Post #1742421

2025-01-20 18:02 UTC

Bambu Lab’s recent “security” update got me curious about alternatives. Turns out there’s a community firmware project #X1Plus https://github.com/X1Plus/X1Plus Bambu implemented a firmware downgrade tool to make it easier to sideload it https://github.com/X1Plus/X1Plus/wiki/Installation-Guide#unlock-your-printer-and-get-your-access-codes #3dprinting #bambulab #opensource

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@PeterBronez@hachyderm.io 2025-01-20 23:17

If you want to support #opensource firmware for #BambuLab printers, the #X1Plus team says the best way is to buy an X1Plus Expander on Crowdsupply: https://www.crowdsupply.com/accelerated-tech/x1plus-expander#products It “plugs into your X1 between the AP board and the chamber-monitoring camera. It hosts a Microchip LAN9514 that operates as a USB hub, a 100-megabit Ethernet controller, and a Raspberry Pi RP2040 to handle GPIO controls” I’m pretty excited about the prospect of hardwired Ethernet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd-y2nmlXzE

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@rozcakj@mefi.social 2025-01-20 22:16

@PeterBronez@hachyderm.io I installed it yesterday. In 30+ years of IT experience, it was the single easiest, most professional 3rd-party firmware installation I have ever performed. The hardest parts were the Bambu registration page cycling endlessly - and then downgrading...

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