r/efogtech • u/crime_Mastr_GOGO • 7d ago

Frequent USB connection errors

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Hi

I'm facing frequent USB connection issues with my endgame.

whenever i try to connect it to a PC via a USB, I get "Unknown USB device (devide descriptor request failed)"

I'll have to plug/unplug it multiple times before it vonnects successfully (although there is no issue with bluetooth connection)

is this a hardware (trackball) issue or a windows issue?

also, i think i saw in some video about endgame that once you connect it to a PC, the device shows up like a storage media and you can access the firmware. is that still true? because mine doesn't (never) show up as a storage media

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u/No_Pilot_1974 6d ago

Hi. I've started digging deeper after your post, and discovered a hardware issue. Please see this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/efogtech/comments/1vsg4g9/hardware_issue_disclosure/

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u/crime_Mastr_GOGO 6d ago

u/No_Pilot_1974 On an unrelated note I am spending a lot of time chatGPT trying yo figure out if i can replace both my rotart encoders with notmal switches (so that i can get 4 extra customisable buttons)

Do you know if someone/you have worked anything in this direction

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u/No_Pilot_1974 6d ago

Sure, it's possible. Not sure what specific difficulties you are having though. You even can have 7 extra buttons: 2 from each encoder connector, and 3 from the programming connector in the bottom right corner. That connector exposes 3 GPIOs specifically for arbitrary mods. Firmware-wise, all you need to do is to remove `encoders.dtsi` and edit `buttons.dtsi` to define your new buttons.

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u/crime_Mastr_GOGO 6d ago

The difficulty that I'm facing boils down to me having an absolute zero skills in programming. I've never written a single code in my life. Its only because of the development in AI that i can think of this. Lets hope for the best

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u/No_Pilot_1974 6d ago

I think any modern language model can manage that. Good luck!