How To Install Marlin On Anycubic i3 Mega! [Cura AND OctoPrint]
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- I’ll show you how to flash Marlin firmware onto your Anycubic i3 Mega or any 3D printer using either Cura or OctoPrint. Marlin is an open source firmware that drives most of the world’s 3D printers, and it offers many amazing features over the stock Anycubic firmware. Upgrading your printer to the Marlin firmware can be a great next step in improving your 3D printing process!
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Great video, I like how you explain things, clear and concise. After watching your upgrade videos I feel I can tackle the job and make an enclosure. Thanks
Thanks for the comment! I appreciate it, and good luck!
thanks Charlie, great video! I finally got around to updating the firmware and excited to see new capabilities
Thanks for the comment! I appreciate the feedback, good luck with your future projects!
THANK YOU! I've seen SO many confusing and misleading guides that tell you how you need to buy 3 different boards and look up about 7 different packages without any install instructions.
This is sooo good that Im gonna try it tonight!
Good! I'm glad you like my content, it means a lot, so thanks for the content!
Great Video! Simple and precise, exactly what a tutorial should be.
Thanks for the comment! I appreciate it!
This video has very good explanation thanks.
thanks for the video, very concise and easy to follow
Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Thanks again! If I could make a video suggestion, i would love to see a tutorial on mesh bed leveling with the new 1.1.9 Marlin Firmware... or any of the other features. I have 1.1.9 installed now, but I (probably) don't know what all I have gained with it. Possibly a video outlining some of the new features and how to use them? ;-) -- sincerely a happy new subscriber and an i3 Mega owner!! :-) Please!! Keep the video coming!!
Will do! I've got two suggestions for that now, so I'll definitely get working on that!
Thanks for the great video.
I have installed the the TMC2208 drivers and new Marlin firmware and the printer is much improved. The only issue is now is, after printing for an hour or so, I'm getting extruder thermal runaway!
Hey Paul, thanks for the comment and sorry for the late response! My first thought is that maybe the connectors for the thermistor were somehow loosened while you were installing the new stepper drivers. Other than that a faulty thermistor would be a good guess too. Hope that helps, and good luck tracking down the issue!
Gracias por el video!! Es el mejor que he visto y traduciendo poco a poco he podido instalar el firmware. Pero tengo un problema. A la hora de hacer un cambio de color con la opción pause at height en cura me hace movimientos muy extraños, se va hacia todas las esquinas a una altura de 60mm aprox y luego a unos 16 también se pasea por toda la cama y no para de extruir filamento.. Me podrías ayudar?? Sabrías decirme que puede pasar? Gracias por el video y un saludo desde España. Thanks!!
Very helpful. thanks!
Thanks for the comment, glad I could help!
Fantastic, thanks.
Is there a link for the new 2.x version of Marlin for the AnyCubic i3 Mega?
Thanks, great video. It might be worth reminding the good people that the standard issue SD card with Anycubic printers has Chinese characters (which are incompatible with the Marlin firmware) in some of the filenames. This will cause an issue where the Print menu freezes (but all other menus work ok). The guide does mention this, but I missed it/disregarded it and lost an hour debugging! In my case, I simply removed all Chinese characters from filenames on the SD card and it cured the problem.
Thanks for the comment! I can't tell you how many emails I've gotten asking why nothing shows on the card after the update, so I appreciate the comment!
Can anyone tell me where I can get a silent main board fan in Canada? the only Amazon link I found won't ship here, also I've been having a hard time finding the silent stepper drivers. any help is appreciated!
Hi Doing the stepper this weekend but have a problem with ultimaker 3 confurgation is there anyway of sent you a pic ???
how can I make a back up of the upgrade after I have done all my calibrated settings? just in case my board dies.
Hi, thank you for the video. I have successfully flashed the Marlin firmware, I also configured it to different (cz) LCD language. But after flashing and restarting, menu is still in English. Do you have any ideas? :/
Excellent Video! Please post how to calibrate the stepper motors when you can. Thanks
Done! Check it out: th-cam.com/video/25r-PTVJDjQ/w-d-xo.html
Buddy thanks a million for this, 1 question can you now use the pause at a layer in cura or prusaslicer, and did you really have to configure your e-steps or were they ok, looking forward to your reply before i flash my machine.
Hey thanks for the comment! Yeah I now use the Cura "pause at height" script with pretty consistent success, and I have calibrated my e-steps as well as the steps for all other motors on my printer. It is a super simple process that I made a video about, so make sure to check that out!
