Work around for firmware/configuration update error "command not recognized"
I spent more than an hour attempting to update my Drop Shift keyboard. I'm not sure what has changed, but I was not able to do it entirely from the Drop website as I had previously done. I have most of the keys configured how I would like, but the default LED function was a very bright, distracting, rainbow wave going across the keyboard. Every time I turned the computer on I had to manually adjust the lights how I liked. Using the online version or the locally installed app, you first have to install the QMK XAP interface. You then have to flash your already configured firmware file, which can be done on the Drop website. If you are logged in your last configuration is saved under your account and you can alter what you like, so you don't have to start from scratch. So, following the instructions I selected the appropriate board, entered bootloader mode, but when attempting to flash the file, I would get an error that the C:/Users/Mike C..... command is not recognized...
Oct 18, 2024
In seriousness, I think some sort of statement of purpose would be beneficial. Maybe there already is one and I've missed it.
I guess one motive would be (or at least I see this as being a side effect of what's happening) for Massdrop to change its image from a vendor / product aggregator with a good community to a good community that also aggregates products based on the needs of the community made apparent by these discussion fora. Community-first, rather than market-first.
I love meta questions and discussions and would love to hear Massdrop's take / reasoning for this.
I can definitely answer this. When we started Massdrop, it was originally focused on helping members of different enthusiast communities run group buys more effectively. As we grew, we added polling features, a discussion section as part of the group buy process, started helping the community create new, original products, organize meetups and events, created and posted original content and a lot more.
Over time, the vision for the company evolved to be something much bigger. We decided to start focusing first and foremost on building a great community focused on different interests and hobbies. Buying things are a really important part of that, but as we're growing, we're focusing on launching a ton more features focused *solely* on helping the community interact with each other in a better way.
This talk section is the first of many to come and is a great way to see how the Massdrop community interacts on site. In terms of category of threads, we'd rather see posts that are really thoughtful or original than aiming for having as many threads created as possible.
An example would be @Claghorn's post: https://www.massdrop.com/talk/134/an-inductive-approach-to-discovering-your-style is overall a great thread since it helps make the Men's Style community more accessible to new people that are genuinely interested in getting started. At the same time, the thread is a great place for people that are more advanced members of the community to discuss and debate.
Hope this helps and happy to answer any other questions you guys have.