Wrong boot mode detected (0x12) (ESPTOOL-753)

[jakobofner]

Operating System

UBUNTU 20.04

Esptool Version

esp-idf-v5.1.1

Python Version

Python 3.8.10

Chip Description

ESP32-WROVER-E

Device Description

Custum Hardware mainboard.pdf

Hardware Configuration

No response

How is Esptool Run

Eclipse

Full Esptool Command Line that Was Run

esptool.py --chip esp32 -p /dev/ttyUSB5 -b 460800 --before=default_reset --after=hard_reset write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 40m --flash_size 2MB 0x1000 bootloader/bootloader.bin 0x10000 app-template.bin 0x8000 partition_table/partition-table.bin

Esptool Output

esptool.py --chip esp32 -p /dev/ttyUSB5 -b 460800 --before=default_reset --after=hard_reset write_flash --flash_mode dio --flash_freq 40m --flash_size 2MB 0x1000 bootloader/bootloader.bin 0x10000 app-template.bin 0x8000 partition_table/partition-table.bin
esptool.py v4.7.dev1
Serial port /dev/ttyUSB5
Connecting......................................

A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: Wrong boot mode detected (0x12)! The chip needs to be in download mode.
For troubleshooting steps visit: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/troubleshooting.html
CMake Error at run_serial_tool.cmake:66 (message):

  /home/jakob/.espressif/python_env/idf5.1_py3.8_env/bin/python;;/programs/esp/esp-idf-v5.1.1/components/esptool_py/esptool/esptool.py;--chip;esp32
  failed.

FAILED: CMakeFiles/flash /home/jakob/eclipse-workspace/test/build/CMakeFiles/flash 
cd /programs/esp/esp-idf-v5.1.1/components/esptool_py && /home/jakob/.espressif/tools/cmake/3.24.0/bin/cmake -D IDF_PATH=/programs/esp/esp-idf-v5.1.1 -D "SERIAL_TOOL=/home/jakob/.espressif/python_env/idf5.1_py3.8_env/bin/python;;/programs/esp/esp-idf-v5.1.1/components/esptool_py/esptool/esptool.py;--chip;esp32" -D "SERIAL_TOOL_ARGS=--before=default_reset;--after=hard_reset;write_flash;@flash_args" -D WORKING_DIRECTORY=/home/jakob/eclipse-workspace/test/build -P /programs/esp/esp-idf-v5.1.1/components/esptool_py/run_serial_tool.cmake
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
ninja failed with exit code 1, output of the command is in the /home/jakob/eclipse-workspace/test/build/log/idf_py_stderr_output_46926 and /home/jakob/eclipse-workspace/test/build/log/idf_py_stdout_output_46926

More Information

In the Serial Terminal it prints this all the time:

rst:0x10 (RTCWDT_RTC_RESET),boot:0x12 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT) invalid header: 0xffffffff invalid header: 0xffffffff invalid header: 0xffffffff invalid header: 0xffffffff invalid header: 0xffffffff invalid header: 0xffffffff invalid header: 0xffffffff invalid header: 0xffffffff ets Jul 29 2019 12:21:46

Other Steps to Reproduce

No response

I Have Read the Troubleshooting Guide

• [X] I confirm I have read the troubleshooting guide.

[dobairoland]

Hi @jakobofner. So how did the troubleshooting went according to the linked guide? Why do you think this is an esptool issue instead of your hardware issue?

[jakobofner]

Hi @jakobofner. So how did the troubleshooting went according to the linked guide? Why do you think this is an esptool issue instead of your hardware issue?

@dobairoland I do not know which error it is, that is the reason why I posted it here.

[dobairoland]

A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: Wrong boot mode detected (0x12)! The chip needs to be in download mode.

https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/esp32/troubleshooting.html#wrong-boot-mode-detected-0xxx-the-chip-needs-to-be-in-download-mode

[dobairoland]

I'm sorry but we don't have the resources to follow through step-by-step every case. That is why we maintain the troubleshooting guide. If there are no more information provided then I'm closing this issue.