Very knowledgeable..thanks
Thanks for the kind words!
I only have problems since upgrading drivers and switching to David Ramiros software.
Constant layer shifts when printing larger objects and stuttering when printing curved objects.
tried vref in 0.05 steps from 0.85 - 1.15 without any success.
All this is apparently fixed in the Knutwurst version 1.1.7 but its still in beta.
Isn´t there any reliable firmaware to use when switching to TMC 2209?
Your video was the easiest to follow on youtube. After watching it twice I decided to try the firmware update using Cura. Power Cycled the printer. No more beeps. On the LCD I went to agout and I see the update. Yas directed in the later part of the video all was left was to execute the M502 and M500 comands. Easy right???? Nope. My laptop sees the printer on Com8. Cura does not see the printer now. Any idea?
thanks alot
Tried this on my Mega Zero 1.0 and Cura can't connect, i read that it's because there's no bootloader on the MCU yet all Megas use the 2560, any ideas ? I also tried it using octoprint/pi but it hangs on Starting.
Nice video. Just missing a few shots of the interface after marlin is installed.
Thanks for the feedback! I'm always looking to improve my content, so I appreciate it!
very nice!! but I'm wondering how can I edit the marlin file been .hex? I would like to enable linear advance. Thanks
Great video !! Just a question. I Have an Anycubic Mega X, can I do exactly the same as you or is it different?
Just got a mega x as well..... Did this work for you?
If you do M503 before you flash the printer, you can see the esteps in console. That way you don't have to go through the estep calibration again. My esteps were 384 from the factory
Thanks for the comment Neal! That's absolutely correct, but it wouldn't hurt to re-calibrate after flashing, since the newer firmware will potentially control the steppers differently. You would likely get by fine with your old E-Steps, but it doesn't hurt to make sure! Thanks again for the comment, I truly appreciate it!
Thanks man your videos inspired me to upgrade my I3 Mega S, Do you have BLTouch installed? i'm interested in the setup and how would you do it , its been a nightmare for me to be able to find a good video where they explain it how to do it for our 3D Printer. i would love if you get one video out for this
Thanks for the suggestion! I don't have BLTouch installed, but it might be a fun project now!
Do you know if this would be the same for anycubic mega x
Will there be one for AnyCubic Kobra Max??
Couldn’t find the update video on extruding settings calibration
Many thanks for the video
Thanks for the comment. Hope this helps!
th-cam.com/video/25r-PTVJDjQ/w-d-xo.html
What if it plays the Anycubic tune once its done updating? after updating my firmware version says V1.0.0. which tells me it didnt work. After that, now I can no longer home z axis, it just keeps trying to drive passed the endstops. any way you can help?
I receive a 404 error page when trying to open the thingverse link, wondering if the page was deleted or if there is still a way to access it
Thanks for the great video! I've just recently started updating my Anycubic i3 Mega S and your videos are really helpful and easy to follow, I installed Marlin and the printer stepper motors seem to operate smoother and quicker.
The only problem I'm having is that the extruder isnt extruding enough filament to print anything, the printhead is moving around but very little filament is coming out of it and its coming out really stringy. I use Cura and i recently tried setting up Octoprint to see the machine code to be able to see whats going on but it doesnt seem to be able to connect to the printer (I have the printer plugged into my laptop via USB as i dont have a Pi setup).
Would you have any idea on how to possibly fix the under-extrusion with Marlin? Thanks again dude!
Thanks for the comment! You might need to calibrate your stepper motors, which can be done using OctoPrint. Check out the video I made on that topic!
th-cam.com/video/25r-PTVJDjQ/w-d-xo.html
Did that work for you? I'm having the same issue and want to make sure that's the solution.
Love the video even after adding the TMC2209's, followed all your steps on firmware update but for some reason my int doesn't home correctly anymore is there some way to reset the homing boundaries , is there a way to bring the firmware to a more recent video as well?
Thanks
Glad to hear there is interest in an updated video on this! I've thought about revisiting this since I can hardly stand to watch my old videos anymore 😱 I'll add it to the list!
I look forward to seeing it
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Thanks for sharing. Just a comment that I have a hard time is that after uploading Marlin it is a MUST to calibrate the extruder. The value of E0 is completelly low ~90(marlin)and mines was around 384 (stocks). I have a hard time until notice that. Also the same on PID.. after tuning the hotend was light years better.
Thanks for the comment!
Desperate to install Marlin but the link doesn't work!
I have tried downloaded 2 other versions. But as I have switched the wiring, neither version appeared to offer it.
