submodule error

[therick0996]

when running the script, i get this:

warning: adding embedded git repository: printer_data/config
hint: You've added another git repository inside your current repository.
hint: Clones of the outer repository will not contain the contents of
hint: the embedded repository and will not know how to obtain it.
hint: If you meant to add a submodule, use:
hint: 
hint:   git submodule add <url> printer_data/config
hint: 
hint: If you added this path by mistake, you can remove it from the
hint: index with:
hint: 
hint:   git rm --cached printer_data/config
hint: 
hint: See "git help submodule" for more information.

i've tried running git rm --cached printer_data/config and get

fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

i've also tried deleting all klipper-backup files from the pi and reinstalling

[Grantsauto]

I have also run into this recently, all of my backup files on github files are locked/unavailable. I have removed and reinstalled multiple times with the same error and even in a new repository. Skips symbolic link for all "printer_data/config/.cfg".

[Tylerjet]

Are you using a klipper config from a git repo, Where you have cloned that repos contents into printer_data/config?

If you navigate to the config folder and run 'git remote get-url origin' what is returned.

[therick0996]

@Tylerjet aha! i had previously installed a different git backup thingy

https://<git_token>@github.com/therick0996/v2_config.git

i tried deleting v2_config repo, and still get the error and result from git remote get-url origin. can you help an idiot like me and remove this?

[Tylerjet]

you will need to delete the .git folder inside of printer_data/config and that should fix it.

[therick0996]

thank you so much!

[Staubgeborener]

you will need to delete the .git folder inside of printer_data/config and that should fix it.

We should add this in the docs or maybe implement this workaround in the script itself: Run script -> .git folder error -> delete folder -> run script