# HELP klipper gives error wen trying to install creality touch

**URL:** <https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [September 18, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184 "2022-09-18T17:20:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![pascal\_31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pascal\_31](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/pascal_31)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184/1 "2022-09-18T17:20:07Z")

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### Basic Information:

Printer Model: based on a ender 3 v2  
MCU / Printerboard: bigtreetech octopus v1.1  
[printer.cfg](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/uxKR84UzqAgatlFJ41oYEC5Wol7.cfg) (5.6 KB)  
[klippy.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/meHsf05LrnNBHupKT8I424QbAe7.log) (105.7 KB)

Describe your issue:  
i wanted to install a creality touch and followed the steps from klipper it self and other people.  
but every time i try i get this error Option (‘position\_endstop’ is not valid in section ‘stepper\_z’)  
and when i delete that bit what other people recommend in github posts i get this error (Option ‘endstop\_pin’ in section ‘stepper\_z’ must be specified)  
i don’t know how to fix it  
pls someone help

if you need more information just ask i can provide

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**Author:** ![EddyMI3D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/eddymi3d/32/1981_2.png) [@EddyMI3D](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/EddyMI3D)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184/2 "2022-09-18T19:06:28Z")

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Hello @pascal_31 !

Klipper is quite picky with spaces. Try this:

```auto
endstop_pin: probe:z_virtual_endstop

```

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**Author:** ![pascal\_31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pascal\_31](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/pascal_31)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 6:32am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184/3 "2022-09-19T06:32:58Z")

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> [@EddyMI3D](#):
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> `endstop_pin: probe:z_virtual_endstop`

it is stil giving this error (Option ‘position\_endstop’ is not valid in section ‘stepper\_z’)

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**Author:** ![Sineos](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/sineos/32/18_2.png) [@Sineos](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/Sineos)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 9:50am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184/4 "2022-09-19T09:50:09Z")

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If you use a probe then you do not have a `position_endstop`  
The “equivalents” are then given in the probe / bltouch section with

```auto
x_offset:
y_offset:
z_offset:

```

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**Author:** ![pascal\_31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pascal\_31](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/pascal_31)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184/5 "2022-09-19T19:22:55Z")

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thx it is working now

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**Author:** ![EddyMI3D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/eddymi3d/32/1981_2.png) [@EddyMI3D](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/EddyMI3D)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/help-klipper-gives-error-wen-trying-to-install-creality-touch/4184/6 "2025-10-27T13:30:15Z")

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Closed on October 27, 2025, 1:30pm UTC