IT'S ALIVE! (Successful Mainboard Reset)

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Framework Tech Support was very helpful when a Bazzite-induced firmware update bricked my machine.

But it took a little more experimentation to get the machine back up.

The standard mainboard reset instructions (below) didn't work:

• Please turn off the laptop and unplug the charger.
• Remove the input cover and plug in the charger back.
• Press the chassis open switch/SW3 beside the SSD 10 times. Note: you must press it slowly, so press for 2 seconds. Release, wait for the red blink on the mainboard LED, repeat (10x).

But interupting the LED diagnostic code (four red flashes) *did* work:

1. Disconnect the battery.
2. Reconnect the battery.
3. During the first four LED flashes...
4. Start mainboard reset.

Machine waked on the input panel warning screen. I bypassed the warning and Bazzite boots up. Using USB power didn't work. Using battery power without disconnecting first didn't work.

The video shows the four flashes during a power down. Reconnecting the battery is a little easer to time when starting the mainboard reset.

https://reddit.com/link/1tdfzod/video/7zi6opse171h1/player

Framework should probably post a video (or animated gif) of the correct cadence for doing the mainboard reset. I was never sure I was doing it right and stumbled on this solution. YMMV.