New to LinuxCNC - Trying to add a PPort card and get LinuxCNC to start

[TnW]

Linux info below.

Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 7.11 (wheezy)
Release: 7.11
Codename: wheezy

LinuxCNC Info

Axis 2.7.14

.ini info

# Generated by stepconf 1.1 at Wed Nov 30 14:30:16 2016
# If you make changes to this file, they will be
# overwritten when you run stepconf again

[EMC]
MACHINE = SHEETCNC
DEBUG = 0

[DISPLAY]
DISPLAY = axis
EDITOR = gedit
POSITION_OFFSET = RELATIVE
POSITION_FEEDBACK = ACTUAL
ARCDIVISION = 64
GRIDS = 10mm 20mm 50mm 100mm 1in 2in 5in 10in
MAX_FEED_OVERRIDE = 1.2
MIN_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 0.5
MAX_SPINDLE_OVERRIDE = 1.2
DEFAULT_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 20.00
MIN_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 0
MAX_LINEAR_VELOCITY = 200.00
INTRO_GRAPHIC = linuxcnc.gif
INTRO_TIME = 5
PROGRAM_PREFIX = /home/sheetcnc/linuxcnc/nc_files
INCREMENTS = 5mm 1mm .5mm .1mm .05mm .01mm .005mm
PYVCP = custompanel.xml

[FILTER]
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .png,.gif,.jpg Greyscale Depth Image
PROGRAM_EXTENSION = .py Python Script
png = image-to-gcode
gif = image-to-gcode
jpg = image-to-gcode
py = python

[TASK]
TASK = milltask
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010

[RS274NGC]
PARAMETER_FILE = linuxcnc.var

[EMCMOT]
EMCMOT = motmod
COMM_TIMEOUT = 1.0
COMM_WAIT = 0.010
BASE_PERIOD = 54088
SERVO_PERIOD = 1000000

[HAL]
HALUI = halui
HALFILE = SHEETCNC.hal
HALFILE = custom.hal
POSTGUI_HALFILE = custom_postgui.hal

[HALUI]
# add halui MDI commands here (max 64)
MDI_COMMAND = o110 call
MDI_COMMAND = o120 call
MDI_COMMAND = o130 call

[TRAJ]
AXES = 3
COORDINATES = X Y Z
LINEAR_UNITS = mm
ANGULAR_UNITS = degree
CYCLE_TIME = 0.010
DEFAULT_VELOCITY = 20.00
MAX_VELOCITY = 200.00
ARC_BLEND_ENABLE = 1
ARC_BLEND_FALLBACK_ENABLE = 0
ARC_BLEND_OPTIMIZATION_DEPTH = 316
ARC_BLEND_GAP_CYCLES = 40
ARC_BLEND_RAMP_FREQ = 2

[EMCIO]
EMCIO = io
CYCLE_TIME = 0.100
TOOL_TABLE = tool.tbl

[AXIS_0]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MAX_VELOCITY = 200.00
MAX_ACCELERATION = 300.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 450.0
SCALE = 92.4221251174
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 2486.0
BACKLASH = 0.095
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0

[AXIS_1]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MAX_VELOCITY = 200.00
MAX_ACCELERATION = 300.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 450.0
SCALE = 92.4410919142
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
MIN_LIMIT = -0.001
MAX_LIMIT = 1255.0
BACKLASH = 0.095
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0

[AXIS_2]
TYPE = LINEAR
HOME = 0.0
MAX_VELOCITY = 100.0
MAX_ACCELERATION = 3200.0
STEPGEN_MAXACCEL = 4000.0
SCALE = 100.0
FERROR = 1
MIN_FERROR = .25
MIN_LIMIT = -245.0
MAX_LIMIT = 0.001
HOME_OFFSET = 0.0

[Clive S]

where are the hal file files refired to here:

HALFILE = SHEETCNC.hal
HALFILE = custom.hal
POSTGUI_HALFILE = custom_postgui.hal

I see you are posting on the linuxcnc forum as well.

What are the actual problems you have. Pictures of inside the control box might help as well