3018 pro 5500mw laser -newly installed limit switches - not starting from home

ok, so i have a 3018 pro with the 5500mw laser, i just added homing switches to it(hard min, soft max) lightburn does not seem to be respecting the home position coordinates(when using user origin or current position) if i do absolute coords, it give me an error:

Grbl 1.1f [’$’ for help]

[MSG:’$H’|’$X’ to unlock]

[MSG:Caution: Unlocked]

ok

<Idle|MPos:-238.688,-175.855,-1.000|FS:0,0|WCO:-7112.000,-4521.200,0.000>

<Idle|MPos:-238.688,-175.855,-1.000|FS:0,0|Ov:100,100,100>

<Idle|MPos:-238.688,-175.855,-1.000|FS:0,0>

ok

Starting stream

Layer C00

ALARM:2

G-code motion target exceeds machine travel. Machine position safely retained. Alarm may be unlocked. (Right-click the ‘Devices’ button to reset the connection)

On or near line 4:

Job halted

Stream completed in 0:00

[MSG:Reset to continue]

ok

Grbl 1.1f [’$’ for help]

[MSG:’$H’|’$X’ to unlock]

[MSG:Caution: Unlocked]

That is saying the machine position is -238x, -175y, and has a workspace offset of -7112x, -4521y.

Clear the workspace offset with G10 L2 P1 X0 Y0 (in the console), but if you homed it, it should have zero’d everything, so it doesn’t look like homing is working yet.

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