I did not know this feature existed in Andúril. Thanks! It worked. Now I have mode memory but still have the bug firmware I think
:+1: :+1: :+1: OMG that’s the best reasoning I’ve seen. I remember back in the 90s when running the x86 and Pentiums that cost over $2k+, I spent more time trying to figure out DOS and Windows 3.1 crashes, bugs, hardware drivers not working, etc., than actually using my computer. Windows Xp was the first windows stable enough to use without constant fear of crashing and losing work, but it still had its fair share of problems. Apple IOS is probably the most bug free OS I’ve ever seen but it is developed by thousands of engineers and hundreds of billions of dollars, whereas Anduril is developed by a single non profit hobbyist and Emisar is likely not even a registered business operated by a single flashlight enthusiast from his home.
No problem, I think it was added with this flashlight release.
ZozzV6, you should probably take a look at the Anduril manual: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~toykeeper/flashlight-firmware/fsm/view/head:/ToyKeeper/spaghetti-monster/anduril/anduril-manual.txt
esp. lines 49-65
Thank you so much!
Heck yea, if Hank adds USB-C charging to the D4 and 8x7135 making it a more practical light, I would buy 10 of them! Seriously!
I do not think I’d agree with this reasoning.
- Flashlights are generally considered to be complete units that should never need updating. Most people do not buy a flashlight thinking they’ll need to update the drivers like you would on a PC.
- A windows error on your PC is unlikely to cause physical damage to your computer or possibly start a fire. That’s not the case with the Muggle Mode bug.
- The D4V2 requires special hardware and software to update the firmware and is clearly not designed to be serviced by the average consumer. Unlike a PC where you can download a patch during normal operation.
My conclusion is this bug is a product defect and it should be treated as such.
Firmware is not the same as software.
If you bought a PC motherboard with faulty BIOS and no easy way to update it, you would indeed be entitled to return it.
The flashlight and firware are sold as a unit. It is a finished product, not a kit. To argue that the warranty does not apply is foolish.
Perhaps you don’t have the bug firmware. Look at the bottom of the revised Anduril diagram. There are instructions there for doing a factory reset.which is a new feature that was just added to Anduril along with the bug fix. If your light resets to the default values, your reflash was successful and you shouldn’t have the muggle bug.
Usually, yes. The Emisars are not usual flashlights, though. Most people outside the flashlight community don't know they exist.
As it was said before these are clearly lights made for flashlight enthusiasts. If you can master the Anduril UI completely you can probably also do the firmware update IMHO.
Good luck.
Even inside the hobbyist community on BLF, none of us buy flashlights with the expectation that the firmware MUST be updated.
I suspect very few on this website have ever actually flashed updated firmware on any of their lights. I think flashing firmware is considered even on BLF to be an activity only for advanced flashlight modders.
Some good might come of this muggle mode bug though. As a result of the bug, more enthusiasts are likely to purchase the flashing hardware and give a shot to flashing their lights. This might open up modding to a whole new group of modders.
The turning on bug still exist. and no reset feature.
I told the flashing sequence not runned down any time properly.
Only this automatic and manual memory was new to me. I am using anduril earlier than any factory flashlight. Just don’t read every update manual. But the bug still in this light and flashing is not working.
Is there a link to these two videos?
Ah I see , I’ve already seen them posts ,a. Video would be nice though.
With a quality cell like a 30Q I suppose the battery would be non deadly but I’m thinking if muggles had been running it with a fake or a cheap Chinese crapfire cell it may have exploded.
I ordered my first D4V2 (SST-20 4000K),directly from Hank (he sent the wrong one from what he agreed to send me after changing my order) and it has the muggle mode and the bug. I received the email from Hank and I'm just going to wait and see how this all turns out over the next few days.
In the mean time, I ordered a second D4V2 (XP-L HI, 5000K) from Mountain Electronics because I didn't want ro wait another 2-3 weeks. I received it today. It doesn't even have muggle mode (totally fine with me as I'd never use it anyway), as someone a few pages back also posted about their lights. This means I have a preproduction F/W in this light, according to TK's response earlier.
I wonder if there are any potential issues with the preproduction F/W or is the only difference the fact it doesn't have muggle mode and everything else is identical to the bug version? I'm guessing there is no way to tell how many preproduction F/W lights are out there, either?
It's too bad there isn't a way to display the F/W version by blinks with the light. How can the everyday average person know what version is loaded into their light? Maybe 8 or 9 clicks from off displays the F/W version or something similar. Just a thought.
I work on copiers for a living (in my 31st year) and the machines get F/W updates all the time BUT there is a way to see what version is currently installed so you know whether or not it needs updated in the first place.
I have noticed no other changes except for muggle mode, but I am sure TK would know. Looks like you will be flashing both. I had the same thought about blinking the version #.
I would test the thermal regulation , it might be the opposite to mugglesgate & start panicking if it feels heat , you’ll be safe though ,it will just step down to early ,you probly won’t notice unless you like to set it to 60*–70*C.