Heltec v4 won't flash, says 'unexpected chip ID in image" #8

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opened 2026-10-05 05:14:37 +02:00 by adam · 0 comments
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(meshtasticBBS) 2 mint@minty:~/Desktop/MeshtasticBBS$ esptool --baud 1250000 write_flash 0x0 firmware.factory.bin

Warning: Deprecated: Command 'write_flash' is deprecated. Use 'write-flash' instead.
esptool v5.2.0
Connected to ESP32-S3 on /dev/ttyACM0:
Chip type: ESP32-S3 (QFN56) (revision v0.2)
Features: Wi-Fi, BT 5 (LE), Dual Core + LP Core, 240MHz, Embedded PSRAM 2MB (AP_3v3)
Crystal frequency: 40MHz
USB mode: USB-Serial/JTAG
MAC: 90:70:69:83:f3:bc

Stub flasher running.
Changing baud rate to 1250000...
Changed.

Warning: Unexpected chip ID in image. Expected 9 but value was 5. Is this image for a different chip model?

Hard resetting via RTS pin...

A fatal error occurred: 'firmware.factory.bin' is not an an ESP32-S3 image. Use the force argument to flash anyway.

I didn't force it to see what happened, but I did try flashing the TFT version for v4 to no avail. Not sure if the problem could be I am using the v4 version that comes without a display screen.

(meshtasticBBS) 2 mint@minty:~/Desktop/MeshtasticBBS$ esptool --baud 1250000 write_flash 0x0 firmware.factory.bin Warning: Deprecated: Command 'write_flash' is deprecated. Use 'write-flash' instead. esptool v5.2.0 Connected to ESP32-S3 on /dev/ttyACM0: Chip type: ESP32-S3 (QFN56) (revision v0.2) Features: Wi-Fi, BT 5 (LE), Dual Core + LP Core, 240MHz, Embedded PSRAM 2MB (AP_3v3) Crystal frequency: 40MHz USB mode: USB-Serial/JTAG MAC: 90:70:69:83:f3:bc Stub flasher running. Changing baud rate to 1250000... Changed. Warning: Unexpected chip ID in image. Expected 9 but value was 5. Is this image for a different chip model? Hard resetting via RTS pin... A fatal error occurred: 'firmware.factory.bin' is not an an ESP32-S3 image. Use the force argument to flash anyway. I didn't force it to see what happened, but I did try flashing the TFT version for v4 to no avail. Not sure if the problem could be I am using the v4 version that comes without a display screen. <!-- github-sync-id:3999129892 -->
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Reference: adam/lobbs#8