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Why doesn't the Massdrop Loader detect my CTRL Keyboard?

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Hey there, I ust got my CTRL Keyboard but when I try to upload my custom firmware in it in Debian Linux I get this message: ~/Downloads/mdloader$ ./mdloader --first --download drop_ctrl_c_Amber_LED_34181.bin --restart Massdrop Loader 1.06 Massdrop Loader Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Massdrop Inc. This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY Scanning for device for 60 seconds ............................................................ Error: Could not find a valid device port! I also did the list option for the mdloader and this came up. Downloads/mdloader$ ./mdloader --l Massdrop Loader 1.06 Massdrop Loader Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Massdrop Inc. This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY Bootloader port listing ----------------------------- No devices found! I am using the latest version of the massdroploader.
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Jun 11, 2022
I'm having the same problem. Any known solution?
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Jun 21, 2022
dpageOK, I solved this by reading the instructions more carefully. In my case, it was user error. Even though I read the instruction to use Fn-B to put the keyboard into bootloader mode, I forgot to do it. Once I did that, everything seems to work great. Who knew.
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