I’ve used ESPhome for years with no problems, but now - even though I can see the logs for my device, when I try to install an update, I get: Errno 111 Connection refused. I uninstalled the add-on and reinstalled (but I didn’t do the delete everything option).
If I try to install a new device, I get an endless spinning circle while trying to connect. Confirmed that with several different cables, different ESP8266 devices, different computers Win10 and Win11, and different drivers.
Seems like the problem extends beyond Homeassistant. I can’t even install a brand new device directly from the ESPHome page:
So, how did you confirm this problem on three computers?
There are more ways to have a faulty install/program things than there are to get it to work. If any of the long chain of dependencies are not just correct, the whole process will fail.
Based on the very limited info you have provided, there is a failure to communicate. You very likely have boards that have “fake” UART chips and getting the right driver can be challenging.
You might want to make sure your computer can communicate with the esp8266 and you might want to actually install esphome locally or some other tool (Arduino or esp tools) to confirm your computer can actually talk to the chip.
Sorry if I wasn’t clear or if I’m misunderstanding your question, but since I was trying to install from web.esphome.io, I started with computer1, went to that web address, failed, then did the same thing with computer2 and computer3. On each computer I tried different cables, ESP boards, techniques (e.g. boot and reset buttons) etc.
You were right about communication. Ultimately, I needed to delete the recommended drivers and use the native Microsoft drivers from 2006. Works perfectly.
Thanks.