Unable to upload using Arduino or esptool.py

[Soumen Sardar]

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 <[e-mail]>
	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?