Thanks for your videos, I have found them helpful and am a subscriber
hi there i have a mega pro and after the install it starts warming up to do a print and then beeps and moves into position to start and when the build plate backs up my system pauses or fails everytime. tried reverting to stock firmware same thing now. i cant print anymore someone please help. thank you
I did the update, but after update to marlin my printer is not homing correctly, the endstops wont function correctly when homing. y and z endstops fail. After flashing back to original firmware its stil not homing correctly. please help
I think I was able to install the new firmware, but nothing recognizes my printer anymore.... what can I do?
Hi. I have been trying to flash the Ramioz Marlin to my Anycubic i3 Mega, but it seems that everything I try fails. I have changed my drivers to TMC2208's and am trying to use the 'reversed' hex file (motors are version 2).I am using the latest version of Cura - 4.10, but still problems. I have plugged the printer to my computer (running latest Windows 10), via the usb cable, but every time I try the 'update firmware' program runs to about half-way, then gives me an error message, saying that 'Firmware update failed due to an unknown error' - No connection with the printer'. However, I have checked all cables and connections, but still get the same fault message. Is there any other way I can install the hex file? Don't really want to build a file from scratch with Visual Studio Code - and not sure even then it would work. Am I missing some obvious thing? Further, if I can't get it to update, can I just leave the quieter TMC2208's in the machine and still have it run? Apologies for being a pain, but I am running out of options. (I am pretty sure there is no way to 'unwrap' a hex file - or not? Cheers, Noel
this work for the anycubic predator ??
hi great video and very informative, i just installed this marlin firmware onto my anycubic i3 mega, but i still cant seem to get the printer to do a filament change, where before the update it wasn't doing anything at all, now when i modify g code in cura to do a filament change, it now retracts the filament as it should but when i load the new filament in it doesn't seem to allow me to resume, is this a common thing with anycubic or have i done something wrong.
Thanks for the comment! I haven't tested this out too much, but if you are using the same version of Marlin as me, you should see "Filament Change Resume" in the Print->Special Menu on your printer. It is all the way at the bottom of the special menu. Alternatively, you could send the M108 command to your printer from either Cura or OctoPrint if you have it setup.
@@ModernHobbyist GREAT, thanks for this, found the filament change resume in the specials menu and works great
Is there a new version of Marlin for AI3M?
Good morning do you know how i can get a replacement sd card for the Anycubic i3 mega 3d printer
Are you looking to reflash the factory firmware onto the printer? If so then you can find the stock firmware on Anycubics website. Otherwise if you’re just using the SD card for printing, and micro SD card should work
hello, can you tell me if the same can be done with an anycubic kossel K2 delta? and if so can you do a video?
or tell me how.
Hey Ricardo, I haven't gotten to work with a Kossel before, but I did find this link on the subject.
www.lpomykal.cz/kossel-marlin-firmware/
Please let me know if that helps!
Hi there, sorry if this question has been answered, I haven't been able to find a solution in my searches
My mega-s is currently running version 1.1.4, I tried updating via Cura but it says there is no connection to printer. I've read that some boards may not be able to update (unless I'm confusing this info with what applies to the Ender). Any idea how to fix this? I haven't tried updating via the octoprint method but I could configure a raspberry pi to get octo up on this machine if that's one way to force an update.
Thanks for the video!
Hey Ezra, thanks for the comment. I'm not sure what might be preventing you from updating, but if you have an older printer, you might need to flip a switch on the motherboard that allows USB connections to the printer. Mine didn't need that switch flipped, but I have seen some that do. Let me know if that helps!
I am using the Prusa slicer software. Is that something I can still do?
Hey Adam, thanks for the comment! Unfortunately, you can't flash firmware with Prusa Slicer from what I could tell, but you could always flash it with Cura then swiftly delete Cura from your computer (as I have now done!)
Looks like i m stuck with 210 temp even if i change it to 220 :(
assuming that 12v are goin in to my stock 9v fan?
Aint cura.. stock firmware fixed it. :(
I'm trying to get marlin to up my nozzle temp to 300c on my anycubic mega s , how can I do this ? Thanks
Thanks for the comment! I’m not sure what to do to increase Marlins limit, but the PTFE tubing used by the Bowden extruded will start to rapidly degrade at temps over 245C. If you’re looking to print that hot, I’d recommend looking at printers that use direct drive extrusion systems with no plastic. Hope that helps, thanks again for the comment!
Hi Just a quick query. Will Marlin as shown in your video, run with TMC2209 instead of TMC2208? Or will I have to go into Marlin and change it?
