Add same physical printer to PS2.9 on two different PC's
I have a MK4S, and I have it connected to one PC via PrusaLink as a 'physical printer' so I can upload g-codes directly to the printer from the slicer - very nice! Now I have a newer PC and I am gradually moving functionality from the old one to the new one. During the transition I want to be able to print to the MK4S from either PC.
I saw a post that said that PS 2.9.0 can export a 'configuration bundle with physical printer' and this sounded like exactly what I wanted. So, on the old PC I chose 'export 'config bundle with physical printers...' and this created a .INI file, which I saved to a USB stick. Then on the new PC (with PS2.9.0 installed) I selected 'import config bundle' and then selected the .ini file I had just saved. This appeared to load OK, and some (but not all) of my settings from the old PC were now visible. None of my custom filament settings transferred, and my 'physical printer' setup was missing as well.
So I tried to add a physical printer using the GUI on the new PC, but when I get to the 'browse' for printer step, nothing is found, even though I am staring right at my MK4S which is happily connected to my old PC via prusalink.
Any advice would be appreciated
TIA,
Frank
RE: Add same physical printer to PS2.9 on two different PC's
OK, I was able to 'add physical printer' on my new PC, and go through the entire 'add physical printer' connection process (apparently the 'export config bundle with physical printer' is still missing a few pieces).
RE: Add same physical printer to PS2.9 on two different PC's
You can validate that the export file has all the information. It's just a text file. When I export, I see all custom filaments and physical printers.
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RE:
I opened the .ini (hopefully attached below) in notepad++. I saw that it picked up three 'print' configs for a printer I no longer have (CreatorPro2), but none for my MK4S. Also, the 'physical printer' shows 'myPrusa' which isn't the name shown in the network settings on the printer itself.
RE: Add same physical printer to PS2.9 on two different PC's
Another try at uploading the link to my .ini file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AjV_mGji13omsF4IOL8YcpUiogaggSt7/view?usp=sharing