Unable to install ESP Home on 8266

ESPHome
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I’m trying to install using the interface in home assistant but I’m getting the typical can’t connect error
I’ve had it before, but managed to overcome it, but this time I’ve tried all my old tricks and failing

It’s plausible I’ve had WLED on the device before, but it’s not being picked up on my WiFi so maybe not

I don’t have a boot button, only a reset and holding that doesn’t seem to do anything

I know I’m using the right com port and have tried different usb slots

Might I be missing something, any other way I can install?

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You could try these:

https://espressif.github.io/esptool-js/

https://web.esphome.io/

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Thanks - at least I get some visual feedback there
Serial port WebSerial VendorID 0x1a86 ProductID 0x7523 Connecting...Error: Failed to execute 'open' on 'SerialPort': Failed to open serial port.

Thoughts on why that might be?

4

Of course it doesn’t. If you don’t have boot button you must short gpio0 to GND manually and then press reset, otherwise you won’t upload program.

5

Okay, nothing to do with the boot came across this

And reinstalled this

And now it’s working (in https://web.esphome.io/ NOT in Home Assistant :man_shrugging: … seems somewhere between me last doing it and now either drivers corrupted or windows stopped liking them

Although after flashing I now get
An error occurred. Improv Wi-Fi Serial not detected

EDIT: Resetting the device and configure wifi allowed me to enter credentials (wouldn’t work prior to reset), but now it just timeout
EDIT2: Only way i could actually get it past that timeout was to code the sensor, export and manually install through the link above. Seems to be up and running now tho