Broken FlexM1 Magic

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The LF side of the NExT is vulnerable to bricking due to poor connection during writing, so everything you can do to get a better connection helps.

True thr T5577 chip has little to no tear protection and can brick. Some have had luck running through a test mode recovery though;

Reviving a bricked T5577

The T5577 chip is a great wonder of the world. That said, it is sensitive. The chip’s memory is arranged in blocks, and block 0 is a critical block that holds configuration data for how the chip should behave, if a password is set or not, and other critical settings. It is vulnerable to tearing - the act of leaving writable memory corrupted if the write operation is interrupted or suffers from insufficient power available to complete properly. If you have a T5577 chip based product that appe…