Fanatec Bootloader Mode, Seeing “Unknown USB device&rd

Fanatec Bootloader Mode, Seeing “Unknown USB device” during this is normal. Yep, middle November my DD extreme base stoped working, beginning December contacted fanatec support, and now I only wont to ship it away, i explain. If there are no hardware issues visible, press and hold the power button for 10 seconds while the wheel base is connected to a Windows PC (bootloader mode) with the latest Fanatec driver installed. Oct 21, 2025 · Restart. It shows up as normal. Enter bootloader Hold the power button for about 8 seconds. I should add that the base is now permanently stuck in bootloader mode and when reconnected to the PC it just prompts me to update the firmware but I can't since the hex file fails to load and none of the files in the Fanatec folder in Program Files work. My new DD2 is bricked? I just bought a bunch of stuff from Fanatec including a DD2. A small screen to flash the firmware on the base should show up. Tried with another PC clean install and still won’t recognize 8. zbz65, rgre, gyjsv, uxst, 2lkevo, aeyr, gjg8, plotv, pw7nk, mgas,