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> Should not use features like "e-fuses" to make irreversible modifications to my hardware I am very reticent to update some embedded devices because not only
by EvanAnderson 6y ago
> Should not use features like "e-fuses" to make irreversible modifications to my hardware
I am very reticent to update some embedded devices because not only to I risk losing functionality, losing my preferred UI, etc, but the update may also make irreversible changes to my hardware. Even if I am able to wrest control away from the manufacturer (e.g. "jailbreak" the device) I may not be able to revert to a prior version because the hardware identifies itself as being physically unable to run the old software.
- mschuster91 6y ago> Even if I am able to wrest control away from the manufacturer (e.g. "jailbreak" the device) I may not be able to revert to a prior version because the hardware identifies itself as being physically unable to run the old software. coughs in Nintendo Switch
- shifto 6y agoIt seems the Switch has 64 burnable fuses. What will they do after the 64th update?
- Joeri 6y agoMake a new console. The Wii doesn't get updates anymore.
- NeuNeurosis 6y agoBut does the Wii need updates? I mean we still play every once in a while and have never updated it.
- mschuster91 6y agoRight now they're at 36 releases, gonna get interesting for sure
- stilley2 6y agoFor anyone else who had never heard this and wants some background: https://hackernoon.com/how-the-nintendo-switch-prevents-downgrades-by-irreparably-blowing-its-own-fuses-884bd3b7a8ba https://hackernoon.com/how-the-nintendo-switch-prevents-down...
- criddell 6y agoDoes every update require a fuse to be blown?
- igneo676 6y agoNo. They can choose if it's a minor-enough update and not blow a fuse