Flashing Flashforge Creator Pro

General Discussion
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Basic Information:

Printer Model: Flashforge Creator Pro
MCU / Printerboard: FF_CreatorBoard_Rev D 20140320

Describe your issue:

I can’t seem to flash my Flashforge Creator Pro. There is a config file for this printer, so I am hoping that someone knows how to do this. Please help.

Thank you!

● MCU #1: usb-MakerBot_Industries_The_Replicator_85830303539351608232-if00

Select MCU to flash: 1
You selected:

● MCU #1: /dev/serial/by-id/usb-MakerBot_Industries_The_Replicator_85830303539351608232-if00

Continue? (Y/n):

[➔] Yes

Flashing /dev/serial/by-id/usb-MakerBot_Industries_The_Replicator_85830303539351608232-if00 …
Stop klipper-1.service …

[✓ OK] Stop klipper-1.service successfull!

Stop klipper-2.service …

[✓ OK] Stop klipper-2.service successfull!

Stop klipper-3.service …

[✓ OK] Stop klipper-3.service successfull!

Stop klipper-4.service …

[✓ OK] Stop klipper-4.service successfull!

Flashing out/klipper.elf.hex to /dev/serial/by-id/usb-MakerBot_Industries_The_Replicator_85830303539351608232-if00 via avrdude

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

avrdude: stk500v2_getsync(): timeout communicating with programmer

avrdude done. Thank you.

make: *** [src/avr/Makefile:34: flash] Error 1

Flashing failed!

Please read the console output above!

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It works!
KIAUH helped a lot, but could not flash firmware. It worked from command line.

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Great. And may I ask what the command line was? :slight_smile:

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I got this directly from the config file: printer-flashforge-creator-pro-2018.cfg

Obviously you need to update device ID to match your board. KIAUH can show this easily if you are new to Linux.

Use the following command to flash the board:

avrdude -c stk500v2 -p m2560 -P /dev/serial/by-id/usb-MakerBot_Industries_The_Replicator_557373136313514061A2-if00 -b 57600 -D -U out/klipper.elf.hex

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Hi Dima,
I just used the command that you provided, I only changed the port that KIAUH gave me and it worked!!! I flashed a Markerbot Replicator 1 with this command
Now I have to figure out how to hoe configure the printer in Mainsail correctly. Thanks for your help.

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