M5StickC usb driver and Catalina

[sheepDog]

@m5stack Yes, I swapped the drivers. You can check it at Apple menu, systemreport and USB.

1. If I connected a M5Stack I saw:
   

2. If I connected a M5StickC I saw:
   

You can check the loaded drivers and their versions in terminal with "sudo kextstat".

I noticed that sometimes M5Stack didn't not work without "short the G0 to GND". I think that is a timing-problem at Catalina and esptool.py. It is not a problem of M5Stack- or M5StickC-Software.

[sheepDog]

I formulated an Issue at Github: Link to Issue

Supplement on January 18, 2020: You need an Espressif account to see the issue.

[m5stack]

This post is deleted!

[diogovaraujo]

@m5stack Cant click that link.

[sheepDog]

@m5stack
I got this error if I click your link: "Access denied. You do not have permission to access this page."
Thank you for updating your software.

[world101]

The link worked for me once a few hours ago, but now it’s not.

[nsfilho]

@o-copleston This solution is running perfectly! Thank you!

[m5stack]

It may make your firmware lose and make it unusable, so if you are willing to take this risk, you can chat with me in private and I will give you a link to download the tool @sheepDog @world101

[sheepDog]

@m5stack Hello, are there any news about a solution for Catalina and M5StickC?

[nsfilho]

@m5stack if you can, please give us the link for a new driver to solve that problem....

[m5stack]

@nsfilho @sheepDog Please read the information carefully before using the tool

link:
http://community.m5stack.com/topic/1591/m5stickc-and-atom-on-macos-platform-can-t-upload-programs-solustion

[nsfilho]

@m5stack Thank you! The solution 2 (as describe in link) is fully functional.