error: failed to open image file

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error: failed to open image file

philspitlerSF opened this issue 2 years ago · comments

philspitlerSF commented 2 years ago

The image file seems to be in the correct place and I haven't moved any files.

I am using OSX 12.2.1 and ESPixelStick_Firmware-4.0-beta4

philspitlerSF · Answer 1 · Mon Mar 14 2022 12:33:39 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I rebooted and tried again, this time I get a different error. Do I need to put the ESP into a programming mode?

Martin Mueller · Answer 2 · Wed Mar 16 2022 19:11:20 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

It depends on the type of platform you have. If the platform has a built in USB serial interface then it most likely has support for the MCU programming sequence. If you device does not have the built in USB interface then you will need to manually put the device into the programming mode.

philspitlerSF · Answer 3 · Thu Mar 17 2022 10:17:54 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I'm using a D1mini which is supposed to have USB support and I can't find anything about putting it in programming mode.

Shelby Merrick · Answer 4 · Thu Mar 17 2022 20:25:11 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I rebooted and tried again, this time I get a different error. Do I need to put the ESP into a programming mode?

For some reason, it's not finding the required tools. This is likely due to how it was extracted / path issues. The upload.py script will append the path directories required based upon where it is launched from.
The directory structure should look similar to the following:

philspitlerSF · Answer 5 · Sun Mar 20 2022 07:14:38 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Ok... I tried a 2nd laptop and it worked without any problems.... No idea why it failed on my first one but I'm sorted now...

Thanks