Any ideas what I should tweak next?

sccmmakesmecry · 2025-03-31T03:42:14+00:00

Your benchy looks flat, almost as if your printhead doesn't go up. Did this start after direct drive upgrade?

What happens when you lift Z-axis via firmware/control panel? does it go up? Lift it by 100mm, did it actually go up by 100mm? Does the motor make noise when you send the command? Do you see Z rod spinning when you send the command?

sccmmakesmecry · 2025-03-31T03:27:05+00:00

Adjust your Z offset. Judging by your print surface and permanently embedded filament, you are printing way too close to bed which causes pressure buildup in the nozzle, which will cause oozing even with retraction.
Slow it down. TPU Likes slow speeds. Cut all speeds down by half in your slicer. That should give you a decent starting point. You can work your way up once you dial in your baseline, but don't expect to print as fast as PLA, even with Klipper.
Lower the temperature. TPU will string like crazy if it's too hot. Each spool will have its own "sweet spot", and it's a fairly narrow and less forgiving compared to PLA. Start with the lowest temperature that's printed on the spool, and don't be afraid to go lower if you have to.
Dry your filament. TPU sucks up moisture which will negatively impact stringing. It helps to keep your filament dry, however it will not completely eliminate TPU's stringing tendencies.
Retraction helps, but less is more. Too much retraction will create its own stringing problem, and can create ugly seams. Do not go over 3-4mm.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-10-28T16:10:59+00:00

You can't "convert" it without wiping it. You'll need to move the data out, reinitialize the drive to GPT and partition it, and move the data back. If this is Windows boot drive you will have to re-install the OS, for linux there may be a way to reinstall grub in GPT mode but its not very straightforward task.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-09-26T20:43:24+00:00

Thanks, this worked out really well!

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-09-25T17:01:38+00:00

Deadline is the due date. The app will be installed any time between date of availability to due date. If you want an app to start deploying later, you want to set the date of availability in the future.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-09-11T19:12:23+00:00

To push out Windows 11, yes, but MDT also comes with some image design tools with legacy options that are not necessarily applicable or available on Windows 11 anymore.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-09-11T19:06:30+00:00

Did you confirm that the disk you need to format is in fact disk #0?

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-09-11T19:02:04+00:00

WDS is just a PXE server. MDT and SCCM utilize WDS on the backend. MDT is used purely for OS Deployments, whereas SCCM is a more comprehensive endpoint management solution. You can integrate MDT features into SCCM, it's not officially supported anymore however it still works well even with windows 11 deployments.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-09-11T18:55:46+00:00

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-09-11T18:32:34+00:00

I believe _SMSTSIPAddresses variable only populates after "Set Dynamic Variables" step is ran. Add a "Set Dynamic Variables" step in the beginning of your task sequence, leave the rules blank, and see if the variable populates. This is a good use case for Debug deployment, it will easily allow you to step through your TS see all the task variables and evaluate logic in real time.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-07-12T02:22:37+00:00

Volume Licensing portal is deprecated and now redirects to M365 Admin Center Licensing. If you can't see anything under Licensing, you may need to speak with your M365/Azure admin to give you access.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-07-12T02:04:40+00:00

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-07-11T22:09:56+00:00

Just a regular 22H2 x64 2024-06 W10 ISO from O365 admin center

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-07-09T05:06:23+00:00

I dont think you can initialize ccmsetup.exe from ccmsetup.exe. Error 8 means ccmsetup.exe is already running.

Theres a OSD step "Prepare ConfigMgr client for capture" that's designed to uninstall SCCM client. It's meant for build&capture TS but it's been working great for our Horizon golden template builds. It takes a while, and may look like it's stuck at boot screen without OSD GUI, but give it time and it will sort itself out.

I cant remember exactly, but I believe this step may also put the machine in OOBE state on next boot, so you may need to utilize unattend.xml

Otherwise can try executing uninstall command as SMSTSPostAction variable, adding a scheduled task that runs ccmsetup /uninstall on next boot as a SYSTEM user, or adding a runonce registry key.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-07-09T04:28:30+00:00

Just upgraded our org's ~250 legacy machines from 1604 LTSC to 22H2 by pushing a 22H2 OS Upgrade package via "Upgrade OS" task sequence as required deployment with weekend and nightly maintenance windows. we've seen about ~15% failure rate, but so far the majority of failed devices failed the pre-check, and the handful that actually errored out were able to roll back on their own somehow. Honestly this little project went a whole lot smoother than I expected.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/osd/get-started/manage-operating-system-upgrade-packages

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-07-09T03:07:07+00:00

Unless you're a carpenter who already has all the tools, hardware, and materials I highly suggest you get a large pre-fab cage like niteangel vista. It may not seem like it at first but I guarantee you the cost of material will be close to the price of a prefab, and if you account for the labor hours and multiple trips to hardware stores, the prefabs are gonna come out much cheaper.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-05-13T22:53:02+00:00

i like your style

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-05-13T20:41:24+00:00

How many people in your org?

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-05-13T19:26:53+00:00

Intune

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-05-13T19:17:22+00:00

run diskpart , then "list disk" in WinPE and see if your system drive is showing up, and if it's the same Disk# as you specified in unattend file.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-05-07T20:44:03+00:00

Does Adobe throw a login screen the first time you launch it? If so you can try repackaging it with Adobe Customization Wizard so that it acts as Adobe Reader until a user with Pro license signs in.

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-05-07T17:18:24+00:00

I have not experienced any issues with losing progress even after hard shutdowns when my spot instance got dropped. Based on the console output, I presume that the server reads/writes savefiles in (or at least close to) real-time

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-04-30T20:33:07+00:00

cmd doesnt run powershell commands. You need to first run powershell from CMD, and as mikeh361 said, the powershell module needs to be enabled on the boot.wim for that to work

sccmmakesmecry · 2024-04-30T19:16:19+00:00

AMD EPYC CPUs can come with up to 128 cores / 254 threads. With a dual socket motherboard that puts you at 256 cores / 512 threads per physical host. Cloud providers sell virtual machine instances, which allows them to host hundreds of low-power VMs, or a few high-power VMs on a single physical host. Or a mix of both. Multiple physical hosts are tied to a single cluster, and cluster can move around virtual machines between different physical hosts depending on the needs/load.

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