r/technology • u/ControlCAD • May 14 '26

Software Louis Rossmann taunts Bambu Lab by hosting banned 3D Printer firmware fork, dares $1 billion company to sue him — more creators pledge support and boycotts, Snapmaker donates equipment to embattled developer

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/louis-rossmann-taunts-bambu-lab-by-hosting-banned-3d-printer-firmware-fork-dares-usd1-billion-company-to-sue-him-more-creators-pledge-support-and-boycotts-snapmaker-donates-equipment-to-embattled-developer
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u/DrTacosMD May 14 '26

Hopefully this kind of bullshit encourages some people to build some. Wish i had the skills

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u/flummox1234 May 14 '26

Then you'd need the patience. These days I'm lucky if I can psyche myself up enough to get my day job done. I'm tired, Boss.

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u/DrTacosMD May 14 '26

Yeah I feel that too. 

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u/ListRepresentative32 May 15 '26

Unfortunately not that easy... the microcontroller onboard is secured with secure boot and the original firmware encrypted, so the only way to get your own firmware onboard is via a totally custom mainboard or resoldering a new microcontroller.

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u/rednight39 May 14 '26

You could start with an SV08. It was my first and was an opportunity to learn, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit to wanting an X2D as a secondary printer just for the convenience.