X-axis crashing, help! [solved]

good people of the forums,

i bought a replikeo printer, all looked well. putting it together was easy enough but now i have a problem running it.
when i try to home the X-axis, the printer hits the endstop and just keeps running. pronterface registers the endstop and when i use M119 the endstop registers as well.
can anyone help?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2016 05:21AM by spaceman874.

You probably have your directions and endstops all muddled up.

If your endstop is on the left its a min endstop and must be configured that way
If your endstop is on the right it is a max endstop and must be configured that way

Direction of travel, the head moves right for +X moves and the head moves left for -X moves

Now depending on your electronics you may have different plugs for min and max endstops
The firmware also need to match this, eg in marlin

// Sets direction of endstops when homing; 1=MAX, -1=MIN
// :[-1,1]
#define X_HOME_DIR -1

also in regards to direction of movement, fine the line
#define INVERT_X_DIR

If its false make it true or if its true make it false
(Or if the stepper plug allows, you can turn the plug over 180 degrees, NB never unplug steppers while the power is on)

You have to make it match your hardware

damn, that's the last time i blindly follow a manufacturers guide, they told me to plug the x endstop in the min port on the board. switchit it to the max helped.
thank you so very much!!