Installed RatOS but can't flash the Octopus

Hello guys. I'm building a Ratrig V-core 3.1 (500mm) and I've flased my raspberry Pi with RatOS. I can't find a way to flash firmware on my Octopus V1.1 board though because I know how to do it and after reading a lot of stuff regarding this online, I'm still stuck at the same point. Any help with this is greatly appreciated. Thanks

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 1:42 PM

follow https://os.ratrig.com/docs/installation#preparing-your-control-board
the configurator will guide you

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 1:45 PM

Thanks for the response. I've read it several times since yesterday but no use. It asks to complete the wizard but I don't see any installation wizard

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 1:49 PM

Did you setup your wifi connection? If so then you go to http://ratos.local/configure?step=1

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 1:50 PM

Yes I did and the screen that you see in my last message appears when I access the Pi through browser

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 1:50 PM

The link you just shared however just says "the site can't be reached"

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 1:51 PM

try rebooting your pi. otherwise something is wrong with the PI image (maybe your SD card is failing)

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 1:52 PM

I've used USB drive on Pi to flash the image. Could that be a problem?

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 1:53 PM

not sure what you mean by that. https://os.ratrig.com/docs/installation/#raspberry-pi-installation says to burn to a micro SD card and use that

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 1:55 PM

I used Balena etcher as directed in that guide to write an image of the RatOS on a USB stick instead of SD card and flashed that on Pi. Would that be something that's causing the trouble?

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 1:55 PM

Also, can't I manually flash the Octopus board with klipper directly somehow?

NNavdeep Kaushal I used Balena etcher as directed in that guide to write an image of the RatOS on...

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 2:15 PM

@miklschmidt any idea if that would cause a problem for the configurator?

NNavdeep Kaushal Also, can't I manually flash the Octopus board with klipper directly somehow?

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 2:16 PM

you can, but RatOS assumes certain things and if you flash it manually it will break all those assumptions. You need the configurator to build the firmware so that the octopus connects in the right location and will work with the autoflashing of RatOS

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 2:17 PM

I bought an SD card just now from a local store and downloaded the RatOS again. Will make image on this card and flash the pi again

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 2:18 PM

Hope I don't need to tweak anything before flashing the new OS except for removing the USB stick.

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 3:39 PM

Finally able to reach the configurator. It's compiling firmware which I'll flash using another SD card on my octopus board. Only thing is, it didn't ask for any specifications on size and hardware for the printer. Not sure if it'll work as intended.

NNavdeep Kaushal Finally able to reach the configurator. It's compiling firmware which I'll flash...

miklschmidt•7/11/23, 3:41 PM

You configure that in printer.cfg later. Stick to the instructions and you’ll be fine

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 3:43 PM

Thanks for the response. The only thing is everytime I click on "download firmware", it gets nowhere and the page displays that site can't be reached. Is there a way to directly install the firmware on the board via USB A to C cable connecting the Pi and the octopus boards?

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 3:44 PM

I try to stick to the instructions but apparently I'm not well versed in the software stuff, so even common terminology of this area is confusing

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 3:45 PM

what raspberry pi version are you using?

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 3:46 PM

4gb ram version

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 3:46 PM

The only thing is everytime I click on "download firmware", it gets nowhere and the page displays that site can't be reached

can you take a video of what is happening?

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 3:47 PM

Sure, just a moment

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 4:00 PM

It downloaded this time

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 4:00 PM

So , now I have placed the SD card into the board and powered it. How long do we wait till we know the firmware is flashed?

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 4:00 PM

I'm sorry I'm asking too many questions, but I honestly appreciate all the help I'm getting

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 4:08 PM

Figured it'd show .cur file in the sd card if the firmware is successfully flashed and it seems like it worked. Now do we just connect the two boards via USB A to C?

NNavdeep Kaushal Figured it'd show .cur file in the sd card if the firmware is successfully flash...

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 4:10 PM

continue in the configurator and then follow the next steps in the ratos documentation

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 4:12 PM

It doesn't say anything about how to connect the two boards. Do we just connect them as I asked in previous message?

blacksmithforlife•7/11/23, 4:14 PM

yes you need to connect them via USB

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 4:14 PM

Awesome, thank you

NNavdeep Kaushal Thanks for the response. The only thing is everytime I click on "download firmwa...

miklschmidt•7/11/23, 9:36 PM

That sounds strange, use the manual dfu mode instead, it's much more reliable anyway

miklschmidt•7/11/23, 9:36 PM

(requires you update RatOS through mainsail, but if you followed the guide you should've already done that)

miklschmidt•7/11/23, 9:37 PM

Nevermind, i need to read the rest of the conversation before answering.. You'd think i'd learned by now lol.

Mmiklschmidt Nevermind, i need to read the rest of the conversation before answering.. You'd ...

Navdeep KaushalOP•7/11/23, 11:03 PM

Appreciate all the help good sir. Almost done with wiring. Will work on printer.cfg afterwards. I may bug you guys again, but prolly not. Cheers

Installed RatOS but can't flash the Octopus

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