Keyboard firmware borked input

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I just flashed the keyboard firmware on my CM4 uConsole, thinking it would resolve some missing keybinds, and now several keys do not work properly, and the orientation of the trackball movement has changed. I’m about to flash the OS to see if that fixes it, but considering it’s firmware, I feel like I’m going to get through it and it will still be broken.
Did I do something wrong? It was late… But I followed the steps on this page

uConsole Keyboard Firmware

uConsole keyboard firmware flash program available. You can download it from this link: uConsole Keyboard Firmware Flash >Program.

Here’s how you can flash the firmware on uConsole(A06 or CM4) or a PC running Ubuntu 22.04:

  1. Download the uconsole_keyboard_flash.tar.gz file.
  2. Extract the contents of the archive: tar zxvf >uconsole_keyboard_flash.tar.gz.
  3. Install the required package using the following command: sudo apt install -y dfu-util.
  4. Navigate to the extracted directory: cd uconsole_keyboard_flash.
  5. Execute the flash script with root privileges: sudo ./flash.sh.
  6. If everything goes well, you will see a progress bar indicating the flashing process.
  7. If any issues occur or the keyboard loses control (which is unlikely), simply reboot uConsole to resolve it.
  8. Rest assured that this flash program will not brick your keyboard.

I tried turning the device off and on again, and the same behavior. Missing keys like space, and rotated trackball movement.

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I had some problems with the clockwork provided firmware, but I flashed the QMK firmware made by @olly. Here’s the post, QMK firmware for uConsole keyboard make sure to scroll down the post and get the newest release: 20240922

It fixed several problems I had and added a few features like side scrolling and changing the arrow keys to a d-pad and back with a key combo.

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Wow, it is surprising how quick and easy that was. The official GitHub needs to be updated if these are the types of hoops users need to know how to jump through to keep this device active.
Thank you so much for the guidance. On to the next hurdle~!

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These are the types of hoops users need to know about!

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I found the keyboard almost unusable until I took Rex’s suggestion and flashed the QMK firmware. Night and day difference. The only issue I have seen with QMK is the backlighting flickers on the lower setting which bothers my eyes. I just set it to max brightness and all is good.

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