Hey Noel, thanks for the comment! I personally have TMC2209's installed and they work great!
@@ModernHobbyist Thanks for the quick reply. From this I take it I can just change the drivers to either TMC2208 or TMC2209 and then flash the Marlin hex file and they will work without having to go into the file and change anything?
I haven’t looked at the firmware in a while, but so long as you select the correct firmware it should work! By correct firmware I mean from the precooked hexes for flipped motor connectors, non-flipped motor connectors, and stock drivers.
Hello, would you know where the abnormal sensor t0 error comes from and how to fix it. the printer prints well with the bed warm but soon this message comes out and it stops. thanks you have a great channel.
If my memory serves me correctly, I think the hotend thermistor is T0. It sounds like a loose wire somewhere, either the green plug on top of the hotend, or potentially somewhere inside the printer. Shouldn't be a difficult fix, but might take some investigation to find the loose wire. Let me know if that helps!
Thank you very much I will review everything better and I will tell you.
Do you need to move the jumper on the main board before you flash the firmware?
Hey Scott, thanks for the comment. I think you used to, but my printer didn't have a jumper that needed moved.
Hi I would like to ask if I upgrade to marlin with stock driver, then I upgrade to tmcc2209, do I need to reverse the cables?
Hey thanks for the comment! There is an option in the downloadable hexes provided by Dave Ramiro that will allow you to install TMC2209's without reversing the cables. However, if you install the stock driver version like you mentioned, you will need to flip the cable connectors.
Hope that helps!
@@ModernHobbyist I have installed marlin and start working on tmcc2209, however I can’t pass the voltage test no matter I have reverse the cables or not. The voltage neater keeps showing 5-7.8v no matter how I switch the bolt on tmcc2209, is that normal?
Where can I download the drivers?
i get a 404 Error Page when i open the thingiverse link, anyway around that?
Thanks for the comment! The link seems to be working now, but if you want to get more info about Dave Ramiro, you can also find his GitHub profile linked in the description. Thanks!
Can this also apply to Mega-X? Thanks. BTW, Great Video:)
The version of Marlin I used in this video is specifically for the i3 Mega and Mega S printers, and as I don't know the pinout/specs for the Mega X I'm not able to say if this firmware would directly translate to the Mega X. Since Marlin is open source though, you could definitely grab the source code and work to configure it for the X. Thanks for the comment!
Getting a communication error in cura via usb
Tried numerous different cables same error
Ok so since I flipped the wiring and put in tmc 2209 i need to flash marlin to get the machine to work properly?
Hey Bobby, thanks for the comment! You don't need to flash the machine with Marlin as long as you flipped the connectors. The flipped connectors is only necessary if you intend to keep the original firmware on the machine. If you wish you flash Marlin, though, there are multiple binary options (one for flipped connectors and one without flipped connectors). Hope that helps!
@@ModernHobbyist I have a problem since i went to the tmc2209 i have no extruder to feed the Filament as far as i can see everything else works.
@@ModernHobbyist I am not too savvy with this
Hello , should i turn off enclosure extraction fan when printing PETG ?
PETG isn't as temperature sensitive as ABS so you shouldn't need to worry about shutting off the fan, but I haven't printed with PETG before so I'd be interested to hear your results!
@@ModernHobbyist it looks like when fan is off im getting less warping, i got today tmc 2280 v1.2 drivers for stock firmware anycubic mega, so if i understand correctly : install drivers ,set voltages ,install 2280.hex and ready to go . Or i must flip connectors and use 2280reversed.hex ?
If you are installing the 2208reversed.hex then you don't need to flip the connectors. I flipped mine because I installed the drivers with the stock Anycubic firmware, so the motor connectors had to be flipped. That would be one bonus when switching to the newer 2208reversed.hex, no need to flip the connectors. Cheers and good luck!
What is the stock firmware on the Mega X. Thanks
Hey Larry, thanks for the comment. I'm not sure what the stock firmware is on the Mega X, but I'd assume it's a customized version of Marlin that Anycubic altered to make work for them, as is the case with the Anycubic i3 Mega.
My i3 Mega has a 32 bit trigorilla pro board. Can I still flash Marlin 2.0 ?
That's hard to say, the pinout could be different between the normal the pro boards. You could always go through the repo I have linked in the description and compare the configuration pinout with that of the trigorilla pro. If all else fails, try contacting Dave Ramiro and he might be able to help you out!
Is it possible to revert back the the Anycubic firmware after you switch to Marlin?
