# Onlykey restarting itself by tapping slot 5a

**URL:** <https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532>\
**Category:** Hardware Password Manager\
**Created:** [October 18, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532 "2021-10-18T21:05:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![kalbasit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/onlykey.discourse.group/kalbasit/32/189_2.png) [@kalbasit](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/kalbasit)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532/1 "2021-10-18T21:05:55Z")

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So far I’ve only had 1a…4b slots filled. Today, I needed to set a new password on the next slot: 5a. Setting it in the application gave no errors, so I assumed everything was fine. However, whenever I tap slot 5a, the Onlykey prints the following (in Vim) and restarts itself.

```auto
^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q^Q

```

I’m not sure how to debug this, and I have not tried to reset it yet. Would that help?

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**Author:** ![t11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@t11](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/t11)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532/2 "2021-10-19T13:49:23Z")

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Are you using sysadmin mode settings described here - [OnlyKey User's Guide | Docs](https://docs.crp.to/usersguide.html#sysadmin-mode)

Wiping the slot will erase everything in that slot

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**Author:** ![kalbasit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/onlykey.discourse.group/kalbasit/32/189_2.png) [@kalbasit](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/kalbasit)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532/3 "2021-10-19T16:22:35Z")

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I’m not using sysadmin mode. I tried wiping the slot but it keeps restarting. It makes me think it’s somehow defective or broken.

![2021-10-19_09-21](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/onlykey/original/1X/f95bc967620ccad4740a0788c751c6d694b1543c.png)

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**Author:** ![t11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@t11](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/t11)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532/4 "2021-10-19T16:44:08Z")

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You can reload the firmware - [Upgrade Guide | Docs](https://docs.crp.to/upgradeguide.html)

Keep in mind the screenshot you sent just shows the default setting in the app not what is set on your device.

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**Author:** ![kalbasit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/onlykey.discourse.group/kalbasit/32/189_2.png) [@kalbasit](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/kalbasit)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532/5 "2021-10-19T19:39:48Z")

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> [@t11](#):
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> Keep in mind the screenshot you sent just shows the default setting in the app not what is set on your device

I enabled it then disabled it to make sure it’s not set. It did not make a difference.

> [@t11](#):
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> You can reload the firmware - [Upgrade Guide | Docs](https://docs.crp.to/upgradeguide.html)

I reloaded the firmware, I’m seeing the same thing still.

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**Author:** ![t11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@t11](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/t11)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532/6 "2021-10-20T00:00:22Z")

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Is it possible you set button 5 to your lock button, that would lock OnlyKey and send the lock keystrokes when you touch the 5. To disable set this to 0.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/onlykey/original/1X/1ff3b9ec0c6ac38e9991c3091dde42abbf488579.png)

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**Author:** ![kalbasit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/onlykey.discourse.group/kalbasit/32/189_2.png) [@kalbasit](https://onlykey.discourse.group/u/kalbasit)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 8:54pm UTC](https://onlykey.discourse.group/t/onlykey-restarting-itself-by-tapping-slot-5a/532/7 "2021-10-20T20:54:31Z")

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Yep, that was it 🤦‍♂️

Thank you!