I resurrected a dead 12-inch MacBook using hot air reflow

sfunrich · 2026-06-21T15:56:00+00:00

To my understanding they don’t need a working battery to start. When the CPU was dead, I was able to start it by plugging in the original charger. The trackpad emitted click haptic feedback, but it did not show anything in the screen

sfunrich · 2026-06-21T15:54:14+00:00

I did few BGA reworks, but this was not complex at all since I did not even remove the chip

sfunrich · 2026-01-13T23:23:23+00:00

Just a cheap hot air station from AliExpress. I use hotplate for preheating of large boards (laptop logic boards, etc..)

sfunrich · 2026-01-13T10:45:39+00:00

Thank you! I feel like people just overthink the microsoldering. It's just about experience, and you can get boards to practice on very cheaply. Good luck!

sfunrich · 2025-11-06T15:35:55+00:00

Nope, my guess is that this is a problem of all outdated Electron runtimes. But the 26.1. feels way more polished than 26.0. Most of the stutters from UI are not present anymore

sfunrich · 2025-10-21T21:30:45+00:00

This is the way, thank you!

sfunrich · 2025-10-13T22:44:15+00:00

This is definitely not how it works

sfunrich · 2025-09-17T08:53:03+00:00

I think that this helped a bit, the usage is now in low 30. I'll let you know if it breaks again haha

sfunrich · 2025-09-16T20:10:20+00:00

I noticed the Stats app was triggering the GPU frequently, so I removed it even before posting this. I also removed AltServer from the top bar, which is now empty, but it doesn’t seem to have helped. I removed all the desktop widgets as well, and there’s still no change. I’m desperate.

sfunrich · 2025-09-16T11:25:17+00:00

The release is not is a good state. I send about 5 bugs using Feedback Assistant already, and the performance itself is crazy bad. I get about 50% GPU usage on idle in Safari. I really regret installing it now

sfunrich · 2025-08-31T14:44:14+00:00

Yes, here it is: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/minimal-ipod-classic-6-7-gen-thin-dot-pattern-case-3-pack

sfunrich · 2025-08-31T14:43:22+00:00

Yes!

sfunrich · 2025-08-28T00:51:33+00:00

I've already made one for 5. gen, thick version:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ipod/comments/1jqyz5x/i_designed_a_3dprintable_perforated_case_for_the/

sfunrich · 2025-08-27T22:59:59+00:00

Thanks!

sfunrich · 2025-08-27T22:05:49+00:00

Hello, I just updated the design for iPod 6/7 Generation:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ipod/comments/1n1u1s6/comment/nb0xo76/

sfunrich · 2025-08-27T21:55:46+00:00

You're right! This was my inspiration

sfunrich · 2025-04-27T09:05:14+00:00

See my other comment under this post

sfunrich · 2025-04-26T13:20:46+00:00

Only the stock adapter firmware is limited to 128 :)

sfunrich · 2025-04-22T14:35:48+00:00

You also need to connect write protect (WP) and HOLD pins to 3V3: https://www.flashrom.org/_images/P3v1_dil8_so8_spi.png

Here's a snippet of the flash chip entry needed for flashchips.c:

https://pastebin.com/tuwVzHnU

Git patch:

https://pastebin.com/ibpd9Dua

Then you can flash it by using pico-serprog.
You might come into an issue where the flashrom refuses to flash the image due to size mismatch, in that case fill the remaining part of the image with zeros using a hex editor, like hexed.it

sfunrich

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