Hey thanks for the comment! Absolutely, Anycubic provides the original firmware here:
www.anycubic.com/blogs/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-i3-mega-m-s
and it can be installed the same way Marlin is.
Hope that helps!
Flashed to marlin no music at startup my extruder that feeds material still does not work even when heated up
All I had to do this go to my screen and reset
Thanks for the video. I went ahead and downloaded the files and the instructions mentions that for the Mega-S you have to do those extra commands in addition to M502 and M500:
M92 E384 - set correct steps for the new extruder
M203 E30 - limit extruder feedrate
M204 R1500.00 - lower retract acceleration
M500 - save the values
Thanks for the update, I appreciate it!
Hi, I successfully did the update through the cura method. However now cura won't recognise my printer. So can't move forward with the commands. Any suggestions? Thank you
UPDATE: In cura Just add another printer and this will fix the issue
@Modern Hobbyist - Has anyone confirmed if this will work with the TMC2209 drivers?
Hey Zach, thanks for the comment! I can confirm it does work with TMC2209's I have those installed on my printer and they work great. The firmware that I used came with three different flavors, so if you haven't installed the TMC2209's yet, you don't actually need to flip the motor connectors as you did with the stock firmware. I hope that helps answer your questions!
@@ModernHobbyist Thanks for the info, I rolled the dice and installed it on my printer the day after I posted the question. I can confirm (as well) that it does work on the TMC2209's as well. I havent posted my results before this because I wasnt sure I could "confirm" it until I tested it fully. I've been printing the Kinetic Gears(thing:3952507) and Polar Bear(thing:4052802) from Thingiverse and they are all coming out great. Thanks for your videos.
I followed the steps using the cura, but it doesn't update. it still on version 1.1.2. I don't know what I did wrong
Hey Bruno, thanks for watching my videos! If the flashing gave you a success message, then it should be installed correctly. My printer still shows V1.1.0 after flashing, but it successfully has Marlin installed. Does your printer still play the Anycubic start up tune when you boot it up? If so, then we might have to look deeper to find the issue. If not, then you're good to go!
Wow nightmare for me this went straight back to stock firmware. Tft showed nothing extra, must have had new installed as melody stopped, pause back left corner, could and would not print a thing.
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since this video is there a newer version? i have the I3 Mega S in completely stock form
looks like a lot of custom code work post flash to make it work or use some features
It looks like Dave Ramiro created another release on April 4th, if you want to check that out on his GitHub page.
@@ModernHobbyist i still new so i have no idea what to look for, could i have a link? i also notice you still need to know or use a lot of code to use some features
Not sure if TH-cam will remove this link, but here is Dave Ramiro's GitHub releases. github.com/davidramiro/Marlin-Ai3M/releases
did all the steps including the m502 and m500. went back to the info page and it still shows ver 1.1.0 what gives?
Hey thanks for the comment! That is normal, my printer also shows the old firmware on the screen, but you'll notice now that not only is there a special menu in the print menu, but also your printer no longer plays the Anycubic start up tune when you turn it on. Hope that helps!
it doesn't work: i installed the stepper driver tmc2208 without flipping motor's pin. if i use marlin firmware the z-motor on the left stop working but if i use original firmware it works correctly
Thanks for your comment! The only thing I can think of, is that you potentially selected the wrong Marlin hex to flash? If you get it to work with the original firmware, I'm assuming you flipped the connectors, so I'd just check to make sure you selected the Marlin-Ai3M-v1.4.6-TMC2208_reversed.hex file. Let me know if that is your issue, if not then we might have to dig deeper to figure it out.
Thanks!
@@ModernHobbyist thank you but i saw that it was a driver problem. the firmware it ok 🙃
I install this Marlin on my i3M but in fact I didn't like it, machine seems a 80's C3PO on homing movements and after that my temperature always drop from my 210C set to 200C after print starts and I could not fix that till now
I'm sorry to hear that! I haven't had any of those issues, so if you ever track down the cause I'd be interested to hear!
@@ModernHobbyist It's perfectly fine, your video tutorial is great and easy to understand, I will try to understand what's going on with this 10C temp drop after print starts, about strange homing movements seems just firmware adjustments....Cheers!
When I install this firmware, the printer does not start printing from the SD but from USB. But with the Anycubic firmware it preheats and starts the gcode but then it stays at home. Can somebody help me?
