Comment on Check your storage for a 4GB AI model if you use Chrome

• BigBrownDog@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I have no idea what any of that means

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  • nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I think Yucandu has hardware that he wants to flash with new firmware, and you generally do that via a com-port (remnant of an old type of connector). Oversimplified: These days com-ports are simulated over usb, and (for now) only chrome-based browsers can actually send the firware over these simulated ports. An example is the flasher for Meshcore devices.

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    • leftascenter@jlai.lu ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I… Don’t even see why you would want a browser to be able to do that. Seems like really trying to increase browser security issues on purpose.

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      • yucandu@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Neither did I, but they all started offering, so I started using those tools. Especially the all-in-one systems where it’s like “just buy the hardware, go to this website, and it’ll flash for you”. Like that’s more secure than “go to this website and download and run this weird exe” isn’t it?

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      • Tja@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Because it’s easy and convenient. I have esptool installed and I still usually flash via the browser.

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