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Topic: can't find the serial port to flash repetier with my Mac

i finally decided to upgrade my da vinci 1.0 to repetier. i erased the old firmware but now wen i try to flash the new firmware the IDE says that it can't find any board on the selected port but i can't select one.http://i60.tinypic.com/v6hwrs.jpg
i tried to install the drivers but nothing changed.
does anyone know how to solve this problem?

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Re: can't find the serial port to flash repetier with my Mac

Assuming you installed the correct drivers, you need to find a port that says something along the lines of "usbmodem11111". I personally did not flash my printer using a mac, but I often use my mac with repetier host to send prints and have no problems. If you still cannot figure it out you may just want to borrow a windows laptop as most of these programs/drivers are not made with mac OS in mind.

This is what my port is listed as:
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa376/pbcrazy96/Screen%20Shot%202015-06-16%20at%2010.52.44%20PM_zpscxjxhba0.png

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Re: can't find the serial port to flash repetier with my Mac

I managed to find a windows computer but now i have another problem: the arduino ide doesn't arrive to end of the verification process.
I also noticed that sometimes it reaches 17% some other times t56%, or other "random" values. Should continue trying till i got a success or there's another more accurate way?

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Re: can't find the serial port to flash repetier with my Mac

Which flash instruction are you following?  Seems like you're missing a step or two somewhere along the way.

M1573RW0LF wrote:

I managed to find a windows computer but now i have another problem: the arduino ide doesn't arrive to end of the verification process.
I also noticed that sometimes it reaches 17% some other times t56%, or other "random" values. Should continue trying till i got a success or there's another more accurate way?

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Re: can't find the serial port to flash repetier with my Mac

M1573RW0LF wrote:

I managed to find a windows computer but now i have another problem: the arduino ide doesn't arrive to end of the verification process.
I also noticed that sometimes it reaches 17% some other times t56%, or other "random" values. Should continue trying till i got a success or there's another more accurate way?


If you are trying to flash a version of Repetier to a RAMPS 1.4 with an LCD you will need to use and older version of Arduino such as 1.5.5 R2 because the libraries for the LCD are outdated and not compatible with newer version Arduino. You will get verification errors.

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