The flashing app detected the device. The next step was downloading firmware and it was stuck on it for minutes (usually it takes a second or two). I almost ended up rebooting the device (which could absolutely brick it) but fortunately it found the firmware. Then I tested DDG to see if it was up. I don’t really remember if it was but I think it was working for a few seconds
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Yes. It even interrupted a flashing procedure of a device of mine and almost bricked it
How does a search engine being offline interrupt a device flashing?
Its quite embarrassing you’ve asked this, tbh. Obviously you’ve never run
and I think that’s sad.
I want to do this now
Holy fuckshits. You crazy motherfucker.
Saving it!
Is this secure drive erasure 🤔🤔🤔
Idk why it happened. Maybe the program uses that API to find new firmware versions. It was stuck at the beginning of the procedure
Wait what?
The flashing app detected the device. The next step was downloading firmware and it was stuck on it for minutes (usually it takes a second or two). I almost ended up rebooting the device (which could absolutely brick it) but fortunately it found the firmware. Then I tested DDG to see if it was up. I don’t really remember if it was but I think it was working for a few seconds
Why was it pulling firmware from Bing? That’s seems strange