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    jay_s_uk @Blacksheep99
    last edited by 3 Oct 2022, 09:31

    @blacksheep99 you shouldn't be using a zip with bossa anyway, just the bin file

    Owns various duet boards and is the main wiki maintainer for the Teamgloomy LPC/STM32 port of RRF. Assume I'm running whatever the latest beta/stable build is

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      Blacksheep99 @jay_s_uk
      last edited by 3 Oct 2022, 09:33

      @jay_s_uk Sorry, I kinda did a thread hijack. I was trying to update via DWC. I was on a 3.4.1rc and wanted to update to 3.4.2

      It was just incredibly frustrating yesterday trying to get it to work.

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        droftarts administrators @Blacksheep99
        last edited by 3 Oct 2022, 10:33

        @blacksheep99 Do you mean when you downloaded the zip file from Github it automatically extracted it? That's a browser setting. If you're using Safari, from the menus select Safari > Preferences, and untick the 'Open "safe" files after downloading' on the General tab. Zip files will then not automatically extract. Other browsers have this 'feature' optionally set in preferences, too.

        When you upload the zip to DWC, it should extract it during upload. Make sure your DWC and RRF version match.

        Ian

        Bed-slinger - Mini5+ WiFi/1LC | RRP Fisher v1 - D2 WiFi | Polargraph - D2 WiFi | TronXY X5S - 6HC/Roto | CNC router - 6HC | Tractus3D T1250 - D2 Eth

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          Blacksheep99 @droftarts
          last edited by 3 Oct 2022, 10:51

          @droftarts No, I found that setting. Now I think about it though I had already downloaded the file so changing it afterwards makes no sense. I needed to download the file again..... Sometimes looking at things with fresh eyes help! thanks

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            CrazyCreator @droftarts
            last edited by 3 Oct 2022, 12:26

            @droftarts said in Flashing firmware on Mac OS X:

            @blacksheep99 Do you mean when you downloaded the zip file from Github it automatically extracted it? That's a browser setting. If you're using Safari, from the menus select Safari > Preferences, and untick the 'Open "safe" files after downloading' on the General tab. Zip files will then not automatically extract. Other browsers have this 'feature' optionally set in preferences, too.

            or go in the waste box and drag&drop to desktop

            http://www.crazycreatorcube.com

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              Dizzwold @droftarts
              last edited by 17 Oct 2022, 19:05

              @droftarts @Phaedrux @dc42

              Hi Guy's,

              Not sure if I can ask this here, but can I ask how I can update the toolboard?

              I've read that I need to upload Duet3Firmware_TOOL1LC.bin to the firmware folder on the sd card in my Pi4. But how do I do that?

              Here's my current setup and running on Raspberry Pi4 in SBC mode;
              17/10/2022, 19:56:20 m115 b121 Board TOOL1LC firmware 3.1.0 (2020-05-15b1)
              17/10/2022, 19:55:51 m115 s121 FIRMWARE_NAME: RepRapFirmware for Duet 3 MB6HC FIRMWARE_VERSION: 3.4.2 ELECTRONICS: Duet 3 MB6HC v1.01 FIRMWARE_DATE: 2022-09-13 15:17:43

              I'd be grateful for your advice.

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                Phaedrux Moderator @Dizzwold
                last edited by Phaedrux 17 Oct 2022, 19:08

                @Dizzwold said in Flashing firmware on Mac OS X:

                But how do I do that?

                If you're using the Pi, you should first try sudo apt update and sudo apt upgrade. If that doesn't work to update the toolboard you can send M997 B# where # is the canbus address of the toolboard to flash it using the bin file already on the system.

                If that fails to work, you can upload that bin file to the system tab in DWC.

                Otherwise, best to start another thread as this doesn't really have anything to do with flashing firmware on Mac OSX anymore.

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                  Dizzwold @Phaedrux
                  last edited by Dizzwold 25 Oct 2022, 16:07

                  @Phaedrux @dc42 @droftarts

                  Because of constant network errors while running G29, I've been advised to get rid of the RPI SBC, backup all my sys files and download and extract the Duet firmware for my 6HC.

                  How do I extract the Duet3Firmware_MB6HC to a www folder on an sd card inserted in to my mac computer?

                  Etcher states Missing partition table and not bootable.
                  Mac Unarchiver cannot extract the contents.
                  Archive Uttility app converts it to .bin.cpgz

                  Any ideas?

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                    droftarts administrators @Dizzwold
                    last edited by 25 Oct 2022, 19:26

                    @Dizzwold for SD card setup in standalone mode, see https://docs.duet3d.com/en/User_manual/RepRapFirmware/SD_card

                    The DWC files go in the /www folder, not the firmware files. You will need to get the DuetWebControl-SD.zip from the same release as the firmware you are running. Latest v3.4.4: https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases/download/3.4.4/DuetWebControl-SD.zip
                    Unzip this and copy it to the www folder on the SD card.

                    The firmware binary files go in the /firmware folder. However, so long as you haven’t deleted the firmware from the 6HC, you don’t need them. The Duet runs the same firmware for standalone and SBC, so you shouldn’t need to update the firmware to get it working. Indeed, if you have a Mac, DON’T erase the firmware; flashing firmware on 6HC using bossac on Mac is currently not working. Though you can use an RPi to do it.

                    Your config files go in the /sys folder.

                    Once all is in place, follow the Getting connected guide if you can’t automatically connect: https://docs.duet3d.com/en/How_to_guides/Getting_connected/Getting_connected_to_your_Duet

                    Any further problems, please start a new thread, as this thread is more aimed at firmware flashing on Mac.

                    Ian

                    Bed-slinger - Mini5+ WiFi/1LC | RRP Fisher v1 - D2 WiFi | Polargraph - D2 WiFi | TronXY X5S - 6HC/Roto | CNC router - 6HC | Tractus3D T1250 - D2 Eth

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                      droftarts administrators
                      last edited by 25 May 2024, 23:21

                      Update to flashing Duet firmware on macOS:

                      I successfully flashed a couple of 6HC boards by installing VMware Fusion, then Windows 11 ARM 64-bit ARM, installing the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributible ARM version (or Bossa complains about a missing dll), then installing the Duet version of Bossa (bossac command line version also worked). This was tested on an M2 MacBook Pro, running macOS Sonoma 14.5. I couldn't install the Duet device drivers, but YAT and Bossa worked fine anyway. If you have an Intel Mac, I suspect installing VMware Fusion and Windows 11 x64 version (and maybe the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributible), and running the Duet version of Bossa will also work.

                      I've added the above to the first post.

                      Ian

                      Bed-slinger - Mini5+ WiFi/1LC | RRP Fisher v1 - D2 WiFi | Polargraph - D2 WiFi | TronXY X5S - 6HC/Roto | CNC router - 6HC | Tractus3D T1250 - D2 Eth

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