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Fri Aug 23, 2019 7:03 pm
To whom it may concern... 
Apr-19-2015, order BMD URSA from B&H - NYC.
Apr-28-2015, received unit - in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1braq1vwid1v7 ... l.jpg?dl=0
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May-03-2015, remove Lite version, download Resolve 11.3, install Full version - insert Dongle.
***
https://www.dropbox.com/s/knzy2hq42jek3 ... t.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/odg0ik34twha8 ... r.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9vxjsaagwk76 ... D.jpg?dl=0
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Aug-22-2019, Resolve Studio v16.1.0b.017, another "time sensitive" 60 Second Warning Panel > Dongle = pull out, push in...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o89ld21ryi592 ... g.jpg?dl=0
Hope I don't loose my render, fingers crossed, salt over the shoulder, mud in your eye...
***
I may have posted a few forum messages, in the past - about this 'problem'.
This time, I have pictures - and they speak LOUDER than words...
***
I mentally don't want to recall, how many times - I've seen the dreaded 'Dongle Warning Panel'.
One would have thought, that over 4 years and ~4 months, a software routine could have been added into the Resolve code.
Use some of that "AI" and ask me a 'skill-testing question'...
It could 'ask' me to please insert the 'Dongle'. Do some kind of test. Perhaps write a "confirmation" code to:
C:/Documents/Resolve_Dongle.dat
C:/Program Files/Blackmagic Design/Resolve.config
etc...
***
It could contain >
Q: Does 'Ken Cooper' have an official Resolve Dongle?
A: Yes
Q: Should we display the dreaded 'Dongle Warning Panel'?
A: No - never again
***
However, I've come to the conclusion, that this software code is 'impossible' to create.
So I got an idea. I'm not an electronics wizard, but I see 4 pins in the Resolve Dongle USB connector.
I'm going to use my Dremel with a small cut-off wheel, and cut the Dongle in half...!
***
Plan to use 18 gauge wire and solder USB Pin #1 - to Pin #37 on the Intel Core i7 CPU.
Pin #2 gets soldered to Resistor R18 - inside the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 case.
Pin #3 gets soldered to my towers Power On LED (with a relay).
Pin #4 gets soldered to chassis ground.
***
Do you think my plan will work...?
***
Just because the Dongle's LED glows 'green' (a small blessing) when it is plugged in, it doesn't mean the Dongle is actually working.
Does my 'Dongle' have a warranty...? Is it expired...?
***
war·ran·ty
/ˈwôrən(t)ē/
noun: warranty; plural noun: warranties
a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time.
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I'm willing to use my Fedex account, to have the 'Dongle' shipped to the BlackMagicDesign world head-quarters, and possibly receive a much needed 'firmware' update.
***
I'm also running out of crazy ideas...
Perhaps there already is an 'off-the-shelf' solution. Either the shelf is too high, or I'm too short - and don't see it...
***
I will continue using and testing, the latest beta versions. You all, can rest assured - that this is the 'last' time, I will ever complain about the 'Dongle'.
It doesn't get any better than this...
***
Credit goes out to ALL the programmers - who are trying their best, to tweak the million(s) lines of code - just to make DaVinci Resolve even better...
kc
***
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4930K @ 3.40GHz 36 °C
Ivy Bridge-E 22nm Technology
RAM
64.0GB DDR3 @ 999MHz (9-11-11-31)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79-E WS (LGA2011) 36 °C
Graphics
LG 31MU97 (4096x2160@60Hz)
DELL 2408WFP (1920x1200@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (NVIDIA)
Apr-19-2015, order BMD URSA from B&H - NYC.
Apr-28-2015, received unit - in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1braq1vwid1v7 ... l.jpg?dl=0
***
May-03-2015, remove Lite version, download Resolve 11.3, install Full version - insert Dongle.
***
https://www.dropbox.com/s/knzy2hq42jek3 ... t.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/odg0ik34twha8 ... r.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9vxjsaagwk76 ... D.jpg?dl=0
***
Aug-22-2019, Resolve Studio v16.1.0b.017, another "time sensitive" 60 Second Warning Panel > Dongle = pull out, push in...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o89ld21ryi592 ... g.jpg?dl=0
Hope I don't loose my render, fingers crossed, salt over the shoulder, mud in your eye...
***
I may have posted a few forum messages, in the past - about this 'problem'.
This time, I have pictures - and they speak LOUDER than words...
***
I mentally don't want to recall, how many times - I've seen the dreaded 'Dongle Warning Panel'.
One would have thought, that over 4 years and ~4 months, a software routine could have been added into the Resolve code.
Use some of that "AI" and ask me a 'skill-testing question'...
It could 'ask' me to please insert the 'Dongle'. Do some kind of test. Perhaps write a "confirmation" code to:
C:/Documents/Resolve_Dongle.dat
C:/Program Files/Blackmagic Design/Resolve.config
etc...
***
It could contain >
Q: Does 'Ken Cooper' have an official Resolve Dongle?
A: Yes
Q: Should we display the dreaded 'Dongle Warning Panel'?
A: No - never again
***
However, I've come to the conclusion, that this software code is 'impossible' to create.
So I got an idea. I'm not an electronics wizard, but I see 4 pins in the Resolve Dongle USB connector.
I'm going to use my Dremel with a small cut-off wheel, and cut the Dongle in half...!
***
Plan to use 18 gauge wire and solder USB Pin #1 - to Pin #37 on the Intel Core i7 CPU.
Pin #2 gets soldered to Resistor R18 - inside the NVIDIA Quadro K5200 case.
Pin #3 gets soldered to my towers Power On LED (with a relay).
Pin #4 gets soldered to chassis ground.
***
Do you think my plan will work...?
***
Just because the Dongle's LED glows 'green' (a small blessing) when it is plugged in, it doesn't mean the Dongle is actually working.
Does my 'Dongle' have a warranty...? Is it expired...?
***
war·ran·ty
/ˈwôrən(t)ē/
noun: warranty; plural noun: warranties
a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time.
***
I'm willing to use my Fedex account, to have the 'Dongle' shipped to the BlackMagicDesign world head-quarters, and possibly receive a much needed 'firmware' update.
***
I'm also running out of crazy ideas...
Perhaps there already is an 'off-the-shelf' solution. Either the shelf is too high, or I'm too short - and don't see it...
***
I will continue using and testing, the latest beta versions. You all, can rest assured - that this is the 'last' time, I will ever complain about the 'Dongle'.
It doesn't get any better than this...
***
Credit goes out to ALL the programmers - who are trying their best, to tweak the million(s) lines of code - just to make DaVinci Resolve even better...
kc
***
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4930K @ 3.40GHz 36 °C
Ivy Bridge-E 22nm Technology
RAM
64.0GB DDR3 @ 999MHz (9-11-11-31)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79-E WS (LGA2011) 36 °C
Graphics
LG 31MU97 (4096x2160@60Hz)
DELL 2408WFP (1920x1200@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA Quadro K5200 (NVIDIA)