@Phaedrux said in Duet 3 Extruder control disabled:
Thanks for the feedback. I think you chose the hardest path possible to update unfortunately.
I just followed what the documentation said to do, didn't know that was an option.
@droftarts said in Duet 3 Extruder control disabled:
@Phaedrux I said https://forum.duet3d.com/post/171768:
You should be able to upload the Duet2and3Firmware-3.1.1.zip
file in DWC from https://github.com/Duet3D/RepRapFirmware/releases/tag/3.1.1 to update firmware and DWC at the same time.
Not sure why @Ralms took the Bossa route!
Ian
When I searched for how to update the firmware I got to here:
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Installing_and_Updating_Firmware
Which mentioned right at the start "The Duet 3 stand-alone process is similar; the Duet 3 + Pi process is quite different. See Getting Started with Duet 3 for more information."
So I followed the link "Getting Started with Duet 3" which sent me to:
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Getting_Started_With_Duet_3#Section_Updating_Duet_3_main_board_firmware
Where mentions 3 ways:
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"Raspberry Pi SBC" - Don't have one right now, doing standalone.
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"Use Duet Web Control" as usual - When checking that link, mentioned about going to Settings, then General Tab, and upload the files.
Neither on DWC 2 or 3 this matches the real options on my board.
First there are no tabs, just the menu on the left.
And in "Settings -> General" there is no upload button.
As I was in the version 2.1, I assumed it was something new on Version 3, so this wouldn't work for me.
I do see now the note of "(For DWC2, go to the system page)", but these shouldn't be layed out like this.
Instead should be DWC1 + Steps
Then DWC 2 or 3 + steps.
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"As a 'fallback' recovery, update firmware via BOSSA on USB" - This was the last and only option that fits my scenario, that is why I took it.
This is mainly the reason on my criticism with the documentation.
Although I'm fairly handy with PCs and electronics, getting a Duet board for the first time is still scary at first due to being an expensive part considering the average Chinese printer price or even something like a Prusa Mini, as such I didn't want to make any mistakes.
The fact that the documentation is so fragmented resulted on a lot of questions. For example almost all docs about Update firmware clearly mentions on the start to be for "Duet 2 WiFi, Ethernet and Maestro", so as a user I was like: So where is Duet 3?
Like I've recommended, I would be to try centralize everything that is possible, such as Microsoft does with their docs.microsoft.com.
Windows articles will say on the top: Applies to X, Y and Z Windows.
Then any particularity is mentioned as a note or as sections on that document, but that topic is all in the same place.