From ec42c4520481d48e05774736717ee6afcc61a1a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Gina=20H=C3=A4u=C3=9Fge?= Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 12:56:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Explained a bit better how the update bug in 1.2.7 actually manifests --- CHANGELOG.md | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 6c8a141d..6d22f376 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ #### A bug in 1.2.7 prevents directly updating to 1.2.8, here's what to do -Due to a bug in the Software Update plugin bundled with version 1.2.7, updating -to 1.2.8 through OctoPrint itself necessitates the installation of a plugin -that fixes said bug (through monkey patching). +A bug in OctoPrint 1.2.7 (fixed in 1.2.8) prevents updating OctoPrint to version +1.2.8. If you try to perform the update, you will simply be told that "the update +was successful", but the update won't actually have taken place. To solve this +hen-egg-problem, a plugin has been made available that fixes said bug (through +monkey patching). -The plugin "Updatefix 1.2.7" can be found [in the plugin repository](http://plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/updatefix127/) and -[on Github](https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-Updatefix-1.2.7/). +The plugin is called "Updatefix 1.2.7" and can be found +[in the plugin repository](http://plugins.octoprint.org/plugins/updatefix127/) +and [on Github](https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-Updatefix-1.2.7/). Before attempting to update your installation from version 1.2.7 to version 1.2.8, please install the plugin via your plugin manager and restart your server. Note that @@ -81,7 +84,8 @@ as shown [in this short GIF](http://i.imgur.com/wp1j9bs.gif). displaying bed temperature and controls and allowing the sending of GCODE commands targeting the bed (`M140`, `M190`) if the printer profile doesn't have a heated bed configured. - * Fixed an issue that stopped the software updater working for OctoPrint. A + * Fixed an issue that stopped the software updater working for OctoPrint. The + updater reports success updating, but no update has actually taken place. A fix can be applied for this issue to OctoPrint version 1.2.7 via [the Updatefix 1.2.7 plugin](https://github.com/OctoPrint/OctoPrint-Updatefix-1.2.7). For more information please refer to the [Important information for people updating from version 1.2.7](#important-information-for-people-updating-from-version-127)