Web Control page blank

Xavier

Setting up a new duet 3 in standalone mode for now, however when trying to access the web control page it loads empty.

These are the steps to reproduce:

Took the web control files from the online configurator and unpacked them into the sd card www folder.
Connected the duet 3 to the router via ethernet cable, my router confirmed the ip 192.168.1.66.
Connect to 192.168.1.66 in the latest versions of Firefox, Chrome and IE/Edge just in case, in all cases the tab reads out correctly that it is the duet web control 2 page, however the page itself remains blank.
I tried repeating from step 1 manually taking the latest release from github and replacing the web control files in the www folder.

What could be causing this?

chrishamm

It sounds like you formatted the SD card with a wrong file system. Please make sure it is either FAT or FAT32, that www/index.html.gz is present, and insert the microSD card before you turn on your machine.

Xavier

@chrishamm I did not format the sdcard, it came with the duet already like this and with files on it, it would very strange for formatting to be why right?

chrishamm

The first SD partition is in fact a FAT partition, so you should be able to use it without any changes. Can you try out another SD card just to be sure? If the web interface still doesn't want to load, please attach a computer to it and connect a serial terminal, send M122, and post the output here.

Xavier

OK one step closer! The SD card must have been bad, a new one I tried worked and let me in.I am on firmware 3.0beta12, so I am trying to update the firmware, however whether I do it via DWC or SD card followed by M997 S0 I get an error message telling me that Duet3iap_sd_MB6HC.bin not found. I have scoured the web and can't find this file, the closest thing I find at least by name is what already comes in the release: Duet3_SDiap_MB6HC.bin, I have even tried renaming this to see if the naming convention had changed, it looks like it tricked it into wanting to start but then just threw a generic error and didnn't want to continue.

Any help locating this file? I have tried with RC6 and the first stable release of 3.0

Thanks!

dc42

You can find that file at https://github.com/dc42/RepRapFirmware/releases/tag/3.0beta11. Copy it into /sys on the SD card.

After you have upgraded to 3.0 or later you won't need that file any more, you will need Duet3_SDiap_MB6HC.bin instead next time you upgrade.

Xavier

@dc42 fantastic!! In the morning I will give it a shot and let you know!

Xavier

@Xavier works thanks!