Hey thanks for the comment! One issue I remember running into, is that the new firmware can't handle special characters in any of the filenames, so if you are using the SD card from Anycubic originally, you'll need to delete or rename the files in there with Chinese characters. I hope that helps fix your issue, if not feel free to let me know!
@@ModernHobbyist i just restore in fat32 two sd and the problem continue...
I can't find a way to delete Marlin from my i3 mega, it is just destroying my motors, not working and so on. Please, how can i remove it and go back to factory?
Hey Thanks for the comment! You can download the original firmware here:
www.anycubic.com/blogs/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-i3-mega-m-s
and install it the same way you did with the Marlin. It should overwrite it and return you to the factory firmware.
@@ModernHobbyist first of all - thanks for responding! Sadly, i already tried to install the older software, but it still makes the "new sound" and none of the axis are working properly. Hot end is crashing into the frame when set to home. Same with the bed and so on. This all started with updating the firmware and now, my printer is useless..
Hmm, you already reverted back to the Anycubic firmware?
@@ModernHobbyist i've downloaded the normal i3 mega (without s) firmware in this link you gave me. Or is this still another firmware?
Yeah that's the one. Even with that, it still causes the printer to not function correctly?
tried with cura just as described. Now I have nothing. The print menu lists 3 items one of myprint files, and /D. The menu screen is actually frozen though. Cant to anything! UPDATE: I was able to restore the original firmware from Anycubic. So much for trying Marlin on this machine (Mega S)
Thanks for the comment! One thing I should have mentioned, is the Marlin menu doesn't work if there is a file with special character in it. The SD card that comes with the printer has a Chinese file that causes the menu to freeze. I had the same problem, but after removing that file it worked great. Cheers!
So all I need to do is delete this Chinese files from the SD card? Ok. Also I didn’t notice anything in the menus about mesh bed leveling. Will that also appear? I went ahead and deleted both the Chinese and Japanese files from the card and tried again. Now the screen works but I still see no option anywhere for mesh bed leveling
The special menu is a little different, you need to click the "special menu" and then press the "refresh" button to actually select it and enter that menu. Once you're in, you'll need to follow that same method for each item inside the special menu.
my printer didnt reboot with the marlin firmware on it any suggestions?
Hey thanks for the comment! When your printer booted back up, did it make the usual Anycubic beep tune? If it doesn't beep when you power it on, then you should have Marlin successfully installed. Otherwise, the information page will still show that the old version of firmware is installed. Hope that helps!
@@ModernHobbyist it did not beep bbut nothing on any of the menus are different
@@ModernHobbyist when i go into the printing menu all i get is that there is no sd card and thats all
figured it out all i needed to do was put an sd card in the printer after 9 hours\ of trying to figure this out i can finally do it.. man i fell down the rabbit hole on this one...
is there a version for the mega zero?
I haven't seen anything for the Mega Zero yet, but it is pretty new. I'll keep my eyes open, but in the meantime, you could always try compiling Marlin yourself if you are feeling adventurous!
github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin
@@ModernHobbyist i'd probably set the thing on fire. the bowden tube connector broke anyway so it's just a paperweight right now.
I have the Mega-S with the stock drivers. After uploading the firmware, the extrusion motor stopped working. Did anyone else have this problem?
Mines now under extruding badly
@@nicolakleiser I've since figured it out, you need to change the E-Steps to 384 as it says in the GitHub.
@@od_studios Thanks, do you have a link, not sure where to change the estep setting.
@@nicolakleiser Go into Pronterface, connect the printer, type M92 E384 in the terminal, hit enter, type M500 and hit enter.
Dude you don’t switch, you are upgrading to a newer version. I3 mega’s stock firmware is also marlin but much older 1.XX .
Thanks for the comment! You're right that the i3 currently runs an old version of Marlin, but I wouldn't call it an Open Source version, since you are only able to acquire a hex file from Anycubic. The goal of this video is to enable mesh bed leveling, PID temperature tuning, and thermal runaway protection, all features that are not currently offered by the stock firmware. Thanks for keeping me honest though, I appreciate the feedback!
we need a update to marlin 2.0
Cura doesn't see my printer thus I cant make the update :(
i think you are missing the drivers for the printer? I was having the same issue and i clicked a download drivers button ( kore.cc/i3mega/download/drivers/) and now it seems to be working
@@creambro i will try to find it, but the link is a 404 error
Wow so this fucked up my printer. Updated and started to print. Immediately noticed it didnt home at the correct spot. Then it kept slamming itself into the bed while trying to print.
Wow, a Mac with a USB port. Those were the days...
Sadly, that computer is no longer with us :(