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Posted (edited) · Cura wont let me select printer

I've been using cura with great success for the last 5 months.  2 days ago it stopped mid usb print and forced me to go through set up again.  When I get to the section in set up to select printer I select my printer and hit "add" but nothing happens.  Been fighting this and looking for resources for 2 days.  I've reinstalled 3 times and also updated cura with no change.  it simply gets stuck on that screen and can not be used.  

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    Posted · Cura wont let me select printer

    Which thing?  There's *very* different things here.  For one person, cura won't print through usb.  For another - a completely different problem - cura crashes/hangs when they try to add a printer.  For either issue we need to know if you have mac/pc/linux as the fixes are different (so we have 6 solutions ready for you).

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    Posted · Cura wont let me select printer

    U can print through usb. I do it since a weak with my Cr10. 
    the problem that i have is that Cura "crashes2 and my printer frezzez up. 

     

    Right now  it´s printing 

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    Posted · Cura wont let me select printer
    1 hour ago, Fox_010 said:

    U can print through usb. I do it since a weak with my Cr10. 

    Printing over USB is deprecated and no longer supported, and is a bad idea in general (don't want your computer to crash halfway through a print, do you?). It's a relic left over from when printers were too stupid to even read memory cards and needed to be hand-fed instructions. Now it is much better to use a memory card with your printer.

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    Posted · Cura wont let me select printer

    First time I printed through USB, the screen saver came on.  Print ruined. I disabled that.

    Second time it shut off the monitor and hard driver (not screen saver).  Print ruined.  I disabled that.

    Third time it went into sleep mode (WTF!??).  Print ruined.  I disabled that.  Did I learn my lesson?  No.

    Fourth time windows installed some update and rebooted without asking.  Print ruined.

     

    Also each time I was afraid to run any other software (couldn't browse web, couldn't check email) for fear that the USB wouldn't keep up.

     

    That was it.  I never printed through USB again.  That was more than 10 years ago.  Linux is much better about pausing your program versus windows but USB is pretty unreliable.  If it's failing part way through a print and you really want to keep using it against advice, I'd at least try a different USB cable (many people said that helped) or a different computer with a USB port with stronger signals, or most recommended: get one of those cheap USB hubs - those will boost the USB signal nicely (usually).

     

     

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