Framework 16 Macropad seems to ignore the firmware being flashed

[MJ1]

You don’t mention clearing persistent memory (eeprom), which contains a keymap that does take precedence. I suspect that might be the issue.

@MJ1

You can clear the EEPROM by commandline using Framework’s qmk_hid tool github.com/FrameworkComputer/qmk_hid

qmk_hid --pid 00XX via --eeprom-reset

Where 00XX is the product ID of the module you want to clear.
0012 Framework Laptop 16 Keyboard Module - ANSI
0013 Framework Laptop 16 RGB Macropad
0014 Framework Laptop 16 Numpad Module
0018 Framework Laptop 16 Keyboard Module - ISO
0019 Framework Laptop 16 Keyboard Module - JIS

You can also do it using Via (keyboard.frame.work )

Clearing the EEPROM using Via (click to show)

Resetting the keyboard to factory default / clearing persistent memory.
This will erase any changes you’ve made in Via (keyboard.frame.work ). If this is your first time using the site, you’ll have to authorize connection to your keyboard first.

1. Go to keyboard.frame.work .
2. Select a key to remap by clicking on it, the key will start to slowly flash
3. In the key selection area below, click on the Special section
4. Select the Any keycode, found at the bottom
5. Enter QK_CLEAR_EEPROM and press Confirm
6. On the keyboard, press the key you just remapped
7. Reload keyboard.frame.work for it to show the change