If you don’t laugh it’s just sad
TLDR: I just wanna run klipper but I’m pretty certain the universe is sabotaging me.
EDIT: Just wanted to say thank you to everyone in here pointing me in the right directions! I was really expecting to give a few people some chuckles, but you folks have addressed it as a problem that needs fixing. I should have expected no less. As of right now I have renewed enthusiasm for the S7 option and ill update if i can get it to work. If not, back to the thinkpad.
So I’m not a big computer guy but I’m generally handy enough to understand processes and how to get done what I need to get done. I have a cheap ender3 pro I picked up a year or two ago for super cheap and got it running acceptably.
Recently I’ve been getting the itch to build a new printer, but definitely don’t have the funds, so I’ve been looking for cheap functional ways to make it work better/faster and that brings me to wanting to try out klipper.
Now, remember back to the no funds bit. I don’t have a raspberry pi and don’t really want to buy one at this time, so Ive gone down the rabbit hole of using an android phone for the host. I’ve had an old galaxy s7 laying around forever in a junk drawer. Read through some guides and it seems pretty straightforward. As I go to download one of the zip files I noticed that my build number is off by 1 digit from ones listed. Minor digging reveals to me that as it’s a galaxy from sprint, the secure boot is locked. Looks like there’s a way to get around it, but at this point I just want to go to bed and I’ll revisit in the morning.
In the morning I see the perfect solution. I also have an old Microsoft Surface RT! Following all of the info to install Linux I get it reset to factory and all I need is a USB hub to jailbreak and run the raspi os that was demonstrated. Everywhere to buy one is closed so I call it a night. Continuing to read on the topic, my blood pressure spikes. I realize that I have a Surface 2 RT, which you guessed it, is the only model not fully capable of running Linux (problem with the usb not working once Linux is installed. Way above my understanding. Kind of important to be able to connect to the printer though).
If you don’t laugh it’s just sad.
I have an old thinkpad laying around too. Might give that a shot. I’m sure I’ll find out that it’s the only
Model thinkpad that had a self destruct feature when trying to use a different OS
hope my pain brings you all some entertainment