# Normal flashing won't work, port lost and keyboard crashed

**URL:** <https://community.keyboard.io/t/normal-flashing-wont-work-port-lost-and-keyboard-crashed/1375>\
**Category:** Help and Getting Started\
**Created:** [April 14, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/normal-flashing-wont-work-port-lost-and-keyboard-crashed/1375 "2018-04-14T10:15:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![coderob](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/coderob/32/4437_2.png) [@coderob](https://community.keyboard.io/u/coderob)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/normal-flashing-wont-work-port-lost-and-keyboard-crashed/1375/15 "2018-07-16T02:10:51Z")

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I had the same issue as @ctlaux. I was making tweaks to my keymaps, and all of a sudden it lost the connection.

For me, unplugging and re-plugging in didn’t work. BUT, I was able to work around by:

1. Unplugging
2. Hold down prog
3. Plug in (while still holding prog). The prog key is illuminated red.
4. Start the upload in Arduino.

Thanks to @cyrossignol for the suggestion.

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