The latest articles on DEV Community by Marsel Akhkamov (@jeecrypt). https://dev.to/jeecrypt https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4044429%2F378b9708-413e-425c-8ba7-2edeb6b52d39.png https://dev.to/jeecrypt en Marsel Akhkamov Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:30:49 +0000 https://dev.to/jeecrypt/giving-the-qidi-q2s-stock-touchscreen-the-klipperscreen-it-deserved-bo3 https://dev.to/jeecrypt/giving-the-qidi-q2s-stock-touchscreen-the-klipperscreen-it-deserved-bo3 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fa489t6cpdlksbck05hx0.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fa489t6cpdlksbck05hx0.jpg" alt="QIDI Q2 running KlipperScreen" width="800" height="600"></a></p> <p>The QIDI Q2 is a genuinely good printer: fast, enclosed, Klipper-powered, and happy to eat engineering filament for breakfast. Its stock touchscreen, however, feels like a very polite kiosk standing in front of a full Linux computer.</p> <p>I could not find a ready-to-run way to put real KlipperScreen on the built-in 480×272 panel, so I made one.</p> <h2> What the installer does </h2> <ul> <li>runs directly on the printer over SSH;</li> <li>installs KlipperScreen on the stock display — no extra Pi or HDMI screen;</li> <li>calibrates the original touchscreen;</li> <li>keeps the QIDI interface intact;</li> <li>adds full-screen gestures: swipe up for KlipperScreen, swipe down for the factory UI;</li> <li>includes backup, uninstall, and rollback paths.</li> </ul> <p>The factory client is not deleted. I like experiments, but I also like having a parachute.</p> <p>Tested on QIDI Q2 firmware <code>01.01.02.03</code>. Read the compatibility notes and make a backup before installing; the printer is still a Linux computer wearing heaters.</p> <p><strong>Repository and installation guide:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/jeecrypt/klipperscreen-q2" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/jeecrypt/klipperscreen-q2</a></p> <p>If you have the same hardware/firmware and find a weird edge case, open an issue with logs. Weird edge cases are just undocumented features wearing fake moustaches.</p> opensource linux bash cli