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Waiting in line at a store, they fixed their projector gadget's firmware

A new HDMI-CEC controller didn't work with their projector setup. From their phone, Codex diagnosed the firmware, rewrote it, tested it and flashed the fix over the air.

Done withCodexSpotted· by HN user nickthegreek· Oct 18, 2026

Result Diagnosed, rewritten and flashed over the air

“Codex diagnosed the issue, rewrote, tested and uploaded the firmware OTA. All done from my phone while I was waiting in line at a store.”
From the source: Hacker News · 2026-09-02

Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.

What they did

After buying an HDMI-CEC controller for their projector whose firmware didn’t work with their PX3-pro setup but was tied into their ESPHome system, they had Codex diagnose the firmware issue, rewrite it, test it and upload the fix over the air.

How it went

The whole fix was done from their phone while they were waiting in line at a store.

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