What is the problem?
octoprint-systeminfo-20221123223708.zip (32.7 KB)
Hello All,
I am trying to get OctoPrint running on a FlashForge Creator Max 2 from a windows desktop computer. Ive got Octoprint running fine from what I can tell and all other functions (stuff like webcam and timelapse) seem to work normally except for the connection with the printer. From my understanding octoprint needs some help talking to FlashForge printers so I am using the FlashForge Plugin to try and get it to connect (GitHub - Mrnt/OctoPrint-FlashForge: OctoPrint plugin to support closed source printers from FlashForge, PowerSpec, Dremel). Using this software, it seems that Octoprint can see my printer where it wasn't able to before but now I've run into a permissions problem which is pasted below (hopefully that was ok to do).
Unable to connect to FlashForge printer - permission error.
If you are using OctoPi/Linux add permission to access this device by editing file:
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-octoprint.rules
and adding the line:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2b71", MODE="0666"
You can do this as follows:
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Connect to your OctoPi/Octoprint device using ssh
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Type the following to open a text editor:
sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/99-octoprint.rules
- Add the following line:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2b71", MODE="0666"
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Save the file and close the editor
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Verify the file permissions are set to "rw-r--r--" by typing:
ls -al /etc/udev/rules.d/99-octoprint.rules
- Reboot your system for the rule to take effect.
The main thing I'm having trouble with is that everyone who has ran into this seems to be running on a raspberry pi/Linux and I am trying to run this on Windows 10 desktop rather than a raspberry pi and I'm not really familiar with Linux so I'm not sure what the equivalent actions are if that makes sense. I'm pretty lost as to where or how I can change the permissions/rules in the same way as instructed above. I cant find a folder/file that seems to contain the rules set for Octoprint from where I've installed it but I could just be blind.
So does anyone know where I might find these files or some way to edit these permissions in windows?
Here is another thread of this same issue in case it is helpful
(Flash-forge dreamer (dual extruder) issues connecting! Β· Issue #65 Β· Mrnt/OctoPrint-FlashForge Β· GitHub)
Have you tried running in safe mode?
Yes
Did running in safe mode solve the problem?
No, the output errors were different however as octoprint seemed to not see the serial port at all.
Systeminfo Bundle
You can download this in OctoPrint's System Information dialog ... no bundle, no support!)
Uploaded the Zip file here, hopefully that's ok.
Additional information about your setup
OctoPrint version , OctoPi version, printer, firmware, browser, operating system, ... as much data as possible
I am running on OctoPrint 1.8.6 using Windows 10 and Chrome as the browser. I am not using a PI or any other similar computer, I am trying to get this to function from a desktop computer. The printer in question is the FlashForge Creator Max 2.