P60s compilation issues with latest VIAL-QMK

[ruenes1]

Hi,

I've bought a P60s pcb. If I flash the corresponding xtips_p60s_v2_vial.bin in your repository, it works fine: layers are working, rgb animations are shown and leds react to layer changes.

However, when I build the project from the code in https://github.com/X-Tips/QMK-Keyboard/tree/main/p60s on the latest vial-qmk I have several issues:

• I need to put the files in /v2 (info and rules) in the root directory
• I need to rename the info.json to keyboard.json
• Once I done, it compiles fine but, when I uploaded the resulting .bin file the leds stay on and white and are unresponsive to layer changes. Keys and layers still work fine.

It seems your code is using a different/outdated vial-qmk version (which one?)

I really need to be able to compile the code and get a fully funtional keyboard so that I can add other funtions on top (RAW HID, among other things I cannot configure with VIAL direactly).

More specifically, I need the exact build environment (QMK/Vial fork URL and commit hash) used to compile the xtips_p60s_v2_vial.bin, and whether WS2812_DRIVER is set to pwm, spi, or bitbang for the P60S v2.

[X-Tips]

Yes, I'm now also using the new vial branch. As long as I change info.json to keyboard.json, it can be compiled normally and work properly on Windows.
However, if I switch to using the mac mini M4, the compilation is normal, but it still shows a white light like yours, cannot work properly, and cannot be set to turn off by pressing the key. I have tried many methods, including using different WS2812_drivers and different versions of the gcc, but still haven't found a solution for the time being.
You can try submitting it in the community to see if it solves the problem.
If there is a solution, I will tell you. If you know, I also hope you can let me know. Thank you!

[ruenes1]

Thanks for your answer. So, you are able to make it run with working leds when compiling on windows with the latest qmk-vial branch?

I'm using the latest qmk msys with the latest qmk-vial on Windows and I have the led problem. Actually, because you seemed to use an older Vial (due to the info.json rather than the keyboard.json file), I tried older Vial commits from mid 2025 to the end of 2025 and in all cases I had the same problem with the leds.

In order to debug this, I would appreciate if you can:

• Tell me the exact build environment you were using on Windows to build the precompiled firmware that is uploaded in git: exact MSYS and qmk-vial versions.
• If you were/are using any general configuration for vial different from default that is not within the rules/json files uploaded for each file (spi, pwm config?)
• If this 'white leds' problem (in your case in mac) also happens to you for other keyboards you designed using the same microcontroller as the P60, or if it is a problem exclusive of the P60.

I checked other keyboards in your repository with the same microcontroller as the P60 and the P60 seems the only one using the D13 pin for the leds. Maybe this pin is reserved for something else in the latest versions of Vial but, to investigate this, I need to reproduce an (older?) environment in which the leds work, as you managed to do for the precompiled .bin.

Thanks

[X-Tips]

MSYS: QMK CLI 1.2.0, recently reinstalled Qmk-vial, it is the lastest version.
All the firmware only needs to be renamed info.json, without making any other changes.
The problem that is now occurring on mac is not just encountered by p60s, but by all stm32. So at that time, I tried multiple versions of gcc and different WS2812_drivers, but the same issue still occurred.Whether it is rgb lighting or rgb matrix mode, it is the same. With exactly the same code, there will be no problem at all when compiling under windows.
I suspect it's caused by the timing problem that occurred during the compilation of the mac mini M4, but I haven't found a way to solve it.

[ruenes1]

Ok, for some reason it happens to me also on windows (QMK CLI 1.2.0, any vial qmk version between 2024 and 2026). It indeed seems a timing issue. I asked several IAs to test different configurations with no luck :(

[ruenes1]

Just to let you know that, after many tries, I managed to get the leds fixed by compiling on GCC 13.3. The GCC 15.2 version that comes with the latest QMK MSYS caused the problem.

[X-Tips]

Glad you solved the problem. I had also tried different versions of GCC, including 13.3, but without success.

[X-Tips]

Mac mini M4 + QMK CLI 1.2.0 + GCC 12.2 is OK.