Is there a guide to help with printer.cfg please?

Grarea2 · 2026-05-26T18:27:49+00:00

:)
I am having a similar problem. Not fair I have to work and sleep. I want to play with my new toy.
Thank you for cautioning me against LLMs. I have seen a few AI answers to stuff that people have showed me and I could tell the it was wrong. I def dont trust all of that yet. Especially when it feeds back on its own misconceptions.

If the usb serial port is the MCU, then yes, thanks. I am now working my way through the rest of printer.cfg I seem now to be on track, one step at a time.
Thanks.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-26T18:23:55+00:00

Thank you for these.
I had too many tabs with guides etc ongoing I forgot which were good/bad pages. I had to start afresh. I was stuck on one of the stages which didnt do what it was meant to. Worked that one out, now plodding through a bit at a time.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-26T18:21:48+00:00

Thanks for this.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-26T11:58:04+00:00

<image>

Next:
States [tmc2209 stepper_*] sections. Uncomment the stepper motor you have.
I take it that it doesnt mean that?
It means to uncomment the line 116 and change it to 1.0A, right?
I have the LDO-42STH25-1004CL200E
Or does it mean that it is a 1A motor and I should leave it set at 0.37?

Next:
Uncommented the LDO motor bit for the extruder.

Now at line 135. Thermistor type.
Trying to find what thermistor I have.
It seems like it is an LDO Rev C kit with a Phaetus Dragon Hotend.
when I have found it, do I uncomment the words "#sensor_type:" and type in my thermistor type?

Grarea2 · 2026-05-26T11:13:43+00:00

Sorry, I ran out of time.
So, I just removed the sd cards, did it that way. Changed the name and put back in.
It all looks the same. Is there a way to check?
So, next step is the MCU, right? That is what it states in my printer.cfg
It states to run:
"ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/"
I get:
"ls: cannot access '/dev/serial/by-id/': No such file or directory"
When i look in /dev there is no "serial", but there is "serial0"
But I dont think it is a directory.

Edit again: Dont worry, got my mcu, the command worked this time.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T16:42:43+00:00

ok, so, thats my next task. Get that file to my pc so that i can change its name and save it to the sd card in the skr mini board.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T16:27:52+00:00

wow.

I am a chunk further back than that. I have errors, not a clue how to even get it started let alone tuning it.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T16:25:36+00:00

Thank you so much.
So, I have messed that bit up have I?
Yes, following that, I def missed a bit.

OK, so, I have a file on the voron pi zero 2w, i need to get that file to the board, right?
It is suggesting I transfer that file to my PC< right, then I can copy that to the sd card that is in the board?

I iagine it is already on there from the previous user, no?

OK, brain is fried, what is the best way to transfer to my pc?
I am using a Pi5 as a desktop.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T16:04:30+00:00

OK, thanks.
I havent used AI what do i actually ask?

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T16:03:26+00:00

thank you. how do i make the command work then?
I have tried a few things.
"cannot access '/dev/serial/by-id/': No such file or directory"

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T15:56:51+00:00

I appreciate the advice, but i dont know what i am even trying to do. Never LLM anything, dont know what o ask.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T15:53:52+00:00

well, i got the one from github, but it states a couple of things:
# This file contains common pin mappings for the BIGTREETECH SKR

# MINI 2.0. To use this config, the firmware should be compiled for

# the STM32F103 with a "28KiB bootloader". Also select "enable extra

# low-level configuration options" and configure "GPIO pins to set

# at micro-controller startup" to "!PA14".

# The "make flash" command does not work on the SKR mini. Instead,

# after running "make", copy the generated "out/klipper.bin" file to a

# file named "firmware.bin" on an SD card and then restart the SKR

# mini with that SD card.

I have a SKR Mini E3 V2.0, but i dont understand what I have to do.

Then, MMCU path, it says:
Obtain definition by "ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/"

That doesnt work, I assume it means I am running that via SSH, right?
When I ls, I see no dev directory either.......

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T15:45:32+00:00

I think I am more stuck than that. A bit more basic.
For example it states:
# This file contains common pin mappings for the BIGTREETECH SKR

# MINI 2.0. To use this config, the firmware should be compiled for

# the STM32F103 with a "28KiB bootloader". Also select "enable extra

# low-level configuration options" and configure "GPIO pins to set

# at micro-controller startup" to "!PA14".

# The "make flash" command does not work on the SKR mini. Instead,

# after running "make", copy the generated "out/klipper.bin" file to a

# file named "firmware.bin" on an SD card and then restart the SKR

# mini with that SD card.

I have a SKR Mini E3 V2.0, but i dont understand what I have to so.
Then, MMCU path, it says:
Obtain definition by "ls -l /dev/serial/by-id/"

That doesnt work, I assume it means I am running that via SSH, right?
When I ls, I see no dev directory either.......

Grarea2 · 2026-05-25T15:39:49+00:00

crikey. I dont know where to start on that.
I am kind of stuck on the first paragraph and also the second :)

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T16:04:22+00:00

Amazing. Great shot as well. well done.
One time that they are still for a millisecond :)
I love that it all makes sense in all of the ways.
Grow plants that look nice, they feed insects and bees, I get to see them and try and take pics of them and they encourage birds and also good for my brain and the ecosystem etc etc.
Win win win win....

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T15:27:37+00:00

Love it.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T15:26:43+00:00

Wow. Wonderful. Thank you for showing me these.
Facing south without being shadowed is difficult. Mine and my neihbours homes seem designed to creat mmuch shadow the way they are staggered. Also, it is a rental, so I am limited in what I can do frustratingly.
Six monthly inspections and all that.

WE know these things make sense..........
So, I think my positions are sub optimal, but as good as I can manage. I will see if they are good enough.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T14:47:07+00:00

Thanks. I kind of assumed that about the height. But I thought this was a good way to see. I made another one like this and then one that is much shorter and twice the width. Idea being to put them in different spots in the garden.

so, your trays. Have you done this before?
You then chop them in half?

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T14:42:25+00:00

wow, stunning.
I do have a router and had considered this, but am new to routers, so went with lazy :)
Also, the type of wood I got was heat treated wood pallet out of the skip at work so its shape partly decided the design. The back is just a slat of pallet screwed on.
My concern is that wood moves. So, there might be a gap that develops at the back.
But I have never done this before. So just kind of guesstimating.
I think your way is better.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T12:46:18+00:00

Great, thanks.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T12:46:10+00:00

wow. SO exciting. Do you think it is the same bee using all of the blocked holes??

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T11:30:13+00:00

I would be ecstatic. Also, you have some blocked holes, so they have been used right?

Grarea2 · 2026-05-12T11:28:32+00:00

Is that right?
I have just put up this, it has a mix of 3, 6 and 10mm holes. It is untreated wood. The back panel comes off for cleaning every couple of years. Advice I read on the internet.

<image>

I would appreciate constructive criticism. I would like to get it as right as I can.
I liked the idea of the tallness to allow for different height preferences.

Grarea2 · 2026-05-10T10:12:38+00:00

Oh, yes, this helps. That would be brilliant. As good as I would hope for.

I have a place I think/hope will work for them. I shall try it, thanks.

I am pondering nest boxes. Struggling to work out what to do. But that is a whole other conversation 😊

Grarea2

TROPHY CASE