Samsung Q990D unresponsive after 1020 firmware update

Post by tedunangst » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 7:30 PM UTC

rzz3 wrote: post #301

marcodiego wrote: post #22

Should be codified by law: - If a firmware can be updated, it must keep a minimum ROM feature so it can be recovered. - No device should be updated without the *owner* explicit intention to do so. - Full docs must be released if the vendor stops supporting it.

A law? As an engineer, I really don’t want a bunch of technologically-inept congressmen telling me how I have to build software, firmware, or hardware.

Post by Hizonner » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 7:30 PM UTC

aerostable_slug wrote: post #267

ryandrake wrote: post #207

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly. If your company's threat model considers its own customers as attackers, you're the baddies.

Not always. There's a time and a place for including end users in your threat model. These would include scholastic and carceral settings, where in both cases the end user may, as an example, desire access to resources that have been deemed inappropriate.

Post by jimnotgym » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 7:31 PM UTC

Ma8ee wrote: post #237

godelski wrote: post #220

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Why else would a soundbar need updates anyway? No matter the device, software rots. Not because the device changes, not because the software changes, but because the world does

And the obvious solution is to isolate the device from the world. Most of my stereo is isolated from “the world”, and some parts are close to 30 years old. Why does a soundbar need contact with the internet?

Post by ken47 » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 7:32 PM UTC

krunck wrote: post #209

I hate smart TVs. Why put all the functionality in one device when a small part of it is going to become obsolete real soon while the TV part will continue to work for a decade or more. I buy dumb TVs and a separate "smart" component like Roku that can be replaced as easily as a shoelace.

Post by deergomoo » Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 7:33 PM UTC

krunck wrote: post #209

I hate smart TVs. Why put all the functionality in one device when a small part of it is going to become obsolete real soon while the TV part will continue to work for a decade or more. I buy dumb TVs and a separate "smart" component like Roku that can be replaced as easily as a shoelace.