Unable to upload using Arduino or esptool.py

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I am trying to flash a program into Amica NodeMCU ESP8266. I have tried in Window 10 and OSX. I have tried

1. plain esptool.py command line in OSX 10.13.4 High Sierra
   • esptool.py --port /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART --baud 115200 --before "default_reset" --after "hard_reset" write_flash --flash_mode "dio" --flash_freq "80m" --flash_size 4MB 0x1000 /Users/soumensardar/Downloads/sketch_jul13a.ino.bin
   • esptool.py --port /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART write_flash 0x1000 /Users/soumensardar/Downloads/sketch_jul13a.ino.bin By holding down the FLASH button when plugin the USB to mac and/not clicking RST, I have issued the commands in terminal. Output:

     
     esptool.py v2.4.1
     Serial port /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART
     Connecting........_
     Detecting chip type... ESP8266
     Chip is ESP8266EX
     Features: WiFi
     MAC: b4:e6:2d:34:a7:ff
     Uploading stub...
     Running stub...
     Stub running...
     Configuring flash size...
     Compressed 250496 bytes to 182688...

A fatal error occurred: Timed out waiting for packet content

2. Arduino 1.8.5 in **OSX 10.13.4 High Sierra**

By holding down the **`FLASH`** button when plugin the USB to mac _and/not clicking_ **`RST`**, I have issued the commands in terminal.
And simple upload
**Got this**

esptool v0.4.13 - (c) 2014 Ch. Klippel ck@atelier-klippel.de setting board to nodemcu setting baudrate from 115200 to 921600 setting port from /dev/tty.usbserial to /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART setting address from 0x00000000 to 0x00000000 An error occurred while uploading the sketch espcomm_upload_file espcomm_upload_mem opening port /dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART at 921600 tcgetattr warning: serialport_set_baudrate: baud rate 921600 may not work tcsetattr serial open opening bootloader resetting board trying to connect espcomm_send_command: sending command header espcomm_send_command: sending command payload trying to connect espcomm_send_command: sending command header espcomm_send_command: sending command payload espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data espcomm_send_command: receiving 2 bytes of data Uploading 250496 bytes from /var/folders/dm/ck803jcd62bbn2hn8m5d6lch0000gn/T/arduino_build_732599/sketch_jul13a.ino.bin to flash at 0x00000000 erasing flash size: 03d280 address: 000000 first_sector_index: 0 total_sector_count: 62 head_sector_count: 16 adjusted_sector_count: 46 erase_size: 02e000 espcomm_send_command: sending command header espcomm_send_command: sending command payload setting timeout 15000 setting timeout 1000 warning: espcomm_send_command: didn't receive command response warning: espcomm_send_command(FLASH_DOWNLOAD_BEGIN) failed closing bootloader error: espcomm_upload_mem failed

3. NodeMCU PyFlasher on **OSX 10.13.4 High Sierra** 
**Console**

Connecting........_ Detecting chip type... ESP8266 Chip is ESP8266EX Uploading stub... Running stub... Stub running... Configuring flash size... Warning: Could not auto-detect Flash size (FlashID=0xffffff, SizeID=0xff), defaulting to 4MB Flash params set to 0x0240 Compressed 250496 bytes to 182688...

and it keeps on **waiting**  here 

4. NodeMCU Flasher **Windows 10**
I do not have the exact error right now. But the lower left corner got red and the log says kind of _timeout_

I am using 1 meter USB cable provided by my smartphone manufacturer.
I have installed the CP2102 driver

Is there any problem with my NodeMCU module or I am missing any point?