Do you actually wait 5 seconds for firmware reboot?

[Bruce Sokolovic]

Do you count to 5? Time it? Estimate and figure ahhhh that’s long enough? Ever broken something because it was only 3 seconds? Why 5? Why not 6? Or 4?
I need coffee.

 

[reclavea]

I always wait at least a minute or so....I’d rather err on the caution side

 

[chris]

Just count to 5. You don’t want to turn it off and then immediately back on.

 

[Jan Geerts]

damn right. That's already minutes of our lives we'll never have back!

 

[AJ Vargas]

Actually, I always wait for ten seconds. Macbook's watch at the top right of the screens always helps, ha.

 

[dongzo]

Due to lack of patience I only wait 4.65 sec. Never had any problems

 

[SML59]

I am still waiting... Hope I will soon be able to try FW 1.01.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Actually, I always wait for ten seconds. Macbook's watch at the top right of the screens always helps, ha.

This actually, except I count it out, for no reason.

 

[Sine]

Yep, and more

 

[CraigP]

10

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

Due to lack of patience I only wait 4.65 sec. Never had any problems

Living on the edge

 

[666was999]

I often forgot to wait. It worked. But if any computer gets borked, just boot it again, right?

 

[ak301]

I wait for a reading on my sundial, properly old school here

 

[Smittefar]

I always count to ten at 60 BPM (but I assume, I am rushing)

 

[grandinq]

At least 5 seconds. I’m not messing with something like this

 

[gitfruit]

11

 

[yek]

Seems to sound better if you wait 7 seconds.

 

[blaggers]

Seems to sound better if you wait 7 seconds.

Nah, Everything sounds better if it goes to 11 (secs)

 

[tysonlt]

I bet 5 seconds is over-estimated as it is just to be safe, and knowing if they said 2, we wouldn’t wait at all. I always assumed it was to let any power caps drain or something.

 

[dsimms]

We have a support group for this. Typically your sponsor should have you up to three seconds in the first month, provided you regularly attend the weekly group meetings. We have actually had success with the five second goal by the end of the first year, provided they didn’t visit the forum for firmware update notices. I recommend you get on the waitlist now as there is a significant delay due to the recent firmware release, forum frenzy and band mate interventions.