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Single_Dan
1
Mar 19, 2019
Okay, someone please help. I spent hours on hours downloading home-brew, and atom, and learning how to use terminal, GitHub, QMK Toolbox, qmk firmware etc with ZERO prior experience in coding. When I finally try to flash, It doesn't work, and I learn from someone on reddit that I have to use mdloader. OK. Here's my new problem(s):
  1. when I hit compile and download it just opens a tab and says safari cannot open page.
  2. Additionally, when I downloaded mdloader as instructed, I cannot open the applet file because "there is no application set to open it".
  3. In the instructions for downloading mdloader it says this:
"Mac users:
  1. Download mdloader_mac and applet-flash-samd51j18a.bin and put them in the same folder. If downloading with Safari, mdloader_mac with have a .dms extension appended to it. This is fine.
  2. chmod u+x mdloader_mac to make it executable. (chmod u+x mdloader_mac.dms if downloaded from Safari)"
what the **** does direction number 2 mean? I have been trying to configure this keyboard for so long now, and I am so frustrated I may just throw it over the balcony. Please help.
levent
7
Mar 20, 2019
Single_DanYeah they don't make it easy - see if this helps: 1) Follow the instructions here to download the executable for your operating system:
https://github.com/Massdrop/mdloader/releases
  1. Download: mdloader_mac
  2. Download: applet-flash-samd51j18a.bin
  3. Put them in the same directory
  4. Open Terminal (in utilities folder) and type this in the Terminal window:
chmod u+x mdloader_mac 2) Compile and download file:
https://www.massdrop.com/mechanical-keyboards/configurator/config/2150

2) Plug in your keyboard.

3) Press the reset button on the back of your keyboard.

4) In the Terminal window change to the directory to where the mdloader_mac and .bin files are located.

5) Run this in Terminal (there is a period in front) of the command and FILE_NAME is the compiled and downloaded file from the configurator in step 2 above. ./mdloader_mac --first --download FILE_NAME --restart
DeCiel
25
Mar 23, 2019
Single_DanSafari doesn't work for the online configurator when you try to download. Chrome and Firefox seem to work.
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LastContinue
164
Mar 24, 2019
Single_Danhttps://github.com/LastContinue/ctrl-info/wiki/Helper-Script If you download the Mac version of this, it will download all of the files you need and set the permissions. It will also give you an icon that will allow you to drag and drop (compiled) configurations on the icon for flashing.
darrenph1
13
Apr 3, 2019
leventThanks for this write up. It worked perfectly after adding the period up front!
Plugz
1
Jun 20, 2019
Single_DanDid you ever figure this out? Im in the same boat, very new to all of this. And I simply don't understand how to go about downloading mdloader because this instructions are shit.
LastContinue
164
Jun 21, 2019
PlugzIf you can double click, and then drag and drop, you can figure this out https://github.com/LastContinue/ctrl-info/releases Download the mac release, then drag the zip file out to the desktop, unzip it, then move the contents onto the desktop (should be two automator files: robot looking thingys). Double Click on "Bootstrap" (which might give you a warning about "unknown developer" if it does this, you'll need to right click it, then select "open" you've probably had to do this before) That will run, make a folder on your desktop. Then go ahead and double click on the ctrl-ldr shortcut just so it'll give you the warning about unknown developer. It will then try to run but give you an error (This is good. The error should have some {} in it. I can't remember the exact verbiage) After that, you can just drag the .bin file you get from Massdrop ONTO the ctrl-ldr shortcut and that'll open a terminal and it'll walk you through the process. After you've flashed the board the first time, you can delete the bootstrap shortcut (don't delete the CTRL dir though) Don't have to worry about downloading any files, setting permissions, trying to figure out command line stuff.
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TMazz
0
Dec 8, 2020
LastContinueLegend!
Rebelord
72
Dec 30, 2020
leventThanks for the extra information on this! Was bugging me that I couldn't figure this out right away, especially when I have a little bit of experience with the terminal on macOS.
Jaden190
0
Mar 16, 2021
LastContinueI am currently doing something wrong I can get everything good but in the end after the 60 seconds it says it couldn't find a valid device port
LastContinue
164
Mar 16, 2021
Jaden190It's been awhile since I've played with these things, but that's usually indicative of not resetting the keyboard within the specified time. FWIW, QMKToolbox supports these boards now. I'd just use that https://github.com/qmk/qmk_toolbox over any other method (unless you're doing a lot of config writing/compiling)
Jaden190
0
Mar 16, 2021
LastContinueIts just led color and the keyboard map to feel close to a macbook keyboard setting. I feel like I am missing up somethings. I am on my macbook
LastContinue
164
Mar 16, 2021
Jaden190I'm not really sure how to help you without more details of what steps you've already taken and what you're actually trying to do now. Sorry.
Jaden190
0
Mar 16, 2021
LastContinueIt’s all good it took me awhile to figure it out. Using the toolbox got error but then I press the reset button then I got what the imagine was provided on github then I press the flash button and then it was reading the device and finally got the keyboard setting I wanted with the led lights I set it on.
dnf007
0
May 30, 2021
LastContinueWill this also run for an ALT keyboard?
LastContinue
164
May 30, 2021
dnf007Do you mean QMK Toolbox? It should work just fine in terms of being able to load layouts onto the board.
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