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  • @terrym1065
    @terrym1065 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +110

    Your troubleshooting skills are way above the norm, programming as well. I was lost in the cloud as soon as you hit enter on the keyboard🤨 Persistence is one thing but your patience hits well above average, bravo. Thanks for a great video and repair. Enjoy!

  • @German_byte
    @German_byte 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I think that’s the most ingenious and well executed repair I’ve ever seen.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 🙂👍Yes this one was a bit different from the standard repairs.

  • @wherami
    @wherami 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Your mad hacker skills put you at the top of your fixit and repair group

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks mate 👍

  • @mattsmalley5780
    @mattsmalley5780 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Absolutely phenomenal! Your skills are incredible, to be able to diagnose one of the hardest faults and then persevere to find a solution to it you deserve a massive pat on the back. You also deserve A LOT MORE SUBSCRIBERS! Well done again mate

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks Matt 👍

    • @mr.meseeks2037
      @mr.meseeks2037 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The 80s just phoned and said they want their jumper back 😅😅

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That was an xmas jumper 😂😂😂

  • @Jesselovespinball
    @Jesselovespinball 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Yup , that was next level . Lost me about 45 seconds into the computer stuff . The faulty component swapping , no problem . When it comes to tech that deep , I just don’t have the skills . Im impressed 👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thanks J M 👍

  • @Doyle69
    @Doyle69 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I love fixing things, but this skill is something only wizards can do, great stuff.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks 👍

  • @ArranShort
    @ArranShort 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Hackaday sent me and I wasn't disappointed! This was great work, what a rabbit hole.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh Nice. I'll have to check out the article! 👍

  • @jralrazaz2828
    @jralrazaz2828 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Man this is an epic software repair, admiring your determination on finding the source of the problem, thanks for the video, cant wait for the next one, keep it up. 👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you 😊👍

  • @Dave-yo9tt
    @Dave-yo9tt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Probably speaking for a lot of your viewers... You went way past my paygrade on this one! AMAZING!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Dave 👍

  • @MikeyMack303
    @MikeyMack303 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video, Mick. Thank you for showing the firmware stuff.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers Mikey 👍

  • @Mymatevince
    @Mymatevince 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow! I wish I understood even 1/10th of what you just did. Amazing, truly amazing.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Vince👍, yes that one wasn't the "run of the mill" repair. Good job I know a bit about software too otherwise this one would have been a fail. I think I spent about 3 days fixing / researching, and then another 2 days editing lol.

    • @Mymatevince
      @Mymatevince 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@BuyitFixit Hopefully your countless hours that you put in will save many of these from landfill over the coming years and save the owners from replacing them. Fingers crossed you get rewarded with views!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @Mymatevince Yes fingers crossed 🤞Thanks mate 👍

  • @iNireus
    @iNireus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just had to watch this un-Bricking one again. Well from 24 mins.
    Love the tenacity and the fix.
    I definitely think there is a need for UnBricking videos on here, but I’m guessing most bricked devices are in landfills.
    Still might be a fun series to do.
    Going to search in here for Bricked unbricked unbricking😂

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @SteveRand
    @SteveRand 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    46:10 device driver dialog would have been an elevated prompt that the capture software couldn't see.
    That was a fantastic video mate... I've played with the JTAG stuff on routers and some cheap PTZ cameras and you can certainly get out of a lot of trouble with bad flashes!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Steve, yes I've played with JTAG too back in the day 😉 also removing chips and hex editing stuff, and reverse engineer software. Not sure if you saw the 'no password, no problem ' video I did or the ultrasound scanner or the recent generator control panel or tractor dashboard video which are along the same lines 🙂

  • @3dsmaxrocks699
    @3dsmaxrocks699 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Saw the RED in the thumbnail thought it was gonna be another Milwaukee 😅
    Excellent video as usual

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂Thanks mate 👍

  • @pmatil1
    @pmatil1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Impressive work! I thought you'd try the SD card firmware update after you got it to boot with the wrong firmware. But your solution was even more impressive. Well done.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍I did consider it, but with it having the 510 firmware on, I doubt it would accept the firmware for what it would think was a different device. The firmware seemed to have an identifier at the start of 513 for this model and 510 for the 510.

