ESP.restart() does't trigger complete boot after Update()

[marchingband]

I have some code that runs Update() from data stored in eMMC. The process works great, but the call to ESP.Restart() doesn't cause a successful boot. Resetting the ESP32 after this, the new firmware boots perfectly.

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1.     if(Update.end()){
2.         if(Update.isFinished()){
3.             sdmmc_host_deinit();
4.             delay(1000);
5.             ESP.restart();
6.         } else {
7.             log_e("Update.isFinished() : false");
8.         }
9.     } else {
10.         log_e("Update.end() : false");
11.     }

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Verbose log:

rst:0xc (SW_CPU_RESET),boot:0x3f (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fff0018,len:4
load:0x3fff001c,len:1216
ho 0 tail 12 room 4
load:0x40078000,len:10944
load:0x40080400,len:6388
entry 0x400806b4

Then the boot process freezes at "entry 0x400806b4".
Any idea how I can get the boot process to complete, without having to manually restart using the reset button or cycling the power?
Thanks!

[marchingband]

Does anyone have any ideas how I could debug this event better?

[marchingband]

I am using an ESP32 WROVER-B module on a custom PCB.
Does this look like it could be a power issue?

[WiFive]

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boot:0x3f (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)

Do you have flash voltage set to 3.3v in efuse?

[marchingband]

yes i burned the fuses for 3.3v flash.
I have the 16MB flash version of the WROVER-B.

[ullixesp]

I had my own share of confusion and problems around the ESP.restart() and ended up using a watchdog timer forced reset to trigger a full ESP32 reset. Solved all my problems.

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// needed for the forced reset
#include <esp_int_wdt.h>
#include <esp_task_wdt.h>

void forcedReset(){
// use the watchdog timer to do a hard restart
// It sets the wdt to 1 second, adds the current process and then starts an
// infinite loop.
  esp_task_wdt_init(1, true);
  esp_task_wdt_add(NULL);
  while(true);  // wait for watchdog timer to be triggered
}

[marchingband]

Amazing, thanks so much @ullixesp, I will try this out!