bperrybap:
John jumped in and is trying to convince you it is a waste of time. He is incorrect
unlikely anything i say would convince angel of anything. the intent was to possibly help a few with open minds avoid that same "struggling" path. anyway at the risk of upsetting him again i will insist that contrary to denials this is simply your opinion. you are certainly entitled.
in addition to personal experience ive observed an enormous number of others flash new chips without jumping through those hoops. little credible evidence of real problems except related to the hardware defect and even that was rare. literally millions of users have purchased these without the problems you encounter. ebay would be flooded with opened cases and low feedback. hobbyking and bangood bankrupt selling bad product.
i am convinced reflashing is of little value in this situation. not having any special window into absolute reality i will admit again that this is just my opinion.