Stock firmware for New Model M - anyone got a copy?
I am the owner of a Unicomp New Model M (UT40U4A), purchased new in 2023, featuring the RP2040-based Aristides controller.
Recently, in an experimental mood, I thought I'd flash the firmware and give QMK-Vial a try, even though I'm not a gamer and have little need for such advanced control. My real motivation was to see if I could get the New M to function properly during the pre-Windows boot environment of my secondary, retro PC (set up to dual-boot WinXP and DOS)... and by golly, flashing the firmware actually did accomplish that! (Previously, it wasn't even waking up until initialized by Windows, remaining completely unresponsive in DOS mode and in the BIOS settings. And yes, Legacy USB Keyboard support is enabled.)
So all's well, right? Yes, except for one bit of stupidity on my part: in my haste, although I thought I'd backed up the original firmware, I had in fact neglected to do so. And I feel as though I'd kinda like to have that around, especially now that I've returned the keyboard to my main PC, where it's always worked fine.
I'm a careless idiot who should've known better, and will proceed more carefully in future. But for now: has anyone got a copy of the stock Aristides-based New Model M firmware (.uf2 file) that they'd be willing to share? Barring that, would it even be worth asking Unicomp for a copy, or are they more likely to try and sell me a whole new controller board?
Thanks for putting up with my dumbassery.