For a new to duet 3 user the guides to updating firmware are very confusing. I start here https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Getting_Started_With_Duet_3 and scroll down to "updating Duet 3 firmware which then tells me to go here https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Installing_and_Updating_Firmware#Section_Usual_procedure if using an attached rpi . Here is where it starts getting fuzzy, everything on this page references the Duet 2. It talks about the do's and don'ts if you have this or that firmware. None of which is relevant to me since I have a Duet 3.
It then tells me to go to the general tab on the settings page in dwc. I go there where I'm told to press the upload files button, the problem is there is no upload files button on the general tab, there is an upload and start button which I'm pretty sure is for uploading a gcode file. There are then alternative methods to update firmware, but I'm thinking if what should be the simplest and easiest way to update is this complicated what will those other ways be like? The same goes for updating dwc, its confusing.
Hey I feel like a new user to a platform has an obligation to read all of the documentation to educate themselves which will lead them to the solution they are looking for. But I also feel that a manufacturer should write well written guides which address only the product in question and are easy to understand. I've looked for a good video on updating firmware on the Duet 3 but so far have not found one.
I don't mind asking a question on a forum now and then, that's what forums are for but well written documentation would eliminate many of these questions. Rant off, just frustrated.

You sound much more interested in convincing everyone that "you did the right thing" in reverting to RRF2, than in fixing the issue you ran into.

Maybe it's a bug. But, more likely, it is a mistake that you made.

Instead of telling us how everything you did was perfect, like Trump; post both config files and stop snapping at everyone who is spending their time trying to help you.

Why must we get political?? This is the Duet forum not facebook.

Was able to get the temperature to display by editing the config.g file directly and rebooting.

Thanks, those 6 steps seems to have fixed it. going to stop for tonight while I'm ahead. Thanks again.

Ok, ran the above line and got what you did only twice, ran it twice just to be sure.

{e.exports=JSON.parse('{"a":"2.0.7"}')}
{e.exports=JSON.parse('{"a":"2.0.7"}')}

It was all red like yours, so I don't understand why 2.0.7 is reverting back to 2.0.4 and should I even really care that it's not sticking. I suspect that I should because there may come a time when it will be necessary to update dwc to take advantage of additional features and or bug fixes.
And everyone thanks for helping me out, I'll get it, it may take awhile.

Got to take about 1 hour break, Downs syndrome son requires we play games on Saturday night.

I saw that, going to take a 3d printer break for a few days, honey do's are piling up, will update after their done.

Would it be possible for DWC to display printer hours, kinda like an odometer for our printers?

There was a post somewhere in this thread where someone made a macro to control Duetlapse, How would that be done, the start script is the macro?

Edit, wasn't a macro was a desktop entry.

Ok, success finally, installed winscp, xfered the jpg's and videos to the pc, pictures look good and video's play to. There will be dancing in the streets I tell ya, thanks you guys.

@arhi said in DuetLapse available for Alpha testing:

samba is simplest way IMHO

winscp works great too, especially if you want to access temp directory directly

those ffmpeg parameters normally work, did you check if the images are ok? If the images are not ok then ffmpeg can't create the video. Copy the images to the PC and check them out if they are ok.

All of the images look good. How do I copy them to the pc, copy and paste doesn't work. I haven't installed Samba yet, is that the only way?

Downloaded vlc to Duet pi but when I playback the video is blank, the vlc hazard cone stays on the screen. Is there a setting in ffmpeg that needs to be changed?
Is there a better/simpler way to transfer files from pi to pc than samba?

I started over from scratch with the latest Duet image, burnt it to a sd card, did all of the updates, reinstalled all of my .g files and macros. I then reinstalled Duet lapse only this time I installed all of the corequisite items first and then all of the other files. It had an error at first, rebooted and now it seems to be working as it should. The jpg's are in temp, when the print is finished I'll try vlc for a movie. Wheew!

I looked at them on the pi and they look good.

I c&p "ffmpeg -r 12 -i /tmp/DuetLapse/IMG%08d.jpeg -vcodec libx264 -y -v 8 finalvideo.mp4"
into terminal, Now I have finalvideo.mp4 in /home/pi. But it's still the same, when I play it on the pi with vlc the video is blank.
Is it possible to export the video to windows and try it there?

Thanks, just enter as you posted on the command line?

All of the stills are in the temp directory and look good on my standalone pi. How does one reassemble the stills into a video?

Also on my Duet pi I'm still getting this,

Python Library Module 'numpy' is required.
Obtain via 'sudo python3 -m pip install numpy'
Obtain pip via 'sudo apt install python-pip'

When I run #2 I get,

/usr/bin/python3: No module named pip

When I run #3 I get

python-pip is already the newest version (18.1-5+rpt1).

Seems like I'm very close to it working but not there yet.

I ran a small 30 layer print, played the file with vlc player and its just a blank screen. Of the three files only "sudo apt-get install libatlas-base-dev" was not present on the pi but I still get a blank screen. Are any of the 4 usb ports ok to use or just a specific one?