  • @meme-hj5rs
    @meme-hj5rs 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Great skills and persistence . Maybe you know already but "binwalk" is a program to extract parts from firmware or unknown files.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks👍, yes I did look for a version of bin walk for windows as I didn't have a VM or linux setup to hand, so ended up using 7zip which seemed to do the trick 🙂

  • @reklaw3603
    @reklaw3603 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your troubleshooting, perseverance and fixit skills are incredible. Truly well done! many thanks for sharing.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Many thanks!👍

  • @leybraith3561
    @leybraith3561 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice Unbricking. Well done.
    So handy to have a similar model at hand to give you a fighting chance.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks👍, yes absolutely 🙂

  • @cecildramat-ps9eq
    @cecildramat-ps9eq 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I think you and Richard from Learn Electronics Repair are just masters when it comes to think outside the box. Good job.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks Cecil 👍

    • @thetraindriver01
      @thetraindriver01 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Richard is another class guy 😊👍 very knowledgeable

  • @rabk5702
    @rabk5702 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Your patient's for fixing awkward devices always surprises me keep up the good work 😁😁👍👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Rab 👍

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Patience not patient's

  • @MarcStift
    @MarcStift 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am absolutely amazed with your troubleshooting skills and how you fixed this broken device.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Marc 👍

  • @slam4815
    @slam4815 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hella good job, quite the investigation on this one. You should pat yourself on the back, have a drink, or whatever your routine is after a troublesome repair. Hats off to you.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍yes I needed a good 🍺🍺 after this one 😂😂😂

  • @luckywetland
    @luckywetland 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mick, your skills are phenomenal. Now I am convinced that 110% would've given up.
    Mad respect

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂😂Cheers, yes this one was a bit of an odd repair. Hopefully it will help other people in the same situation!

  • @richardwestmacott1433
    @richardwestmacott1433 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have to say that was one very impressive fix. You obviously have some good all round fault finding skills and a very good ability to read and follow guides online to get the results you need. Well done on this repair

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Richard 👍I've done a few other ones that weren't so run of the mill too, such as the FLIR thermal camera repair, the solar inverter I repaired in one video and then needed the service password to change a setting which the manufacturer wouldn't give me! Or the RGB laser repair or the Moanacaster podcasting console I looked at too 🙂

  • @darrenwardell3079
    @darrenwardell3079 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Outstanding knowledge and patience which has made a fantastic video and a huge sense of achievement for you. Well done that man👍👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you kindly!

  • @ibrahimkocaalioglu
    @ibrahimkocaalioglu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is more than a repair. You are the greatest mystery solver. ❤

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😊 thanks

  • @mazafreno
    @mazafreno 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Unbelievable job!!! I'm without words... really, very, very, congratulations for your skills and for each video. Thank you very much and have a good weekend!!! from Italy :) (your videos are an incredible inspiration for me).

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much. Really appreciate that. Hope you have a great weekend too 👍

  • @Chained_Unicorn
    @Chained_Unicorn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another fantastic dig into device firmware, what to look for and how to find it. Thanks for that, very enjoyable and educational.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much 👍

  • @zubeystinzen540
    @zubeystinzen540 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    You stuck it out on this one😂 it's very rare these days that something beats you. Well done 👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks 👍

  • @TC_here
    @TC_here 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mad respect for staying at that... as soon as i saw the firmware was corrupt it would have been binned.. Shame there wasnt an easier way to extract the firmware and flash it again. Reverse engineering at its best :)

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍now I've worked out how to do it, it would only take someone a few minutes to install the driver, run the software and hit a few buttons. I'll get the files uploaded soon 🙂

  • @sparky150875
    @sparky150875 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You lost me very near the start but was so intrigued I watched it all. Amazing how you did that. Still not sure what you did but very interesting to watch you work.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks mate 👍

  • @fredwooding599
    @fredwooding599 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    AMAZING... When i watch you, I feel like I should be filling sandbags instead of fixing laptops. I love it lol

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Fred 👍

  • @jeisonsanchez4842
    @jeisonsanchez4842 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very skilled, indeed!
    Would be cool to see a playlist of all your repairs where you tap into the UART port. This sort of content is hard to come by.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. I've just made one a few days ago..
      th-cam.com/play/PLu4s108ty9Iki2H77htqeCNqtunWMJFKK.html

    • @jeisonsanchez4842
      @jeisonsanchez4842 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BuyitFixit awesome. Thank you.

