Thank you!

It really wasn't clear what to flash. It is back to factory now. I just have to figure out how to setup with HomeAssistant now. Thanks!

-John

Thanks for the reply.

I've tried via launchpad as well. No errors, but it still doesn't boot.

As mentioned, it is the ESP32-S3-BOX-3 device. As I understand it I should be flashing this:
https://github.com/espressif/esp-box/re ... V0.5.0.bin

-John

Ok. I think I was supposed to flash SP-BOX_Demo_EN_V0.5.0.bin. I tried on Windows, then on Linux. Both "finish", but the device doesn't boot. ---------------- Linux Log ----------------------- python3 -m esptool --chip esp32s3 write_flash 0x0 Downloads/ESP-BOX_Demo_EN_V0.5.0.bin Serial port /dev/tty...

Thank you! Swapping the cable didn't help the boot loop, but holding down the BOOT button did!. But I think a new cable helped with the flash. I flashed the ESP-BOX-Lite_Demo_EN_V0.5.0.bin file, but the device isn't running. Did I pick the wrong file? The docs suggest to get the latest. Or should I ...

G'Day. I just received my ESP32-S3-BOX-3 device. As directed, I went to flash the latest software and followed the directions. From the ESP Launchpad, I was able to connect and start a flash. It went to about 45%, then stopped. I gave it about an hour, but nothing. I tried again, and it went to abou...