New Firmware 2.6.1 and NS70 compatibility

NitroPad, NitroPC
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On the GitHub HEADS, there is a new firmware for many NitroPads.

But it states that:

This release includes all Nitropad variants, note that the NS50 and NS70 are untested

Mine is the NS70. The update is 6 mo old (26 june 2025) and appears to not have evolved and still a “test” update…

I would very much like to benefit from the PR0 SPI write protection
But I’m not very sure what to do - shall I try to install or could I run into problems (at worse even bricking the laptop) ?
After 6 months, there should be some feedback or maybe certainties. Anyone can give an advice?

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Hello, you can try to perform the update with this version you can also try with the upstream version which is also marked as “untested”.

There are some chances that it brick your computer so makes sure to verify that you don’t make any mistakes during the update process.

If you computer is bricked an external flash can still be performed to recover it.

I recommend also to do backup of your running BIOS so if it gets bricked the old BIOS that was working can be flashed back.

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Thank you for your advice.
It looks rather creepy…
I don’t have an external flashing programmer, nor would I know how to use one without possibly toasting my MBd (although I guess I could still ship the laptop to you for reflashing the ROM)
So my safest approach for now is to wait for this new 2.6.1 firmware update to be tested and approved on NS50/NS70. Hoping this will be done at some point and reported here…

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Unfortunately next releases will not be tested with this models.

You can do a internal flashing, external will only be needed if the computer is bricked.