  • @krahwinkel9503
    @krahwinkel9503 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    A repair that is more like a software installation. Interesting to see how you get this thing running again.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks 👍yes it was a bit of an unusual one 🙂

  • @mhadlock78
    @mhadlock78 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I recently found your channel. I am impressed. and I think I learned a few things.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

  • @8Bitrabbitech
    @8Bitrabbitech 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You Sir, are the fixer of eveything!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂😂👍

  • @andyo1872
    @andyo1872 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hacker man ! Your skill and logical thinking is amazing. Today, I learned a lot from you. Thank you

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you 👍

  • @thetraindriver01
    @thetraindriver01 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A great fix! Your early videos elude to your programming interests, so they came in extremely handy here 😊 it does look as if a firmware update went wrong or something corrupted the data and wiped everything. A great plus with your son having a similar model to get some of the info from too. A great job at getting the info from the files bit by bit, this must have took some hours to fully repair, I used to use PuTTY in the late 90's - 2000's, a great little tool for diagnosing networking errors. Most would have stopped when they found out that the firmware was toast. Loved the in - depth microscope and oscilloscope work, excellent 👏 It gives me more confidence to do more myself now, I have been repairing milwaukee / bosch tools and 2 x 110vac Trend T35 AL, M class dust extraction units in the last few weeks, so thank you for that. Looking forward to the next one 😊👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍Glad you are feeling more confident with your repairs too🙂

    • @thetraindriver01
      @thetraindriver01 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BuyitFixit thanks Mick, it is appreciated 😊👍

  • @TechGorilla1987
    @TechGorilla1987 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I haven't a clue what that little unit is, but man do I like that styling.

    • @SimonPetrikovy
      @SimonPetrikovy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It's a capture card. You can plug a HDMI cable from your Xbox/playstation /etc. and view, stream and record the image

  • @kareno8634
    @kareno8634 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi! I smile and shake my head. Envious of all that can figure out programing, or whatever it's called.
    I'm intrigued watching all your fixes, some of which i know nothing about, but wish i understood. Well Done!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Karen O 👍

  • @smbrob
    @smbrob 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is an impressive fix sir, I bow to you.👍
    It is all about the puzzle, isn't it ???

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks👍 and yes 😂😂😂

  • @abdullahalajmi2334
    @abdullahalajmi2334 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really enjoyed watching this repair and love your channel. Keep it up

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!👍

  • @barthanes1
    @barthanes1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You've been off down the rabbit hole I see. It's good to have you back.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks mate 👍

  • @PracticalDadd
    @PracticalDadd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely fantastic fix. You went way into the depths on this. I appreciate that your persistence paid off!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍Much appreciated 🙂

  • @Martyn-ey9lw
    @Martyn-ey9lw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WOW, another incredible fix, lost me with the programming will need to watch again. You deserve a lot more subs.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much 👍

  • @tomharris1457
    @tomharris1457 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are far, far ahead of my level. Now if it were tubes, I stand a chance!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Tom 👍

  • @eddiecook5176
    @eddiecook5176 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You deserve the thumbs up mate, excellent fix.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

  • @KentHamson
    @KentHamson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I found this video because I have this exact problem. Going to try to upgrade the firmware and see what happens. Excellent work.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍please let me know how you get on.

    • @KentHamson
      @KentHamson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BuyitFixit You are a fucking genius. I had to install Win XP on an old laptop because I couldn't get the USB pass through to work on a VM, but I installed the driver, .net Framework and did the flash like the video and it unbricked my device. Such a lifesaver!

