the basic MACH3. I think ONE of the IMPROVEMENTS is causing the problem as it RAN FINE for a long time then failed after an improvement??

IF all goes well with the basic Mach3 then add on the improvments 1 at a time until you find the culpret.

Personally I would DUMP teh Win7 and go with either XP or W2K. THOSE were the OS Mach3 was designed around. If it aint broke don't fix it(;-)

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gerber files to G Code

« on: September 15, 2011, 07:39:10 PM »

SOrry but Mach ONLY understands Gcode. You can convert it from Gerber to Gcode  then RUN it in Mach3.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: strange case of mach3 lockup...w/ win7

« on: September 15, 2011, 05:04:15 PM »

Goto Config and on the RH side turn ON debug this run. The error file is in the mach3 dir "LastErrors.txt"

Then run it until it stops then check down throught the file. IT WILL be a large one as it collects a TON of data.

(;-) TP

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: strange case of mach3 lockup...w/ win7

« on: September 15, 2011, 04:55:47 PM »

OK now you are gettin confusing,

""another computer runs the part .. but has only 1 parallel port and is  different o/s.."" What does that mean???

SO it fails ON the bench?  I would try another completly differrent computer. What Processor/speed/mem are you running? Win7 32bit? 

Running off the LPT or a PLUGIN to another device??

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: tooltable trouble

« on: September 15, 2011, 04:37:45 PM »

Ron further testing  shows even IF you remove the tool table from mach it will STILL bring up an empty window in the NFW.

(;-) TP

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: strange case of mach3 lockup...w/ win7

« on: September 15, 2011, 04:02:44 PM »

IF it was test run ON THE BENCH and still failed??

What do you consider LARGE file?  

Do you have the Mach watchdog turned on?? IF so turn it OFF.

Do you ever get any MACH error messages???

Have you looked into the machdebug log to see IF anything shwed up there that may be a hint?

Do you have another complete Computer to try?

IF it was running ok THEN started to act up I would suspect the puter first.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

(;-) TP

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: tooltable trouble

« on: September 15, 2011, 02:45:02 PM »

Ron Version R3.043.038 is working fine here.

(;-) TP

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: tooltable trouble

« on: September 15, 2011, 02:00:36 AM »

I see you have the Ajax plugin??  I would almost bet the Directory that the NF button is pointing to get the tool table is no longer there(;-)

Just a thought, (;-)

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 Gcode Manual

« on: September 15, 2011, 01:55:07 AM »

Another bedside reader for your enjoyment.

(;-) TP

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Mach3 under Vista / Re: strange case of mach3 lockup...w/ win7

« on: September 14, 2011, 11:31:01 PM »

Try turning off the network, not just unpluging it.

Also one of the failure notices you post indicates you may have a HD going south

"and came back with the no boot device found... error...  "       that means it found NO HD to boot from on the restart.

Just a thought, (;-) TP