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| author | Paul Sokolovsky <pfalcon@users.sourceforge.net> | 2016-04-07 00:21:04 +0300 |
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| committer | Paul Sokolovsky <pfalcon@users.sourceforge.net> | 2016-04-07 00:21:04 +0300 |
| commit | d85439fd190221bd7ab1dd8f57490a1353542286 (patch) | |
| tree | f004687743c17e4dbf0b2ee14a05fde65a2de6f6 /esp8266/README.md | |
| parent | 1a0a323ca8daadb30e5ed3d58bc7e8e8e5a95629 (diff) | |
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esp8266/README: Add short troubleshooting section.
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diff --git a/esp8266/README.md b/esp8266/README.md index f1136f32d8..3518cedd54 100644 --- a/esp8266/README.md +++ b/esp8266/README.md @@ -70,3 +70,19 @@ $ make PORT=/dev/ttyUSB0 deploy ``` The image produced is `firmware-combined.bin`, to be flashed at 0x00000. + +Troubleshooting +--------------- + +While the port is still in alpha, it's known to be generally stable. If you +experience strange bootloops, crashes, lockups, here's a list to check against: + +- You didn't erase flash before programming MicroPython firmware. +- Firmware can be occasionally flashed incorrectly. Just retry. Recent + esptool.py versions have --verify option. +- Power supply you use doesn't provide enough power for ESP8266 or isn't + stable enough. +- A module/flash may be defective (not unheard of for cheap modules). + +Please consult dedicated ESP8266 forums/resources for hardware-related +problems. |