  • @brucegoatly
    @brucegoatly 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Astounding and very interesting - thanks! The PC will only pick up the device when the right-hand switch is to the left or the right. The middle position is for recording direct to the SD card.
    I'm on my second one of these - the first didn't give me any video signal via HDMI, so I returned it for replacement. Turns out that the HDMI lead was faulty, not the device! I should have done as you did and try a different one.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍yes for the PC to detect it normally the switch has to be to the left as you say. However putting it into bootloader mode (hold top button down while plugging into USB) it doesn't make any difference as this is before the switch state is even read 🙂

  • @PhonePhreak3z
    @PhonePhreak3z 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I learned quite a few little tricks here, thanks. Great video! You got a new sub!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks and welcome aboard 👍

  • @lemagreengreen
    @lemagreengreen 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hell of a fix! well done
    Always worth keeping an old 32 bit Windows 7 machine on hand, have run into more than a few pieces of obscure software that need it.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍Yes, either that or possibly using a VM 🙂

  • @MostGearZer0Idea
    @MostGearZer0Idea 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Brilliant recovery and fix… learnt alot from this… really interesting keep up the gr8 videos

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks mate 👍

  • @_MJ07_
    @_MJ07_ 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Incredible, instant sub. I love that you also had the software knowledge to get a fix, I would have been stumped! Great stuff.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍if you liked this one then check out the RGB laser repair I did or the solar inverter where I had to reverse engineer the password algorithm after I fixed it. Or the medical ultrasound where I managed to unlock a ton of hidden features and made it run DOOM 😂😂

  • @andymouse
    @andymouse 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your Kung Fu never ceases to amaze me, its like watching a virtuoso perform his magnum opus over and over again and words fail me. Riveting !.....cheers.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks AndyMouse 👍

  • @roneckler9937
    @roneckler9937 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really enjoy your channel and how you come to the conclusion to what is wrong with the items you have on your bench. It surely is a lot of experience, pain and suffering to get to that level. Although I have a Bachelors in Computer Science, I would have never imagined it would have been a software problem and it would have been scrapped for it's precious metals... lol As always, Another great fix, or should I say, PROGRAM!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Ron 👍

  • @chrissavage5966
    @chrissavage5966 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At the point where you'd got it working but the wrong model, I wondered if it would have done a successful FW update using the built-in procedure from the supplied update FW? Saved the work of extracting all that data from the package. Again, a great fix.
    It seems failed updates are the new shorted capacitors ;) Bit more work to diagnose and fix though, but I guess that's progress for you.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍No unfortunately the update procedure wouldn't work because it thought it was 510, and wouldn't take the 513 update.

  • @theoldbigmoose
    @theoldbigmoose 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Incredible fix! Your firmware skills are off the charts. Now I have to figure out what that device does...

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks👍 It's a video capture card for recording things like a playstation or xbox gameplay so a SD card of streaming it over the internet.

  • @PickedItMate
    @PickedItMate 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nowhere NEAR enough likes on thos video. Cracking job mate love that you were able to get the non plus veraion working and then chase down the diffs in firmware to make it work as required.
    Truly bravo friend!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, Much appreciated👍

  • @neiltheplayer
    @neiltheplayer หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Holee....that was brilliant Mick. Thank you for posting

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers Neil 👍Yes sometimes I've had to get quite creative 😂😂😂

  • @oggyosbourne
    @oggyosbourne 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    WOW! Nice repair! You have skills for sure.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Oggy👍

  • @georgeholme612
    @georgeholme612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic you are a very clever and talented man your skill and knowledge of electrical boards is brilliant and entertaining.thank you Mick👍💯

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks George 👍

  • @Dime_Bar
    @Dime_Bar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing skills in fixing that. So not only can you repair circuit boards your able to diagnose a firmware problem, then source the correct firmware and program it.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks👍 yes it was a fair amount of work though, but hopefully when I upload the files and put them in the video description it might help someone else with the same problem 😉

  • @abysspegasusgaming
    @abysspegasusgaming 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm kinda not surprised by a "self-destructing" IC these days, especially with something like this that could be considered usable so many times before things get wiped and a new one needing to be bought (gotta love e-waste). But as you also said that it could've been rendered faulty by the end-user either thinking that an update was done or was in too much of a rush and pulled the plug before the firmware update was finished. At least it can live again and be useful as a spare/backup.

