LOLIN C3 Mini V2.1.0 not booting after being flashed

The problem

After loading any program I get either of the following behaviors:

The device get stuck into a crash/boot loop and was able to capture the following output which it spits out 30 odd times before it restarts:

invalid header: 0xffffffff
The device appears to be stuck with the following output:

ESP-ROM:esp32c3-api1-20210207 Build:Feb 7 2021 rst:0x15 (USB_UART_CHIP_RESET),boot:0xd (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT) Saved PC:0x4038c122 SPIWP:0xee mode:DIO, clock div:1 load:0x3fcd6100,len:0x38c load:0x403ce000,len:0x6ac load:0x403d0000,len:0x24e4 entry 0x403ce000

I first noticed an issue when I tried to do an OTA update to the board which had been working and was flashed with esphome previously. The OTA would fail at around 20% so I tried to update it via USB when I started to see the first error.

During the course of troubleshooting I made a fairly blank yaml in esphome incase it was something in my setup. So far it yields the same result.

Flashing with first install always gets the 2nd output above.

I can use the ArdunioIDE to load an example sketch ok to scan for Wireless and even connect.

I've tried a few variations of the config attached after doing as much searching as I can but I'm getting limited search results now.

Which version of ESPHome has the issue?

2023.11.6

What type of installation are you using?

Docker

Which version of Home Assistant has the issue?

No response

What platform are you using?

ESP32

Board

LOLIN C3 Mini

Component causing the issue

No response

Example YAML snippet

esphome:
  name: esph-wifi
  friendly_name: esph-wifi
  platformio_options:
    board_build.flash_mode: dio

esp32:
  board: esp32-c3-devkitm-1

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  encryption:
    key: "abc"

ota:
  password: "abc"

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  fast_connect: true
  domain: .abc.com

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Esph-Wifi Fallback Hotspot"
    password: "ABC"

captive_portal:

web_server:
  port: 80

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

ESP-ROM:esp32c3-api1-20210207
Build:Feb  7 2021
rst:0x15 (USB_UART_CHIP_RESET),boot:0xd (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
Saved PC:0x4204b058
SPIWP:0xee
mode:DIO, clock div:1
load:0x3fcd6100,len:0x38c
load:0x403ce000,len:0x6ac
load:0x403d0000,len:0x24e4
entry 0x403ce000

Additional information

No response

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