From 063b38a3e120f3913154a29c69b52f5504f984e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Costian Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:46:13 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document potential Apple Silicon issues After lots of time troubleshooting what could be going wrong with flashing this device, I discovered that switching the host from an M1 mac to a generic linux device made everything work fine --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e95784ad..d9f443f3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ If your TTL adapter has both the DTR and RTS pins exposed, you can let it automa With your other hand, run the following in the console: `esptool.py -b 921600 read_flash 0 0x800000 flash_contents.bin`. Successful completion of this step is _critical_ in case something goes wrong later. This file is necessary to restore the device to factory function. -If the above command fails, try again using `esptool.py -b 115200 read_flash 0 0x800000 flash_contents.bin`. +If the above command fails, try again using `esptool.py -b 115200 read_flash 0 0x800000 flash_contents.bin`. If you're using an Apple Silicon (M1, M2, etc) CPU and it stops working after a certain percentage every time, try using a different machine ### Flashing new software