Yep that's much better
Afaik the GPX plugin doesn't work with the auto detect option - so you have to select a port.
If that's the full dmesg output then the printer wasn't detected as a serial device.
I'm not quite sure what to do about that.. Maybe there is some setting in the display menu that changes the usb behavior?
There are some other Flashforge printers which don't appear as serial device and there is a plugin for them
But according to its compatibility list you should use GPX plugin.
Printer Compatibility
Shows current state of printer Compatibility for core OctoPrint functionality and will be updated as users provide feedback.
OK, tried that Flashforge plugin and got an "unknown device, port 1:3" in the serial port drop down. I set baud rate to 115200 and it tries to connect, but then disconnects immediately.
Changing monitoring state from "Offline" to "Opening serial connection"
Changing monitoring state from "Opening serial connection" to "Error: Connection error, see Terminal tab"
Changing monitoring state from "Error: Connection error, see Terminal tab" to "Offline (Error: Connection error, see Terminal tab)"
Unexpected error while connecting to serial port unknown device, port:1:3, baudrate 115200 from hook GPX: FileNotFoundError: '[Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'unknown device, port:1:3'' @ comm.py:_open_serial:3670
Here's some new logs to see if you can tell anything else that might help. octo.zip (45.5 KB)
I’ve got it working, but I sill need to tweak the settings a little, as I’ve had a few failed prints. I’ve put some instructions together for you here. The problem you’re seeing is because you need to SSH on and allow some permissions, then you should be good.
hi @rswwio thanks so much for this. i have trawled the internet so hard and many have tried and failed. i am going to have a go at setting it up today. i am an absolute novice, but looks straight forward. i have never used putty before tho.
slightly on a tangent but what slicer do you use with octoprint?
You're welcome. Putty is straight forward, so don't worry.
I just use FlashPrint at the moment, but I am currently looking for something else. I have noticed that dual prints via OctoPrint do not work. The extruders both heat up, but only one prints. Could be a setting, but I haven't found it yet. So I still use the SD card for dual prints.
hello, @rswwio
...sorry to be annoying. I have got to the part where i am getting the error message on the home screen. just before you use Putty i am using a windows computer tho not linux this wont work for me will it?
I have downloaded putty anyway on MS. I cant login tho...i put the ip of the octoprint in. put my login in name and press enter. then i cant type a password? any ideas?
i am using rasberry pi 3 with octoprint flashed directly onto sd
i am using windows 10 and ip address to access it
If you just concentrate on the below highlighed items, you connect to the Pi first, from your Windows machine, and then you authenicate in the terminal windows after you are connected:
After you're connected the username and password are: pi / raspberry
The dual-extruder settings work if slicing with Cura (there's a profile on github for this printer - if I can find it again from when I got mine working) and the gpx plugin for gcode -> gpx translation.
It's one of these forks
The one I have shows Feb 14, 2020
This version supports both single and dual extrusion. Dual extrusion requires Cura 4.5 BETA or higher. It may work with 4.4.1 but there is a bug that may result in choosing incorrect tool for the skirt/brim/raft. It was fixed in Cura 4.5-beta.
