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@@ -8,4 +8,25 @@ Installation
 
 How to use
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-After adding a machine, go to "Manage Printers...", make sure your printer is active and select "Machine Settings"
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+After adding a machine, go to "Manage Printers...", make sure your printer is active and select "Machine Settings"
+
+Pro-tip: if you add a generic profile to the machine definitions and add ["MachineSettingsAction"] as a first_start_action, you get a nice solution to the "my printer is not listed" problem.
+
+*resources/definitions/generic_fdm.def.json*
+```
+{
+    "version": 2,
+    "name": "Generic FDM printer",
+    "inherits": "fdmprinter",
+    "metadata": {
+        "visible": true,
+        "author": "Ultimaker",
+        "manufacturer": "Generic",
+        "category": "Generic",
+        "file_formats": "text/x-gcode",
+        "has_materials": true,
+        "preferred_material": "*pla*",
+        "first_start_actions": ["MachineSettingsAction"]
+    }
+}
+```