does Quick-Start run on 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04?

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jferguson
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does Quick-Start run on 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04?

Post by jferguson » Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:31 pm

This IS NOT a request that anyone spend any significant time on this issue. I ask because the library reference error I got when I tried it looks as though the Linux application is expecting a 32 bit system. Since the windows version works for me, I suppose I'm just idly curious if anyone has gotten it to work in Ubuntu 16.04 - 64 bit.

john

beala
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Re: does Quick-Start run on 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04?

Post by beala » Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:33 am

I got this running and wrote up the process here: http://www.usrsb.in/m2.html

The trick is you need the 32 bit versions of all of quick start's dependencies and then you need to set the baud rate correctly.

From the write up:

In order to calibrate the printer, you need to run the MakerGear M2 Quick Start. This is compiled for 32 bit systems, but chances are you’re on a 64 bit system and will need to manually install the 32 bit dependencies.1

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sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libc6:i386 libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386
If you try to connect to the printer without setting the correct baud rate, you’ll get a timeout. Below is how to set the correct speed for your TTY device.

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sudo stty -F /dev/ttyACM0 115200
You should now be able to use the Quick Start as root.

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cd M2\ Quick\ Start
chmod +x ./M2\ Quick\ Start
sudo ./M2\ Quick\ Start

jferguson
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Re: does Quick-Start run on 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04?

Post by jferguson » Fri Jun 29, 2018 1:33 pm

Hi Beala,
I got back to it and got this:

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root@hp2:~/makergearfiles/Linux - v1.2.1-Beta2/M2 Quick Start# ls
appicon_128.png  M2 Quick Start  M2 Quick Start Libs  M2 Quick Start Resources
root@hp2:~/makergearfiles/Linux - v1.2.1-Beta2/M2 Quick Start# mv 'M2 Quick Start' Start
root@hp2:~/makergearfiles/Linux - v1.2.1-Beta2/M2 Quick Start# ls
appicon_128.png  M2 Quick Start Libs  M2 Quick Start Resources  Start
root@hp2:~/makergearfiles/Linux - v1.2.1-Beta2/M2 Quick Start# ./Start

(Start:4545): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",

(Start:4545): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "murrine",
So I guess the question is where did you install M2 Quick Start. I'm running 16.04 as well.

And thanks for your post on this subject.

john

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