    • @UserUser-ww2nj
      @UserUser-ww2nj 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      " "self-destructing" IC these days, especially with something like this that could be considered usable so many times before things get wiped "
      I have often wondered about that . A small countdown timer built into one of the chips and 4 moths outside of the warranty it "breaks "

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Perfectly possible. See the recent Polish train saga 👍

  • @eeledahc
    @eeledahc 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm amazed how you solved this.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍🙂

  • @iNireus
    @iNireus 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Blimey, learnt so much on this one.
    Will you be doing future unvbricking the bricked videos?!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Mark 👍

  • @AntiCoruptionCentral
    @AntiCoruptionCentral 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    * Simply * outstanding.
    You're at where I'm heading to.
    Bravo.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍Much appreciated 🙂

  • @theuglidog
    @theuglidog 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    wow well done amazing work , handy having another model around to work off ,well done

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

  • @MSNsee4d
    @MSNsee4d 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Unbricked the brick. Bravo maestro.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍yes unbricked brick 😂😂

  • @steverhenius6734
    @steverhenius6734 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fascinating and.unusual. I’m interested to know what path you followed which gave you the knowledge to fix this sort of device. I can see the basic logic of your approach - power supplies, fuses , components but at a loss understanding architecture and firmware. Well done ! A credit to your knowledge and persistence :-)

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍I've always been interested in electronics, computers and programming since I was a kid. I remember messing with assembly code back when I had a ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. I've also played around a fair but with things like PIC chips and arduinos.

  • @technodaz
    @technodaz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Quick one for you if you're ever doing stuff like this, plugging in and out usb over and over. I made a little box with a male and female usb a and a 4 pole switch. Just handy little thing to have around and cost me a fiver to make. Save wear on the precious usb port.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the tip👍..but perhaps I could do a video replacing a usb socket on my laptop 😊😂😂😂

    • @technodaz
      @technodaz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BuyitFixit Why do you think I made the box.....it was right after I replaced my front usb sockets on the desktop.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice one 👍

  • @jamesneale8853
    @jamesneale8853 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Far better than I could ever hope to achieve.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks James 👍

  • @kevinisaac9139
    @kevinisaac9139 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you are Amazing to able to sort that out patience of a saint

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers 👍

  • @samchrome-g8v
    @samchrome-g8v 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, you're smarter than you look, we love the show, it is brilliant, thank you man,

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You know what I look like? I guess you've signed up to my only fans page 😂😂😂😂. No seriously, many thanks for your kind comment and support 👍

  • @zaytsevvaleriy
    @zaytsevvaleriy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great repair! Nice programming skills =)

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍

  • @peterlethbridge7859
    @peterlethbridge7859 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    chapeau Mick. Wow, really impressed by your analysis skills. One question: once you'd managed to flash the chip with your son's firmware, could you not have upgraded using the SD card rather than having to delve into the files?

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍No, when the unit was flashed with 510 firmware, it would only accept firmware for that model via SD, which makes sense to stop you flashing the wrong firmware via SD.

  • @brianwood5220
    @brianwood5220 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are a really clever bloke, but totally Jammy too. To be honest, Patients and perseverance are your two Super Powers. Congratulations, you certainly earned this one. As a matter of interest, How long did this one actually take you?

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍probably around 3 days. 1 day was the electronics testing, then ordered an adapter which took a couple weeks to arrive. Then a couple of days taking the chip off, putting it back on and searching the internet and messing about with software. Oh and then about 2 full days of editing it all as there was captures from 2 different pcs, and a couple of different cameras and the microscope.

  • @drorhaz
    @drorhaz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great fix as always! Its remind me some fault that i had with my phantom drone battery and i had to probe some chip on the battery board and hack the chip with raspberry pi. it was so annoying fail everytime! But it works once and thats all i needed 🎉

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍and well done fixing your battery 🙂

  • @roybm3124
    @roybm3124 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow amazing job. Ressurected a Comma eon (open pilot) one time like this. That was quite a challenge.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 👍

  • @johnhousego9218
    @johnhousego9218 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was VERY impressive fix, thanks.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you 👍Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

