Hi > The problem is that we know all the history of struggle between linux > and printers (and devices in general). I was wondering if this is the > case with 3D printers.
it's not the case! > I think I like most the Prusa i3. It looks pretty! And being the third > version, the site states: "he i3 incorporates lessons learned from the > previous two Prusa designs, as well as other popular modern RepRap > designs. " > > I wonder how to connect it to computer. Is it USB? you connect your pc to the printer using a USB cable. The electronic on the printer is basically a Arduino Mega (or derivated or clone): http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMega2560 As you can read: "The Mega2560 differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the FTDI USB-to-serial driver chip. Instead, it features the ATmega16U2 (ATmega8U2 in the revision 1 and revision 2 boards) programmed as a USB-to-serial converter." > And do you need any special driver? How debian sees it? you don't need any drivers others than the standard. You see Arduino as a /dev/ttyACMx device (with older Arduino version the device was /dev/ttyUSBx). It's a serial device. Anyway: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software (you need the Arduino IDE to update firmware on your 3d printer, download it, it's opensource) and http://playground.arduino.cc/Learning/Linux Regards Mirco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAGfrEt=kyedmqog9tpkvxfafnfaxs_fvh7rv7f2-ufkyfu5...@mail.gmail.com