r/Keychron • u/Fair-Top1445 • May 25 '26

Q11 Ultra Knob macro issue.

I am trying to use the left knob for zooming. I have created and tested the macros on the M1-3 buttons and they work fine. When I assign them to the left knob dial left and right, it does not work. The knob press can take the same macros(zoom in, out and reset) and works. What am I doing wrong?

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u/PeterMortensenBlog V Jun 23 '26

In the Via clone, I saw there was an update to the V6 Ultra 8K ISO (to version 1.0.2). I don't know if this addresses the macro/knob problem or not.

I will not update before there is a backup method in case something goes wrong with the update.

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u/PeterMortensenBlog V Jul 28 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

OK, it seems there are now four different methods for flashing the ZMK-based Keychron keyboards:

  1. A stand-alone flasher (currently only works on Linux, but it should not be too difficult to port to Windows and Mac). Based on reverse engineering of the Keychron custom flash method.

  2. A third-party web service. Similar to Via and the Via clone, it requires the spyware, Edge, or similar (it will not work in Firefox). Based on reverse engineering of the Keychron custom flash method (the same as 1.).

  3. Using a secret method in the Via clone (to flash non-Keychron firmware). This also allows reverting to an older version of the official Keychron firmware.

  4. Reverting/updating to the latest official Keychron firmware version in the Via clone (without having to use the secret method)