# Homed x, y but can't move without homing z

**URL:** <https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 29, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732 "2024-05-29T18:13:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![chickenwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@chickenwoman](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/chickenwoman)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/1 "2024-05-29T18:13:25Z")

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### Basic Information:

A3d Takoto  
BTT Octopus Pro  
pi 3b

I’m trying to calibrate my new Beacon Probe. I home x and y but it won’t let me move the head to the center x,y coordinates without homing z  
[klippy.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/yN06VFZYzOtrVRzbU72PYPASt9D.log) (3.8 MB)

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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:** [May 29, 2024, 6:35pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/2 "2024-05-29T18:35:41Z")

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I’m not sure, what you are reporting:

- Your Klipper configuration does neither indicate that you are using [probe\_eddy\_current](https://www.klipper3d.org/Config_Reference.html#probe_eddy_current) nor that you are using the unofficial Beacon modifications
- For the original Beacon mods follow their instructions here: [https://beacon3d.com/](https://beacon3d.com/)
- If problems with these Beacon modifications arise, please revert directly to them for potential support

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**Author:** ![chickenwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@chickenwoman](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/chickenwoman)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/3 "2024-05-29T18:47:41Z")

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Thanks, its an official H. I’ll reach out to them. I followed all of their instruction. I just found another post stating that you have to disable bed mesh to move x and y. Strange it’s not showing up because its reading past measurements when I do a Beacon query

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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:** [May 29, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/4 "2024-05-29T18:48:59Z")

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From the log you provided it does not seem that the sensor is installed properly.

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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:** [May 29, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/5 "2024-05-29T19:01:42Z")

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Ah LOL. The beacon guys “hide” the unofficial modification:

```auto
# exclude beacon.py from klipper git tracking
if ! grep -q "klippy/extras/beacon.py" "${KDIR}/.git/info/exclude"; then
    echo "klippy/extras/beacon.py" >> "${KDIR}/.git/info/exclude"
fi
echo "beacon: installation successful."

```

Now this seems quite desperate.

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**Author:** ![chickenwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@chickenwoman](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/chickenwoman)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/6 "2024-05-29T19:07:16Z")

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Thanks Sineos, It turned out that I had to turn my bed mesh leveling off. Once I did that everything worked. It’s one of those simple things that’s probably obvious to others but I had a hard time finding it in searches. Thats strange about the logs but everything is working. Thanks again

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**Author:** ![TheFuzzyGiggler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/thefuzzygiggler/32/12313_2.png) [@TheFuzzyGiggler](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/TheFuzzyGiggler)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/7 "2024-05-29T20:30:14Z")

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Holy Hell they shoved everything into that python file. That could be a masterclass case study in how to spot a need to refactor.

[https://github.com/beacon3d/beacon\_klipper/blob/master/beacon.py](https://github.com/beacon3d/beacon_klipper/blob/master/beacon.py)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/1X/64419bf2aac6639e6ef5cef200dcd456b0a01ac3.png) [@system](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/homed-x-y-but-cant-move-without-homing-z/16732/8 "2024-06-29T06:30:47Z")

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Closed on June 29, 2024, 6:30am UTC

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