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I've been keeping an eye on a kickstarter ethernet conversion kit for the Bambu X1. I suspect the major issue with any third party/development software will have serious problems with the convoluted networking nonsense this machine demands. I might go that way myself because getting it to work locally with WiFi and/or sneakernet (USB sticks) is deliberately difficult if you ask me. I have hardly been using mine because I refuse to get boxed in.
How that relates to any Linux integration, I don't know but having a good solid local ethernet connection would be a godsend.
As a side note, the last update (a few months back) would forbid your machine from easily being able to upgrade with third party accessories. Bit like the old days when you needed early versions of firmware or you could never jailbreak your <device>. They did get into a bit of hot water over it because clearly they are attempting to sandbox the system so you can only use officially supported Bambu stuff.
How that relates to any Linux integration, I don't know but having a good solid local ethernet connection would be a godsend.
As a side note, the last update (a few months back) would forbid your machine from easily being able to upgrade with third party accessories. Bit like the old days when you needed early versions of firmware or you could never jailbreak your <device>. They did get into a bit of hot water over it because clearly they are attempting to sandbox the system so you can only use officially supported Bambu stuff.
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I’ve had a Bambu a1 mini since my birthday in June and i only have a laptop computer that runs on Ubuntu. I’m no Linux buff or anything but windows is expensive and I’ve never needed anything other than simple word processing and spreadsheet stuff. (Rota for which days to wear my underpants. That sort of mundane stuff.) Oh and I have used it for onshape cad before once upon a time but that’s in browser.
So bearing that in mind I find Bambu studio works just fine. But installing it involved a very steep learning curve. Largely because the first method of installation I used was the wrong one! Something about creating an ‘app image’ file. Lots of Sudo this and sudo that, but I did manage to install it that way and it worked without any usability issues.
My laptop really struggles post slice so I decided to try and work out the specs of it and installed some software to show performance and did that wrong and killed my Ubuntu install!
Anyway after reinstalling 14 versions behind and subsequently spending two evenings updating back to the current version (did that wrong too!).
I installed Bambu studio using the alternative app portal (can’t remember what it’s called) and it’s worked ever since!
Basically it seems like Ubuntu is geared much more towards the modern find app download app use app way of doing things. I’m sure if you are good at computers and love all the tippy tappy you can do all sorts with it but for everyday people installing things without breaking stuff and losing your files is simple. Obviously not simple enough to stop me breaking stuff and losing everything but simple none the less!
So bearing that in mind I find Bambu studio works just fine. But installing it involved a very steep learning curve. Largely because the first method of installation I used was the wrong one! Something about creating an ‘app image’ file. Lots of Sudo this and sudo that, but I did manage to install it that way and it worked without any usability issues.
My laptop really struggles post slice so I decided to try and work out the specs of it and installed some software to show performance and did that wrong and killed my Ubuntu install!
Anyway after reinstalling 14 versions behind and subsequently spending two evenings updating back to the current version (did that wrong too!).
I installed Bambu studio using the alternative app portal (can’t remember what it’s called) and it’s worked ever since!
Basically it seems like Ubuntu is geared much more towards the modern find app download app use app way of doing things. I’m sure if you are good at computers and love all the tippy tappy you can do all sorts with it but for everyday people installing things without breaking stuff and losing your files is simple. Obviously not simple enough to stop me breaking stuff and losing everything but simple none the less!
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Sorry Cheb I realise my long post is quite light on practical info. If there’s anything particular you want to know please say…
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Thanks for info, it's all useful. I've not done the printer software upgrade, I was warned off it for the stated reasons. I suppose that's my main reason for asking.
I haven't designed anything myself yet, it's all come from thingiverse et al.
My timescale for dealing with this is relaxed so plenty of thinking time
I haven't designed anything myself yet, it's all come from thingiverse et al.
My timescale for dealing with this is relaxed so plenty of thinking time
