E3Dv6 on Solidoodle Press (Page 8 of 21)

I really need to do my research.

Never really dabbled into flashing and bootloaders etc.  If you dont mind im just going to try and see if i can get through this, and document on my end so that others in my wake can have a decent walkthrough, and the issues that im having ill just screen cap and toss up here. 

first off, Open the firmware. 
what firmware? the stock Press firmware thats in the GitHub folder?  That doesnt open up, i get an error (pic below) I thought thats what MacGyverX had done was compile the new firmware that needs to be flashed to the Press' mobo...thats the cpp.hex file from the github folder(?)  So...i assume that this step can be skipped and onto the next

Second.  Navigate to the BootloaderHID folder.  Downloaded as instructions said, unzipped and put the files in the folder onto a folder on my desktop named HID Bootloader. 

So i assume in the command prompt window i would type

cd C:\Users\Zerb\Desktop\HID Bootloader

To which i get this in the Command Prompt, so i assume im on the right path here and now i just need to reset the Press' mobo.

once i get the boot pin in, which i just want to confirm that a jumper needs to be placed between those 2 pins there to the left of the O in Solidoodle in the picture.  i should be all set and good to go? If so, what are the steps for the jumper here?  Put jumper on the pins, run command prompt, flash board, once the prompt window is completed, remove jumper...then fire up printer and connect software?

again, sorry that this may come off absolutely annoying as all fuck here...but i just want to make absolute certain that im grasping what needs to be done here and hopefully this can help some others that may want to venture down this path as well.  Thank you. 

ok, so reading through the walkthrough on the Github post that is the correct jumper that it seems that you circled that is needed to reset and read/write the new firmware.  issue for me is my command prompt window is still saying

Waiting for Teensy device
(hint: press reset button)

when attaching the jumper the pc makes the sound that a USB device was just connected to the computer, same sound it makes if you were to just power on the printer.  so i feel as if im on the right track here.

Interesting, I'll try printing it out (the extruder mount is the only part I had any issues with, the rest look su-purb) later on; Out of curiosity, those insets don't cause any slop do they? I'd imagine not if the sides were in place and holding it snugly enough; and even if it was, I had a similar issue with my last extruder that I ended up fixing with a rubber o-ring for a year and a half...

reading all this above about firmware has rightly steered me away from this mod. Hopefully I can get this thing to print soon before it becomes a $600 paperweight

I am pretty sure you missed this comment about the soft reset.  I think he's saying there is no reset button.

I am not a press owner so I can't say for certain but i don't think you are following the correct set of instructions.  I think you should be able to just click upload in Arduino no need for the CMD screen stuff.

jonzerb, open a command window and type in "avrdude". Does and app respond and say it missing parameters? ot file not found?

So after all this is done, will you post a instruction set for newbies like myself? I feel as though this will be the only way to get my press to work correctly since mine doesn't print at all.

I have now installed winavr and it seems to be working properly when opening a command window typing in " avrdude"

I didn't know that I needed this program. I wasnt following the wiki instructions for uploading the firmware  via an ISP. I was following it using the factory boot loader instructions.

I did not make an attempt since installing Winavr. Was awaiting a response from MacGyverX, or someone else with more of a grasp on this then me, on what to do next.