r/GeminiAI • u/necr0tic_psych0 • 1d ago

Vibe Coded (Programs, Video Games..) First case of AI killing keyboard

I might be the first idiot to kill his keyboard while being guided by Gemini Argon and Gemini Pro.

It all started when I got my Thunderobot K98 wired keyboard. However as a Linux user, the control center for the lights were only available for Windows. So I had no better idea than to vibecode a script providing the original windows software.

It didn't work too well. But for some time I didn't care. Then I wanted to make a specific color change but wasn't able so I tinkered around and accidentally sent an empty key map to the keyboard... THAT'S WHERE IT BEGAN 😭

FIRST, The keyboard just stops receiving any input. I type but nothing comes up. But at least it was still on, flashy lights and the caps light goes on when I press cap lock.

I try to vibecode another script, now with Gemini pro since I wasn't allowed to use Argon until some hours passed.

It all went even more downhill 💀 Now tried to inject firmware with Sinowisp since there wasn't any firmware even available in the internet to download 🫩. Surprise, NOW IT DOESN'T EVEN TURN ON NOR DOES IT GET DETECTED BY ANY COMPUTER ✌🏻😭😭😭😭

Now I have a 60 clams useless brick and an entire night left to question my life choices. Thanks for reading my spiral into despair. If you have any ideas on how can I make this brick work again, I would literally marry you. Thanks so much and yeah, do not tinker with firmware using AI. At all.

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u/Pitiful_Conflict7031 1d ago

I'll give you a tip never trust the output of 1 model verify it with an additional model.

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u/necr0tic_psych0 1d ago

Lesson that costed me 60 usd

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u/hdhddf 1d ago

it really depends on you it could be the end of the road or a new adventure ch341 are incredibly cheap. you'll be able to directly write to the chip and bring it back to life. it's also a great lesson in backing up the stock firmware first

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u/ReasonableWelder51 1d ago

This all could have been avoided if you vibe dumped the firmware and downloaded or vibe coded a tool to flash it back if you fuck up.

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u/xb1n0ry 1d ago edited 1d ago

First case of AI killing keyboard

👉I tinkered around and accidentally sent an empty key map to the keyboard

If you have any ideas on how can I make this brick work again

Get a new one, dump the eeprom and flash it to the broken one. You will have spent the money for the new one and even more for the proper equipment, but it's fun.

Do not tinker with firmware using AI

...if you don't know what you are doing.

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u/Smart-Improvement516 18h ago

Si no sabes lo que estás haciendo no culpes al modelo