  • @aliraheem6135
    @aliraheem6135 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing video. Binwalk might have made exploring the firmware a touch easier.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks 👍yes I was going to use binwalk as I've used it before but I didn't have a linux machine to hand. I did look at using the windows version but found 7zip extracted what I needed 🙂

  • @dash8brj
    @dash8brj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Its prety sad when you have to search the bowels of the internet for a 32bit only program from a different device and manufacturer to re flash a gadget because the gadgets manufacturers software doen't understand bootloader mode. Some mad hacker skills there - well done :)

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂Thanks, yes I was doubtful of repairing this one at first unless I bought another one to read the flash. The good news is that anyone else who has the same problem should be able to flash it quite easily now as I put a link to all of the files in the video description 👍

  • @rickoneill4343
    @rickoneill4343 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This guy prob worked some confidential secret service career. 😂 Never seen such good logic and reasoning skills apart from full on engineers.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂Thanks 👍

  • @jasonputtock4428
    @jasonputtock4428 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    that was a brilliant fix well done.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

  • @cajuncoinhunter
    @cajuncoinhunter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great job on the programing Another one fixed , I don't even know what that one is , I thought it was a type of Gameboy for playing games for a teenager ...... Take Care Mon Ami...

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍it's a video capture card for recording gameplay to a the sd card or streaming it via USB via a PC to TH-cam etc.

  • @lemmy9996
    @lemmy9996 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent skillz mate!! 👍👍👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! Cheers!

  • @jonlong4866
    @jonlong4866 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing. Really enjoyed this one.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Jon 👍

  • @gkruntz
    @gkruntz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very impressive work. Thanks!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Gustav👍

  • @jamiejoker118
    @jamiejoker118 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done mate love watching you do way better, what I do lol love the scope
    Programming blue my mind
    Don't normal comment but this was real commitment and intresting 🙂
    Thanks

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Jamie 👍

  • @drew8135
    @drew8135 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please could you explain how you hooked up to putty? Excellent vid - thanks very much!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks 👍yes I used a usb to ttl converter. This let's you hook up the TX and RX signals and a GND from the board. You then have to tell putty to use whatever COM port number the computer assigns it and set the baud rate which you may need to try a few. Popular ones are 115200, and 9600. Hope that helps.

    • @drew8135
      @drew8135 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BuyitFixit thanks thank great. Have screenshotted this for the future.

  • @scaramonga
    @scaramonga 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pure skill, awesome job!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you 👍

  • @Sydney268
    @Sydney268 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great work as usual

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks again!👍

  • @mikecass8306
    @mikecass8306 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant fix Mick, software fixes are the bane 😁

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks Mike 👍

  • @jimearl3397
    @jimearl3397 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was a good one most of it go's over my head but enjoyed the fight 👍

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks 👍Yes it was a fight alright. I know you can't fix everything as some things are just beyond repair but I did persevere with this one and it eventually paid off 🙂

  • @lifeisfuneh
    @lifeisfuneh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, you are one persistent Dude! :)

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, I don't like to give up on things 😂😂😂

    • @lifeisfuneh
      @lifeisfuneh 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BuyitFixit I got motivated by you so many times! THANK YOU!

  • @matthewmaidment8464
    @matthewmaidment8464 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great work around there, well done

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍

  • @Karthor.
    @Karthor. 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This one was interesting! nice fix!

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍Glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @simontopley4771
    @simontopley4771 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Happy new year Mick, is that USB charger a OnePlus unit?

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks mate. The charger is from a DJI drone I think.

  • @canyondan
    @canyondan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely Amazing Fix.

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 👍Yes sometimes I get stuff that is way out of the norm. Hopefully this helps other people that end up with a similar problem. I did get a message from someone who explained how they "bricked" their unit. They had left the SD card in after an updating, and it was plugged into their PS5 which switched on to do an update, and switched off again while the Avermedia device must have been in the middle of updating itself again from the inserted SD. Result - bricked a like this one was.

  • @twizz420
    @twizz420 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    4:27 Is that a UART header? I wonder if there's anything neat you could do with that...

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I connected it up and show the output and shell in the video 🙂

  • @Trucam2020
    @Trucam2020 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You are a true Master 💪

    • @BuyitFixit
      @BuyitFixit  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks 🙂👍