Mainsail - something different

[TitusADuxass]

So I went in to edit my printer.cfg and see only this:

It's the same for all the other .cfg files.

How do I get back to the details, the only way I can edit the file is via  SSH.

[mvdveer]

56 minutes ago, TitusADuxass said:

How do I get back to the details, the only way I can edit the file is via  SSH.

This has happened to me on a few occasions. Restart mainsail and it should be back to normal again.  Another option is to uninstall mainsail in KIAUH and then re-install if the first doesn't work.

[TitusADuxass]

So the adventure continues.

A restart didn't help.

So I uninstalled it with KIAUH and tried to reinstall mainsail via KIAUH - 

###### Downloading Mainsail from https://github.com/mainsail-crew/mainsail/releases/latest/download/mainsail.zip ...
[ERROR] Download failed! URL error occured: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:1137)>
[ERROR] Downloading Mainsail failed!
[ERROR] <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:1137)>

[TitusADuxass]

So I uploaded my last mainsail.cfg via SSH directly into ~/printer_data/config.

 

It's there but I cannot get mainsail in the browser.

Going to do a complete remove and reinstall via KIAUH.
 

[TitusADuxass]

It's all going titsup.

###### Updating package list...
sudo: unable to execute /usr/bin/apt-get: No such file or directory
 

It's a good job that I have nothing else planned for today.

I going make up a new memory card.

[Calvinx]

And this children is a graphic example why you shouldn't use the P.O.S called Mainsail

[TitusADuxass]

5 minutes ago, Calvinx said:

And this children is a graphic example why you shouldn't use the P.O.S called Mainsail

That's a bit harsh!

What do you use then?

[TitusADuxass]

So, putting in a new memory card didn't help.

However, replacing the pi fixed the issue. This started yesterday (or maybe earlier - you know how the days all blend into one this time of year) - powering up the printer and it wouldn't boot up nor was it visible on the network (via my router), power cycling it 2 or 3 times eventually got it to boot up.

So maybe it had nothing to do with Mainsail, maybe it was a dodgy pi.

But...know I have extremely loud steppers on X & Y.

[Penatr8tor]

33 minutes ago, TitusADuxass said:

That's a bit harsh!

What do you use then?

Probably the POS they call Fluidd or Octoprint

[Penatr8tor]

20 minutes ago, TitusADuxass said:

So maybe it had nothing to do with Mainsail, maybe it was a dodgy pi.

I've had to replace a dodgy Pi or two, so you're not the first.

[PFarm]

4 hours ago, Calvinx said:

And this children is a graphic example why you shouldn't use the P.O.S called Mainsail

I love the detailed explanation! I think the reference is to RRF.

Edited January 5 by PFarm

[NikosSprocket]

Another thing could create filesystem issues is the SD card. I use Sandisk Ultra and after a couple of years they start to lose bytes. In production facilities using Raspberry Pi they configure the bootloader to use USB hard drives or SSDs.

A nice article for How to Boot from SSD on Raspberry Pi.

Happy New Year!

[sleepster217]

14 hours ago, TitusADuxass said:

It's all going titsup.

###### Updating package list...
sudo: unable to execute /usr/bin/apt-get: No such file or directory
 

It's a good job that I have nothing else planned for today.

I going make up a new memory card.

I was having similar problems with mine and other weard things some of them have just sorted them self out don't know how

[Penatr8tor]

6 minutes ago, sleepster217 said:

I was having similar problems with mine and other weard things some of them have just sorted them self out don't know how

Glitch in the Matrix probably.

[sleepster217]

2 hours ago, Penatr8tor said:

Glitch in the Matrix probably.

Yeah is odd is there a way I should go about fixing it ?

[TitusADuxass]

7 hours ago, NikosSprocket said:

Another thing could create filesystem issues is the SD card. I use Sandisk Ultra and after a couple of years they start to lose bytes. In production facilities using Raspberry Pi they configure the bootloader to use USB hard drives or SSDs.

A nice article for How to Boot from SSD on Raspberry Pi.

Happy New Year!

The first thing I did was to change the SD card, it didn't cure the problem.

I had a quick look at that article, that will stretch my Pi skills - I may have a go at it later.

[TitusADuxass]

So I switched out the Pi and this morning it booted straight up.

[Penatr8tor]

6 hours ago, TitusADuxass said:

So I switched out the Pi and this morning it booted straight up.

Yup, and also why I have a couple Pi4B's stocked as part of my extra, just in case stuff.

Good deal, BTW, I just swapped out the Pi on my RatRig.

Just ordered a Pi5 B 8gb RAM + Active Cooler + NVME Hat + 256 Samsung NVME SSD for $150 US. I have no idea where it will go but I will find something... that's for sure. 

[NikosSprocket]

16 hours ago, TitusADuxass said:

The first thing I did was to change the SD card, it didn't cure the problem.

I had a quick look at that article, that will stretch my Pi skills - I may have a go at it later.

Something like GeeekPi M.2 NVME SSD Storage Expansion Board for Raspberry Pi 4 or PCIe M.2 HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5, Pi 5 NVMe SSD.

btw sorry for the article I attached before, it was confusing with all the "extra" stuff this guy added to the article. Check Tom's Hardware How to Boot Raspberry Pi 4 / 400 From a USB SSD or Flash Drive.

 

Edit: some better images for the official Pimoroni board: Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5

Edited January 7 by NikosSprocket
Updated

[paul25]

Thanks to Nikos for the article link, the tutorial is very detailed and it helped me.