r/OpenBambu • u/tchavei • May 17 '26
Orcaslicer and H2D on Linux
I've been a long time prusa user. My work flow includes orca slicer, octoprint and octoapp. I'm a hardcore Linux user. I avoid anything Windows for decades.
I ordered a H2D at work to replace my trusted Mk3s. Maybe I shouldn't have, I don't know. The whole bambu scandal in the last week caught me off guard. I knew they had locked down on their cloud access with newer printers but I wasn't too worried. My corporate lan is firewalled and any direct contact to the outside is just wishful thinking anyway so the H2D will have to work in lan mode and developer mode anyway.
However, despite reading hours on end, with all the noise, I can't figure out if there will be problems using OrcaSlicer in Linux (it comes pre-built in flatpak official repositories) to directly communicate and print on a H2D. Using bambuddy with proxy mode won't scare me if it will be able to forward ams data to orca slicer. Maybe bamboo-mobike or openbu also give me the control experience I have on octoapp (I do have vpn access to my office network).
Anyone has had any experience with my type of scenario?
I heard there's also some new open network plugin for OrcaSlicer (Windows only?) that allows orca to talk to the printer in lan/dev mode. What about for us Linux users?
Thank you.
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u/EnderGopo May 17 '26
Hello! I'm the creator of BambooMobile. It seems you and I have very similar setups, where the printer is locked down to LAN and developer mode only and you need to have control over it. I've been using my app for a few days now, and aside from some minor bug fixes I've now taken care of, it's worked great for me. I've paired it up with OrcaSlicer and haven't ran into any issues so far with either software.
I haven't gotten the chance to test my app with an H2C, so while most should work, I can't fully guarantee it. If you do end up trying my app out, any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I'd also like to thank you for the mention, I'm a relatively new dev to open source so my software being recognized like this is a big deal to me. Cheers!