I suppose it could be a goldmine for some, All these people paying this huge price for these Drones, I myself will just sit back and wait till some poor shmo crashes their new Mavic and realizes they cant get it fixed, or get parts for it, and...
Most settings are stored on the Drone. (flight stuff and modes...etc).
Did you download the appropriate firmware and profiles for the Mini 5 during setup? It doesnt sound like it
From DJI:
"The first time you connect your RC 2 to the Mini 5 Pro...
I have a DJI RC2 controller that I use with my DJI Air 3S. I've recently bought a DJI Mini 5 Pro and want to use the controller with it as well. When I add the Mini Pro 5 to the controller and go in and set up all the settings for it, will it...